Re: [Aus-soaring] Rope break

2011-04-12 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to sit on tow?

2011-04-12 Thread Mark Newton
I tried an internal modem,new...@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton - Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 - Fax: +61-8-82231777

Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to sit on tow?

2011-04-12 Thread Mark Newton
:-) - mark I tried an internal modem,new...@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton - Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 - Fax: +61-8-82231777

Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to sit on tow?

2011-04-12 Thread Mark Newton
I walked. Mark Newton - Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 - Fax: +61-8-82231777 - ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fwd: Fees for rubber stamping annual medicals

2011-05-19 Thread Mark Newton
for renewal of medical certificates) - mark I tried an internal modem,new...@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton - Voice: +61-4-1620-2223

Re: [Aus-soaring] Volcanoes - Climate Change

2011-05-24 Thread Mark Newton
. ] I tried an internal modem,new...@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton - Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 - Fax: +61-8-82231777

Re: [Aus-soaring] Volcanoes - Climate Change

2011-05-24 Thread Mark Newton
I walked. Mark Newton - Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 - Fax: +61-8-82231777 - ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fast work ...

2011-05-26 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Stalls

2011-05-30 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Stalls

2011-05-30 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Stalls

2011-05-30 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] FW: Stalls

2011-05-30 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Stalls

2011-05-30 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Jantar Standard 2 Manuals ??

2011-06-24 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Classifieds

2011-07-06 Thread Mark Newton
behavioural modification, rather than half-arsed censorship. Regards, - mark I tried an internal modem,new...@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton - Voice: +61

Re: [Aus-soaring] Australian Atmospheric Soundings

2011-09-16 Thread Mark Newton
Traveling now. Will check when I get home tonight. - mark On 16/09/2011, at 4:44 PM, gstev...@bigpond.com wrote: Anybody else having recent trouble connecting to this site? Anybody got Mark Newton's contact details? Please advise details offline. Regards, Gary

Re: [Aus-soaring] Australian Atmospheric Soundings

2011-09-16 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Australian Atmospheric Soundings

2011-09-19 Thread Mark Newton
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Tug noise

2011-10-10 Thread Mark Newton
! Funny ol' world, isn't it? - mark I tried an internal modem,new...@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton - Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 - Fax: +61-8

Re: [Aus-soaring] 1945 airshow

2011-10-24 Thread Mark Newton
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[Aus-soaring] Look out

2012-02-05 Thread Mark Newton
I do enjoy these optical illusion demonstrations, even if only because it highlights my own frailty. http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html Motion-induced blindness. Stare at the green dot, you'll eventually notice that the yellow dots disappear. There are some notes at the bottom of the page

Re: [Aus-soaring] Barossa Commercial Op.

2012-02-13 Thread Mark Newton
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 07:39:52AM +1000, Christopher Mc Donnell wrote: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/sa-business-journal/gliding-into-an-ideal-market-niche/story-e6fredel-1226269053560 Look up Stonefield on the OLC and get a load of the number of 1000km flights they've been doing.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Has Krosno been revived?

2012-02-22 Thread Mark Newton
I think they like metal so they can leave them tied down instead of in hangars. - mark On 23/02/2012, at 12:52 AM, tom claffey to...@yahoo.com wrote: What is it with the Yanks and low performance,ugly metal sailplanes? Tom From: MIKE BORGELT mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com To: Dave

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliders - transponders - USA - new recommendation

2012-02-22 Thread Mark Newton
Probably by not exaggerating the power requirements. Transponders are significantly less power hungry than than they used to be. (ask the New Zealanders, transponders have been mandatory in gliders over there for years) - mark On 23/02/2012, at 9:43 AM, Scott Penrose sco...@dd.com.au

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliders - transponders - USA - new recommendation

2012-02-22 Thread Mark Newton
On 23/02/2012, at 10:08 AM, Scott Penrose sco...@dd.com.au wrote: On 23/02/2012, at 10:35 AM, Mark Newton wrote: Probably by not exaggerating the power requirements. Transponders are significantly less power hungry than than they used to be. (ask the New Zealanders, transponders

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliders - transponders - USA - new recommendation

2012-02-22 Thread Mark Newton
Better attach the link :) http://www.microair.com.au/index.aspx?page=186productID=26 On 23/02/2012, at 10:34 AM, Mark Newton new...@atdot.dotat.org wrote: On 23/02/2012, at 10:08 AM, Scott Penrose sco...@dd.com.au wrote: On 23/02/2012, at 10:35 AM, Mark Newton wrote: Probably

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliders - transponders - USA - new recommendation

2012-02-23 Thread Mark Newton
On 23/02/2012, at 18:50, wom...@mail.netspeed.com.au wrote: They say 9 people have died in 20 years. I wonder how many have died by riding horses or bicycles without a helmet? Combine horses and lighter than air vehicles and ask how many people have died in horse drawn Zeppelins? -

Re: [Aus-soaring] Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 102, Issue 24

2012-03-19 Thread Mark Newton
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 07:01:33AM +1100, wayne carter wrote: I am postulating that the damage could easily be cause if the rope was wrapped AROUND the wing and dragged thus. There would be inadequate pulling force to break the weak link, but plenty of force to saw into the wing with an

Re: [Aus-soaring] DG Licenses for old LS and DG Gliders

2012-03-20 Thread Mark Newton
On 20/03/2012, at 2:11 PM, Future Aviation ec...@internode.on.net wrote: Together with the involuntary service fee it might keep DG afloat and owners of LS and DG gliders can get the support needed to keep their gliders in the air. I hope Glasflugel and Schneider never go broke, otherwise

Re: [Aus-soaring] Birdwings

2012-03-21 Thread Mark Newton
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 03:24:16PM +1030, Stuart Cassidy wrote: Apparently some dutch guy has built himself a set of ings, powered by flapping his arms The wings also have the amazing ability to eradicate their own shadows from the ground at the moment of takeoff. They come with fitted with

Re: [Aus-soaring] Practice hook up procedure

2012-03-22 Thread Mark Newton
On 22/03/2012, at 19:19, Robert Hart ha...@interweft.com.au wrote: I have experienced far too many radio problems in club gliders (and tugs) to give up the whole glider as semaphore method as a necessary fall back. If we are about safety - and we are - we need to make sure that we cover

Re: [Aus-soaring] Easements in the air

2012-03-22 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 01:55:49AM +1100, gstev...@bigpond.com wrote: As you well know, we are in relatively early days for wind power generation in Oz, and the odd wind farm here and there is more or less a cute novelty - albeit VERY green - but really neither here or there in the larger

Re: [Aus-soaring] Practice hook up procedure

2012-03-22 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 08:40:57AM +1100, ian mcphee wrote: I think 50% radio problems could be fixed with new fuse,use holder or circuit breaker, 16g quality wire, check SWR and replace BNC or aerial if needbe, and use QUALITY charger with new dual batteries. I think 100% of radio

Re: [Aus-soaring] Easements in the air

2012-03-22 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 05:33:22PM -0700, Jim Staniforth wrote: ? Gary asked why these proposed turbines weren't going closer to the grid, in an area where there are few of us pesky residents: Because they put wind turbines where the wind is, which tends to be on hilltops. - mark

Re: [Aus-soaring] Easements in the air

2012-03-23 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 12:10:32PM +1000, Mike Borgelt wrote: 1.2GW of ultimate capacity offsets a gas-fired power station. I'm not sure that is quite correct. If you build a 1.2GW peak load gas fired power station you fire it up and it goes on line. The wind - not so much. It's

Re: [Aus-soaring] overflying property ...

2012-03-25 Thread Mark Newton
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 01:20:19PM +1100, rolf a. buelter wrote: A glider pilot and balloonist friend of mine back in Germany drove his hot air ballon not too high across a farm with their prized stud pig in the yard. When he lit the burner, the pig did a flick roll and died of a hard

Re: [Aus-soaring] Riding around in a header

2012-03-25 Thread Mark Newton
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 02:41:25PM +1100, Stuart Kerri FERGUSON wrote: it would be a pity that the poor experiences of a few colour our thinking about the majority of wonderful people we meet during our adventures in the bush. Reminds me of a comment in an American forum I frequent

[Aus-soaring] AMSA-registered PLBs

2012-03-26 Thread Mark Newton
Does anyone have a source for nicely-priced 406MHz AS/NZ4280.2 PLBs which meet the requirements of CAR 252A ? Extra points if they're in-stock in Adelaide. And yes, I already know CASA the topic of PLBs is fraught, and that we should be able to buy cheaper American ones, but can't. Thanks,

Re: [Aus-soaring] AMSA-registered PLBs

2012-03-26 Thread Mark Newton
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 04:45:49PM +1100, Stuart Kerri FERGUSON wrote: you can buy the PLB where ever you like, the requirement is that if you register the beacon to an Australian registered aircraft at an Australian Address the Beacon must carry Australian coding; the

Re: [Aus-soaring] AMSA-registered PLBs

2012-03-27 Thread Mark Newton
The wrap-up, for those who are wondering: Johnny Appleseed GPS (www.ja-gps.com.au) carries the GME MT410 PLB for $328, or the MT410G (with GPS) for $399. Free overnight shipping. I figure that's the most useful pointer to give to readers of a national mailing list, 'cos it doesn't much matter

Re: [Aus-soaring] AMSA-registered PLBs

2012-03-27 Thread Mark Newton
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:38:42AM +1000, Mike Borgelt wrote: Just my opinion but GME should meet the same ultimate fate as Sirius Cybernetics. I've had dealings with them. Curious: What kind of dealings? Buy the McMurdo or the ACR with GPS at the same price. They are slightly smaller

Re: [Aus-soaring] Radio near collision.

2012-04-19 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 09:31:21AM +1000, Christopher Mc Donnell wrote: http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/04/20/teenage-pilots-quick-response-avoids-collision/ The actual ATSB report referenced by the article is here: http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3548648/ab-2012-019.pdf#page=47 I'm

Re: [Aus-soaring] Radio near collision.

2012-04-19 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:12:20AM +0930, Stuart Cassidy wrote: A more accurate title would be teen pilot nearly causes accident I think it is poor form when passengers are maintaining a better lookout than the pilot. The ATSB says the glider pilot saw the Cessna at about 2 miles distance.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Flight record

2012-05-02 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, May 03, 2012 at 08:09:17AM +1000, Mike Borgelt wrote: This might be cause for some thought: Does anyone know how to eat a Volkslogger? - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription

Re: [Aus-soaring] Flight record

2012-05-02 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, May 03, 2012 at 11:05:12AM +0930, Mark Newton wrote: This might be cause for some thought: Does anyone know how to eat a Volkslogger? (I'm asking for a friend) - mark :-) ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Certification - how, what and why

2012-05-03 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, May 04, 2012 at 11:00:54AM +1000, Mike Cleaver wrote: Many people rail against certification for gliders and say we do not need it. Would they likewise say that we should all be able to go out and buy a car that had not been shown to meet the Australian Design Rules? Yes --

[Aus-soaring] CTAF

2012-05-13 Thread Mark Newton
Hmm. http://www.gfa.org.au/iMIS15/GFA/News_Content/Ops_News_Content/CTAF.aspx - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glide ratio

2012-05-15 Thread Mark Newton
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 01:48:10PM +1000, DMcD wrote: In the Grinding the Crack video, Jeb Corliss in a wing suit cuts a string on some balloons being held by a man which appear to be around 2-3 metres off the ground. How much control does Corliss have over his glide path to miss the

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA gliding licence

2012-05-17 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:06:01AM +1000, Dave Long Cath Lincoln wrote: http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:PWA::pc=PC_100935 Seems it won't be much use to anyone unless you also have a CASA pilot licence. Where do you read that? I read the opposite: that it won't be much use to

Re: [Aus-soaring] self declared fitness

2012-05-18 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:10:58AM -0700, McLean Richard wrote: Any moving vehicle carries with it the responsibility to remain in control - your medical condition puts others potentially at risk if it means your no-longer-piloted glider crashes into someone else or their property. Hardly

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA gliding licence

2012-05-18 Thread Mark Newton
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 05:21:29PM +1000, Christopher Mc Donnell wrote: And if this comes to pass I hope CASA uses the word 'licence' on it's document rather than 'certificate' . They seem to alternate between the two words. Fetishism about a license is a bit of an Australianism. The

Re: [Aus-soaring] (no subject)

2012-05-21 Thread Mark Newton
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 01:57:31PM +1000, Mike Borgelt wrote: Looks like our American friends may have built a fully competitive 15M sailplane The Duckhawk? Yes. There's been some chat about it on the Waikerie Gliding Club mailing list. Vendor claims it does 50:1 at 71 knots at 960lb (55

Re: [Aus-soaring] LS8-18 for sale

2012-06-04 Thread Mark Newton
On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 08:57:35AM +0930, Matthew Scutter wrote: DG extractor installed for optimized performance. From where does it extract the DG's? Sounds like something every gliding club should have. Short of 2-seaters? Just extract another DG1000 :) Form 2 valid till Nov 2013.

[Aus-soaring] Solar plane completes maiden intercontinental trip

2012-06-05 Thread Mark Newton
Intercontinental from Spain to Morocco. Might have been easier to hit the milestone by going from Gibraltar to Ceuta :) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-06/solar-plane-completes-maiden-intercontinental-trip/4054898 Now let's see them do London to New York. Might need to take a packed lunch

[Aus-soaring] CASA Airworthiness Bulletin for control cable terminations

2012-06-26 Thread Mark Newton
Is anyone aware of any gliders that use stainless steel SAE-AISI 303Se control cable end fittings? http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/airworth/awb/27/001.pdf CASA recommendation is to life them at 15 years due to failure arising from chloride stress corrosion cracking. - mark

Re: [Aus-soaring] MORE: Hypoxia / chamber run video

2012-07-08 Thread Mark Newton
On Sun, Jul 08, 2012 at 11:24:18PM +1000, gstev...@bigpond.com wrote: However, I further suggest that you do not hold your breath if you expect a positive outcome. At least, not until you've spoken to Geoff Vincent :-) - mark [ boom tish. ]

Re: [Aus-soaring] (no subject) FAIR GO

2012-07-10 Thread Mark Newton
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 04:08:14PM +1000, David Long wrote: Two messages. Glad there's a thread here about oxygen systems. With all the hyperventilating that's going on, we might need a few of them. My email address has been the same for about fifteen years and has been widely publicized

[Aus-soaring] YouTube vid of US outlanding accident

2012-07-13 Thread Mark Newton
http://m.youtube.com/?reload=2rdm=m36a5l421#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXqf0HqpnySA%26feature%3Dplayer_embeddedfeature=player_embeddedv=Xqf0HqpnySAgl=AU Uploader says it's the last bit of a 16 minute video, and that there'll be more later. Probably worth watching for decision-making

Re: [Aus-soaring] Club Class Records: unofficial

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Newton
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 11:03:24PM +1000, gstev...@bigpond.com wrote: It is extremely unlikely that any current record for the type can be improved upon. In my opinion another good reason to put 99% of these ships in museums, before structural/glue or other failure kills somebody. We

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pulse Jet Glider

2012-07-30 Thread Mark Newton
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 09:16:07PM +0930, Matthew Scutter wrote: April Fools joke? Visonary? The real deal? You decide. The last paragraph gave it away for me. A German aircrat with a pulse jet designed to be turned off in flight. Where have I seen that before? :-) - mark

Re: [Aus-soaring] Something to make you laugh, Ozzie IFR waypoint fun, this is true!

2012-09-16 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 02:47:30PM +0800, Texler, Michael wrote: Look in the Airservices Austrlia designated airspace book: http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dah/dah.pdf Near the top right corner of South Australia, you can plan IFR via PUDYA SWEED LIPPS ALIDL CLOZA TOUDA

[Aus-soaring] Fwd: NASA eBook: Breaking the Mishap Chain

2012-10-14 Thread Mark Newton
Breaking the Mishap Chain: Human Factors Lessons Learned from Aerospace Accidents and Incidents in Research, Flight Test, and Development By Peter W. Merlin, Gregg A. Bendrick, and Dwight A. Holland This volume contains a collection of case studies of mishaps involving experimental

[Aus-soaring] 50' obstacle clearance rule

2012-10-14 Thread Mark Newton
Hi folks. My google-fu is failing me, but at least one of you can probably help. I've long accepted that the rule for obstacle clearance is 50'. However, the GFA instructor handbook describes it as a wingspan, and the B certificate oral exam calls 50' a recommended minimum, so I'm trying to

Re: [Aus-soaring] 50' obstacle clearance rule

2012-10-14 Thread Mark Newton
On 15/10/2012, at 13:12, Tim Shirley tshir...@internode.on.net wrote: As a general comment, making mandatory rules for obstacle clearance for aircraft without a throttle lever seems a bit silly. Agreed! Nevertheless, my received training and my experiences at various gliding operations

[Aus-soaring] Nook Simple Touch running XCSoar

2012-10-15 Thread Mark Newton
This looks excellent for daytime visibility. http://hackaday.com/2012/10/12/nook-simple-touch-as-a-glider-computer/ - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-23 Thread Mark Newton
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 09:38:06AM +0800, Texler, Michael wrote: I have have just installed something fantastic. It is called Sky(TM). It is applied to the entire outer surface of the canopy. Although it is solar powered it doesn't need batteries, or a link to a GPS unit or any extra

Re: [Aus-soaring] Sky 1 Installation Update

2012-10-24 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 06:59:03AM +0800, Michael Eales wrote: A drawback of cloud computing I guess. Wonder whats the app programing language is? Oxygene, C#, maybe Visual Basic ? Adobe Air. - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

[Aus-soaring] CAAP 149-1(0) -- Aerotowing

2012-10-24 Thread Mark Newton
CASA has just released CAAP 149-1(0), RAAO registered aircraft acceptable to CASA for the aerotowing of other aircraft. Part 6 includes a list of Recreational Aviation Administration Organization (RAAO) aircraft which CASA thinks are acceptable tugs. The document claims, This is the first CAAP

[Aus-soaring] Nowra temp traces

2012-11-06 Thread Mark Newton
Well, you learn something new every day. BoM has been supplying temp trace data for Nowra since 2008. I've been dutifully archiving it without even realizing it. Just noticed it while doing some manual integrity checking. So I hope anyone flying gliders in the Illawarra area will find that

Re: [Aus-soaring] Press at JoeyGlide

2012-12-10 Thread Mark Newton
On 11/12/2012, at 9:10 AM, Tom Wilksch tom.wilk...@internode.on.net wrote: Apparently comps are about more than just controlling the steering wheel Who knew?? Don't believe everything you see on TV, Tom. (Tom got engaged over the weekend, everyone. Just sayin'.) - mark

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider engine fire

2013-01-09 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:07:24PM +1000, Mike Borgelt wrote: A small BCF extinguisher to flood the engine bay seems like a good idea. You need a tame LAME to sign for one though as the substance is restricted due to danger to the ozone layer. But that's the greenies for you. Better

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider engine fire

2013-01-09 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:07:24PM +1000, Mike Borgelt wrote: A small BCF extinguisher to flood the engine bay seems like a good idea. Here we go: 5 lb Halon extinguisher for aircraft, US$523 plus shipping. Check for import documentation requirements on Halon before buying. You'd

[Aus-soaring] Alan Hudson's jet ASW20

2013-01-23 Thread Mark Newton
I asked on the Waikerie mailing list but got no responses, so I thought I'd widen it out a bit here: Does anyone have any youtube etc video of Alan's ASW-20 at take-off? Extra bonus points if it includes the engine retract mechanism. I want to show it to a non-gliding person who's open-mouth

[Aus-soaring] 1944 US Army Air Forces training film: How to rig a P-47 Thunderbolt

2013-02-15 Thread Mark Newton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=V2D3k0sJ8HM#! Not sure, but I think I'd prefer rigging the Twin Astir. Maybe. - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details,

Re: [Aus-soaring] AIRBUS has abandoned its plans to use lithium-ion batteries for its new A350 airplanes

2013-02-25 Thread Mark Newton
On 25/02/2013, at 8:33 PM, Craig Vinall craig.vin...@bigpond.com wrote: Thought this may be of interest. I know that these batteries are becoming popular in gliders; what do others think? Is there a potential fire risk? Probably the wrong question to ask, given that you could just as easily

Re: [Aus-soaring] glider register

2013-03-01 Thread Mark Newton
On 02/03/2013, at 10:33 AM, tom claffey to...@yahoo.com wrote: Halebloodyulia!! It will be nice to join the rest of the world re licence. :) I'm kinda surprised this is news. It's been on CASA's website for ages. Background: http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:PWA::pc=PC_100935

Re: [Aus-soaring] Taxying after Landing (Thanks)

2013-03-06 Thread Mark Newton
On 07/03/2013, at 3:00 AM, tom claffey to...@yahoo.com wrote: At the Mafikeng World Comps landing on bitumen runway with room off to each side on grass the local rule was if you stopped with any part of the glider over bitumen then you got a 50point penalty! At the last few comps I have

Re: [Aus-soaring] Apple - gliding

2013-03-11 Thread Mark Newton
On 12/03/2013, at 11:57 AM, Dave Long Cath Lincoln cathd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi Emilis, I suspect that the GPS unit in the iPad is not as sophisticated as those we are used to using in aviation. GPS is GPS. There hasn't been a huge amount of sophistication for most of the last

Re: [Aus-soaring] Intermediate/short term goals

2013-03-17 Thread Mark Newton
On 17/03/2013, at 11:08 AM, Mike Borgelt mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com wrote: Yes, staying out of sink is very important. Most of us do it poorly. It is extremely important when trying to center weak and broken thermals which is why I like a vario with a sink sound as it provides full

Re: [Aus-soaring] Bad air/Outlandings

2013-03-17 Thread Mark Newton
On 17/03/2013, at 7:55 PM, gstev...@bigpond.com wrote: Of course, for relative newcomers to the sport, what Byars Holbrook, were really warning about, was avoiding running into unexpected obstacles, on the ground run. An argument for fully held off minimum energy landings and serviceable

Re: [Aus-soaring] use of Unleaded Avgas-info from the UK

2013-03-22 Thread Mark Newton
On 23/03/2013, at 11:44 AM, Mike Borgelt mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com wrote: So are we getting this stuff here? I'm happy as the BD-4 has a O-320A2B I'm a bit surprised that they aren't adding dye. (perhaps I shouldn't be, but I haven't been following the issue particularly closely.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Bird strike

2013-03-30 Thread Mark Newton
On 31/03/2013, at 10:21 AM, Mike Borgelt mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com wrote: Tell us more. Do we need to add Evasive Air Combat Manoeuvring to our skill set? I think the eagles are better at that bit than we are :) - mark ___

Re: [Aus-soaring] Spam:*******, Re: Glider Pilots License

2013-03-31 Thread Mark Newton
On 31/03/2013, at 6:10 PM, Ron Sanders resand...@gmail.com wrote: Guys i have had a look on CASA site regards part 61 and i can not find the draft of it to read.Any idea where i find the part so that i can read it?? It's all linked from here.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Spam:*******, Re: Glider Pilots License

2013-03-31 Thread Mark Newton
On 31/03/2013, at 10:08 PM, Ron Sanders resand...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, well I have read the proposed part 61 and I now understand why I did engineering at uni instead of law! I wish I had also read the index as the gliding stuff is at the very back. Well, it still does not tell me how

[Aus-soaring] Hangarage near Sydney

2013-04-15 Thread Mark Newton
Not strictly gliding related, but certainly aviation related: I'm about to move to Sydney. I'll be bringing an RV-6 with me, and I'll have to find a hangar spot for it. It's a 20'6 span taildragger -- doesn't take up much space, can share a shed with another aircraft. Currently nestles under

Re: [Aus-soaring] Hangarage near Sydney

2013-04-16 Thread Mark Newton
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:28:21AM -0700, tom claffey wrote: Good Luck! I would suggest Wedderburn. Bankstown and Camden are ridiculous. I now have a mental image of Bankstown and Camden being represented visually by a guy in a clown suit. - mark

Re: [Aus-soaring] Tom Claffey's repeat posts are getting ridiculous...

2013-04-17 Thread Mark Newton
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 09:07:11AM +0800, Texler, Michael wrote: Can Tom Claffey work out why the list is getting repeat postings please? They all have unique message IDs in the first Received: header, so I reckon Tom's mail client is sending them more than once. Stuck in an Outgoing folder,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Just for JR

2013-05-21 Thread Mark Newton
On 21/05/2013, at 11:46 PM, JR jma99...@bigpond.net.au wrote: thanks Chris its nice to know that the horse still has a place in flying. It isn't obvious from the photo, but that glider is flying at VNE, and is just moments away from overflying and picking up all the slack on the tow rope the

Re: [Aus-soaring] Petition to remove ASIC card

2013-06-13 Thread Mark Newton
On Jun 13, 2013, at 11:51 AM, John Hudson hud...@senet.com.au wrote: The screening at airports can continue to occur - ASIC Card only demonstrates the holder is Clean when the police check occurs. I agree, it does nothing for security. It does nothing for security, but it means less people

Re: [Aus-soaring] Correct usage of out of office assistant

2013-06-30 Thread Mark Newton
On Jul 1, 2013, at 1:13 PM, Derek Ruddock drudd...@iinet.net.au wrote: Make sure you don't use reply all. A well behaved auto responder should not send email in response to any mail which says: Precedence: bulk or Precedence: list in the headers, regardless of whether you use reply all. -

Re: [Aus-soaring] Wind Turbines cause turbulence risk?

2013-07-12 Thread Mark Newton
On 12/07/2013, at 7:00 PM, Bob Ward wendo...@westnet.com.au wrote: Is there a moderator on this site? If so, is he asleep ? It isn't a site, it's a mailing list. It's always been unmoderated, relying on the maturity and civility of its adult participants. Sometimes that's been, perhaps, a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance Recommendations

2013-07-14 Thread Mark Newton
On Jul 15, 2013, at 12:48 PM, Brian Du Rieu bdur...@yahoo.com.au wrote: I used Aviation Insurance Australia (Allianz) last year and saved over $1000 on the LS10's policy. OAMPs wanted to charge a hefty admin fee in addition to a policy fee rise. Hi Brian. Can you estimate the before-

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pretty clever....

2013-07-23 Thread Mark Newton
On 23/07/2013, at 16:14, Mike Borgelt mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com wrote: Or even the controls may be hooked up backwards. Phew. Good thing we have independent checks for rigging! g,d,r - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

Re: [Aus-soaring] Contact lenses, laser surgery etc

2013-08-18 Thread Mark Newton
I've been a contact lens user for about 8 years now. Compared to glasses, they're amazing. No comparison. Glasses have distortion around the edges which affect your peripheral vision, micro scratches which put fringes and starbursts around bright lights at night, and an annoying ability to

Re: [Aus-soaring] Contact lenses, laser surgery etc

2013-08-19 Thread Mark Newton
On Aug 19, 2013, at 3:56 PM, Derek Ruddock drudd...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don’t know if they can now make soft lenses that can correct other issues such as astigmatism, They can. Ask your optometrist for Toric lenses (it's what I use) I wouldn’t recommend any contact lens when swimming:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gerhard Waibel visit to Australia

2013-09-02 Thread Mark Newton
On 03/09/2013, at 8:10 AM, Future Aviation ec...@internode.on.net wrote: I understand Gerhard will drive from Melbourne to Adelaide via the 'Great Ocean Road'. Unfortunately that's all I know! Much more scenic to fly it, y'know :-) - markinline:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gerhard Waibel visit to Australia

2013-09-02 Thread Mark Newton
On Sep 3, 2013, at 9:15 AM, Mike Borgelt mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com wrote: From the RV-6 ? Yep. :) Boxing day last year. - mark ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details,

Re: [Aus-soaring] bohli compass for sale

2013-09-25 Thread Mark Newton
On 25 Sep 2013, at 8:26 pm, Grietje Wansink grietje.wans...@gmail.com wrote: compass is only mandatory in motor gliders as far as I know. I don't think that's right. http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2012C00683 is the GFA exemption. Its only reference to instruments concerns turn and bank

Re: [Aus-soaring] bohli compass for sale

2013-09-25 Thread Mark Newton
On 26/09/2013, at 12:47 AM, Grietje Wansink grietje.wans...@gmail.com wrote: It is under EASA. Understood. But anyone operating a VH registered glider is under CASA rules. (which technically makes your compass more valuable, I suppose :-) - mark

Re: [Aus-soaring] bohli compass for sale

2013-09-25 Thread Mark Newton
On Sep 26, 2013, at 11:41 AM, DMcD slutsw...@gmail.com wrote: Mine is very accurate and easily passes any form 2 or pre-flight inspection. The casing has been filled with a water-clear casting resin so that the card is rigid and clearly visible at all times and does not suffer the yellowing

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