[Aus-soaring] BoM data feed to Australian Atmospheric Soundings website

2014-08-19 Thread Mark Newton
G’day. I’ve recently received email from the Bureau of Meteorology to say that the data feed they’ve historically provided to make http://slash.dotat.org/cgi-bin/atmos work will, in future, cost $1125 per annum. Or, more to the point: The data itself will continue to be free, but there’s a $1

Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread Paul Bart
Well it depends on from where. Seems very cheap from China, Hong Kong etc. Not so bad from UK. Makes you wonder what is going on. Cheers Paul : > > ..snip.. > > Shipping has become very expensive > > Dennis > > > > It sure has, both into and out of Australia. > > Mike > > *Borgelt Instrume

Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread rolf a. buelter
Just to clarify - the sheets and prices I cited earlier yield 4 cushions 400 X 450 mm. I purchased 7 each and freight was just over US $ 200.-. Each cushion came to A $ 40.- landed on my door step. Rgds - Rolf From: rbuel...@hotmail.com To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: RE: [Aus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 09:00 AM 20/08/2014, you wrote: ..snip.. Shipping has become very expensive Dennis It sure has, both into and out of Australia. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784 oversea

Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread Peter Champness
Has anyone tried mould your own? On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:00 AM, dennis hipperson wrote: > The figures looked like this > > Foam: > > CF47 25mmx400x400 Green > CF45 12.5mmx400x400 Blue > > Cumulus Soaring: > CF47 25x400x400 $30 > CF45 12.5x400x400 $30 > Freight approximately $45.95 USPS > Total

Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread dennis hipperson
The figures looked like this Foam: CF47 25mmx400x400 Green CF45 12.5mmx400x400 Blue Cumulus Soaring: CF47 25x400x400 $30 CF45 12.5x400x400 $30 Freight approximately $45.95 USPS Total US$105.95 so around A$113 at todays rates Specialty Foams WA: CF47 25x400x400 $48+GST CF45 12.5x400x400 $24+GST

Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread dennis hipperson
Richard,Gary et al, I recently priced such foam from Cumulus and also the WA source, the foam was cheap from Cumulus BUT the shipping was horrendous such that I bit the bullet and bought from WA. They were very good to deal with. Dennis On 19/08/14 10:39 PM, Gary Stevenson wrote: Richard, I am

Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread rolf a. buelter
I just recently bought a quantity of Sunmate from Dynamic Systems for our club and a few syndicate gliders. It costs less than Confor and for all I know same or similar material. They were very good to deal with. Transport of fluffy stuff is not cheap and it's worthwhile to combine orders.

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2014-08-19 Thread Ross McLean
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread Gary Stevenson
Richard, I am pleased that you are considering this: Use in your cockpit might save your spine/life one day. The subject of an Oz supplier comes up time and time again. Note that Confor is just a brand name. There is one supplier in WA who imports the stuff from the USA in large lumps, called bille

Re: [Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread Jeff Farrow
hese radio's. | > | >They are an old radio, but it was working fine till recently. | >Does anybody out there know of any other reputable service agents that has | >the kit to handle a M720? | > | >Thanks in advance. | > | >Michael. | >-- next part -

[Aus-soaring] container spots available

2014-08-19 Thread Grietje Wansink
We have a 2 container spots available. Packing Venlo (border Netherlands, Germany), around 20th of September. We have not booked the ship yet but arrival Melbourne will be 30th of October or 12th of November. Grietje ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-so

[Aus-soaring] Confor Foam

2014-08-19 Thread Richard Frawley
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