>but overestimate actual positions (thinking we're further away in
>terms of being over a landmark, than we actually are)
Scobie,
Yes, I also tend to over-estimate the plane's distance away from me. The
shadow cast by the plane can sometimes be useful in this regard as an
indication of exactly w
>If anyone has any input on how to approach the Boy Scouts to get written
>permission to continue to fly there, we are wide open to suggestions.
For starters, bring along an affectionate girlfriend or current proof of
marriage :-)
David
Berkeley CA USA
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>A mix of something sort of like model airplane dope (but not quite) is
>poured over a wide pan of water, and it spreads out like an oil slick.
>The mix floats on the water until it sets, at which point a frame
>(submerged in the water) is pulled up under it
Hey this brings back fond memories o
Just drove back from Weiser (Idaho) to Ontario, then across to Burns and
down 395. Are there any guys on RCSE who live near Weiser/Ontario/Payette?
Wow, are there some great ridges up there! In fact, all over the place are
bare steep ridges, hogback DS ridges, and fabulous thermal potential (black
>Indoor DS anyone?
Great idea! Pull the couch to the middle of the room, point the fan towards
the front of it, and DS on the backside!
David
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>How 'bout this:
>http://www.dxmarket.com/micromark/products/50304.html
Quote from their page below...I don't see why they call this a "MINIATURE
TABLE SAW"---heck my workbench is nowhere near that big!
"Takes up only 7-1/4' x 9-1/2' of your
valuable workbench space. Fixed position
2' blade. "
R
Before the heavy-weights weigh in here, here's my guess: both explanations
are correct, but the tail has the greater effect. As the plane enters
lifting air, both the wing and the tail experience an increase in AOA
(relative to airflow). The wing itself will tend to correct (nose down) to
return t
>a slope 70deg on the front and 45deg on the back, or a slope 45deg
>on the front and 70deg on the back. which one is better?
Since a 45deg. slope is actually very steep, my guess is that either of
those slopes is more than steep enough to get good separation if the ridge
is narrow enough, wind
>i been reading the DS messages and getting pretty interested in give it a
try..
>there was a message that sed that while there were people flying the front
part of the slope"i guess the lift zone of the slope"he >was flying the
"back side"is this the rotor area?? i got confused!
>can some bod
>In response to the numerous posts regarding DS, Joe Wurts did not invent
>DS. Not to take anything form Joe since he is an excellent pilot, but
>considering him as the inventor would be like comparing the Wright
brothers
>to the designers of a P-51 or equivalent. ---SNIP---
I don't understand t
> I haven't mentioned the
>measured inaccuracies of the pumps yet have I?
No, but please do! This type of pump has been around for decades and seems
to be adequate for chemists/biochemists and other applications requiring
better than the +/-10% of some resin systems, so it would be interesting to
Got a chunk of 0.9lb/cu.ft EPP in the mail from that clever marketer Rick
Powers, and this stuff looks good to me---did someone mention poor blob
adhesion?? Not hardly, at least by look, feel, and hard bending by hand.
This stuff is amazing---very solid and homogeneous feel to it, no sense at
all
>Has anyone else heard of that?
Yes, but according to Bob Kerr (former nat'l CL champ) they pull on the
lines to provide energy...Bob, are you still on the list?
Might be possible though, since the circle could be similar to what a
seabird does.
David
Berkeley CA USA
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>But I've seen mention of DSing in some older (70's) hangliding books by a
guy
>named Pagen I think. He's from up around State College.
Yeah, he (Dennis Pagen) talks about it in his first hang gliding
meteorology book, and describes exploiting a shear similar to what we use
for DSing behind hil
> I currently publish two sets of plans and a book on the topic.
I have this book--bought it a few years back at a hobby store in these
parts. Although the vac-forming device is way cheaper and simpler to
build than I thought it would be, I never actually got around to building
one (too busy
To all,
I should have checked with HobbyHorse before posting my response about the
$35 price on the Hitec Supreme Rx---it was their "Web Special" for a couple
of months...but they sold them all and it's over now (I called and asked).
I apologize for raising false hopes. [it's worth checking their
mpopescu decreed--
>Sailplanes DO NOT fly. They fall.
Mike, quick, tell the Wright brothers...their early falling with gliders
was referred to by them as "flying". How could they have been so wrong?!
Thanks for straightening us out on this key point.
David
Berkeley CA USA
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