Re: [Aus-soaring] - 10A/h Batteries

2008-05-01 Thread Richard Hoskings
Do you know who makes the 10A/h Batteries Nigel? Cheers, R. Richard Hoskings +617 3377 6700 0418 745 824 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nandrews Sent: Thursday, 1 May 2008 3:55 PM To: 'Mike Borgelt'; 'Discussion of is

Re: [Aus-soaring] - 10A/h Batteries

2008-05-01 Thread John Wharington
Powersonic SLA Battery 12v 10.5Ah, part number PS-12100. I bought two from [EMAIL PROTECTED] a few years ago, $62 each + shipping (about $12) They are the same footprint as a regular glider battery but about 20mm taller. Very good batteries. On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 17:27 +1000, Richard Hoskin

Re: [Aus-soaring] 3rd party liability insurance

2008-05-01 Thread John Wharington
As to why the numbers work out like that, it's probably something an actuary could answer better but I expect it's because most payouts will be around or under the $1million mark, so even if you have $3million cover, most times a claim is made the payout will be less. I guess this means that it's

Re: [Aus-soaring] -New radio

2008-05-01 Thread nandrews
Have you managed to find a link to a manual? Nig -Original Message- From: Mike Borgelt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 1 May 2008 3:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] -New radio At 03:04 PM 1/05/2008

[Aus-soaring] Waynes Rule

2008-05-01 Thread Wayne Carter
At the risk of embarrassing myself on a world-wide scale, I ask you all to join a yahoo group discussion on thermals at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thermal_truth/ Wayne Carter ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check

Re: [Aus-soaring] Waynes Rule

2008-05-01 Thread swk
Wayne, saying a parcel of air rises because it is warm OR rises because the cooler air around it forces it up is describing the same thing, except from different view points. Your "rule" "A parcel of air cannot rise away from the earth by itself as it has a mass, this mass is acted apon b

Re: [Aus-soaring] -FLARM for boats

2008-05-01 Thread james crowhurst
Nigel, You think they need FLARM for cruising around in Sydney harbour? Certainly looks like it. New opening there I feel jim> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 15:40:54 +1000> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] -New radio>

Re: [Aus-soaring] thermals

2008-05-01 Thread Wayne Carter
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Re: [Aus-soaring] thermals

2008-05-01 Thread Texler, Michael
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Waynes Rule

2008-05-01 Thread Terry Neumann
swk wrote: Wayne, saying a parcel of air rises because it is warm OR rises because the cooler air around it forces it up is describing the same thing, except from different view points. Except that if I had used the first augment in my Year 11 physics exam I would have been failed. My te

Re: [Aus-soaring] Waynes Rule

2008-05-01 Thread Mark Newton
On 02/05/2008, at 1:51 PM, Terry Neumann wrote: Of course the situation may have changed since 1960. Lots of things have. Horse drawn zeppelins were comparatively rare then. These days there seems to one of the damn things in every second thermal! Too right. Bloody global warming!

Re: [Aus-soaring] Waynes Rule

2008-05-01 Thread Tim Shirley
Sorry guys, but as usual you are barking up the wrong tree. The mystery is not how thermals work. Who gives a rats about that? What I want to know is why they work better for Bruce Taylor and Ingo Renner. :) Cheers Tim Mark Newton wrote: On 02/05/2008, at 1:51 PM, Terry Neumann wrote:

Re: [Aus-soaring] -FLARM for boats

2008-05-01 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 12:17 PM 2/05/2008, you wrote: >Nigel, >You think they need FLARM for cruising around in Sydney >harbour? Certainly looks like it. New opening there I feel > >jim Nah, the lesson is don't drive around at night while pissed. Similar to what Ted Kennedy learned at Chappaquiddick.(I gather

Re: [Aus-soaring] Waynes Rule

2008-05-01 Thread Texler, Michael
>What I want to know is why they work better for Bruce Taylor and Ingo Renner. I think Bruce and Ingo work better for the thermals. A thermal doesn't care who is in it! ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change

Re: [Aus-soaring] -FLARM for boats

2008-05-01 Thread John Wharington
There is indeed an equivalent of FLARM for ships, it's called AIS (Automatic Identification of Ships) It's mandated for larger ships and SOLAS use, but is also gaining popularity among smaller vessels down to pleasurecraft. http://www.imo.org/TCD/mainframe.asp?topic_id=754 On Fri, 2008-05-02 at