Re: [Aus-soaring] SpaceX launch

2016-07-17 Thread Nelson Handcock
That was super cool! On 18 Jul 2016 14:58, "Leigh Bunting" wrote: > SpaceX just nailed another landing of the first stage back at the Cape. > > And CRS-8 is successfully deployed. > > Leigh Bunting > Balaklava GC > > ___ >

Re: [Aus-soaring] SpaceX launch

2016-07-17 Thread Leigh Bunting
SpaceX just nailed another landing of the first stage back at the Cape. And CRS-8 is successfully deployed. Leigh Bunting Balaklava GC ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Loss of control accidents

2016-07-17 Thread DMcD
>>The BGA some years ago now modified their standard glider circuit to cut off >>the base turn which keeps the glider closer to the landing zone. This was a >>result of looking at real flight records as to what experienced pilots were >>doing in out landings. I think you will find that the GFA

Re: [Aus-soaring] SpaceX launch

2016-07-17 Thread Nelson Handcock
The www.spacex/webcast didn't work for me, but this one currently is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIdCuSsJh8=youtu.be On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Ross McLean wrote: > Wow that was pretty interesting. > > > > >

Re: [Aus-soaring] SpaceX launch

2016-07-17 Thread Leigh Bunting
Yep. Have it up on my TV. Leigh Bunting Balaklava GC On 18 Jul 2016 13:05, Mike Borgelt wrote: Next Falcon 9 launch in just over one hour at 2:45PM local Webcast starts at 2:25PM www.spacex/webcast See a spaceship takeoff and land. Mike Borgelt

Re: [Aus-soaring] Loss of control accidents

2016-07-17 Thread Mike Borgelt
Same for landing piston engine aircraft on carriers. In this case they think it is easier to judge and simply rolling in a gentle bank and adjusting it slightly is easier to judge and more stable with lower dynamics than rolling in and out of tighter turns in the square circuit. The BGA

Re: [Aus-soaring] SpaceX launch

2016-07-17 Thread Mike Borgelt
Next Falcon 9 launch in just over one hour at 2:45PM local Webcast starts at 2:25PM www.spacex/webcast See a spaceship takeoff and land. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784

Re: [Aus-soaring] Loss of control accidents

2016-07-17 Thread Mike Borgelt
EAA has been sending around information about this. We'll have to see how it shakes out when the dust settles. I've not lost my cynicism about the cupidity and venality of aviation bureaucrats everywhere. Lately with their R/C model and drone registration, FAA seems to be competing with

Re: [Aus-soaring] Loss of control accidents

2016-07-17 Thread Mark Newton
On Jul 18, 2016, at 10:27 AM, Jim Staniforth wrote: > In other FAA news, the third class medical is slated to go away! > Presidential signature was on the 15th. The FAA now has a year to put it > into the regulations. Not quite that simple. The legislation

Re: [Aus-soaring] Loss of control accidents

2016-07-17 Thread Jim Staniforth
Interesting approach. In other FAA news, the third class medical is slated to go away! Presidential signature was on the 15th. The FAA now has a year to put it into the regulations. Essentially, if you have held and not been denied an FAA aviation medical within 10 years of 15 July 2016,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Loss of control accidents

2016-07-17 Thread Mike Borgelt
From latest Aviation Week and Space Technology discussing GA accidents, primarily loss of control aka "stall spin" Not all interventions will require new devices. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is working with UND's aviation department to test a circular landing pattern used