Re: [Aus-soaring] September Special
At 03:12 PM 30/08/2011, you wrote: That overides the Seniors Card discount I assume?:-) Geez with the age of most glider pilots you'd go broke giving Seniors discounts. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
Re: [Aus-soaring] GPS vs pressure Altitude
After last week's thread on GPS vs Pressure Altitude I've written a short article on the difference and why it is so. Look under Articles on our home page at www.borgeltinstruments.com You might like to read about the B700 and B800 while you are there. We've actually got complete, working, instruments available now. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
[Aus-soaring] Media (sigh)
At least someone posted a refutation. http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/9222550.Glider_pilot_ditches_into_field/ http://www.worcesterstandard.co.uk/2011/08/30/story-Glider-crash-lands-close-to-estate-16147.html___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
Re: [Aus-soaring] September Special
Hi Mike Can you confirm that the B 700 fits into a standard 57 mm panel hole? Thank you Bernard -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Tuesday, 30 August 2011 1:32 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] September Special We're running a Special for the month of September 2011 B700 at A$792 plus shipping for orders during September. Normally A$847 plus shipping. The B700 is a great replacement for your old mechanical vario, easier to install (no flasks) and actually useful because of the audio, averager and integrator and the comparator of those. Details on our website www.borgeltinstruments.com The manual is there also and also details of the B800 and the manual for that. If you have an Oudie, the B800 was designed with the Oudie in mind. Hopefully this spring and summer will be better than the last one and have less rain. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
Re: [Aus-soaring] September Special
Hi Bernard, Yes the 57mm fits a standard 57mm hole and the 80mm fits a standard 80mm hole. You need to enlarge the mounting holes from 4mm to 6mm or 1/4 in the upper right and lower left positions to provide clearance for the toggle switches. The B800 in climb mode acts and performs exactly like the B700 except that the start/end of the thermal climb is done by the cruise/climb switch and as we don't have one on the B700 we use a little logic to figure out when you are climbing without the instrument deciding you are climbing whenever the vario momentatrily goes above zero. Mike . At 08:35 AM 31/08/2011, you wrote: Hi Mike Can you confirm that the B 700 fits into a standard 57 mm panel hole? Thank you Bernard -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Tuesday, 30 August 2011 1:32 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] September Special We're running a Special for the month of September 2011 B700 at A$792 plus shipping for orders during September. Normally A$847 plus shipping. The B700 is a great replacement for your old mechanical vario, easier to install (no flasks) and actually useful because of the audio, averager and integrator and the comparator of those. Details on our website www.borgeltinstruments.com The manual is there also and also details of the B800 and the manual for that. If you have an Oudie, the B800 was designed with the Oudie in mind. Hopefully this spring and summer will be better than the last one and have less rain. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
Re: [Aus-soaring] Media (sigh)
At 07:51 AM 31/08/2011, you wrote: At least someone posted a refutation. http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/9222550.Glider_pilot_ditches_into_field/http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/9222550.Glider_pilot_ditches_into_field/ http://www.worcesterstandard.co.uk/2011/08/30/story-Glider-crash-lands-close-to-estate-16147.html ___ The continued social acceptability of outlanding in sailplanes may be in question here. There are places, even remote ones, where it isn't at all welcome. There was a thread on rec.aviation.soaring where they were talking about ranchers in remote places in the western US. Those guys live out there because they don't like people much and don't much like the invasion of their space. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
Re: [Aus-soaring] Media (sigh)
Education of the public is the key here. Texas outlandings near the Mexican border is an issue at Uvalde, the smaller ranch strips they are worried about drug traffic - the larger strips with luxury houses may actually be drug lords!! One issue in England is that balloonists [who do more damage in general] have a standard thing of a gift of 50-100 pounds, when a glider then lands in the area the farmer expects the same. Luckily I have not yet had a bad reaction here in Australia, usually quite the opposite. Tom From: Mike Borgelt mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Media (sigh) At 07:51 AM 31/08/2011, you wrote: At least someone posted a refutation. http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/9222550.Glider_pilot_ditches_into_field/ http://www.worcesterstandard.co.uk/2011/08/30/story-Glider-crash-lands-close-to-estate-16147.html ___ The continued social acceptability of outlanding in sailplanes may be in question here. There are places, even remote ones, where it isn't at all welcome. There was a thread on rec.aviation.soaring where they were talking about ranchers in remote places in the western US. Those guys live out there because they don't like people much and don't much like the invasion of their space. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
[Aus-soaring] Headline: Flight Lands Safely Was: Media (sigh)
Ah yes the media, it is a bit like: Flight Lands Safely In Perth after mid flight radio broadcast Breaking News: A Qantas flight from Sydney to Perth (QF 565) landed safely at 9:10 am today. The Boeing 767-300 made a text book landing after the 3 hour flight carrying 220 people. Apparently the pilot called air traffic controllers mid flight, from almost 10km altitude, declaring Ops normal. A Qantas spokesman said that this was not unusual and pilots were trained for such occurrences. The plane made an uneventful landing on arrival in Perth. No one was injured and all the passenger disembarked without incident. Passenger John Smith, when asked about how the crew handled the situation, said Well the Captain told us what the weather was going to be like in Perth and told us the local time. His voice was very calm. Disclaimer: the above is satire and a parody! ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
Re: [Aus-soaring] Media (sigh)
It doesn't always go sideways. One friend landed a Craponi on a ranch in Nevada and was issued food, water, a pickup truck, a blanket and a gun by the rancher. I only understand the first four things. There's someone with the contest letters 666 often flying in Utah, a Mormon state, oh dear. And a junior girl flew a borrowed glider for a couple of comps which had contest letters SEX.Both asking for trouble! Neither got it as far as I know. In Britain, the expected payoff thing is a real problem. I used to crew for a balloon pilot. We once landed in a field of immature corn. Kept the balloon inflated until the rest of our crew, the farmer and half the village showed up. They caught the envelope as it dropped, protecting the crop except where the basket had smashed it. Amazingly, everyone walked between the rows... Educated. Jim From: tom claffey to...@yahoo.com To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Media (sigh) Education of the public is the key here. Texas outlandings near the Mexican border is an issue at Uvalde, the smaller ranch strips they are worried about drug traffic - the larger strips with luxury houses may actually be drug lords!! One issue in England is that balloonists [who do more damage in general] have a standard thing of a gift of 50-100 pounds, when a glider then lands in the area the farmer expects the same. Luckily I have not yet had a bad reaction here in Australia, usually quite the opposite. Tom ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
Re: [Aus-soaring] Media (sigh)
At 12:03 PM 31/08/2011, you wrote: Education of the public is the key here. Okay Take a careful look around See any chance of success? Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
