[Aus-soaring] Disabled Gliding Simulator update

2010-11-17 Thread Tom Wilksch
Hi Everyone The latest update to the Blog can be found here: http://soarabilitysim.blogspot.com/ It has pictures of the newly arrived trailer, which I am very happy with. Cheers Tom ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net

[Aus-soaring] Thermal generator

2010-11-17 Thread Patrick Barfield
If you're low near Port Macquarie, this should be a good thermal trigger. http://www.extremevelocity.com.au/ ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/

Re: [Aus-soaring] Disabled Gliding Simulator update

2010-11-17 Thread Future Aviation
Hi Tom! Well done - it looks really good. The glider is arriving in a week or two. Exciting times for all of us. Kind regards Bernard -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Tom Wilksch Sent: W

[Aus-soaring] Speed to fly and g load

2010-11-17 Thread Anthony Smith
Hi Bernard I had a look through Fred Thomas: Fundamentals of Sailplane Design as well as Frank Irving: The paths of Soaring Flight. For once I think Frank Irving explained it better! Ultimately the best speed to fly is proportional to the square root of the g load as we discussed on the phone.

[Aus-soaring] Darling Downs weather for the weekend of 20 - 21 November 2010

2010-11-17 Thread Robert Hart
Hi folks The forecast for the weekend is available at http://the-white-knight-speaks.blogspot.com At this stage, the forecast is not good, with both Saturday and Sunday showing solid high cloud above a ground thoroughly wetted during the last 24 hours with much more to come today and tomight

[Aus-soaring] SA State Comp news

2010-11-17 Thread Pete
For anyone who would like to follow the South Australian state comp that's running at Waikerie, here's some news on the club blog, and a link to the scores. Day 1 has been flown. http://waikeriegliding.com/news/?cat=12 http://www.soaringspot.com/sastate2010/results/club/daily/day1.html