RE: [Aus-soaring] Controversial maybe? FLARM

My Flarm is an excellent backup logger, and and also gives a very fair impersonation of a Christmas tree at times. For the first of these alone it is worth the money; for the second I am either amused or annoyed depending on the circumstances. It has yet to tell me anything I didn't already know,

RE: [Aus-soaring] Controversial maybe? FLARM

are quite rapidly anyway. Cheers, Bruce. - Original Message - From: "Tim Shirley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Controversial maybe? FLAR

RE: [Aus-soaring] Dust Sweet and Beers

The case of the stolen glider: About 10 years ago I was flying in a Club Class Nationals at Corowa, pair flying in a DG300. One day I outlanded near Berrigan. I called for an aerotow retrieve, but then the farmer turned up and when I asked for permission he declined. Fair enough I said, and ran

[Aus-soaring] Competition Licences and Insurance

Hello all, In the December 2005 issue of Soaring Australia, an article appeared which was written by me and endorsed by the GFA Sports Committee. It read as follows: "Most pilots who have been involved with the gliding competition scene or who are owners of gliders will know that the insurance r

RE: [Aus-soaring] Horsham Week / VIC State Comps

re to be held in Qld in Oct 2006, discussions occurred between the GQ and the Sports c'tee. It was agreed that provided a mutually acceptable local rule could be drawn up, FLARM would be mandatory at that comp. After discussion locally to make sure that I understood exactly what GQ wanted, Tim

RE: [Aus-soaring] Parap (?) glider

There was a glider called a "Pirat" but my recollection (and my logbook) says that it was a single-seat wooden glider a bit like an Arrow. At the time I flew it (mid 80's) it was owned by Mike Valentine. There was a famous glider pilot named Pirat Gehriger. The IGC awards a Pirat Gehriger medal,

RE: [Aus-soaring] Darwinnian Selection and low competition finishes

I agree with Bruce 100%. I've watched many thousands of competition finishes over the last 30 years (including quite a few of Bruce's!), and done a few myself. There is no doubt that it's low energy finishes that are dangerous. I've seen gliders broken in low energy finishes, but I've yet to see

RE: [Aus-soaring] Antares too quiet!! Crazy Germany

It's probably worth mentioning another little problem, which is nowhere near as crazy. Currently, all IGC approved flight recorders measure Engine Noise Level (ENL) to determine whether a motor glider has run its MoP (Means of Propulsion) device. The MoP of the Antares is so quiet that it can't

RE: [Aus-soaring] Multiple membership

No. But on your GFA Membership, you must nominate one as the club of record. It doesn't matter which. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of simon holding Sent: Friday, 16 February 2007 18:56 To: Aus Soaring Subject: [Aus-soaring] Multiple member

[Aus-soaring] International Rankings

For those who are interested, the results of this season's Australian Nationals (all classes) have now been added to the IGC ranking list. This is a labour-intensive manual process and so takes quite some time to do. It is also possible for errors to be made in the process, eith by me or by th

RE: [Aus-soaring] Zeiss Skypol

Has anyone else noticed that Stuart is multi vocal? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2007 16:41 To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Zeiss S

RE: [Aus-soaring] accident rate for gliders in Australia

Every accident is one too many. However, I get really disappointed when a GFA member thinks that "THE GFA" is someone else. The GFA is composed only of glider pilots (that is, all of us including Jeremy), all of whom would like to see the accident rate decrease and all of whom I am sure are doi

[Aus-soaring] 2007/8 Multiclass Nationals

Just to let you all know... The 2007/8 Multiclass Nationals will be held at Temora from 14-25 January 2008. Cheers Tim ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.int

RE: [Aus-soaring] Moving east.

Park it at Temora and you won't have to drive anywhere to attend a Nationals :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Woodward Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2007 22:24 To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: [Aus-soa

[Aus-soaring] National Championships for 2007/8

anyone has specific questions on rules please contact me directly, as I know that many aus-soaring members are not in the Nationals scene. Since scoring rules have changed, I have also created updated SeeYou scripts - scorers please contact me for an update.

RE: [Aus-soaring] National Championships for 2007/8

Hi Bruce, The International Club Class eligibility list has both a lower and an upper limit. The list on the GFA website means exactly what it says. The intention of Sports Committee is to restrict Club Class to the same performance range as is permitted internationally. When I created the local

RE: [Aus-soaring] National Championships for 2007/8

G'Day Mike, and all, I repeat - the HP14 does not appear in the list of gliders permitted by IGC to fly in International Club Class competition. It is therefore NOT permitted in International Club Class competition under current IGC rules, regardless of its performance. Following a vote in favou

RE: [Aus-soaring] Club Class Handicap's

Adam, Australian handicaps and rules haven't changed. The only thing we are using the IGC rules for is to determine eligibility of gliders. Winglets, reference weights, ballasting rules etc are all staying the same. Cheers Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAI

[Aus-soaring] Club Class Eligibility

Hello all, When the original Club Class eligibility list was created, it was assumed that all potentially eligible gliders were already included in the IGC list, and that as a result the Australian list could be created by simply removing those gliders that do not appear in the Australian regis

Re: [Aus-soaring] Parachute repacking

Hi all, Just a couple of comments on the current situation as regards competition rules. In making these comments I am merely clarifying the current situation. I am not attacking the situation and not defending it - nor am I stating any form of official policy. The Nationals Rules state that a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Parachute repacking

: Re: [Aus-soaring] Parachute repacking Tim Shirley wrote: > The Nationals Rules state that a parachute is mandatory equipment and > must be worn during flight. They do not say that the parachute must > have a current packing slip. They don't need to. The GFA operational regulati

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sporting Licences

Hmmm An FAI Sporting Licence costs $5 per year. Hard to imagine any other rubber stamp costing so little. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2007 8:58 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Aust

[Aus-soaring] Scoring on aus-soaring

Hi all, I bet you didn't think that it was possible to score on this list... However, being someone who just can't leave facts and figures alone, I have done a brief analysis of the traffic on aus-soaring during May. I did this because for various reasons I had stored an almost complete set of

Re: [Aus-soaring] Scoring on aus-soaring

give us this information, and if not why not? Cheers, GS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Shirley Sent: Saturday, 2 June 2007 7:27 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: [Aus-soaring] Scoring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sporting Licences

The start of this very interesting discussion was the fact that SSA has decided not to require Sporting Licences for National achievement awards. The FAI Sporting Licence is relevant only to the SPORT of gliding - badges, records and competition. It has nothing to do with pilot's licences, paral

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sporting Licences

ld be said. Interesting that SAA have now scrubbed it altogether - it is a few years since I subscribed to "Soaring". Obviously they have a different emphasis to us re Sporting licence..Ian McPhee - Original Message - From: "Tim Shirley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "

Re: [Aus-soaring] Scoring on aus-soaring

Jun 2007 08:41:24 +1000 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Scoring on aus-soaring > > Tim Shirley wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I bet you didn't think that it was possible to score on this list... > &g

[Aus-soaring] Logger and Flarm for sale

Hello all, As a result of upgrading my equipment I have the following items for sale: 1 OzFlarm, 1 year old, used only in 2 competitions last season. As new condition, latest software loaded. $650. 1 Colibri logger, approx 6 years old. The smallest and lightest fully IGC approv

Re: [Aus-soaring] TOST 210x65 tailwheel + old 500x5 hubs problems +brake overuse

These tyres were obviously designed for those who like jam with their TOST. Sorry. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian McPhee Sent: Sunday, 12 August 2007 8:17 To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] TOST 210x65

Re: [Aus-soaring] See You Competiton

U I am constantly amazed at the energy we are willing to put into reinvention. There is a GFA-owned computer which is generally sent to all major competitions, that already contains all necessary software for download, analysis and scoring. It has been around for 3-4 years now. It is free o

Re: [Aus-soaring] iPAQs

Don, The IPAQ will be fine for navigation - knowing where you are and where you are going - but use an IGC approved logger if you want to prove where you have been. Even though navigation software may provide a flight logger function, the trace sourced from the internal GPS will not be acceptable

Re: [Aus-soaring] pause for thought

What a tough choice. I can fly around in a 60:1 glider looking at retro instruments, or I can fly around looking at the best instruments in an aircraft that wouldn't have won a gliding competition this side of 1960. That's a really difficult decision. Just ask Tomas Suchanek or Allan Barne

[Aus-soaring] More scoring on aus-soaring

Hi all, Some of you may remember that I did this exercise for the May emails. I was overseas for much of June and July - Italy generally, and Rieti in particular, are great places to visit! This is the first month since May where I have had complete enough data to try again.

Re: [Aus-soaring] -Ozflarm v3.11

Nigel, Can you confirm that the OzFlarm frequency is 921? I have purchased a Colibri-F (sorry!) and I want to make sure it is correctly configured. Cheers Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nandrews Sent: Wednesday, 15 A

[Aus-soaring] Whoops - please ignore

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Re: [Aus-soaring] Family Tow Car

You can figure out the average age of members of this list by the fact that no one has yet suggested a car with REAL pulling power :) Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn McLean Sent: Monday, 10 September 2007 16:53 To: Discus

[Aus-soaring] Gliders wanted for MultiClass Nationals

Hi All, There are a number of foreign pilots seeking gliders to hire for the Multiclass Nationals at Temora, 14th-25th January. If anyone on the list has, or knows of, gliders that may be available, please contact Daryl Connell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers Tim

Re: [Aus-soaring] More scoring on aus-soaring - Sept

Hi all, May Aug Sep Nbr of emails: 385 219 210 Nbr of contributors: 85 59 71 Av emails/person: 4.5 3.7 3.0 Median emails/person: 2

[Aus-soaring] More scoring on aus-soaring - Oct

Tim Shirley wrote: > Hi all, > > >MayAug Sep Oct > > Nbr of emails:385 219 210 > 107 > Nbr of contributors: 85 59 71

Re: [Aus-soaring] IS 28

Would that make a PW10 or a PW25? simon holding wrote: > The suggestion has been floated to Siamese a pair of PW5, just to get > that improved asthetic. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JR > Sent: Sunday, 18 November 2007 2:19 PM > T

Re: [Aus-soaring] NSW State Comps

G29 is a "good thing". It was only suggested that those same pilots would probably have done equally well in other equipment. Cheers Tim ("written by Tim Shirley for the LS1D owners association of australia. Vote 1 LS1D") Geoff Kidd wrote: > Luke's note must be ei

Re: [Aus-soaring] NSW State Comps+airspace+cloudflying

Macca, Current Nationals Rules (which in this area are consistent with World Comps) specify an outlanding at the point of the offence for the first airspace violation, zero for the day on the second offence, and disqualification from the event for the third. Both the Queensland and NSW rules appe

Re: [Aus-soaring] -cloudflying- a serious cheating method

Hi all, The National Championships rules include a clear prohibition of the use of blind flying instruments, and of cloud flying - and a statement that flight recorder evidence may be used to confirm any violations. Now, how does one fairly enforce a "no cloud flying" rule? Firstly, by appropria

Re: [Aus-soaring] -cloudflying- a serious cheating method

to the rules etc – hopefully the > thought of future checking might scare them off. > > > > Nigel > > > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behal

[Aus-soaring] More scoring on aus-soaring - Nov

Hi all, >> >>May Aug Sep Oct >> Nov >> >> Nbr of emails: 385 219 210 >> 107 208 >> Nbr of contributors: 85 59 71 54 >>

Re: [Aus-soaring] More scoring on aus-soaring - Nov

e. I just report the stats. Tim Mark Newton wrote: > On 06/12/2007, at 6:52 PM, Tim Shirley wrote: > > >> So far in 6 days of December there have been 91 contributions. Over >> 60% >> of these have no gliding content. >> > > Did you count your

Re: [Aus-soaring] JoeyGlide airspace

What a silly suggestion. Everyone knows that scorers can only be "trained" with bottles of red. Tim simon holding wrote: > To train the scorers?? :) > Simon > > As David Conway says, "That kind of > education is one of the reasons we run JoeyGlide." > >- mark > >

Re: [Aus-soaring] JoeyGlide airspace

The Australian Nationals Rules do not differentiate. There is a three-level penalty which is the same as that which operates at World Comps: first offence, outlanding at the point of the offence; second offence, zero for the day; third offence, disqualification. Naturally, an outlanding before

Re: [Aus-soaring] JoeyGlide airspace

obviously exercised it in this case. Cheers and Merry Christmas to all. Tim Tim Shirley wrote: > The Australian Nationals Rules do not differentiate. > > There is a three-level penalty which is the same as that which > operates at World Comps: first offence, outlanding at the point of &

[Aus-soaring] Nationals Email addresses

Hi, I am wishing to contact a number of pilots who are Multiclass Nationals entrants, but I don't have email addresses. If anyone can help me, please contact me off-list on [EMAIL PROTECTED] The addresses I am looking for are: Catherine Conway David Conway Haidyn Dunn Phil Eldridge Graham Garli

[Aus-soaring] Competition Rules and Legal Responsibilities

There has been a bit of chat in the last few days on the subject of competition rules, some of it implying that the rules and by extension competition organisers are less than conscientious about enforcing penalties for airspace violations. As someone who has more than a little involvement with co

Re: [Aus-soaring] Global warming discussion Sigh. Again.

"Eppur si muove" D S Baker wrote: > Oh wow, the universe revolves around us too! > > On 02/01/2008, *JR* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Its because the world is Flat !! > JR > > - Original Message - > *From:* Gus Stewart

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gawler regatta

If competition gliding has got to the stage where a South Australian regatta is stealing competitors from one in Queensland (or the reverse), then the sport is healthy indeed. Cheers Tim Robert Hart wrote: > Phil wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> We are reinstating the Gawler Easter Regatta. There w

[Aus-soaring] Logger Calibration

Hi all, Does anyone know where I can get a logger calibration done? Preferably in the Canberra area, but I am happy to send it somewhere if necessary. Thanks Tim ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscr

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding at Stanwell Park - 1930s-style

Careful what you say about Easter weather, Phil. You will ruin the Qld Easter comp. Phil wrote: > The sign on a local church currently reads "If this was hell it would be > called a cool change". > > Funnily enough despite so many days around 38-40 degrees the inversion > hasn't come down. We'v

Re: [Aus-soaring] -ASG29 handicaps

Hi all, The current GFA handicap committee consists of Tobi Geiger, Bruce Taylor, Shinzo Takizawa, and ( I think) Hank Kauffmann. No doubt you could approach any or all of those guys for their views, and judging by recent comments here some of you could perhaps offer your services to improve thei

Re: [Aus-soaring] -ASG29 handicaps

proposer published an exhaustive > discussion of the methodology in AG. It was little understood (and > therefore unpopular), at the time and the whole idea lapsed very > quickly after the (one?) trial. > > > > Do you recall/know any of this? > > > > Gary > >

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fw: -ASG29 handicaps

Phil, Tobi Geiger, who is chair of the handicap committee, flies an LS4. He came 5th in Standard Class at Temora. He was beaten by a Discus A (Bruce Campbell), an LS8 (Miles Gore-Brown), a Discus B (Terry Cubley) and an SZD55 (Tom Gilbert). I have some difficulty believing that he wasn't beaten

Re: [Aus-soaring] Komet trailer ramp jack.

http://www.buckscoop.com.au/forums/showthread.php?p=4300 rolf a. buelter wrote: > I believe the RACV sells electric (12V) powered one's. > Rgds - Rolf > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > > From: "Don Woodward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: > > > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 12:37 P

Re: [Aus-soaring] Comps next season - help!

The multiclass Nationals are at Benalla in January. I believe the middle 2 weeks. Adam Woolley wrote: > > G'day All, > > Got until COB 28th March '08 to get my Annual Leave bid form in (and > wont be able to see a computer after 2pm tomorrow). I've checked out > when the QLD States and the C

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sideslip landing

Back in about 1968/9, Alexander Schleicher produced the ASW12 - a fibreglass glider with a span of about 20m, glide angle well over 45 - a seriously hot ship at the time and a worthy competitor for the early Nimbus and Kestrels of the day. One of the ways AS decided to achieve this was to not

Re: [Aus-soaring] Waynes Rule

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:

[Aus-soaring] GFA Annual Performance Awards

I will need some evidence of the flight of course - either an IGC file from a logger, or a statement from the Official Observer. The awards will be presented at the GFA AGM in Adelaide in September. Cheers Tim Shirley GFA Trophies Officer ___ Aus-s

Re: [Aus-soaring] RE pawnee engine option

Here we go again. The most popular single topic on this list in 2007 was about tow cars. The best way to lower your fuel consumption is to stay in the air. :-) Tim Dennis Hipperson wrote: Of course you could also use LPG. Robert your C5 using 6Lt/100Km would cost you $9.88 /100Km in Melbo

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA, marketing and democracy in the GFA (was Re: PDAPrograms andothermatters)

Hi all, The long term average of GFA membership is in the order of 3000 from the early 70's on. The reason I can say this with some knowledge is that I was responsible for the first computerised GFA membership system (~1978) and for all subsequent systems up to about 2000 when commercially p

Re: [Aus-soaring] Start procedures

Hi all, Speaking only as a pilot (and I can now, since I no longer have a position on NCC) it puzzles me about what the difference is, except for putting wave and cloud flying out of play. There is a natural upper limit before the start - it is either the top of convection or cloudbase. If

[Aus-soaring] May Stats

Hi All, It seemed like last month was pretty busy on the list, so I looked again at the stats. I had stopped doing this last year only because the numbers were so similar each month that there was little point. However, here we go for May 2008: Nbr of emails: 387 Nbr of contributo

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fw: IMPROVED GOVERNANCE & DIRECT ELECTION OF THE GFABOARD

I must admit to being a tad underwhelmed. I was hoping for some more fundamental changes in return for putting the current GFA Board against the wall. One minor problem with democracy is that no matter who you vote for (or how), you end up electing a politician. Perhaps Mike Borgelt is right

Re: [Aus-soaring] FW: Starting Procedure

Hi all, Just a comment from a scorer's perspective - it is easy to police a maximum height for the entire pre-start period in SeeYou by defining a competition-specific airspace lower limit over the entire area (just like DDSC is forced to do by an official limit). By the way, is it thought t

Re: [Aus-soaring] FW: Starting Procedure

Interesting problem this... Perhaps we are all forgetting that the ONLY reason any change is being considered at all, is in response to a motion passed at a Pilots meeting. Most of the comments on the subject appear to be asking the NCC, which consists almost 100% of representatives directly

Re: [Aus-soaring] FW: Starting Procedure

, aus-soaring will do very nicely - but if you want something more, go straight to your directly elected representatives. If they are not listening, you elected the wrong people. It is a great relief to be in the position of being able to give gratuitous advice :) Cheers Tim Robert Hart wrote:

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Re: [Aus-soaring] Independent operator requirements

It is indeed a very strange form of flight training, to simulate an emergency by deliberately creating a real one. Cheers Tim Mike Borgelt wrote: At 06:56 PM 7/09/2008, you wrote: In our club the annual check consists of two flights covering all key aspects of flight competency including

Re: [Aus-soaring] Independent operator requirements

lled manner it hardly has the same risk as a 'real' emergency, and it's a bloody good way of ensuring people really do know what they are doing. Certainly not the actions of a lunatic Mike - I find that statement just a tad ridiculous. Cheers, Richard --- On Sun, 7/9/08, Tim Shi

Re: [Aus-soaring] Independent operator requirements

bout. As a level 3 instructor at our club, I am obligated to make THINKING adherence to the manual throughout our training programme. Cheers, Jeff. --- On *Mon, 8/9/08, Tim Shirley /<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote: From: Tim Shirley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Soaring Australia November

Internode crashed because of a simulated ethernet cable break which resulted in a premature disconnect in the teardrop circuit components. This resulted in a severe server drop followed by a stall of all emails at at altitude insufficient for recovery. Our highly trained instructor panel is w

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fossett

Given the length of time it took to find him, I had rather been hoping for a different ending to the story - perhaps involving a parachute, an insurance policy, a beach and a blonde. R.I.P. Mike Borgelt wrote: Steve Fossett's aircraft has been found. http://www.avweb.com/ Mike Borgelt In

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Gets a Bagging on Pprune

Robert, I have no difficulty with your first three points - after all that is the way GA has operated for ever, so there is no obvious reason why gliding could not follow the same model. I would certainly support anything that reduces the "nanny" approach which the current system encourages.

[Aus-soaring] Where to from here?

An excess of pPrunes was having its usual effect, so I thought I might ask a slightly different question. Gliding today - like it or not - is largely a sport and/or recreation involving high-tech and expensive equipment which requires high levels of skill, resources and dedication to get the b

Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to from here?

a GA grade one instructor rating perhaps Mike would accept me for his annual check!! [perhaps a ropebreak at 200' for a start]:) Tom --- On *Sun, 10/19/08, Tim Shirley /<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote: From: Tim Shirley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Aus-soaring] Where to

Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to from here?

JR, My point exactly, though I don't think you intended it :). Why does gliding treat instructors as adults and everyone else like potentially irresponsible children? It's not that way in any other form of aviation. The whole point of being an independent operator is so you can operate inde

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider Tracking V1.0

I am very pleased to hear that the pilots will be alive. Cheers Tim Mal Bruce wrote: Robert, Spot does not send out altitude the tracking is on GoogleMaps. The product I am looking at sends out altitude and plays on GoogleEarth my preference three dimensional or GoogleMaps and the possibil

[Aus-soaring] Contact for David Wilson

Hi all, Does anyone have a contact for David Wilson? Cheers Tim ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] QLD Easter comp 2009

It could be at easter... james crowhurst wrote: Anyone know the dates for the 2009 QLD Easter comp. I presume it is at Dalby this year? Find your ideal job with SEEK Time for change?

Re: [Aus-soaring] amazing

It is probably worth noting that Club Class in Australia is restricted to those gliders accepted internationally in the club class. The highest performing glider allowed is an ASW20 - LS8 is not eligible. These pilots compete for the Australian Championship in Club Class, and are eligible for

Re: [Aus-soaring] Grand Prix

I suspect that a sports promoter would encourage gliding to do one or more of the following 3 B's in order to raise its profile: 1. Betting. If there was money on it, even SPOT tracking would get interesting - and in fact, gambling money would pay for the best trackers money could buy. 2.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Grand Prix

rix for media for sale to the media? SDF *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Tim Shirley *Sent:* Monday, 8 December 2008 11:33 PM *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soarin

[Aus-soaring] IGC Ranking

Hi all, For your information, the IGC Ranking List has now been updated with all results from Australian National Championship classes in 2008/9. See http://www.fai.org/gliding/rankings/ Congratulations to our current top 10: 42. Peter Temple 78. Bruce Taylor 83. Phil Ritchie 100. Graham Pa

Re: [Aus-soaring] Making retrieves easier??

I had always thought that it was the British who actually invented Latitude and Longitude. It seems rather unnecessary to use anything else. Cheers Tim Stuart & Kerri Ferguson wrote: Adam, A lot easier to give your crew the Lat/Long they enter it into your cars GPS Navigator

Re: [Aus-soaring] Waypoint lists

DMcD wrote: HA If you wanted to select a set of waypoints from a list using some navigation program, where the subset of waypoints lay within a rectangle or along a track, how is this done? Using programs such as SeeYou, it is possible to sort a database by distance or bearing from a home waypo

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Board Term of Office

Hi all, The extent to which we embrace democracy in any organisation is somewhere on a scale between dictatorship at one end and popular votes on every decision, at the other. Clearly one end of this scale is highly dangerous, the other is hopelessly inefficient. It is very reasonable for us

Re: [Aus-soaring] Interesting parallel

To some people, GFA bashing IS a religion. Halleuiah. rolf a. buelter wrote: Thank goodness, for a moment I thought we advanced from GFA bashing to religion, glad to see that we're back to normal. The always miserable Mr. Buelter > From: wommamuku...@bigpond.com > To: aus-soaring@lists.in

[Aus-soaring] IGC Ranking

Hi all, For your information, I have added the results of the Qualifying Grand Prix flown at Narromine. As a result, our top 5 pilots are: 1. Graham Parker (#35) 2. Peter Temple (#43) 3. Bruce Taylor (#77) 4. Phil Ritchie (#84) 5. David Jansen (#110) Australia is ranked 9th, ahead of t

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Board members: TERM OF OFFICE - proposed change to 8 years service limit from 5 years

Robert, I'm inclined to agree with Sean. The structure matters only to the extent that it affects the outcome for members, and its not clear to me that a better outcome would necessarily result. I expect the same people - the ones who like to be involved in the political aspects of the spor

Re: [Aus-soaring] reasons not to care

evel. Cheers Tim Emilis Prelgauskas wrote: Tim Shirley The structure matters only to the extent that it affects the outcome for members, and its not clear to me that a better outcome would necessarily result. Sean Jorgensen-Day You may find that like many other members we simply do

Re: [Aus-soaring] I'm happy with the GFA

Me 3. Thanks for putting the positive view. The GFA has its share of faults, but I applaud and support all those who work constructively to improve it. I may not always agree with their approaches, but If I do not, then there are ways for my voice to be heard. Remember also that this list i

Re: [Aus-soaring] I'm happy with the GFA

Paul Bart wrote: 2009/4/27 Mark Rowe > I would rather have a small brain and a big dxxx anyway. Making sure the blood supply stays in an equilibrium? :) Mark --

[Aus-soaring] Something to consider

Hi all, I have quoted this before, a couple of years ago. I think it's worth repeating. "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig". (Robert A Heinlein) Perhaps we could all just agree to differ. Cheers Tim ___

Re: [Aus-soaring] re- control inspections

And perhaps one final item should be on everyone's checklist, just before the rope becomes taut or you push the throttle forward: "Takeoffs are optional - landings are compulsory". Cheers Tim Mike Borgelt wrote: The FAA issues a blanket waiver against the normal control disconnection/reco

Re: [Aus-soaring] XCOM 760

Brian wrote: G'day We are thinking of putting an XCOM 760 Transceiver in our glider. Our main reason is to allow us to monitor the local CTAF whilst being on a glider frequency. This radio seems to do all that we want. Any feedback on the XCOM 760 please? Brian __

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