Hi Alan and Rob Had a look at XCSoar website and certainly reads well for the price! How difficult is it to load aussie maps and will it take any?
Laurie 02 46531233 0425 703226 --- On Mon, 6/7/09, Alan McMaster <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Alan McMaster <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [DOG mailing list] Software for GPS > To: [email protected] > Received: Monday, 6 July, 2009, 6:46 PM > > > > > > > > Hi Rob, > > Have you > looked at XCSoar ? Try Google search. > I am about to try it on a > PDA. I'm reliably > informed that is the one and it is FREE. > I hope it works for you > (and me). > Cheers, > Alan McMaster > XOV > > ----- Original Message > ----- > From: > Rob > Thompson > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, June > 27, 2009 3:23 > PM > Subject: [DOG > mailing list] Software for > GPS > > > > > > > I recently downloaded some aviation GPS software > from > http://www.pocketfms.com/ > Interesting in that you can get it to work on > cheapo car > navigators. > > It comes with software for both your desktop > computer and your pocket > PC or car navigator. > It is a 30 day trial and stops working on your > desktop but mine still > keeps on working on my car navigator (Nokia 330) - > just can't get > updates (airspace boundaries etc). > > cheers > Rob > PO Box 129, > Lawson, NSW, 2783. > mobile 0429 > 493828 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ............................................. > > --- > On Mon, 15/6/09, Ian Mc Phee > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: > Ian Mc Phee <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [DOG mailing > list] Limbach Fuel Pump > To: [email protected] > Received: > Monday, 15 June, 2009, 8:07 PM > > > gee I got in in time with > my kit - my old pump > sure had a worn shaft. My only problem is > oil temp is way down - > I even added plastic cardboard with many holes > burnt with soldering > iron and still it runs far too cool- be buggered > to know what to do > next. I mounted the cooler on underside of > prop with a lip to > scoop the air in and the air goes out of oil > cooler out its own > chute. Perhaps I did too good a job- would > love to see 80deg c > but alas I am lucky to see 65degC!!! (this is > L2000 in falke not > dimona) > Macca > > > > 2009/6/13 Nigel Baker > <[email protected]> > > > > Hi > All. > I have had a > few enquiries for Fuel > Pump Overhaul Kits lately. > The bad news > is they are no longer > available. Supply ceased in > January. > The thing is > Most modern cars are fuel > injected and thus run electric pumps for the > pressure and in fact > most of the later model cars before EFI became > the norm used > electric pumps too. > Thus as the > old Volky's get less and > less on the road the demand got so low that it > wasn't worth it > anymore for the manufacturer to produce the > stuff. > Limbach > searched hard for an > alternative supply of the Diaphragm and Pivot > Arm with no luck. > Seems there was only the one company left doing > it. > Fortunately > they did source a > replacement pump with the same hole pattern and > Banjo type hose > fitting which is almost a direct replacement. > It does require either > a new Fiber Mounting Block or machining the > old unit down to > the correct length. > They > found an Italian > Manufacturer of Stationery Engines that still > uses mechanical pumps > and Carbs. > Thus "for > now" we have an alternative > pump. How long for we don't > know. > This type of > problem isn't going to go > away I expect. As with the Fuel Pump I expect > supply of Carby parts > will dry up before I am done flying as well so > keep this in > mind. > I am going to > organize myself a stash > of bits over a period of time as insurance to > keep me flying if > stuff does dry up. > > Cheers. > Nige. > > > > > > Access Yahoo!7 Mail on your mobile. Anytime. Anywhere. Show me how. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Access Yahoo!7 Mail on your mobile. Anytime. Anywhere. Show me how: http://au.mobile.yahoo.com/mail --------------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to the Dimona Owners Group mailing list. To unsubscribe, send email to: [email protected]
