[Aus-soaring] Mountain High Service Centre on Oz ?

2011-06-07 Thread bjones
Hello everyone, My MH EDS model D1a has developed a fault, I plug it in and turn it on all goes well until i take my first puff of oxygen, then it locks full open and doesn't stop. Does anyone know of a Repair shop in Australia to get the unit repaired ??, Regards Ben West Oz

Re: [Aus-soaring] Mountain High Service Centre on Oz ?

2011-06-07 Thread Stuart Kerri FERGUSON
Morgan Sandercock can help you, I have Included his email address in my reply. Stuart FERGUSON Phone - 0419 797508 Sent from iPad On 07/06/2011, at 21:52, bjo...@pipecomp.com.au wrote: Hello everyone, My MH EDS model D1a has developed a fault, I plug it in and turn it on all goes

[Aus-soaring] Boettger Flies 1,400 Miles Without Engine

2011-06-07 Thread John Mason
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1925-full.html#204759 http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=1852555 http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/gordon_boettger_glider_flight_record_sierra_wave_204759-1.html#gallery JM

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boettger Flies 1,400 Miles Without Engine

2011-06-07 Thread Jim Staniforth
... In his vintage Glasflugel Kestrel.   This is the latest in the season there has been big wave in memory.Gordo and Jim Payne have both been pushing hard in the Sierra wave. Jim just took back the #2 position on the OLC, but Gordo with the top two flights just has to fly something like 500k

Re: [Aus-soaring] Mountain High Service Centre on Oz ?

2011-06-07 Thread Roger Druce
Hello Ben, The answer is simple, don't muck around, just package it up and send it direct to Mountain High. Their after sales service is in my experience simply excellent. I have had a two problems with MH regulators and they fixed them at no charge including upgrading some of the internals

Re: [Aus-soaring] Mountain High Service Centre on Oz ?

2011-06-07 Thread Mike Borgelt
Ben, It takes a few days extra each way to just send stuff to the manufacturer. Would be less if the Australian Customs mob were just abolished. Wouldn't do any harm and would save heaps of money. Actual travel time is basically 24 hours one way anywhere in the world. Mike At 11:57 AM

[Aus-soaring] PDA/PNA - protrait or landscape?

2011-06-07 Thread bcoleman
Hi all, For users of PDA/PNAs in the cockpit - do you have them oriented in portrait or landscape? Why? Cheers, Ben ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the

Re: [Aus-soaring] PDA/PNA - protrait or landscape?

2011-06-07 Thread Mike Borgelt
Ben, Some PNAs don't support portrait. (my Navig8r 35) Depends on that and personal preference really and also if one particular orientation makes the thing easier to fit in the cockpit. I strongly suggest you DO NOT block the forward and down view either side of the instrument panel.

Re: [Aus-soaring] PDA/PNA - protrait or landscape?

2011-06-07 Thread Stuart Kerri FERGUSON
Landscape 1) The works best with my cockpit layout. 2) I prefer it that way. Stuart FERGUSON Phone - 0419 797508 Sent from iPad On 08/06/2011, at 14:49, bcole...@xstratacoal.com.au wrote: Hi all, For users of PDA/PNAs in the cockpit - do you have them oriented in portrait or landscape?