Re: [Aus-soaring] Trailer for a long wing Kookaburra

Up until last week my dad owned a Skylark 4 in the UK. I flew it in May. The trailer was quite compact for the size of the glider. The 2 tips are to the left, roots positioned front and rear of the trailer. The centre section is on the right. The centre section has large wheels at each end and

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Re: [Aus-soaring] Cockpit signage

Severn valley sailplanes. Uk. Does a custom sticker sheet. Quality glue. Won't fall off. White on black. £7 Jim Crowhurst 0414643900 Ron Sanders wrote Anybody got any good suggestions for labeling cockpit switches, eg MASTER, BAT 1, BAT 2 ON OFF ETC??? RON

Re: [Aus-soaring] Cockpit signage

. Quality glue. Won't fall off. White on black. £7 Jim Crowhurst 0414643900 Ron Sanders wrote Anybody got any good suggestions for labeling cockpit switches, eg MASTER, BAT 1, BAT 2 ON OFF ETC??? RON ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Swift Avionics

I ordered an antenna and received it within the week. Great service. Jim Crowhurst Matt Gage wrote Paul, I received an order last week, so I suspect they are still going - just very very slow and bad at notifying you On 4 Sep 2014, at 14:25 , Paul Bart pb2...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Aus-soaring] Competition licenses - the emperor has no clothes

CAA and Next time I go to the UK I will have to do the above to fly a glider solo. Jim Crowhurst 0414643900 Mike Borgelt wrote Michael, The Recreational Licence medical to which I think you refer is actually a heavy vehicle driver's licence medical with some additional CASA

Re: [Aus-soaring] Competition licenses - the emperor has no clothes

They sent me a list of approved DAME and the nearest one was in Auckland. Bullseye. Jim Crowhurst Ron wrote Regards the UK medical for the LAPL, are you sure you can not do it here? I can do my UK ATPL medical here with a UK approved Australian DAME? Otherwise the contributor who

Re: [Aus-soaring] Competition licenses

Correct Jim Crowhurst 0414643900 Adam Woolley wrote A timely question Don, I think the comp license has now been replaced by a GPC. Cheers, WPP On 21 Aug 2014, at 18:28, Don Woodward donwo...@bigpond.net.au wrote: G'day all, Jen and I have just spent the last hour searching

[Aus-soaring] midair

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[Aus-soaring] UK club class live

Anyone interested in live tracking technology - this looks good. Looks like all gliders are being tracked. The scoring is good with trending for each pilot. Start gate will open soon I think. Jim ___

Re: [Aus-soaring] UK club class live

Sorry link below http://clubclass.onglide.com/current-day.xml From: jimcrowhu...@hotmail.com To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:23:18 +1000 Subject: [Aus-soaring] UK club class live Anyone interested in live tracking technology - this looks good. Looks like

Re: [Aus-soaring] One blocked static port

If they're on the tail boom, I don't think you'd notice. Sent from my Sony Xperia™ smartphone Justin Sinclair wrote Hey brains trust, If I had one blocked static port, the system had T-pieces ensuring all instruments share both statics am I likely to get bouncy mechanical and

Re: [Aus-soaring] One blocked static port

...@optusnet.com.au Sent from my iPad On 31 May 2014, at 7:17 am, jim crowhurst jimcrowhu...@hotmail.com wrote: If they're on the tail boom, I don't think you'd notice. Sent from my Sony Xperia™ smartphone Justin Sinclair wrote Hey brains trust, If I had one blocked static

Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 3.

shootus From: wommamuku...@bigpond.com To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 17:55:47 +1000 Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 3. Anemóptero if you are going classic Greek From: Mike Borgelt Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 8:26 AM To: Discussion of issues

[Aus-soaring] FW: BGA News update - Cross-country and Competitions

The BGA rules for 2014 have been released. Follow the link below. The addition of the handicap distance task is interesting. We have used this concept at Kingaroy on grand Prix weekends in the recent past and have found it to work well. It will be great if seeyou can be modified to score this

[Aus-soaring] Medicals

I have just been reading the medicals section of the OPS part of the GFA website and was looking at the FAQ. With respect to overseas pilots, I am confused I am an Australian Citizen but hold a Class 1/Class 2 Medical Certificate issued overseas. Can I use this to meet GFA’s medical

Re: [Aus-soaring] Medicals

://www.glidingaustralia.org/GFA-Ops/foreignpilots.html http://www.glidingaustralia.org/GFA-Ops/foreignpilots.html Christopher Thorpe From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of jim crowhurst Sent: Thursday, 10 October 2013 9

Re: [Aus-soaring] Cambridge 20 problem

Jarek. I run winpilot on my ipaq 3890 and it gets data from the flarm (ozflarm) I get the same steps on the trace from winpilot. I have checked this with 2 different flarm systems in 2 different gliders and it is the same problem. So unlikely to be lose wires etc. I have no idea why it does

Re: [Aus-soaring] Cambridge 20 problem

I have a feeling the my problem may be the flarm switching rapidly between gps and barometric pressure. I will try my other pda and then the volkslogger. Could it be a winpilot thing? Jim jar...@optusnet.com.au wrote: Hi Jim, Tim Shirley suggested changing  the Cambridge internal battery.

Re: [Aus-soaring] New Rules: Start Heights

Last year I flew the British club class nats. They had changed their rule to setting the max start height 1000ft above cloudbase. This prevents any 'real' benefit from starting in wave but on most days where there was no wave noone had to worry about the start height and your full attention was

Re: [Aus-soaring] Optimum wing loadings for climb rates?

Tim. I agree. Jim -Original Message- From: Tim Shirley Sent: 13 Jul 2013 10:09:36 GMT To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Optimum wing loadings for climb rates? Go fly it. A lot. With some ballast, with full ballast, with no

[Aus-soaring] smokinvid 2004

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Re: [Aus-soaring] NSW Come Get It Trophy

How far is it from Kingaroy to Bathurst? JIm From: wommamuku...@bigpond.com To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 18:53:25 +1000 Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NSW Come Get It Trophy Well you might as well give that one to the Victorians too From: Paul Mander

Re: [Aus-soaring] Spam:*******, Glider Pilots License

Just wait till 2015. The EASA lisence will be mandatory by then and you can fly any easa glider on an easa lisence anywherw in europe with a class 2 medical. BGA website is pretty good. Jim Sent from Samsung Mobile Ron Sanders resand...@gmail.com wrote: What I meant was in one simply

Re: [Aus-soaring] Intermediate/short term goals

Depends on the climb rates of the day and cycle rate. Short cycle and weak climbs go for it, the whisps maybe woking well. Boomer day with big climbs under big clouds dont bother. Jim -Original Message- From: Adam Woolley Sent: 15 Mar 2013 07:42:10 GMT To: Discussion of issues

Re: [Aus-soaring] Proposed introduction of controlled airspace at Mount Cook

Done Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:31:44 -0800 From: to...@yahoo.com To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Proposed introduction of controlled airspace at Mount Cook Done.

[Aus-soaring] Carbon jets

For all the airline pilots out there: With the 787 being a mostly carbon fuselage, anyone know what the increase in radiation dose is to crew and passengers. The old ali jets would have filtered (attenuated) some rays but carbon is totally radiolucent. Anyone ever questioned this? Jim Sent

Re: [Aus-soaring] TC Yasi: High RES sat loop

I was just looking at that this arvo and thought the same thing. Worrying that it seems to be winding up! Jim Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 17:12:33 +1030 From: tfneum...@internode.on.net To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] TC Yasi: High RES sat loop Thanks Adam,

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

Lets look at the people we are trying to engage. The 15-18 year old is keen, quick to learn but money short. Mum and Dad pay, if they have the money. NOw, 15-18 year olds don't like hanging out with old farts that continually grumble and telling them what to do, how what they are doing does

Re: [Aus-soaring] UK airspace incursion

Often was the case that I would stand there in the morning, whist mopping the morning dew off the wings of my glider, with the roar of Harrier GR3's dogfighting directly above at around 6000ft. (INteresting to see their tactics with variable thrust). The airspace above Britain is small and all

[Aus-soaring] QLD STATE COMPS

Just a reminder to get in quick and take advantage of the earlybird discount for the QLD stae comps, being held at Kingaroy 19-24 sept. Contact Lorraine Kauffman lkauf...@bigpond.net.au to enter. The weather is booked for a great week of flying! Jim

[Aus-soaring] FW: [KSChat] Fw: State Comps

From: lkauf...@bigpond.net.au To: c...@kingaroysoaring.com.au Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:24:25 +1000 Subject: [KSChat] Fw: State Comps - Original Message - From: Hank Lorra To: c...@kingaroysoaring.com.au Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:00 AM Subject: State Comps Hi All

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

Tim, How were the calculations for seedings done?...some of the positions don't add up. Is there a document/ formula/ wet finger in the breeze available? Jim From: tshir...@internode.on.net To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:28:13 +1000 Subject: