SSA Convention - Memphis

On Feb 11, 9:21 pm, "Frank Whiteley" wrote:
On Feb 11, 5:45 pm, "ContestID67" wrote:



My highlights were as follows;

- The Antarres battery powered motorglider. Very quiet and incredibly
easy to use along with being a great glider. Will their use in a
contest be problematic as the motor doesn't make enough noise to be
recorded?

- The Sinha deturbulator testing. Just the opposite of a tubulator
strip. This is a thin strip of mylar with embedded capillary tubes.
You place it on the upper wing right where laminar flow separates.
Dick Johnson reported something like a 7% increase in L/D on an older
wing profile. It even worked on a mini-van. This could be something
very big.

- The EW Microrecorder. A great little self contained FAI recorder
which is perfect for club use.

- The WWII Glider Pilot's dinner and movie. Great stuff!

- Picking up a Diana2 wing. Wow, is that light.

- All the vintage gliders on the floor.

- 501 (c) 3 Charity designation for a glider club.

- Old friends and new friends.

Much of the above and the I liked the simulator demo and thoughts
behind it by YSA. Must say our Canadian cousins were very much
involved this year.

yes i really enjoyed the convention again this year. Met a lot of
people who said "oh, you're that guy from RAS!" My StrePla badge
thing finally quit blinking, I put new batteries in it right before
Kempton's talk and when he turned out the lights I was nearly
blinded. Has been running non stop since and finally quit sometime
between 9AM and 12 noon today.