aunch to give an extra 2m of
height...
Can anyone supply some estimates?
Ulrich Stauss
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There is quite a bit there already:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segelflug
And probably others.
Ulrich Stauss
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equipment, etc, (the kind of stuff that gets asked from time to time here
on Aus-Soaring) is really not what Wikipedia is all about.
Cheers
Jason
At 05:36 PM 22/01/2006, you wrote:
>There is quite a bit there already:
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider
>http://de.wikipedia.org/w
Has anyone tried Soaring Pilot (http://www.soaringpilot.org/)?
Ulrich Stauss
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Hi Nick,
What prompted this? I thought Leeton was almost a done deal?
Ulrich Stauss
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JR,
75:1 with or without the horse?
Ulrich
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In Germany many years ago we had two members who had a parachute packing
ticket. Voluntary work - minimal cost to the club other than the occasional
refresher course etc. Not sure how other clubs did it and whether this is
still the same.
The idea might have merit; perhaps under the airworthiness
le
about the sailplane pilots who shot themselves in the foot as they throw
themselves off a cliff with a paraglider or switch on the ignition of a
Jabiru.
Ulrich
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Ooops,
Looks like I shot myself in the foot just then! It's late. I've been
instructing during the day, had a committee meeting, then a long drive home.
To the aus-soaring mob: please disregard my previous post. (Simon, Mark
please delete - surely you have moderator rights.)
Ulrich
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"One More Climb" is by Ed Kilbourne, He's American.
Ulrich
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under your backside.
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http://gliding-grandprix.lokf.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=29
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This might be a neat alternative at least in some areas:
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Ulrich Stauss
On Tue 09/06/09 07:01 , "Ross McLean" ross...@bigpond.net.au sent:
When we used the SPOT at Benalla during the Multi Class Nationals we
fou
On SUNDAY 14 JUNE 2009 AT 10:00 for a few hours. Darrell Ingham will
talk to us on "HUMAN FACTORS in Aviation" and gliding in particular.
ANYBODY MOST WELCOME! Lunch available at small cost.
Please spread the word.
Ulr
A couple of weeks ago on the way to work (car pooling with my two
sons) we saw the same phenomenon Bernard describes - exactly like the
Caboolture pictures... Maybe this is more common than we think.
Ulrich Stauss
On Mon 10/08/09 11:30 , "Future Aviation" ec...@internode.on
Hi Terry,
the corresponding thread(s) on the German gliding forum literally
exploded since this came up early/mid December. It is by far the
largest reaction I've ever seen on any forum. DG would have to call
themselves really lucky if this doesn't backfire badly.
Ul
Picking up from Michael Scutter:
Will overseas pilots holding an ICAO compliant (glider) pilots license and an
FAI Sporting license still require a GPC to fly in Australian competitions?
Perhaps more importantly, do the insurances recognise both the FAI Sporting
license and the GPC for their
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Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Competition licenses - the emperor has no clothes
Just coming back to an earlier thread regarding Independent Operator Level 1
qualification included in the GPC. I am pleased to say that it IS in fact
included:
On 24/08/2014, Ulrich Stauss <
"I have often wondered why one can have all the qualifications in the
world but cannot operate a glider in Australia independently and without
instructor oversight."
[...]
"Isn't it time that suitably qualified glider pilots are treated just
like glider pilots in other parts of the wo
Mike, you are probably referring to the L1 IO rating (which in my opinion
should be abolished - why should anyone be responsible for my flying unless
I am in training).
The current MOSP says:
"13.2 LEVEL 2 'UNRESTRICTED' INDEPENDENT OPERATOR
Unlike the Level 1 Independent Operator authority,
and touring motorgliders operating remotely or
when official ops were not taking place at a home airfield.
Rob Izatt
On 02/09/2014, at 1:11 PM, Ulrich Stauss wrote:
Mike, you are probably referring to the L1 IO rating (which in my opinion
should be abolished - why should anyone be respo
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On Sep 3, 2014, at 12:54 PM
http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john.cochrane/research/Data_and_Programs/CFI/AFFTC-TR-89-27%20Spin%20Test.pdf
Ulrich
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ng speed using the noise levels assessed by your ears.
Why hasn't some instrument maker built a better mousetrap than the one we have ?
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For height gain badge and record flights this should not be a
problem because the release height is recorded with "suction on".
For max start height that's a bit of an issue but I would have
thought there would be a noticeable "step" during the ground roll,
both on launch and lan
Fantastic resource!
_[Did your instruction cover all these topics and test you on them?]
_YES, and more.
Did I retain most of it even shortly after the exams? NO.
Was I able to apply it all in practice at the time? NO.
Was I interested
I would also add a pitch to get the parents roped in. For the near to
medium term we want the mums and dads - they have the disposable
income and some of the skill sets we need. Getting to them through the
schools works two ways: it sows the seeds in the kids (most of whom we
lose again when t
ping out - think of
what you'll be missing out on...
Ulrich Stauss
On Sat 28/08/10 17:53 , Andrew Hallam ahal...@digitalearth.com.au
sent:
Hi Simon,
> Andrew, it really shits me when people say that it's hard to learn
to fly competitively in this country.
I didn't mean
es it binding in the US) but as
airworthiness advice then I imagine our DG/LS owners may have a way
out. I am not a DG/LS owner so I only read these things peripherally.
I am just passing this on in case some of those who are affected may
want to look into it further.
Ulrich Stauss
O
ssues with the request to
reconsider. If the Dutch disaster repeats itself here, maybe an
entrepreneurial lawyer can be convinced to help with a class
action...?
Ulrich Stauss
On Mon 29/11/10 09:38 , Terry Neumann tfneum...@internode.on.net
sent:
On 29/11/2010 8:56 AM, Mik
#x27;ll actually do the job, my responses to these
>proposals will be to politely point out the issues with the request
>to reconsider. If the Dutch disaster repeats itself here, maybe an
>entrepreneurial lawyer can be convinced to help with a class
action...?
>
>Ulrich
...PW5, Phöbus anyone?
Ulrich
On Mon 24/01/11 16:55 , ian mcphee mrsoar...@gmail.com sent:
No a K8 would be the way to go! Ian Mcphee
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the fare
paying passengers than enduring airframe fatigue tests and in many
cases nursing sick bags for much of the "ordeal". Cruising a few kms
upwind would have made the skies a lot friendlier.. Leave the
"unexplained tubulence" to the glider pilots any day I say!
Ulr
Neither have we - with the usual spread of opinions here I'd love to
see for myself. With four payed up GFA members at the same address
shouldn't we get priority treatment...?
Ulrich
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Like Rolf I've been following the OLC discussions for some time. It
is sad to see how commercial interests and personalities have created
this rift. Unlike Rolf though, I'm with the Skylines camp for the
following reasons:
The data uploaded to the OLC is owned by them (s
Whilst I don't tend making use of it, I did not at all mean to slag
the GFA decision to use the OLC platform for its decentralised
competition and pay for it with some of my money - on the contrary!
However, now that there may be an alternative it surely is worth
exploring the opti
Mark,
please add 3 from the Stauss family.
In your experience, is there any way to change the wind-direction on
weekends at Lochiel (sheer will-power...)? The BGC decided to take a '21
along (it's already in the trailer) for a bit of ridge fun after the seminar
and the forecast promptly changed t
tor so he might as
well show us how it's done safely and properly lest we kill ourselves going
it solo. It would make us better pilots anyway.
Not that he encouraged us in any way. On the contrary, he came down hard on
any known transgressions.
Ulrich Stauss
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