Re: [Aus-soaring] FAA Issues General Aviation Medical Rule

Jim and others, The Brits already have for aircraft under 2000Kg. Just need ability no to be medically disqualified from driving a normal private car. Once only up to age 70, every 3 years after that. CASA has a discussion paper up on medicals, released just before Christmas, but as usual i

Re: [Aus-soaring] FAA Issues General Aviation Medical Rule

Um, no. Fortunately we have a control group. When glider and balloon pilots were looked at in the US they had about the same rate of medical incapacitation accidents as pilots with aviation medicals. One study actually came out a little lower but probably not significant. Australia has around

Re: [Aus-soaring] FAA Issues General Aviation Medical Rule

Or text while driving like the idiot I followed for a while coming back from the airfield this afternoon (at a safe distance). The US limitations are up to 6000 pounds, can be IFR and up to 18,000 feet below 250 knots. The Brits 2000Kg AFAIK and 1 feet probably isn't any kind of serious li

Re: [Aus-soaring] FAA Issues General Aviation Medical Rule

And top down, centralised command and control worked so well for the Soviet Union didn't it? Mike At 06:59 PM 1/11/2017, you wrote: On 11 Jan 2017, at 7:01 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > The medical for private pilots is mere CYA and virtue signalling by bureaucrats and vested

Re: [Aus-soaring] FAA Issues General Aviation Medical Rule

e: On 11 Jan 2017, at 3:22 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > > Everyone should download the CASA discussion paper and put in a submission. I'll publish some more links later. You have until end of March. Note that the CASA discussion paper presents six regulatory model options and as

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Negative Advertising and Censorship?

Isn't a proposed gliding site also meant to be approved by an RTO Ops? Mike > On 30 Jan 2017, at 10:57 AM, Mark Newton wrote: > > Independent ops ratings are issued by club CFIs. > > They require clubs to have training panels and chief flying instructors, > which is the absolute opposite of w

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Negative Advertising and Censorship?

In 20 years most of the current or would be GFA membership will be dead or in nursing homes. If this freedom will be available in 20 years why is it not available now? It is a lie that GFA has any significant freedoms or low cost. Gliding would be far better off by relinquishing any regulatory r

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Negative Advertising and Censorship?

Once again, many thanks to Simon Hackett and Mark Newton for making this place possible and for maintaining it. I bet this discussion isn't running over at the official Pravda site. Mike > On 30 Jan 2017, at 11:28 AM, Mark Newton wrote: > >> On Jan 30, 2017, at 2:12 PM, Richard Frawley wrote:

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Negative Advertising and Censorship?

ot seen a single remediation on that list yet and I > doubt anyone could be bothered > > > > > >> On 30 Jan 2017, at 2:42 pm, Mike Borgelt wrote: >> >> Once again, many thanks to Simon Hackett and Mark Newton for making this >> place possible and for mai

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Negative Advertising and Censorship?

Or the sport in general. Mike > On 30 Jan 2017, at 2:44 PM, Mark Newton wrote: > > I’m alright Jack, too. > > Not exactly to the collective benefit of glider pilots though, is it? > > - mark > > >> On Jan 30, 2017, at 5:42 PM, Richard Frawley wrote: >> >> lucky i have a PPL... i guess i

Re: [Aus-soaring] gliding the sport

My iPad sometimes tells me " this message has no content" I'm surprised it didn't in this case. Mike > On 30 Jan 2017, at 2:33 PM, Richard Frawley wrote: > > interesting, but in the end perhaps irrelevant. > > Analysis will show that the base driving interest that was present in the > primary

Re: [Aus-soaring] Positive Advertising

No point in advertising a product that is a turkey. Gliding can be attractive. Gliding in the current GFA system is unattractive to many including those who currently fly other types of aircraft. All you will do if you advertise the current product is increase the already large churn at the expe

Re: [Aus-soaring] gliding the sport

-Aus and RPL >> requirements and lets motor glider operations occur beyond the club system >> it will lose those people. It must embrace self launching and see any other >> form of launch as ancient history. >> The future of gliding requires the GFA to look i

Re: [Aus-soaring] gliding the sport

operator rules with RA-Aus and RPL >>> requirements and lets motor glider operations occur beyond the club system >>> it will lose those people. It must embrace self launching and see any other >>> form of launch as ancient history. >>> The future of gliding

Re: [Aus-soaring] gliding the sport

This list has been going for 20 years or so IIRC. List servers are great, much better than websites. BD-4 owners, builders and would be builders have one too and it is fantastically useful. Yes, the same problems have been pointed out for 20 years and still those running the GFA exhort members

Re: [Aus-soaring] MEMBERSHIP AND A WORLD REVIEW

I've pushed a hangar door open and had pieces of a glider still on the register fall out of the rafters Mike > On 1 Feb 2017, at 9:02 PM, Mark Newton wrote: > > Registration doesn’t expire, so an aircraft stays on the register even if > it’s wrecked in a blown-over trailer in a corner of a gl

Re: [Aus-soaring] MEMBERSHIP AND A WORLD REVIEW

That was an hour or two after finding one that had been blown over out the back of a hangar a couple of years before. It was still on the register. A Kookaburra BTW. Mike > On 1 Feb 2017, at 9:07 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > I've pushed a hangar door open and had pieces of a g

Re: [Aus-soaring] MEMBERSHIP AND A WORLD REVIEW

stered operator: > FLIGHT ONE (SERVICES) PTY LTD 224 Qantas Ave ARCHERFIELD QLD 4108 Australia > Registered operator commencement date: > 9 May 2016 > > From: Mike Borgelt > Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 11:39 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. >

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] Re: Positive advertising for clubs

> On 6 Feb 2017, at 2:57 PM, Paul Bart wrote > > I am not saying that all is well with GFA, any organisation can improve. > However I am totally positive that it is not as bad as some contributors have > stated. > > I sincerely hope that prospective members will not take the contribution in

Re: [Aus-soaring] MEMBERSHIP AND A WORLD REVIEW

With all the issues regarding liability, responsibility, personality conflicts, improper use of authority etc revealed here maybe it is time to simply go to CASA and have proper RPL/PPL glider licences. We could usefully adopt the American system where an aeroplane flight review passes for both

Re: [Aus-soaring] Randolph thinners

Be very careful with MEK. We had a discussion on MEK and acetone on the BD-4 group some years ago. MEK is about 1000 times the toxicity of acetone which isn't terrific itself. Mike At 08:29 AM 2/10/2017, you wrote: I am newish to Randolph having used stitts poly fibre in the past At about $

Re: [Aus-soaring] Randolph thinners

Nope that eye advice is for MEKP (Methyl Ethyl Ketone PEROXIDE) aka polyester or vinylester resin catalyst although you don't want MEKP in your eyes either. Mike . At 09:39 AM 2/10/2017, you wrote: >>MEK is about 1000 times the toxicity of acetone which isn't terrific itself. I saw a safe

Re: [Aus-soaring] L2 Independent Ops

That Beverley accident isn't just negligence or poor behaviour on the part of the instructor. In a heirarchical system like the GFA commands come down from on high and responsibility flows upwards. The instructor appears to have been negligent. What about the club instructor panel to whom h

Re: [Aus-soaring] L2 Independent Ops

Sorry, there was a word wrong in previous post. That Beverley accident isn't just negligence or poor behaviour on the part of the instructor. In a heirarchical system like the GFA commands come down from on high and responsibility flows upwards. The instructor appears to have been ne

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] L2 Independent Ops

I suppose you are an instructor? Mike At 01:57 PM 2/11/2017, you wrote: ​So there is an actual evidence to show this, properly corrected for variables that may have also produced this results. Better cars, roads come to mind, I am sure there are others. Are there less accidents for

Re: [Aus-soaring] L2 Independent Ops

Interesting little anomaly: Supervised driving hours 40 hours: 16-year-old crash rates 21 percent lower 50 hours: 16-year-old crash rates 15 percent lower Note also this study applies to very young drivers, not older more mature adults. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufac

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] L2 Independent Ops

I'm told that when emergency services attend a road crash involving young people they routinely check the boot for occupants. Some of the restrictions may be counter productive. Yes, a few years ago was talking to a young bloke who was helping out at Aerotec and two hours later he was dead i

Re: [Aus-soaring] L2 Independent Ops

I'm talking about very poor judgement/ability on the part of the people who are meant to be doing the supervising. Who guards the guardians? Mike At 02:21 PM 2/11/2017, you wrote: On 11 February 2017 at 14:05, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstrument

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] L2 Independent Ops

a similar crash with somewhat less tragic outcome at Beverley a few years before that. How many more of these instructors are lurking in the system? Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 578

Re: [Aus-soaring] L2 Independent Ops

s the continued existence of instructors like that and despite the formal existence of the instructor panel/RTO/CTO/GFA Board the lack of actual supervision and responsibility of those people. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrum

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] L2 Independent Ops

. On 14 Feb 2017, at 5:38 PM, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: At 06:12 AM 2/12/2017, you wrote: So the LAW provides that after 40hours of tuition and post solo flying a PPL(A) holder can throw his wife and kids in a p

Re: [Aus-soaring] Avia, Vertica 2

Did you turn up the backlight to max? The Vertica/Avier has an LCD screen made by a Korean outfit who specialise in sunlight readable screens. Good backlights and anti glare screen. Best portable device I've ever seen by a fair margin. Only way to tell if your portable device is good in sunlight

Re: [Aus-soaring] Avia, Vertica 2

I was at Narrogin Gliding Club weekend before last and the guys were complaining that Kobos didn't last long in cockpits due to temperature issues. Mike > On 14 Feb 2017, at 6:35 PM, DMcD wrote: > > Has anyone got any experience with the Bluefly-Kobo-XCSoar or LK800 options? > > My experien

Re: [Aus-soaring] failure modes

Read carefully: http://thespacereview.com/article/3170/1 Yes it is talking about launch vehicles but note some of the lessons. i.e. comunications Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07

Re: [Aus-soaring] Instructing/licencing

At 08:14 PM 2/14/2017, you wrote: Firstly that "The GFA" teaches this. It doesn't. Individual instructors do, because they like to be The Boss and control others. In my club I'd say it is a 50/50 split (typically along the lines of those that are still active X/C pilots). Some are pushing pilo

Re: [Aus-soaring] Class 2 Medical Reform CASA - submissions due 30 March 17

Thanks Jo, You are however wrong when you say "This will not directly affect all glider pilots" CASA option 4 Extend the RAMPC so it applies more widely in the sport aviation sector as well. CASA option 5 Develop a new certification standard for the sport and recreational sectors. CASA opti

Re: [Aus-soaring] Class 2 Medical Reform CASA - submissions due 30 March 17

For those who don't know, the FAA Third Class is what private pilots do, like our Second Class. Mike At 03:57 PM 2/18/2017, you wrote: On 18 Feb 2017, at 11:28 AM, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > > AOPA made their proposal last year to CASA and the Minister. The CASA paper look

Re: [Aus-soaring] TE probe damage - impact on performance

As long as the damage is in the stagnation area probably won't make a lot of difference but side gusts and sideslip will take it out of that area. Probes work by laminar flow separation. If you trip the flow to turbulent the flow changes and the pressure coefficient will change. A perfec

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

The under the panel cover area can get to 80+ deg C. In Australia a long time ago an interior plastics manufacturer was proud of the 85 deg C resistant plastic he was proposing for the interiors of Holdens and Falcons. No good, they had to go to 105 deg C. Rule of thumb for electronics: Mean

Re: [Aus-soaring] Class 2 Medical Reform CASA - submissions due 30 March 17

According to Australian Flying http://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/aviation-community-goes-quiet-on-medical-feedback They have had as few as 10 submissions so far. Maybe everyone in Australian aviation is just sick of CASA and their obtuse, cloth eared approach to aviation regulation?

Re: [Aus-soaring] GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - MARCH 2017 ISSUE

Hard to see what the FAI/IGC can do about falling numbers of glider pilots. FAI is there to keep track of World Records and set competition formulae for various parts of aviation. IGC is the gliding branch. They have absolutely no power at all except for the recognition given them by vario

Re: [Aus-soaring] Voltage drop

Refer to AC43 but measure anyway. Who knows what the German glider manufacturers do with wiring. Mike At 10:52 AM 3/5/2017, you wrote: Hi Bob Many thanks for your quick reply. I realise that the size of the wiring comes into it but I was working on the assumption that the electronic speciali

Re: [Aus-soaring] Voltage drop

even a rhetoric one. On 5 Mar 2017, at 11:58 AM, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: Refer to AC43 but measure anyway. Who knows what the German glider manufacturers do with wiring. Mike At 10:52 AM 3/5/2017, you wrote: Hi

Re: [Aus-soaring] Borgelt B800 or B400 wanted

The B400 doesn't have a GCD, nor cruise mode vario processing. Mike At 12:21 PM 3/5/2017, you wrote: Hi all, I would like to buy a B800 or B400 with GCD. if you have one sitting around or upgrading let me know. Justin Justin Sinclair 17 Queen St Scarborough Qld 0421061811 Sent from my iPa

Re: [Aus-soaring] Borgelt B800 or B400 wanted

ate: 05/03/2017 13:53 (GMT+10:00) To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Borgelt B800 or B400 wanted Ok my bad, I would like a Borgelt with GCD JJ Justin Sinclair 17 Queen St Scarborough Qld 0421061811 Sent from my iPad On 5 Mar 201

Re: [Aus-soaring] Oratex UL600 and the unexpected

developers of polyester resins. Vorgelat type resins are low quality, cheap ortho resins and designed to be painted over for finishing. You need the highest quality isopthallic resins if you want to use them facing the environment. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of q

Re: [Aus-soaring] Oratex UL600 and the unexpected

the three position headlight switch - dim, flicker, off. Mike At 08:24 AM 3/20/2017, you wrote: Lol. That reminds me of the epithet assigned to the manufacturer of the notoriously unreliable electrics of British motorbike of the 50's & 60's: "Electrics by Lucas, Prince of Darkness." :) ---

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion paper

hing rights and sympathy when CASA AvMed screws you over. Don't expect GFA to do anything sensible, do it yourself. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-46

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

Those who have a touching faith in weather models might like to look at www.ventusky.com and check where the cyclone will be at 10am tomorrow and what the wind speeds will be around it. The redo with the other 2 models. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soa

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Monday, 27 March 2017 3:00 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion paper OK how many have put in a submission to CASA Avmed re the current discussion paper? You hav

Re: [Aus-soaring] Something different

-- and MORE in today's episode of the AMA Drone Report!!! That ought to put drone racing in the shade. Aerial combat with First Person View drones. Could have low powered lasers and when the opposing drone is hit its power is cut by the laser detector.. Mike Borgelt Instru

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Just so everyone knows, RAMPC is NOT a private car licence medical standard. It is a HEAVY VEHICLE licence medical standard with additional CASA bastardisations. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob: 042835 5784: int+61-42835 5784 P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Austr

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

sitting in the disaster coord centre. have a look at the mackay radar. Classic high intensity cyclone with the hole in the middle. Peter Heath -- Original Message ------ From: "Mike Borgelt" To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Monday,

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

, you might give some thought to the cyclone risk, that you will encounter, possibly sooner, rather than later. Risk vs. reward. Gary From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Monday, 27 March 2017 9:51 PM To: Discussion of issues relating

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

isk vs. reward. Gary From: Aus-soaring [<mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au>mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Monday, 27 March 2017 9:51 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] weather

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Excellent. So send in your comments to CASA and also print out and send by snail mail to the Minister. Make a pile of paper on his mail room desk. More impressive than emails. Here are his contact details: http://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/chester/contact.aspx Mike At 11:02 AM 3/28/2

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

- mark On Mar 28, 2017, at 12:15 PM, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: Excellent. So send in your comments to CASA and also print out and send by snail mail to the Minister. Make a pile of paper on his mail room desk. Mor

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

wrote: I completely understand this. But his advice to hold CASA’s feet to the fire about adherence to their own principles remains a good one. - mark On Mar 28, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote:

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

t is unlikely to have difficulty obtaining a Class 2 Medical Certificate. Submissions to <mailto:avmed...@casa.gov.au>avmed...@casa.gov.au and should include in the subject line: 'AvMed discussion paper' - regards Jo From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

;mailto:avmed...@casa.gov.au>avmed...@casa.gov.au and should include in the subject line: 'AvMed discussion paper' - regards Jo From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Monday, 27 March 2017 3:00 PM To: Discussion of issue

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

vmed...@casa.gov.au>avmed...@casa.gov.au and should include in the subject line: 'AvMed discussion paper' - regards Jo From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Monday, 27 March 2017 3:00 PM To: Discussion of issues relati

Re: [Aus-soaring] Reminder: CASA : input on radio frequency in Class G airspace

Our NAS was introduced in 2003 and lasted for one year before being replaced by our current hybrid abortion. I'm still not sure who got paid and who got and gave the bribes, political favours etc. It was disgraceful. Some people couldn't get their minds around the being NO AREA FREQUENCY for V

Re: [Aus-soaring] Base radio

Lumpy, I guess you want 122.7 and 125.6 the Toc CTAF? I have an old Dittel FSG 18 that can run 125.6 that you can have. You'll need a crystal for 125.6. Power supply can be any 12 volt or 13.8 volt system that has the requisite current capacity for transmit. These are readily commercially av

[Aus-soaring] More personal flight

Ran across this, this morning. https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/daedalus-the-jet-engine-flying-suit?cm_mmc=AU-EM-_-DSN_20170410-_-DM54061-_-HB_URL&cid=DM54061&bid=291523014 Looks like Jetcat engines to me. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of qua

Re: [Aus-soaring] Al Borowski

Al send me an email privately, please. Regards Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob: 042835 5784: int+61-42835 5784 P O Box

Re: [Aus-soaring] Flarm mouse troubles

Hi Simon, Let us know when you sort it out. Are the hardware/firmware versions the same on the good and bad units. Do the display units and the Flarm units need configuring for baudrates to match? Intermittent failures or stuff which checks out but doesn't work are engineering Hell. Mike

Re: [Aus-soaring] Flarm mouse troubles

Diddums, you don't like reading opinions which differ from yours. Grow up. Mike At 10:42 AM 4/19/2017, you wrote: Hmmm, and the incessant bashing of GFA and club structure does? Cheers Paul On 19 Apr 2017 9:39 am, "Mark Newton" <new...@atdot.dotat.org> wro

Re: [Aus-soaring] Kooka GLM now back to original colours

Looks nice. I soloed in ES52 mark 3 VH-GRK 50 years ago at GCWA. Mike At 03:20 PM 4/23/2017, you wrote: Well done Speedy and crew, the Kooka is looking good. cheers and regards JR -- Original Message -- From: "Brisbane Gliding Adventures" To: "aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au" S

Re: [Aus-soaring] Spare B40 repeater

Does anyone have a spare B40 repeater that they are willing to sell? Either size OK I think. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob: 042835

Re: [Aus-soaring] High speed glider landing

About how the Shuttle used to land except the vehicle is a lot smaller. I think wings are the most useless things on spaceships though. Just land it vertically on rocket thrust as SpaceX is now doing routinely. Mike At 09:54 AM 5/12/2017, you wrote:

Re: [Aus-soaring] High speed glider landing

tralia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] High speed glider landing Might be fine for a booster, but not so good for an orbiter, where you’d need to take many expensive kilograms of landing fuel all the way into orbit and back. - mark On May 12, 2017, at 11:07 AM, Mike Borgelt <<mail

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Submissions on Medicals

That leaves around 72 submissions whose author did not give permission for publication. Including GFA, if indeed they made a submission. Anyone know? Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel:

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Submissions on Medicals

ion-requirements/>http://www.caa.govt.nz/policy-rules/regulatory-policy/review-of-private-pilot-licence-medical-certification-requirements/ Jim On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: Tha

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Submissions on Medicals

private-pilot-licence-medical-certification-requirements/ Jim On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: That leaves around 72 submissions whose author did not give permission for publication.

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Submissions on Medicals

Dr Liddell was CASA's Chief medical officer at one time IIRC. Mike At 03:57 PM 5/24/2017, you wrote: Check out Dr Robert Liddell's submission, particularly if you are suffering/have suffered under the present bungling system that has me thinking of giving up my license. He is a DAME with th

Re: [Aus-soaring] Air brake handles

Good engineering is when you don't re-invent the wheel every time. You'd like the $250,000 glider to cost $300,000 or more? I knew a bloke in California once who owned a business making switches for the aerospace industry. He had a large range of standard products but when his salesmen showed t

Re: [Aus-soaring] Air brake handles

Most aircraft designs are built in total numbers smaller than what a car manufacturer would put through the production line to debug the line. It is just good engineering to use what is available that will do the job. I'm guessing you've never actually done any engineering or manufactured any

Re: [Aus-soaring] Stem fields

-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Tuesday, 6 June 2017 1:27 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Air brake handles Most aircraft designs are built in total numbers smaller than what a car manufacturer would

Re: [Aus-soaring] anonymity

3:42 PM 6/6/2017, you wrote: On 06/06/2017, DMcD and Mike Borgelt wrote: Besides, you are a cowardly anonymous troll. And you? Please don't. Just... don't. - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au http://

Re: [Aus-soaring] Stem fields

t Marks’ body away: handy having you own fleet. From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Tuesday, 6 June 2017 3:15 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Stem fields LOL! I think you'

Re: [Aus-soaring] Stem fields

t/related; boundary="_004_ME1PR01MB09459CB78105637A3D691CB4BBCB0ME1PR01MB0945ausp_"; type="multipart/alternative" Just out of interest who is posting under a pseudonym Justin Sinclair 17 Queen St Scarborough Qld 0421061811 Sent from my iPad On 6 Jun 2017,

Re: [Aus-soaring] GPS splitter

admit it is a while since I have seen that issue.  Ian McPhee 0428847642 Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 Macca, What was your favorite brand of GPS splitter again? Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com

Re: [Aus-soaring] GPS splitter

No worries. No screaming hurry. Thanks. Mike At 01:14 PM 6/13/2017, you wrote: Standby. I need to search. Im On 13 Jun 2017 1:11 pm, "Mike Borgelt" <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: At 03:00 PM 4/19/2017, you wrote: May

Re: [Aus-soaring] GPS splitter

Thanks Jim. The thread on r.a.s. is useful too. I'd already figured out the need for DC blockers on all but one output line. Adrian tells me it is not too hard to make a splitter. 3 resistors of 16.5 ohms each and a small 47pF capacitor as a DC blocker makes a two way splitter. Build into metal

Re: [Aus-soaring] blood oxygen sensor

This seems like a good idea http://vodondesign.com/mies_portfolio/oxivolare/ Although unnecessarily complex. I'd like to see it as a ring with the readout on the top. Micro solar cell to charge battery. If you want/need to wear gloves, modify the glove with a "buttonhol

Re: [Aus-soaring] Contact information Chad Nowak

come back though. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob: 042835 5784: int+61-42835 5784 P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4

Re: [Aus-soaring] Contact information Chad Nowak

risbane at the moment Jeremy Thompson Sent from my iPad On 25 Jun. 2017, at 06:43, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: A while back Chad Nowak was last heard of gone to the US to be in drone racing. Anyone know if

Re: [Aus-soaring] Contact information Chad Nowak

n 27 Jun 2017, at 8:26 am, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: Thanks guys. I've put the right people in touch with each other. I don't do Facebook. I have an account but if I ever find the password I'm clo

Re: [Aus-soaring] Contact information Chad Nowak

Ask me what I think about fools who post zero information contest messages. Mike At 01:07 PM 6/27/2017, you wrote: So how do you describe people who feel obliged to reply to every single message to a mailing list? Greg Wilson On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:55:18 +1000 Mike Borgelt wrote

Re: [Aus-soaring] AI gliders

um=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-bac54ade6a-153931393 A swarm of these things all in communication with each other could be interesting.. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784

Re: [Aus-soaring] American Soaring Symposia

I have a couple of them including the one with the Libelle mods. Nice wing root fairings on the flaps which move with the flap. The cockpit vent inlet/exit has been superseded and the wing leading edge mod is only relevant to the Hutter section used on the 301. He does say the main gain was

Re: [Aus-soaring] American Soaring Symposia

If you search you can find at least some of them them on line. Mike At 06:52 PM 8/27/2017, you wrote: Any body got any idea where is can get any of these publications from  the seventies?? Wil Schumann did a clean up of a libelle that i would like to read about again. Ron

Re: [Aus-soaring] American Soaring Symposia

Some good and still relevant information in there, some obsolete but interesting from a historical perspective. I'm old enough to remember when these came out and the next one was eagerly awaited. Mike At 09:45 AM 8/28/2017, you wrote: Hi, I combined the the 1969 -1970 symposia into a si

Re: [Aus-soaring] FES fire in the UK

Interesting https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/230155/why-is-there-so-much-fear-surrounding-lipo-batteries FES tech data http://www.front-electric-sustainer.com/technology.php MikeAt 09:10 AM 9/29/2017, you wrote: Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="=_Ne

Re: [Aus-soaring] FES fire in the UK

Kremlinology: My guess is the following cells by Kokam: www.kokam.com SLPB100216216H Nominal 40 A-h 0.99 Kg each. 31Kg for 28 cells plus pack/protection circuitry sound about right. Petrol isn't flammable until mixed with air + ignition source. Can happen. We've seen the pictures of the Nim

Re: [Aus-soaring] FES fire in the UK

Well these guys claim to do so. https://firechampion.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzYDJ16vL1gIV0BNoCh0XawzrEAAYASAAEgLkVfD_BwE In the video though they say a failing Li battery releases oxygen. Maybe most of that escapes on rupture and the extinguisher puts out the burning metal/polymers/flammable g

Re: [Aus-soaring] FES fire in the UK

at 7:59 AM, Mike Borgelt <<mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: Well these guys claim to do so. <https://firechampion.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzYDJ16vL1gIV0BNoCh0XawzrEAAYASAAEgLkVfD_BwE>htt

Re: [Aus-soaring] FES fire in the UK

By coincidence, got this this morning. These guys are in Wisconsin and do race car parts including AN hardware and various hose fittings, for some of which they seem to be the only source on the planet as they have them made. Mike October 2017 Pegasus News October is Fire Safety Month -

Re: [Aus-soaring] Tactile system for spacial disorientation

I'm sure horses are familiar with the concept. Mike At 09:11 AM 10/14/2017, you wrote: There was a similar display in the Emerging Technologies section of SIGGRAPH this year. The concept is called The Hanger Reflex - very small amounts of pressure on the body at small points can cause the p

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