Using an iPad mini for soaring stuff

On Friday, 27 December 2013 19:14:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Dan Marotta wrote, On 12/27/2013 9:31 AM:

Off topic, but is the Phoenix you're talking about, Eric?



http://www.phoenixairusa.com/LSA_Glider.html



That's the one!



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And presumably you must be abandoning the wonderful ASH 26 for this? I can see the attraction for aerial safaris, but won't you miss 50:1 performance?

waremark wrote, On 12/27/2013 4:53 PM:
On Friday, 27 December 2013 19:14:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Dan Marotta wrote, On 12/27/2013 9:31 AM:

Off topic, but is the Phoenix you're talking about, Eric?

http://www.phoenixairusa.com/LSA_Glider.html
That's the one!

And presumably you must be abandoning the wonderful ASH 26 for this?
I can see the attraction for aerial safaris, but won't you miss 50:1
performance?

I intend to keep the 26E until I notice I don't have
time/energy/interest to fly two gliders. I don't know how that will turn
out, but initially I'll be joining three other 26E/31Mi pilots that also
have a Phoenix, thus making four of us. I see them as complementary
gliders, not substitutes, and new Phoenix + old ASH 26 E (20 years now!)
still costs less than a new ASH 31Mi.

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Eric Greenwell wrote, On 12/27/2013 6:12 PM:
waremark wrote, On 12/27/2013 4:53 PM:
On Friday, 27 December 2013 19:14:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Dan Marotta wrote, On 12/27/2013 9:31 AM:

Off topic, but is the Phoenix you're talking about, Eric?

http://www.phoenixairusa.com/LSA_Glider.html
That's the one!

And presumably you must be abandoning the wonderful ASH 26 for this?
I can see the attraction for aerial safaris, but won't you miss 50:1
performance?

I intend to keep the 26E until I notice I don't have
time/energy/interest to fly two gliders. I don't know how that will turn
out, but initially I'll be joining three other 26E/31Mi pilots that also
have a Phoenix, thus making four of us. I see them as complementary
gliders, not substitutes, and new Phoenix + old ASH 26 E (20 years now!)
still costs less than a new ASH 31Mi.

To clarify, each one of the other three 26E/31Mi owners has his own
Phoenix.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
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That's pretty spiffy looking. I wonder what the trailer costs and if it's a
standard utility trailer or purpose built.

Wonder how Sweetie-Pie would react to an addition to the family...


"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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Eric Greenwell wrote, On 12/27/2013 6:12 PM:
waremark wrote, On 12/27/2013 4:53 PM:
On Friday, 27 December 2013 19:14:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Dan Marotta wrote, On 12/27/2013 9:31 AM:

Off topic, but is the Phoenix you're talking about, Eric?

http://www.phoenixairusa.com/LSA_Glider.html
That's the one!

And presumably you must be abandoning the wonderful ASH 26 for this?
I can see the attraction for aerial safaris, but won't you miss 50:1
performance?

I intend to keep the 26E until I notice I don't have
time/energy/interest to fly two gliders. I don't know how that will turn
out, but initially I'll be joining three other 26E/31Mi pilots that also
have a Phoenix, thus making four of us. I see them as complementary
gliders, not substitutes, and new Phoenix + old ASH 26 E (20 years now!)
still costs less than a new ASH 31Mi.

To clarify, each one of the other three 26E/31Mi owners has his own
Phoenix.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email
me)

Dan Marotta wrote, On 12/28/2013 9:10 AM:
That's pretty spiffy looking. I wonder what the trailer costs and if
it's a standard utility trailer or purpose built.

Wonder how Sweetie-Pie would react to an addition to the family...


http://www.phoenixairusa.com/LSA_Glider.html
That's the one!

Most owners don't get a trailer, but keep in it a hangar, or tie it
down. It fits in a standard T-hangar easily, because the outer wing
panels remove in a couple minutes, reducing the span to 34 feet. I'll be
using a 42' T-hangar, leaving lots of room for a bench, cabinets,
refrigerator (gotta keep the after-flying beer somewhere), and other stuff.

The two trailers I know of are Haulmark style utility trailers with
tiedowns for the fuselage and wall mounted cradles for the wings and
tail. I think the dealer will sell you one already set up in the $8000
range (that price is over a year old); one owner just did the Haulmark
conversion himself. An owner in Hawaii uses a shipping container set
near the ramp, takes the wings off to store them on the walls; the
fuselage is just rolled in - no need to tie it down.

My Sweetie-Pie is a little nervous about traveling in one, but likes the
idea of getting places 2 1/2 times quicker than driving, and the fact
that it can glide to an airport if the engine quits. Knowing that it has
it's own parachute is big plus with her.

She's been up in two them, and now says "it's like being in a sports
car!", a compliment, since she used to own one. She's hasn't reacted
that well to flights in a Blanik ;^)

Here's the link to the Phoenix newsgroup:

http://www.touringmotorgliders.org/f...SA-Motorglider

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
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Thanks, Eric, I've already sent links to Sweetie-Pie! (Not counting any
chickens yet...)


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Dan Marotta wrote, On 12/28/2013 9:10 AM:
That's pretty spiffy looking. I wonder what the trailer costs and if
it's a standard utility trailer or purpose built.

Wonder how Sweetie-Pie would react to an addition to the family...


http://www.phoenixairusa.com/LSA_Glider.html
That's the one!

Most owners don't get a trailer, but keep in it a hangar, or tie it down.
It fits in a standard T-hangar easily, because the outer wing panels
remove in a couple minutes, reducing the span to 34 feet. I'll be using a
42' T-hangar, leaving lots of room for a bench, cabinets, refrigerator
(gotta keep the after-flying beer somewhere), and other stuff.

The two trailers I know of are Haulmark style utility trailers with
tiedowns for the fuselage and wall mounted cradles for the wings and tail.
I think the dealer will sell you one already set up in the $8000 range
(that price is over a year old); one owner just did the Haulmark
conversion himself. An owner in Hawaii uses a shipping container set near
the ramp, takes the wings off to store them on the walls; the fuselage is
just rolled in - no need to tie it down.

My Sweetie-Pie is a little nervous about traveling in one, but likes the
idea of getting places 2 1/2 times quicker than driving, and the fact that
it can glide to an airport if the engine quits. Knowing that it has it's
own parachute is big plus with her.

She's been up in two them, and now says "it's like being in a sports
car!", a compliment, since she used to own one. She's hasn't reacted that
well to flights in a Blanik ;^)

Here's the link to the Phoenix newsgroup:

http://www.touringmotorgliders.org/f...SA-Motorglider

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email
me)

Congrats, you will have a superb fleet.

A couple years ago, I purchased a zoomit adapter and was able to load a large pdf file from a usb stick. Haven't played with it since so don't know all that it can do. If I don't get called out on reserve at work today will look for it and experiment a little.

http://www.zoommediaplus.com/mobileapps.html

Jim Dingess

Jim wrote, On 12/30/2013 11:51 AM:
A couple years ago, I purchased a zoomit adapter and was able to load
a large pdf file from a usb stick. Haven't played with it since so
don't know all that it can do. If I don't get called out on reserve
at work today will look for it and experiment a little.

http://www.zoommediaplus.com/mobileapps.html

That's exactly the kind of device I'm looking for; unfortunately, the
Zoomit doesn't use the 8 pin Lightning connector on my iPad mini, and
the app seems to be written of iOS5, not iOS7. Maybe someone knows a
source for the equivalent to the Zoomit.

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