Re: [Aus-soaring] autopilots, cheating, varios, etc

Mike, Another interesting addition will be data distribution. All of the airlines are working towards data being sent between airframes autonomously. This will allow the most efficient climb, cruise and descent possible, if we could get systems like dynamis to feed the air data and project

Re: [Aus-soaring] autopilots, cheating, varios, etc

So what did you think of the aircraft? The Akaflieg Munich came up with a completely mechanical automatic flap system which combined airspeed and g load about 30 years ago. Didn't go anywhere I was told because GERMAN glider pilots NEVER fly in the wrong flap setting :-). I think the

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather data

matthew, think laterally. there is another way. > On 6 Jul 2016, at 9:29 AM, Matthew Scutter wrote: > > Difficult - the data is a) enormous and b) expensive (for non-research uses) > I'll have it on https://skysight.io/ if there's enough users to support the > cost.

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather data

Difficult - the data is a) enormous and b) expensive (for non-research uses) I'll have it on https://skysight.io/ if there's enough users to support the cost. You can already use the location feature on SkySight mobile to see where you are on a forecast. Currently working on XCSoar integration

Re: [Aus-soaring] autopilots, cheating

I was lucky enough to fly the DuckHawk for 8 hours this weekend - it now has a very impressive electric flap system. There's no flap handle, it's just always in the right position. While the computer vision tech to read clouds/terrian is a long way off (in my opinion), I reckon a perfect dolphin

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather data

Lots of wave in the wake of the fronts from the other day. Strong south westerlies combined with the low off the southern NSW coast. See current Himawari 8 pix. Now a question for Matthew Scutter or any other IT folks: How difficult to take the downloaded Himawari 8 satellite photos updated

Re: [Aus-soaring] autopilots, cheating

You can fly for long times cross country by using thermals. Who knew? http://phys.org/news/2016-07-great-frigate-birds-months.html Surprising they say the birds fly INSIDE clouds using the thermals. They aren't meant to be able to do this I thought. (See Philip Wills - Where No Birds Fly)