Re: [Aus-soaring] Flarmtube?

2007-02-06 Thread Tom Wilksch
Oh really? Well I suppose that explains why we kept getting low and had to pop the engine :-) - Original Message - From: "David Conway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 6:16 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soa

RE: [Aus-soaring] Flarmtube?

2007-02-06 Thread David Conway
Of course, in the case of the nimbus video, I was staring at the camera the whole time, but thats ok cos Dave was flying, as you have pointed out. >> ummm er what? I thought you were flying? :P ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.o

[Aus-soaring] .Best Easter event

2007-02-06 Thread nandrews
Hey Chris, don't forget the best gliding Easter event would have to be the Queensland Easter comps which has I believe the only council funded free BBQ night in Australia? Got to be worth coming just for that. Entries are arriving already and there are still Motel rooms in town available a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Flarmtube?

2007-02-06 Thread Tom Wilksch
A good point Personally, I find that when I am flying a single seater and filming, I'm not actually looking at the video camera to see what it is doing. I turn it on, talk to it or wave it about as I feel necessary, and turn it off again. I dont actually see what I've come up with till I'm ba

RE: [Aus-soaring] Darwinnian Selection and low competition finishes

2007-02-06 Thread Alan WIlson
Geez, I have sat on the sidelines watching those that want high speed finishes, noted the GFA training directive, and concluded that Darwinian selection will solve the challenge. Firstly McReady: the damage to competition speed is already done some 50 km/5,000 feet away. One should have been on

[Aus-soaring] Flarmtube?

2007-02-06 Thread Mitchell Preston
The abundance of gliding in-flight videos on Youtube et al gets me to thinking: will we need to put Flarm readouts in video-camera viewfinders and/or LCD screens? It seems like a lot of folks are stooging about the sky peering through or at AV devices rather than outside (Cathy - I know Tom

Re: [Aus-soaring] Accommodation Nrm/Dubbo

2007-02-06 Thread Graeme Thompson
I can second Anne's experience of the Forest Lodge if you're gliding at Narromine and the town is full. FL is off the main drag where most of the other motels are, quiet, a great restaurant attached and great owners. Cheers Graeme ___ Aus-soaring ma

Re: [Aus-soaring] you-tube video at Waikerie

2007-02-06 Thread Tom Wilksch
Which both of us were. Tom - Original Message - From: "Robert Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] you-tube video at Waikerie Mike Borgelt wrote: At 05:16 PM 6/02

Re: [Aus-soaring] you-tube video at Waikerie

2007-02-06 Thread Robert Hart
Mike Borgelt wrote: At 05:16 PM 6/02/2007, you wrote: Very cool, Perfect example of the low level finish procedure. Mark J You mean missed approach followed by go round. Prevents any legal problems. Absolutely not. There is now a GFA/CASA approved low finish procedure (provided you are s

Re: [Aus-soaring] Accommodation Nrm/Dubbo

2007-02-06 Thread fibremites
Many thanks Anne. Don't mean to hijack the forums, or plug the cause, but if you (the couch pilots) have nothing to do during Easter, I recommend taking a trip out to Narromine. The gliding is not so good in the area at the time, as the bugs are somewhat larger than normal and tend to be everywher