Re: [Aus-soaring] Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 57, Issue 46

2008-06-10 Thread swk
Yes Michael, but you do all sorts of _weird_ things at your work :-P Anyway, I've grown too thick to remember what that word means. SWK - Original Message - From: "Texler, Michael" Well then words like "Inspissated" definitely wouldn't get throug

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fw: IMPROVED GOVERNANCE & DIRECT ELECTION OFTHEGFABOARD

2008-06-05 Thread swk
flying even if he never turns up at the club from one year to the next. However, all is not lost. Tom can still do the towing completely legally even if he has no ind ops rating (1 or 2). He can also drive the winch for them too. It's just that he can't fly the glider he shares with his

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA

2008-05-30 Thread swk
(unless a person believes exposure to a wide variety of views is bad). Anyway, my NAIPS printout is done and I am off aviating, even though it is dark outside SWK - Original Message - From: "Gary Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discus

[Aus-soaring] Some Numbers Re: GFA current total members

2008-05-28 Thread swk
lub member) 20 who joined recently and are still on the books as of April the rest are 3 month memberships, foreign pilots etc. SWK - Original Message - From: "Peter Creswick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That is a good list of current members. What is interesting is that

[Aus-soaring] Carpets WAS: CASA motto

2008-05-20 Thread swk
an empty weight about 40 tons recently flew from Tehran to the UAE. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070801-iran-picture.html I wonder what the range and payload would be. SWK - Original Message - From: "Dave Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Negative on

Re: [Aus-soaring] Waynes Rule

2008-05-01 Thread swk
s is acted apon by gravity" is trivially true, but not a useful statement. A parcel of air cannot _exist_ _by itself_ Regards SWK - Original Message - From: "Wayne Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 9:05 PM Subje

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sideslip landing

2008-04-15 Thread swk
> Canada and the US ran this experiment for 50 years. Much the same > aeronautical culture, same aircraft types. After 50 years the > canadians gave away the spin requirement ... Note item 4 (and 7) 1.. Replace the spin on the PPL flight test with a second stall, an advanced stall. 2.. Place

Re: [Aus-soaring] Keeping Visible

2008-03-19 Thread swk
the turtle deck behind the cockpit. Can't remember when or where. Regards SWK - Original Message - From: "Scott Penrose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 6:52 PM Subject: R

[Aus-soaring] Blanik Fight WAS: Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising

2007-11-28 Thread swk
rt* and similar) which first flew in _1956_ and there really wasn't any better common two seater available for 20+ years. SWK *PS I just had a quick look in Martin Simon's Slingsby book. The Dart first flew in Nov 1963. The Blanik is actually 3/4 of a decade _older_ than the Dart. I thin

[Aus-soaring] Flying with big birds WAS: Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising

2007-11-28 Thread swk
e me and I dropped 300m following them down until they disappeared below. After that I just cruised about as I knew the competitors would be in soon. I got down and Sabine and Rolf helped derig the LS1. As we were putting it away the front runners started coming in..." SWK - O

Re: [Aus-soaring] AGW

2007-10-04 Thread swk
It does sound like Mark hasn't tasted the joy of grinding a glider around on a 42 degree day (after a week of high 30s) and not being able to get above 2000' SWK - Original Message - From: "John Wharington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Not necessarily,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Family Tow Car

2007-09-09 Thread swk
about a new tow vehicle and I am coming to the conclusion that one of the Subaru wagons would be better than most, but I haven't towed with one, so can't say for sure. Regards SWK - Original Message - From: "Mike Borgelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discuss

Re: [Aus-soaring] My round-tuit list

2007-08-07 Thread swk
water manometers and has an SG=1. Can be red or green. If you don't have the tubes mounted on a white background, run a white tape up behind the tube (what glider pilot wouldn't have rolls of white tape!) Regards SWK - Original Message - From: "Catherine Conway"

Re: [Aus-soaring] translation needed (Wayne Carter)

2007-07-15 Thread swk
nths ago) > That did not forget that it nocht, has it still before itself ??? (I can't even begin to understand this sentence!! SWK) > (Reply) > JuriGeller (2 months ago) > bremsklappen:D:D:D:D that were curve-fold in landing setting however all > the > same Airbr

Re: [Aus-soaring] Rivets

2007-07-10 Thread SWK
> Perhaps someone can help. > Self tapping screws and a right angle screwdriver? SWK > > Does someone out there know an engineering supplies place > in Australia that may have "drive rivets". These are a > type of blind rivet, ie for use when you only have one