I have used both Blue and Green both 1inch thick and the test is can you smash your fist into a brick wall at full power without damage. Guess on a 40deg day blue may fail test but passes at all other temps. Once you see the test you will buy confor foam Ian McPhee
On 12 October 2012 15:37, Roger Harrop <roger_har...@me.com> wrote: > Ian, > > We are about to experiment with some confor layer combinations in our > ASK21 trainers. > > Can you suggest a quality brand and/or model of Foam cutter/shaper that we > might add > to the GCV's workshop for all to use, as hopefully the practice spreads > across members. > > Roger Harrop > > 0400 839 307 > > On 11/07/2012, at 9:12 PM, Ian Mc Phee <mrsoar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This article from BGA is very worth a read. People who saw the crash may > remember after crash he just got out of glider and walked around and I love > his statement. > > Kiwis must have confor in their gliders while the Poms highly recommend it > and most club gliders have it. > > I personally believe it should be mandatory in Australian gliders and just > maybe one person who is now in a wheel chair and was sitting on crap makers > yellow foam cushions may be walking today. For those that know confor foam > give the demo of slamming your fist into 3cm of confor on a brick wall to > your friends. > > As many who know me know I will never sign out a form 2 unless it has > confor foam cushion. (nor will I sign out a crap hard to read Altimeter or > an undercart without decent green -down and red -up) > > Lets hope there are a few more AUS gliders using confor cushions this > season ou from a wheelchair. > > Treat cost of confor foam as a one off insurance policy which may save you > from a wheelchair for the rest of your life. > > Ian McPhee > > > > From: Terry, Ged (UK) > Date: 11 July 2012 17:36 > Subject: FW: Safety Cushions > To: Ruth Patching <patch...@westnet.com.au>, Robert Moore < > robc...@adam.com.au>, "r.g.richter" <r.g.rich...@bigpond.com>, JR < > jma99...@bigpond.net.au>, "ga...@sharpbuilding.com.au" < > ga...@sharpbuilding.com.au>, Dave and Jenne Goldsmith < > daveandje...@gmail.com> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: off...@gliding.co.uk [mailto:off...@gliding.co.uk] > Sent: 11 July 2012 08:25 > Subject: Safety Cushions > > ----------------------! WARNING ! ---------------------- This message > originates from outside our organisation, either from an external partner > or from the internet. > Keep this in mind if you answer this message. > Follow the 'Report Suspicious Emails' link on IT matters for instructions > on reporting suspicious email messages. > -------------------------------------------------------- > > To: BGA Full and Assistant Instructors > > You will be aware that BGA RP 38 recommends that all glider cockpits > should be equipped with cushions containing energy absorbing materials. > > These cushions are widely used in club gliders but less so in privately > owned gliders. > > The BGA has produced a booklet explaining how safety cushions work and how > they can reduce injury not just in a crash but in the heavy landings that > occur from time to time on instructing flights. We are hoping the booklet > will encourage all non-users to install energy absorbent cushions. > > You can download a copy of the booklet from > http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/safety/documents/safetyfoam.pdf and your > CFI has hard copy versions of the booklet for distribution. > > An EMail highlighting the issue and providing a link to the booklet will > be sent to all private owners in the next few days. Please help us by > encouraging all pilots to fly with a safety cushion. > > Best regards > > Peter Claiden > Chairman, BGA Safety Committee > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended > recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended > recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. > You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or > distribute its contents to any other person. > ******************************************************************** > > > > > -- > Dave and Jenne Goldsmith > daveandje...@gmail.com > 61 (0)3 54 28 3358 > PO Box 577, Gisborne, Vic, 3437 Australia > www.vintageglidersaustralia.org.au > www.australianglidingmuseum.org.au > www.gliding-in-melbourne.org > www.bendigogliding.org.au > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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