Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity

2009-10-28 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 10:52 AM 28/10/2009, you wrote: I was wondering if SImon was going to take that thing on the run. I got the feeling he would afetr I heard he can't get it registered in Aus (bit stupid really, considering the whole saving the environment thing ...) It's a bit of a shame that he has to have

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity

2009-10-28 Thread emilis prelgauskas
Hi Mike, I'm Rachel, Emilis's partner. You need to listen to Simon's answers to all of this. Actually you have the wrong end of the stick, particularly when it comes to battery technology and cost compared to petrol. (And I know how good you are at what you do!) Incidentally, they officially

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity

2009-10-28 Thread Dion Stuart Baker
With the recharging problem, I heard an interesting idea on BBC radio a while ago. There was someone in the US lobbying for the idea of "swap stations", where there would be a universal standard of battery size, type, positioning, mounting system (quick release) etc. This would then enable there t

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity

2009-10-28 Thread Todd Sandercock
Is cost what its all about mike??? From: Dion Stuart Baker To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wed, 28 October, 2009 7:11:12 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity With the rechargin

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity

2009-10-28 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 06:41 PM 28/10/2009, you wrote: With the recharging problem, I heard an interesting idea on BBC radio a while ago. There was someone in the US lobbying for the idea of "swap stations", where there would be a universal standard of battery size, type, positioning, mounting system (quick rele

[Aus-soaring] IS28 for sale.

2009-10-28 Thread Arie van Spronssen
IS28 B2. Good condition, manufactured 1976, instrumentation includes Cambridge variometer with repeater, Icon 760 radio, Flarm Nav with repeater display in rear panel. Total time 4,200 hrs, 30 yr survey completed Sep 2006. Current C of A. Open tandem trailer, Easy-lift tow-out device and

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity

2009-10-28 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 06:58 PM 28/10/2009, Todd Sandercock wrote: Is cost what its all about mike??? No, I always seek to spend far more money than necessary to get a particular job done. Don't you? :-) Seriously, when talking about personal transportation, cars are a very good solution. Why would you want to

[Aus-soaring] Talking about soaring to people who make a 2 or 3:1 glider

2009-10-28 Thread Jim Staniforth
Hello from California:   Spoke with Kempton Izuno this morning, who got to fly the simulator for Space Ship 2, otherwise known as Virgin Galactic, after giving a presentation on soaring at Scaled Composites. He arrived over Mojave airport at 14,000 feet (nearly 12,000 above ground) and barely ma

[Aus-soaring] Soaring weather forecast website

2009-10-28 Thread Robert Hart
Hi folks For over a year I have been issuing by email a Darling Downs weekend weather forecast on Thursday morning (updated on Friday mornings). I have now moved this to a blog and am adding articles touching on the weather. I thought that this could be of interest to people from outside SE Ql

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity

2009-10-28 Thread Todd Sandercock
What about not using a car. People should just live a reasonable distance from their work and/or play then just ride or walk there. Easy fixed Todd On 29/10/2009, at 7:12 AM, Mike Borgelt wrote: At 06:58 PM 28/10/2009, Todd Sandercock wrote: Is cost what its all about mike??? No, I always see

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider pilots applying their skills to another activity

2009-10-28 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 07:50 AM 29/10/2009, you wrote: What about not using a car. People should just live a reasonable distance from their work and/or play then just ride or walk there. Easy fixed Todd That used to be the situation before modern technology came along and increased economic opportunity by incre

[Aus-soaring] Not gliding but flying none the less

2009-10-28 Thread Todd Sandercock
Hey all I would like to show you a video from my final year project doing mechanical engineering http://www.vimeo.com/7307880 Todd __ Get more done like never before with Yahoo!7 Mail. Learn more: http://au.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Not gliding but flying none the less

2009-10-28 Thread Roger Browne
That is splendid. Thanks for giving us the link. Roger Browne _ From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Todd Sandercock Sent: Thursday, 29 October 2009 5:18 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: