Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Simon Hackett
Hah! This is where I get to use one of my favourite jokes! Sky(tm) has a bug in it. The sky appears blue, but its actually supposed to be white. The reason for that is that there is a bug in the universes 'ray tracing' algorithm, so it renders in the wrong colour. Regards, Simon On

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Ruth Patching
Oh Simon, you just crack me up. Much better than JR's jokes!! Cheers Patch - Original Message - From: Simon Hackett si...@base64.com.au To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Wednesday, 24 October, 2012

[Aus-soaring] Space shuttle / 747 over Southern California

2012-10-24 Thread Future Aviation
Hello all! Please have a look at this. Some great views of Southern California as the NASA 747 with the Space Shuttle aboard arrives. This truly historical film is worth seeing (In HD and full screen display). http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/shuttlelax/Shuttlelaxvideo.html

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Redmond Quinn
That wouldn’t be hard J Cheers Redmond From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Ruth Patching Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2012 4:54 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re:

[Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Tablet

2012-10-24 Thread John Trezise
These are currently on sale at Dick Smith at $269 until 5 Nov (in NSW anyway) which is probably as good as any price I have seen, particularly from a reputable retailer (rather than an internet trader). I previously bought a Dell Streak 7 tablet which failed after four months and for which I am

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread gavin wrigley
Redmomd/Cathy/AUGC...I need an email address off line, please. Gavin Wrigley. From: rqu...@adelaide.on.net To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:57:20 +1030 Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update That wouldn’t be hard J CheersRedmond From:

[Aus-soaring] Slimpack parachute

2012-10-24 Thread Bill Tugnett
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Tom Wilksch
I think an offline email address is just called an address Tom gavin wrigley gavi...@hotmail.com wrote: ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit:

[Aus-soaring] Darling Downs weather for the weekend of 27 - 28 October 2012

2012-10-24 Thread Robert Hart
Hi folks The forecast is available at the link below. At this stage, Saturday looks like it could be affected by middle and high level cloud but Sunday looks very promising. I will update tomorrow. -- Robert

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Redmond Quinn
Gavin, Either: c...@internode.on.net redmond.qu...@adelaide.on.net Cheers, Redmond From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of gavin wrigley Sent: Thursday, 25 October 2012 12:52 AM To:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Erich Wittstock
People have been misled in the past and developed deep imprinted psychological barriers as a result. This rendering issue can cause confusion for some. Just because Sky(TM) displays a totally blue screen does not mean that it locked up - unlike other systems it still works - perfectly. Give it a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Paul Mander
Has anyone else noticed a major flaw in this app? That is, that from time to time it leaks? I believe the developers are aware of the problem and will release a fix shortly. -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Michael Eales
A drawback of cloud computing I guess. Wonder whats the app programing language is? Oxygene, C#, maybe Visual Basic ? - Michael. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:29 AM, Paul Mander p...@mander.net.au wrote: Has anyone else noticed a major flaw in this app? That is, that from time to time it

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 06:59:03AM +0800, Michael Eales wrote: A drawback of cloud computing I guess. Wonder whats the app programing language is? Oxygene, C#, maybe Visual Basic ? Adobe Air. - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

[Aus-soaring] CAAP 149-1(0) -- Aerotowing

2012-10-24 Thread Mark Newton
CASA has just released CAAP 149-1(0), RAAO registered aircraft acceptable to CASA for the aerotowing of other aircraft. Part 6 includes a list of Recreational Aviation Administration Organization (RAAO) aircraft which CASA thinks are acceptable tugs. The document claims, This is the first CAAP

[Aus-soaring] JoeyGlide Early Bird Discount Closes

2012-10-24 Thread Adam Webb
Hi All, Just a reminder for any Juniors planning on entering JoeyGlide (Australian Junior Nationals + Juniors XC Coaching Week) this year that the early bird discount closes at the end of this month. We have 18 entries so far, and 6 pilots taking part in the two seater coaching, meaning this