I have done close to 2000hrs of towing (+retrieves) over long period and I
do not know of any real problems of glider too low except making towing
harder for tow pilots. I do confirm too high is the real worry. I did have
a tow pilot dive to avoid cloud which made on the back interesting to say
th
Peter, yes. Mike two posts below described one. The Tasmanian accident,
while never officially given a cause, was _very_ strongly suspected of
being this type of accident. The older set of UK accidents were like
this, I haven't read the new ones, but it would be a fair bet they are too.
I'll d
Folk,
Having been in the tug during an upset I can say that you never want to be
there and fully support low tow as the norm.
Based on my experience my pet hate is gliders who transition to high tow to
release. In my case they did that, pulled the release and turned before making
sure the rope
As a tug pilot my expectation is that we low tow; personally I have no
problems with
the high tow position provided the pilot tells me prior to takeoff and they
know what
he/she is doing, in fact I prefer the high tow position when towing cross
country.
Pilots getting out of position while on ae
On 13/04/2011 2:01 PM, Mike wrote:
Most of the discussion has been around the
best options for the glider pilot. The critical factor is the
tug pilot as the tug has fewer options in an emergency.
As a tuggie, I have
Hi,
Has anyone had TPD* and Income protection insurance for claims related to
gliding excluded from their policy? Has anyone negotiated an alternate
outcome (having initially been denied insurance for these types of claims)?
I suspect that the insurance company concerned does not understand the
d
Now that makes sense, thanks for the explanation Stephen :)
On 13 April 2011 17:58, stephenk wrote:
> Peter, yes. Mike two posts below described one. The Tasmanian accident,
> while never officially given a cause, was _very_ strongly suspected of being
> this type of accident. The older set of U
Hi folks
The Darling Downs Easter Regatta commences this weekend, running
until Tuesday 26 April.
The forecast for the weekend is available at
http://the-white-knight-speaks.blogspot.com and at this stage is
doesn't look great, with some rain on Saturday an
Having recently been towing when i had a complete engine failure.
And the subsequent discussions with the glider pilot (an instructor) he did not
see the wing waggle or the tug disappear out of sight.
All this occurred very quickly.
and he was in low tow.
There would be very little chance of a gl
On 13/04/2011, at 18:28 , stephenk wrote:
> A tug upset from too low would mean the tug pilot had a lot of forward stick
> and at release would pitch down. Scary but controllable. I have never heard
> of an upset like this (I imagine it could happen, just doesn't seem to). I am
> also guessing
Well put Mathew.
Think problems arrise when tugpilot has heavy high wing loading glider on the
back (heavy std class can be worst) and they tow far too slow near ground.
Tow pilots (esp non active single seat glider pilots) must be more aware of
what they have behind. Perhaps good practice wou
Hi all,
I'm about to wire in a new transceiver and note it has an audio input for your
CD player, ipod etc. Which got me wonderingdo any of you listen to music
while soaring? What music is it, or what would it be if you did?
Cheers, Ben
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I do sometimes if I get a good run.
Just random music for me. I did just get some flamenco kind of instrumental
tunes that I thought might be good.
Have to remember not to have it to loud though so you can hear the radio.
Kindest Regards
Grant Davies
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HA,
Back some time ago, when walkmen first came out in the US, a friend
who could not get hold of one fitted what for the times was a small
ghetto blaster to the A frame of his hang glider. He wore headphones
under his helmet.
You'd see him a few hundred feet over the take-off with his neck going
And your Flarm Alarm??? Good run?? Under a cloud street.someone
coming the other way ?
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Grant Davies wrote:
> I do sometimes if I get a good run.
>
> Just random music for me. I did just get some flamenco kind of instrumental
> tunes that I thought might
I also listen to a bit of music during cross country flights. It
seems to make me more focused for whatever reason (I also listen to an
iPod at work where it has the same effect).
I listen to a pretty wide range, though nothing too pumping. Should
also mention that it is never even close to being
Gday Ben
I remember trying this a long time ago - waaay too distracting & probably a
safety hazard if radio calls are missed in my opinion, although low volume
might be ok for that.
Cheers,
Richard McLean
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I thought this one would have the fun police out pretty quickly! You can wire
these things up to cut out the music when a radio call comes through. I’m
thinking, if there’s a way for the radio, then there’d be a solution to having
it cut out also for the FLARM also.
For me, I don’t listen to
Not a problem when you are <30 years of age Tom. Get an old set of ears and
see how you go.
For me, I'd like to think pilots are flying their gliders with all their OWN
instruments focused on the job, especially when they are anywhere near me.
If it truly enhanced flying ability every comp pilot
Simple answer for me. NO. Never even contemplated it.
Patch
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Sent: Thursday, 14 April, 2011 12:52:02 PM GMT +10:00 Canberra / Melbourne /
Sydney
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Music while flying?
Hi all,
I tried it on R/C gliders once, don't think it made me fly any better, in fact
the reverse was true. Same result first few times with a vario, but I've got
used to that
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I usually take the guitar with me, just for those long final glides...
JR
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"What's your aircraft Rego?? I'll keep an eye out for it."
Should you be keeping an eye out for ALL aircrafts regardless of rego?
:-P
{back in my box}
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The important bit:
"There is the price for the kit of AD&C (€ 6500.- excl. taxes) plus the
costs of its installation at your maintenance organization."
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Bernie Baer wrote:
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> http://www.aircraftdc.de/ENG/visionen_blanik.htm
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At 03:53 PM 14/04/2011, you wrote:
The important bit:
"There is the price for the kit of AD&C (
6500.- excl. taxes) plus the costs of its
installation at your maintenance organization."
The important bit was that the life with this STC
is now still only the original 3750 hours.
Any Blanik
For those thinking of hooking up their ipods etc to the cd input on the radio
bear in mind that will increase the current drawn by the radio and reduce the
charge available from the battery. Whenever i have used music on a long flight
i prefer to use an ipod with the rarbuds at low level so i ca
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If I had music playing I would lose the functionality of my audio
altimeter.
(Justine is quite talkative at altitude - particularly at 10,000 ft.
The conversation diminishes with decreasing altitude till she is
absolutely silent whislt I grovel away looking for a save. I
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