[Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

Hi, I am interested in the contents of peoples outlanding kits: Space blankets , water, food, sunscreen, bug repellant..etc What do you have in your kit? I would like to pass the assembled knowledge onto our club members for this season Thanks |Flying is learning to throw yourself at

Re: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

David, basic kit is water, beacon,strobe and jumper. Rest is nice to have on east coast. Peter - Original Message - From: David Boulter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Aus Soaring aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:02 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding

Re: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

Dave I'd add to that 1. a small mirror (carefully wrapped to prevent breakage) for signalling 2. a spare set of fresh batteries for my Garmin GPS-12 - always nice to be able to navigate back to the glider via Man Overboard if you must walk a long way to find civilisation 3. mobile phone with

[Aus-soaring] NSWGA State Comp at Lake Keepit full house.

Hi all, We're delighted with the entries we've received for the NSW State titles being held at Lake Keepit 12-19th November. So much so, that we've reached our logistical and safety limit of 60 gliders. We are now having to DECLINE FURTHER ENTRIES. Pilots who have not already sent in

Re: [Aus-soaring] EPIRB/GPIRB

Geoff Kidd wrote: Does anyone have a suggestion on what is the best small 406 MHz EPIRB (GPIRB) that complies with the post Feb 2009 requirements? I am not aware of any *personal* beacons that meet the new requirements that is available in Australia. I googled and could only find

Re: [Aus-soaring] EPIRB/GPIRB

Robert The AMSA website mentions that they are lobbying for the international specs to be relaxed a tad so that cheaper technology can be accepted, which will make the 406 MHz units cheaper and smaller, but it's interesting that with the Feb 2009 date now within the battery life of most

Re: [Aus-soaring] NSWGA State Comp at Lake Keepit full house.

Dave That's a terrific result for you, LKSC and the Sport as a whole. Congratulations. - Original Message - From: Dave Shorter To: Aus-soaring List Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] NSWGA State Comp at Lake Keepit full house.

[Aus-soaring] Re: Self Launching Motor Bike!

Andrew Polidano at Poliglide, Byron Bay is training and selling trikes I believe. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 02 6684 3510 Mob: 0428 666 843. Cheers, Grant Johnson www.waggagliding.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

[Aus-soaring] Flarm Demo

DG-Flugzeugbau has a short video clip on their website showing how the device works in practice. http://www.dg-download.de/Videos/flarm-rennes.wmv Regards - Rolf ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change

[Aus-soaring] 2006 Qld Easter comp

gidday Does anybody know when the Qld Easter comp will be staged this year, i.e. before Easter or after it? School hols are before easter this year. Grant Harper ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change

Re: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

Outlanding Kit: Money signal mirror EPIRB Cyalume lights LED torch Swiss army knife Water (separate) Pen and note pad to leave messages. Cord Space blanket Compass First aid stuff Grant Harper ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

RE: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

Don't forget the toilet paper -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Hart Sent: Tuesday, 11 October 2005 6:44 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents? David

Re: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

I was told a trick used by hang glider pilots - take a container of dental floss. If you land in a tree getting down can be a problem. Getting a rope up to you from a ground crew to lower you down from a tall tree can be impossible. I know. The hang gliders use dental floss to pull up a

Re: [Aus-soaring] EPIRB/GPIRB

Geoff Kidd wrote: Robert The AMSA website mentions that they are lobbying for the international specs to be relaxed a tad so that cheaper technology can be accepted, which will make the 406 MHz units cheaper and smaller, but it's interesting that with the Feb 2009 date now within the

Re: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

Derek Ruddock wrote: Don't forget the toilet paper Tks That's a REALLY good idea, I'm adding some now! -- Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 (0)438 385 533http://www.hart.wattle.id.au

Re: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

If on a GSM network consider an old CDMA pre paid (about $30 for 120 Hyundia on ebay) which stupid Telstra say you have say 6 months access but they never police it and it remains on line indefinetly. Just leave in glider (charged!!) ...Just a thought - Original Message - From:

Re: [Aus-soaring] The best outlanding kit contents?

Robert, That paper can also be used to clean out the cockpit if you ever encounter wombat holes. Thanks for your link to the article on the rabbit holes. It was a good read. - Original Message - From: Robert Hart To: Derek Ruddock Cc: Discussion of issues

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nifty Vario Improvements

At 11:09 AM 11/10/05 +1000, you wrote: Hey Mike, Tell us the news. This looks exciting, and Aussie too! meta=lr%3Dlang_en http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/B500advert.html Cheers, Jim Kelly ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

Re: [Aus-soaring] 2006 Qld Easter comp

easter comps are to be run by boonah. date to be confirmed by qg. is there a preference for in school hols? goto boonahgliding.com.au for entry formsrob izatt - Original Message From: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.netTo: