[Aus-soaring] Miles Gore-Brown contact

Hi all, Does anyone have a valid email address for Miles? The one I have is returning an error. Please reply off list. -- Cheers /Tim/ /tra dire e fare c'è mezzo il mare/ ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check

[Aus-soaring] Club and Sports Class Nationals

Hi All, A final reminder that early bird entries for the Nationals (with guaranteed places for fully paid seeded pilots and the lower entry fee) finish at the end of October. The entry form is on the website at www.deltaone.id.au/Benalla2012 The event has proved to be popular - there are 62

Re: [Aus-soaring] Clearnav new software

Sounds like someone has just invented the Assigned Area Task. Only 10 years late :) Cheers /Tim/ /tra dire e fare c'è mezzo il mare/ On 29/09/2011 12:52, Jim Staniforth wrote: I've had a few flights with beta software .525 now. No problems. The HW/TW component is nice. Tasks on the main

[Aus-soaring] Club and Sports Class Nationals

Hi All, The weather is starting to warm up at Benalla and it has been quite dry in the last month or so. With any luck we will have a much more normal start to the season. At this stage we have 46 entries, and still 6 weeks till earlybird entries close at the end of October. We can take u

Re: [Aus-soaring] GPS vs Pressure Altitude

I'm not sure that a mistake and misinformation are quite the same. However I am happy to acknowledge that I am human, and to support in full the rest of Mike's comments. The trick to getting an altitude record at present is to fly to a place where the pressure is less than the last record

Re: [Aus-soaring] AEF fees, Funding, and the Demise of Gliding

Hi all, At GCV in Benalla we have three levels of AEF ranging in price from $135 to $235. The vast majority of those who take them up buy the most expensive version, and most make a 400km round trip from Melbourne for the experience. It's not the price, it's the service. You can book onlin

[Aus-soaring] Harry Medlicott

Hello, Can someone provide me with a phone number for Harry? Off list please... -- Cheers /Tim/ /tra dire e fare c'è mezzo il mare/ ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: ht

Re: [Aus-soaring] Variometer performance improvements

Hi Roger, For retrofitting such a device it could be more convenient to mount it behind the cockpit where the TE plumbing first meets the light of day and the length of our arms :) Would there need to be one per vario? Unless the components were standardised, there probably would. Most log

Re: [Aus-soaring] Oz Flarm and Altair Pro

Hi all, I have done some testing - involving nearly 1000 IGC files - which suggests that the mean difference between recorded GPS and pressure altitude is about 70 metres. These flights came from all over Australia, plus some from Canada, USA and Argentina. There were several million B (pos

Re: [Aus-soaring] Handicaps

probably can't win but they can compete. ROSS _ *From:*aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] *On Behalf Of *Tim Shirley *Sent:* Friday, 19 August 2011 11:00 PM *To:* Discussion o

Re: [Aus-soaring] Handicaps

In Club/Sports the two are in different classes, and in Multiclass even if classes are combined then Open flies with 18m and 15m flies with Standard. A Nimbus 2 and an ASW20 can never compete under current rules. Cheers /Tim/ /tra dire e fare c'è mezzo il mare/ On 19/08/2011 3:49, Mike

Re: [Aus-soaring] Handicaps

Well, I can't help much but here goes. I don't have any results from Narromine 1978, and I have points results but no speeds from Waikerie 81. Average winners speeds were: YearPlaceOpen15M Std 77Renmark 112.9 (.94)

Re: [Aus-soaring] Handicaps

Hi all, I support and applaud the work of the handicap committee who do a terrific job in difficult and contentious circumstances. Handicaps work by reducing performance differences measured according to competition results, because that's what they adjust - handicaps don't adjust the polar

Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's

I think it a good bet that the differences in pilot skill, fitness and preparation will count for much more than the differences in capability of the designs, especially in this class where much new development work has taken place in recent times. As to who chooses what, I am sure that (as wi

Re: [Aus-soaring] Tasking

nderson doesn't like fixed tasks, and this is probably why they were not used much in the last Multiclass Nationals - this may be where Adam's comments are mostly aimed. I hope that changes for Narromine. *From:* Tim Shirley <mailto:tshir...@internode.on.net> *Sent:* Monday, Augus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Tasking

Rolf, I agree. I think that we can have some fixed tasking without driving away the lower performers. We may even surprise them with what can be achieved. I know that Ralph Henderson doesn't like fixed tasks, and this is probably why they were not used much in the last Multiclass Nationals

Re: [Aus-soaring] Team flying - what is it worth?

Two things matter about team flying - results, and perceptions. Results because that's how you win the silverware, and perceptions because that is what drives participation. Or not. If team flying didn't help, people wouldn't want to do it. If team flying does help, it is then unfair to tho

Re: [Aus-soaring] 'A' model gliders

Hi all, It is hard to imagine that any difference in glide angle between an A or B model (which is tiny if it is there at all) would cancel out differences in pilot skill and performance. But it is true that the best pilots will seek every advantage no matter how small so perhaps that is th

Re: [Aus-soaring] Self Rig

Yes, as one who often crewed for Bruce Tuncks at that time I can affirm that his system of extending the rails to the outside of the trailer worked very well. He did it with the fuselage dolly tracks also. As I recall it was still a two-person rig, but the basic idea was dead simple, cheap an

Re: [Aus-soaring] Uvalde PREWORLDS Team Blog

Oi Oi Oi? Cheers /Tim/ /tra dire e fare c'è mezzo il mare/ On 18/07/2011 10:00, Dion Weston wrote: Go Aussie go! I don't believe I typed that. Whatever - the sentiment is meant in the best competitive spirit. My very best wishes. Dion On 18/07/2011, at 09:50 , Anita Taylor wrote: How

Re: [Aus-soaring] new trailer rules in QLD

Does that make it an aircraft carrier? Cheers /Tim/ /tra dire e fare c'è mezzo il mare/ On 8/07/2011 6:05, Mike Borgelt wrote: At 05:51 PM 8/07/2011, you wrote: BTW it appears you cannot use the exemptions to tow a glider in a trailer if the glider has a motor as it is not defined as a gl

[Aus-soaring] 31st Club and Sports Class Nationals

Hi all, Just a reminder that entries for the 31st Club and Sports Class Nationals are open, and the entry form can be found online at www.deltaone.id.au/Benalla2012. The event will start on 2nd Jan 2012 and finish on 13th Jan. As with last year the event will be sponsored by Benalla Rural C

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia!

{those uninterested in history can delete...} A long time ago in a universe far far away, a magazine called Australian Gliding (AG) was created by a keen group of glider pilots. It was a private venture, not an official magazine published by the GFA. It was not compulsory, and to the best o

Re: [Aus-soaring] Cloud flying, Wave flying, Artificial horizons, and such like instruments in gliders

Mike, At first glance, the concept of allowing cloud flying in competitions has problems relating to both fairness and safety, and I would be interested to know how the Kiwis handle it. The problem is that the level of competence in cloud flying among competitors will vary greatly (from none

Re: [Aus-soaring] Cloud flying, Wave flying, Artificial horizons, and such like instruments in gliders

Hi all, I suspect that two factors were significant in the early days of the BGA which were not so relevant in Australia. First, the number of days with cumulus cloud and relatively low cloudbases, and secondly a number of ex-air force pilots with IFR skills being involved in the formation of

Re: [Aus-soaring] Cloud flying, Wave flying, Artificial horizons, and such like instruments in gliders

And when replying, please remember that you are writing for all the world to read. Not everyone reading this list is your friend. Cheers /Tim/ /tra dire e fare c'è mezzo il mare/ On 14/06/2011 11:21, gstev...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi All, I would very much like to know the process/history o

[Aus-soaring] RANGA Scholarship and GFA Awards

Hi all, Just a further reminder that applications for the RANGA scholarship for 2011 close on 3rd July - details are at https://www.gfa.org.au/imis15/GFA/News_Content/Funding_News_Content/RANGA_Gliding_Scholarship.aspx This scholarship is available to anyone who has an interest in aviation b

Re: [Aus-soaring] Foka incident

It could be inferred that MOSP 6.3 applies only to control connections and not to other connections. There is no explicit requirement for an independent check of the wing and tailplane attachments. Personally I think that an independent check is a good idea when possible, particulary with com

[Aus-soaring] GFA Awards and Trophies

Hi all, Just to let you know that calls for nomination for GFA Awards and claims for trophies for the greatest height gain and longest distances flown in the last season, are now open. Details are on the GFA website at http://www.gfa.org.au/imis15/GFA/About_Content/Awards.aspx Also, applic

Re: [Aus-soaring] Music while flying?

Personally I think something by Led Zeppelin would be more appropriate. In my case, at least. On 15/04/2011 12:49, Terry wrote: One of the things which I've always liked about gliding is the peace and the relative solitude which it offers. Muzak whilst gliding has never appealed any more tha

[Aus-soaring] 31st Club and Sports Class Nationals website

Hi all, The website and entries for the 31st Club and Sports Class Nationals is now open for business at www.deltaone.id.au/Benalla2012. You don't need to log in to use the site, the login option is for administration only. The event will be held at Benalla from 2nd - 13th January 2012. Cla

Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to sit on tow?

It is a fact that the overwhelming majority of the world's glider pilots have never done a low tow. Ever. This is not to say they are right and we are wrong. But it is just possible that some of us consider high tow dangerous simply because we so rarely do it. Most of the aerotows I do in

Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to sit on tow?

Hi all, Personally when on tow I prefer to sit in the glider. I guess it may be worth asking why the GFA knows better than almost every other gliding organisation on the planet - nearly every one uses high tow exclusively. Then again perhaps it is not worth asking :) Cheers Tim On 12/04/2

Re: [Aus-soaring] Rope break

My experience is 2 real ones in 36 years and 2000+ aerotows. Cheers Tim On 12/04/2011 1:23, Christopher Mc Donnell wrote: A pilot (a Professor) was killed on the weekend at Blue Ridge Soaring Virginia USA. The FAA has stated that the tow rope broke and he landed in trees nearby. Having had ve

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fw: Boonah incident today

It's a ASK13. I am fairly sure that I did my first solo in it at Gawler in 1976. Sad news, and I hope that the pilot is not badly hurt. Cheers /Tim/ /tra dire è fare c'e mezzo il mare/ On 10/04/2011 8:14, Peter Stephenson wrote: VH GSK Glider with other landing gear Manufacturer: ALEXA

Re: [Aus-soaring] Can people just cool down a bit, and use private messaging

Hi all, In every sport there are winners and losers. Winners enjoy it, losers usually try to learn from why they lost and do better next time. In every sport there are also times when competitors feel that they were hard done by - that another competitor has cheated, or that official were

Re: [Aus-soaring] Australian Grand Prix - Lake Keepit

Perhaps (as the scorer) I can answer. The point Rangari is a “bonus point” waypoint. The first pilot to reach it gets an extra scoring point. The observation zone at waypoints is a 500m radius circle so pilots only have to pass within 500m (in any direction) to make it. Cheers Tim

Re: [Aus-soaring] Australian Grand Prix - Lake Keepit

I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to those who have developed this tracking system, for an excellent job given that Spot was never designed for or intended to be used for this purpose. Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.inte

Re: [Aus-soaring] Australian Grand Prix - Lake Keepit

These results are not correct. Preliminary results can be found as always at http://www.soaringspot.com/ausgp2011/ Unless Ross knows something that the scorer doesn’t J Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun..

Re: [Aus-soaring] My comments Re GP

I take exception to the use of the word “rooting” in a G rated email list. Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of DMcD Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 5:56 To: Discus

Re: [Aus-soaring] State of mind/breakaway groups

Hi Gary, In regard to my earlier comment about the existence of three clubs on the one airfield, I simply assumed that “no answer” meant that there was no reason at all J I don’t think that reasons are actually necessary, and certainly they need not be revealed to me or this forum if they d

Re: [Aus-soaring] Downloading files from a flyWithCE flight recorder

Could I respectfully suggest that this be discussed off list? Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth Caldwell Sent: Friday, 11 March 2011 4:16 To: Discussi

Re: [Aus-soaring] 50th MultiClass Nationals at Narromine

Hi all, I’m sure it will be a great competition. I can also confirm that the 31st Club and Sports Class Nationals will be held at Benalla from 2nd to 13th January 2012. For the first time, this event will include a 20m 2-seater class to match up with the World Comps which will introduce a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Darling Downs weather forecast for 5 - 6 March 2011

Hi Matt, I guess a competition needs to have some rules, and GFA-DCE (and OLC) are competitions. They are not simply lists of X/C flights. If people or clubs want to be in the competition they need to follow those rules and submit their flights. To claim that OLC is a record of all flights f

Re: [Aus-soaring] OLC (was Darling Downs weather forecast for 5 - 6 March 2011)

I am sure it is a silly question, but why exactly are there three gliding clubs on the one airfield? Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of rolf a. buelter Sent: F

Re: [Aus-soaring] Latest GFA President's Update report

And even if someone did all of these things, and had the paperwork to prove it, I (and many others I expect) still would not leave the ground in one. It’s time to move on. There are better things to do than flog a dead horse. Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Ipad

The best option for glider instrumentation is a properly made gliding instrument. All else is a distraction at best and dangerous at worst. If you think a driver with an iPhone glued to his ear is dangerous, try the guy on the other side of the thermal. Yes, I have seen it done. Leave th

Re: [Aus-soaring] New GFA Executive Officer appointed!

Dinosaurs were the most successful animals on the planet for something like 130 million years, and were wiped out by a cosmic accident. Humans have been running the show for a couple of thousand years at most and we are well on the way to stuffing up the whole thing all by ourselves. I pref

Re: [Aus-soaring] Forgery and sabotage

As a competition organiser, and as an Official Observer, I continue to yawn. It is a non-issue. GPS signal generators have been around since before the first satellites were launched. The fact that they are now available as an iPhone app or whatever does not change the security issue even slig

Re: [Aus-soaring] Forgery and sabotage

As Mike says, the artificial generation of GPS signals has always been possible, as have several other possible methods of cheating. It’s a bit of a yawn, really. Anyone who wants to come to one of my competitions and try it on is welcome. I predict they will be shown the gate in about 2 days,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Hotellier couplings - serviceable?

Then again, since the matter concerns a hotelier from a DG glider, one could simply ring the local agent who in my experience is both knowledgeable and helpful. And thereby save all of us from reading rubbish. J Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-

Re: [Aus-soaring] Contest Markings

Hi Dave, There is no such requirement in the Nationals Rules at present, and I just want to make clear, in case this thread is worrying anyone, that at the upcoming Benalla Club Class Nationals we will NOT be requiring gliders or pilots to comply with anything that is not in the Nationals Rules

Re: [Aus-soaring] Markings

I have searched the Rules for such a requirement, but failed to find it. I was worried that I would need to get out a tape measure next weekend. Happy New Year J Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-bo

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pregnant planes

If I sent you the tape and wool, would you knit me a SuperCub? Pregnancy is optional. Merry Christmas, and safe soaring in 2011 to all. Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.n

Re: [Aus-soaring] How low can you go?

I trust that the Fun Police have issued them all with low level endorsements. Cheers Tim tra dire e fare c`è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Ross McLean Sent: Tuesday, 21 December 2010 12

[Aus-soaring] Club and Sports Class Nationals

Hi all, Just to let you know that although we currently have over 50 entries for the Nationals, Benalla can accommodate more and late entries will be welcome. Although we have had quite a bit of rain, the airfield is in very good condition (green, not brown, or dusty, our biggest problem is to

Re: [Aus-soaring] WinPilot / airspace file for Benalla 2011 Nationals

Hi Jarek, There appears to be an error in the conversion programs being used by the Worldwide Turnpoint Exchange site. I will work with them on a correction and will advise pilots through the competition website. In the meantime if you replace all occurrences of "AC Z" with "AC GSEC" it mi

[Aus-soaring] Stuart Lutton

Can anyone give me an email address for Stuart please? Off-list is fine. Cheers Tim se sono rose, fioriranno ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.inte

Re: [Aus-soaring] Problems with Web

Hi Gary, Two points. First, if a volunteer writes a custom-build program, they then have a commitment to maintain it. To fix bugs, and make modifications requested by the "client". It is this second commitment that causes problems, because it is long term and firstly the volunteer may lose moti

Re: [Aus-soaring] New Website - Can't Find anything !!!

no rush, but this is getting to be a bit much. I would love to know what I could do to help speed things up - Any ideas ? Matt On 22/10/2010, at 10:37 , Tim Shirley wrote: Grant, I built and maintained every computerised membership system the GFA ever had (starting in 1978

Re: [Aus-soaring] New Website - Can't Find anything !!!

ing an opinion is not a good look either. It is through discussion that we move forward. Kindest Regards Grant Davies m. 0419 818 315 f. 07 41 54 14 36 e. gr...@davies.id.au From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Beha

Re: [Aus-soaring] New Website - Can't Find anything !!!

IMIS runs the GFA membership system, and has for several years. As I understand it, this made it the best option when considering an appropriate CMS. Standing on the sidelines and whinging is not a good look. If you don't like the site, how about offering to help? Cheers Tim se

Re: [Aus-soaring] New Website - Can't Find anything !!!

http://2009.gfa.org.au/Docs/sport/competition/AustralianNationalsRules.pdf >From the top... Documents, Document List, Sport, and there it all is... there is even a document entitled "Finding Thermals" which I definitely need to read... Cheers Tim se sono rose, fioriranno

Re: [Aus-soaring] Windows 7 and RS232/USB Converter Problems

I have heard that the disabling of balls stops many kinds of craziness. J Cheers Tim se sono rose, fioriranno From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Ian Mc Phee Sent: Wednesday, 20 October 2010 08:11 To:

[Aus-soaring] Club and Sports Class Nationals

Hi all, Just a quick reminder to all, that entries for the Club and Sports Class Nationals in Benalla at the normal price of $280 will close on 31st October. The website at http://deltaone.soho.on.net/Benalla2011 has the entry form and all the details. I wish all the best for a success

Re: [Aus-soaring] "Super Motor Falke" and towing

5 or 6 years ago there was a Super Dimona towing at the Club Class Nationals in Waikerie. As I recall, it was fine, though at quite a leisurely pace. I had several perfectly satisfactory launches behind it in an Astir. The rate of climb was slow but the turnaround time was as good as the Pawnees

Re: [Aus-soaring] Arcus E flies

I think someone said it here before, but it bears repeating. The best strategy when you find yourself in a hole, is to stop digging. Cheers Tim -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of DMcD Sen

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fwd: Well at least gliders dont catch onfire... [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

quot;restrained" said pen! See the Culdrose sequence 2 from http://www.youtube.com/user/SwiftAerobatics I will not make further comment!! Remember this is an air show performance!!! Wombat - Original Message - From: Tim Shirley <mailto:tshir...@internode.on.net>

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fwd: Well at least gliders dont catch on fire... [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

If you think that is funny, perhaps you should think again. If you thought at all. Did the pilot live? Is he in a wheelchair for life? Perhaps the most disgraceful post ever to appear on this forum. Cheers Tim se sono rose, fioriranno From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode

Re: [Aus-soaring] Painting the next decade of gliding

"The Scream". Cheers Tim se sono rose, fioriranno From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mal Bruce Sent: Friday, 3 September 2010 21:12 To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Painting t

Re: [Aus-soaring] Death of a Movement

They are called "coaches". Cheers Tim se sono rose, fioriranno From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Robert Hart Sent: Sunday, 29 August 2010 15:18 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia

[Aus-soaring] Death of a movement - start of a sport

Paul has said it all, and Mike B has made similar comments. We need to switch people on to the sport of gliding. Not the grind of doing circuits and going solo, but all the challenges that are available from unpowered soaring flight. Cross-country, wave soaring, competitions, badges, records. Th

Re: [Aus-soaring] L-13

Spot on. There is little point in training tomorrows pilots in yesterdays gliders, unless all they want to do is fly yesterdays gliders. It is also not a good advertisement for the sport, to give someone their first experience of gliding in ancient equipment when modern gliders (or even those tha

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sale of.....

If you want to train tomorrows glider pilots, it doesn't make a lot of sense to train them in yesterdays glider. That said, as a basic trainer the ASK13 was pretty good, and so is the 21. Cheers Tim se sono rose, fioriranno From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailt

Re: [Aus-soaring] Grounded Blanik L13's

Queue jumping? "Er, hello Mr Rabbit.. the Navy here... we've just stopped a boatload of impoverished IS28's seeking refuge... should we... 1..take them to Nauru so they can corrode away quietly and we won't see them 2..send them back so they can be scrapped in their own country 3..give them a new

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Safety Seminar - VSA Region - last opportunity

The simple answer to whoever suggested that Tom may not be competent to hold a GPC is something like “don’t be silly”. Which may not, of course, stop them from being just that. Cheers Tim From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Safety Seminar - VSA Region - last opportunity

I thought an imperative was something you drank before dinner... -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 14:55 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soar

Re: [Aus-soaring] iStuff

1. Documentation Documentation of the flights is achieved with GPS based flight recording in IGC format. There are two levels of flight validation: "IGC-valid" (green V-point in the info window) These IGC files have to be generated exclusively by IGC approved GNSS flight recorders. A current list

[Aus-soaring] 30th Club and Sports Class Nationals Update

Hi All, For those of you who are intending to enter this event but have not yet done so, I should make you aware of a situation that may put some pressure on local accommodation. There is a gathering of the Beer Can Collectors Association in Benalla from 13th-15th January, the middle weekend o

Re: [Aus-soaring] AUS Rankings and the CCN

Hi Jim, All the details, and the rules for the calculation, are under the heading "Australian Rankings" on http://2009.gfa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content &task=view&id=668&Itemid=225 This is an obje

Re: [Aus-soaring] AUS Rankings and the CCN

Hi Adam, All is revealed on the competition website, http://deltaone.soho.on.net/Benalla2011. Go to the Entry List and the details are there. It works like this: We have a limit of 70, with 10 places reserved for foreign pilots. If on 31st October there are over 70 entries, then the e

[Aus-soaring] Winter 57mm vario

Hi all, I have a Winter 80mm vario in perfect working order, but I need a 57mm to suit a new panel design. I would be happy to swap, with financial adjustment if necessary, or to sell the 80mm instrument and buy a 57mm one separately. I'm not absolutely committed to the Winter brand,

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Awards 2010 and RANGA Scholarship

duled to return on 11.8.2010. Please accept my claim for a 1116 km FAI triangle flight as per report in Soaring Australia. Kind regards Bernard On Mon 21/06/10 8:28 PM , "Tim Shirley" tshir...@internode.on.net sent: Hello all, I would like to remind everyone that the nomination

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Awards 2010 and RANGA Scholarship

and RANGA Scholarship Thanks Tim. Was this publicized in SA? Paul Mander _ From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Tim Shirley Sent: Monday, 21 June 2010 8:59 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soari

Re: [Aus-soaring] iPAD

Dear Robert, I look forward to receiving your signed entry form for the 2011 Club and Sports Class Nationals, in which as a condition of entry you agree to abide by the competition rules. I can guarantee that you will be entering a fair, safe and challenging competition that will be run in accord

Re: [Aus-soaring] NEW SeeYou OUDIE Now Available

om: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Tim Shirley Sent: Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010 4:53 To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NEW SeeYou OUDIE Now Available I can support Mi

Re: [Aus-soaring] NEW SeeYou OUDIE Now Available

I can support Mike's comments - OUDIE is a PNA (Personal Navigational Assistant, aka Car GPS) with a bundled licence for the PNA version of SeeYou mobile. The main difference between SeeYou mobile for a PNA and for a PDA is that the PNA version operates entirely through the touchscreen whereas the

Re: [Aus-soaring] Help

Domain Name System Blacklists http://www.dnsbl.info/ -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Thursday, 3 June 2010 13:44 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australi

Re: [Aus-soaring] The CAAPs and How would you do a cct entry for itinerant power a/c, straw poll.

I think one of the issues that rarely surfaces in the debate about radio use is that there are a couple of very fundamental differences between the operational behaviour of gliders and powered aircraft. Powered aircraft, to a good first approximation, travel around in straight lines at constant a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Ops in vicinity CAAP 166-1(0) and CAAP-2(0), straw poll, correct cct entry for itinerant power a/c

Hi Michael, Well I am neither a power nor a gliding instructor, so what follows is constructed from experience and common sense rather than a rule book. Seems to me that what power pilots need to know about gliding ops hasn't changed much in the last 50 years and probably won't change in the next

Re: [Aus-soaring] Wing Signals

I rather like "takeoffs are optional - landings are compulsory". From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Ian Mc Phee Sent: Saturday, 29 May 2010 23:22 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re

Re: [Aus-soaring] TECHNICAL ALERT

Hi Urs, I'm also puzzled by this. Since the EW flight recorder is an IGC approved device, it meets the IGC specification and therefore any cable wired to this spec should work, whether it was designed specifically for EW or for any other IGC approved Flight Recorder. As you correctly say, it is

Re: [Aus-soaring] New Non Controlled Aerodrome ops

To raise a further philosophical point: If someone does a low level finish and nobody complains, was it low enough? :) In Europe what we call "straight-in" approaches are normal and strongly encouraged in competition. These are called "direct landings" and the aim is to land long on the active

Re: [Aus-soaring] New Non Controlled Aerodrome ops

Just a small philosophical question: If a pilot says something on the radio, and nobody hears him, is he still there? :) -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Texler, Michael Sent: Thursday, 20

[Aus-soaring] 30th Club and Sports Class Nationals

Hi All, There are some problems with the GCV website at the moment so I have placed the entry form on the GFA website - it can be reached though a link on the home page. Alternatively, please contact me off list and I will send a copy. Cheers Tim ___

[Aus-soaring] 30th Club and Sports Class Nationals Entries Open

and we look forward to seeing you in January for some fun, safe and challenging competition. If you have any questions please contact me off-list. Cheers Tim Shirley Contest Director ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 79, Issue 45

Hmm, In the last couple of hours I have received more emails on this subject than I have seen from Robert in the last 6 months J I am not particularly interested in Qld weather reports, but others may well be and at least it is a gliding topic. I know where the delete key is, and the last

[Aus-soaring] 2011 Club and Sports Class Nationals

to this event. Please note that we operate every day during the summer months, and you are welcome to come early to practice or just take advantage of the weather and local area. Hope to see you there. Tim Shirley Contest Director ___ Aus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 77, Issue 43

Hi Kevin, As the person who approves these things, I can advise that the statement in Al's email is correct. It is approved for Comp flying, OLC, and Silver and Gold badge flights, as stated. If the website says different, then no doubt Al will update it. Cheers Tim From: a

Re: [Aus-soaring] FlyWithCE Position Recorder

ny pending approvals or applications? The reason I ask this is that I could go and buy the FlywithCE flight recorder and then some of my existing equipment becomes approved i.e. a Garmin 72 GPS and Joey Barograph. Regards, Dave _ From: Tim Shirley To: Discussion of issues relating to

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