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Barographs?
On May 24, 6:11*pm, "BT" wrote:
Tony.. check with "The Badge Lady".. a couple of years ago we were the only ones to submit a badge claim with a barograph. I think there are two left in the club. There were some FAI rules changes that may not allow a mechanical barograph any more. Calibration requirements with mechanical barographs are a lot more stringent than with an approved logger. And turn point photo's are still required for out and back flights. Bill Bill, read the sporting code. It was updated last October. Barographs are still perfectly acceptable for all badge flights except Diamond Goal. Turn Point photos no longer exist as far as the FAI is concerned. The only way to fly a pre declared task any more is with a gps logger. I recently OO'd a Silver Distance/Altitude flight using a barograph and it was approved yesterday. |
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Ed Replogle's Barographs are wonderful. They tick, they look cool,
feel good . . . the smooth machined drum for the trace paper . . . the little fingertip handle as you carry it to the sailplane. I keep two Replogle barographs ready for altitude flights at Marfa in southwest Texas. Visiting pilots may borrow one as a backup to their logger. Preparing the barograph follows a time-honored and traditional protocol that is deliberate and in sequence. For luck, we always wind the clock spring (very slowly and gently) with a US quarter coin from North Carolina, the issue with the 1903 Wright airplane (motorglider) on it. The increasing tension of the spring as you wind it and the sound of the clockworks ticking matches your anticipation of a "personal-best" soaring flight. The barograph comes to life, and it has a heartbeat. On my shelf in my hangar I display a vintage smoke foil mechanical barograph given to my father Fritz Compton by Wolf Hirth (the German soaring pioneer) after WWII. Dad used it for his soaring badges and his Bendix trophy flights beginning in 1948. I used it for my Silver Badge flights decades ago. Tradition. You can still have your barograph calibrated in the USA. I use Joe Trinkwalder in Tonawanda, NY, who calibrates each Ed Replogle barograph with great care and reverence for his late friend "Rep". Contact info is in "Soaring" magazine classified ad section under Instruments, along with other calibration labs. Here is Ed's Obit: Ed ("Rep") Replogle, an engineer and inventor whose career as a pilot spanned nearly seven decades, died on February 17, 2002 in Buffalo, NY. Born in 1916 in Columbus, OH, Rep soloed in 1932 in a Gypsy Moth biplane. His soaring career began in a Franklin Utility at a glider club at the University of Michigan, where he graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1938. His distinguished engineering career included stints with Budd, Kaiser Fleetwing, Bellanca and Bell Aircraft; finishing up as an independent inventor with over 20 patents to his credit. Rep's record as a competitive soaring pilot included wins the 1-26 (Region 1 1968, 21st Wright Memorial), standard (Region 1 1974, Region 6 South 1988) and 15 meter (Region 4 1983, Region 6 1983) classes. Nonetheless, he is probably best known in soaring circles for his Replogle Barograph, which has sold over 3000 units since its introduction in 1965. Rep is survived by his wife June, and sons Doug and Ron. Ed Replogle's heartbeat continues as clockwork ticks in his barographs . . . Burt Marfa, west Texas USA |
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A word of caution. Go with someone who has a known reputation for
calibrating baragraphs used for soaring badges. I sent mine to a company that was very responsive and provided a quick turn-around. However, the calibration documentation was not accepted when I submitted it with my flight. The beginning and ending altitude (sea-level) was not labeled next to the bottom "steps" on the lab trace. So, if you don't use someone like Joe Trinkwalder, you might think about asking Judy to verify the calibration before bothering to use it. She will reject on the slightest technicality. Although that's no fault of hers. She's just going by the book. |
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On May 25, 6:42*am, Westbender wrote:
A word of caution. Go with someone who has a known reputation for calibrating baragraphs used for soaring badges. I sent mine to a company that was very responsive and provided a quick turn-around. However, the calibration documentation was not accepted when I submitted it with my flight. The beginning and ending altitude (sea-level) was not labeled next to the bottom "steps" on the lab trace. So, if you don't use someone like Joe Trinkwalder, you might think about asking Judy to verify the calibration before bothering to use it. She will reject on the slightest technicality. Although that's no fault of hers. She's just going by the book. I also had a badge claim rejected due to mistakes on the calibration. If you have a previous calibration trace, compare it to the new one to see if anything is amiss! |
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On May 25, 9:04*am, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote:
Ed Replogle's Barographs are wonderful. *They tick, they look cool, feel good . . . *the smooth machined drum for the trace paper . . . the little fingertip handle as you carry it to the sailplane. *I keep two Replogle barographs ready for altitude flights at Marfa in southwest Texas. *Visiting pilots may borrow one as a backup to their logger. Preparing the barograph follows a time-honored and traditional protocol that is deliberate and in sequence. *For luck, we always wind the clock spring (very slowly and gently) with a US quarter coin from North Carolina, the issue with the 1903 Wright airplane (motorglider) on it. *The increasing tension of the spring as you wind it and the sound of the clockworks ticking matches your anticipation of a "personal-best" soaring flight. *The barograph comes to life, and it has a heartbeat. On my shelf in my hangar I display a vintage smoke foil mechanical barograph given to my father Fritz Compton by Wolf Hirth (the German soaring pioneer) after WWII. *Dad used it for his soaring badges and his Bendix trophy flights beginning in 1948. *I used it for my Silver Badge flights decades ago. *Tradition. You can still have your barograph calibrated in the USA. *I use Joe Trinkwalder in Tonawanda, NY, who calibrates each Ed Replogle barograph with great care and reverence for his late friend "Rep". Contact info is in "Soaring" magazine classified ad section under Instruments, along with other calibration labs. Here is Ed's Obit: * Ed ("Rep") Replogle, an engineer and inventor whose career as a pilot spanned nearly seven decades, died on February 17, 2002 in Buffalo, NY. Born in 1916 in Columbus, OH, Rep soloed in 1932 in a Gypsy Moth biplane. His soaring career began in a Franklin Utility at a glider club at the University of Michigan, where he graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1938. His distinguished engineering career included stints with Budd, Kaiser Fleetwing, Bellanca and Bell Aircraft; finishing up as an independent inventor with over 20 patents to his credit. Rep's record as a competitive soaring pilot included wins the 1-26 (Region 1 1968, 21st Wright Memorial), standard (Region 1 1974, Region 6 South 1988) and 15 meter (Region 4 1983, Region 6 1983) classes. Nonetheless, he is probably best known in soaring circles for his Replogle Barograph, which has sold over 3000 units since its introduction in 1965. * * Rep is survived by his wife June, and sons Doug and Ron. Ed Replogle's heartbeat continues as clockwork ticks in his barographs . . . Burt Marfa, west Texas USA He also invented the inertia reel seatbelt. An Amazing guy I was lucky enough to know. UH |
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Barographs?
10 year old thread but anybody know where to find a mechanical barograph? Thanks.
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On Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 1:09:55 PM UTC-6, Jim S wrote:
10 year old thread but anybody know where to find a mechanical barograph? Thanks. Just post a wanted ad like you did. There are about a thousand of them sitting on shelves collecting dust. Do you want smoke or pressure sensitive paper? What size? Metal or plastic case. |
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At 19:09 18 October 2020, Jim S wrote:
10 year old thread but anybody know where to find a mechanical barograph? Thanks. I have a Winter barograph, last used in anger in 1997 but still ticks! Also a packet of foils (it'll work with smoked paper, but foil is better). But ... it's in the UK, and I have no idea how well it would travel, nor what the authorities would make of chunks of metal for shipping! J. (MetcalfeIJ {at} gmail.com) |
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On Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 3:09:55 PM UTC-4, Jim S wrote:
10 year old thread but anybody know where to find a mechanical barograph? Thanks. They're not accepted for badge flying according to the 2020 Sporting Code, by my reading of it (from the 2020 Edition, effective 1 Oct 2020): 1.4 BADGE and RECORD REQUIREMENTS 1.4.1 General Electronic flight data and a DECLARATION are required except where specifically exempt. 3.3.3 Altitude evidence a. Up to 15,000 metres, pressure data recorded by an FR shall be used. NAC (read SSA)-approved position recorders can be used, with GPS altitude, with an altitude penalty, up to the end of the Gold Badge. To read the Sporting Code, go to https://www.fai.org/igc-documents . Then scroll down and select 'Gliding'. Then select 'Sporting Code - Section 3 Gliding'. Then select 'Current Sporting Code for Gliding'. Then there's a drop-down list. You want the 'Sporting Code Section 3' - which has the definitions; and Annex C, which is the 'how-to'. |
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Jim S wrote on 10/18/2020 12:09 PM:
10 year old thread but anybody know where to find a mechanical barograph? Thanks. Well, I just look up at my "shelf museum" when I want to find one. It's a Replogle - still ticks after winding - that served me well during my badge hunts in the 70's. It's sitting next to a Bayside 2 channel, crystal controlled radio, a 121.5 ELT bought when contests required them, and a $700 moving "map" GPS that took 10 minutes to acquire 5 or 6 satellites, then display a few airports on the 2.4" B&W screen. Oh, and an Instamatic camera. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation" https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1 |
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