Re: [Aus-soaring] Pik 20 tailwheel axle removal

Roger, I agree that BM is a significant resource airfield. If it should become as significant as Moorabbin then triple runways will be considered, not just parallel runways. If that is what the council hopes for then I see little future for gliding in the long term. Bill Gates apparently said

Re: [Aus-soaring] autopilots, cheating

"Gliding ain't what it used to be. " Spot on Mike. After your devastating analysis is it any wonder that Vintage Gliding is becoming more popular? Fortunately there are still some skills required. You still have to land your glider successfully. On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 5:50 PM, Mike Borgelt <

Re: [Aus-soaring] (no subject)

The first cheat was supposed to be Robert Kronfield. Apparently he put a Vario instrument in his panel for the 1928 competition without telling any of the other competition pilots about it. "According to Martin Simons (Sailplanes: 1920-1945):. - Robert Kronfeld was the first to use a vario in

Re: [Aus-soaring] Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 4, Issue 31

Off topic, Miles Gore Brown. Do you have a power point of your presentation on FLYING NEAR THUNDERSTORMS which you gave to the ASI Master Class last year? I thought it was great but the GFA seems not to have kept any record! Yours Peter Champness On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Peter

Re: [Aus-soaring] Potential dangers in the sport of gliding

There have been quite a few accidents in recent years due to misjudging the approach to landing and undershooting. Clearly if the angle of approach seems too low a pilot will take option B and make an outlanding. It is probably much easier to see this in a short wing Kookaburra than it is in a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Potential dangers in the sport of gliding

Possibly of interest Mike. Can you enlarge on this comment. Do you mean open the dive brakes 10 km for the Airfield and make an off field landing, as I have suggested? On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Mike Borgelt < mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: > I thought that's what dive brakes

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fwd: Help, please

http://birdsphotographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cheren-barzolet-apus-apus-common-swift-7492_wwwBirdsPhotographerCom__Nikolay-Staykov.jpg On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Future Aviation Pty. Ltd. < ec...@internode.on.net> wrote: > Hello all > > This is just a quick “THANK YOU” to all

Re: [Aus-soaring] Potential dangers in the sport of gliding

of 100 ft or more from the river. 3. vineyards before the airfield boundary, 4. powerlines. 5. runway is uphill. Glider landed in the vines. The legal phase (sometimes used in medical cases) is "res ipse loquitor" - the facts speek for themselves. Peter Champness On Tue, Mar 1, 2

Re: [Aus-soaring] Potential dangers in the sport of gliding

*'Does anyone know what really happened at Ararat nearly 4 years ago?''* *Yes we do know what happened.* Why try to hide it? There was an aerotow incident, The rope went slack. They released at low altitude. There was a safe landing ahead. Maurice Little did a turn back to the airfield at

Re: [Aus-soaring] Potential dangers in the sport of gliding

he > glider you are just guessing and "the facts" put forward may be entirely > irrelevant to what happened. Whilst you have said the the pilot can speak > for himself, you then went ahead and suggested that he was low on approach. > > Cheers > > Paul > On 1 Mar 201

Re: [Aus-soaring] Potential dangers in the sport of gliding

*"I was trying to figure out what you were getting at. I use a glide computer, not the Mark 1 eyeball for final glides"* Thanks Mike, What I was getting at was this: At the end of a final glide you have decision to make. It it this:* Am I sure I can get in to the airfield safely*! This

Re: [Aus-soaring] Just Started Gliding? Here are two good books for winter.

Does anyone know when G Dale's second volume might appear. He has promised us 3 volumes. I hope that gets on with 2 and 3 soon, and then publishes them all in a single volume. On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 8:16 PM, Richard Frawley wrote: > > If you have just started to go cross

Re: [Aus-soaring] Canopy Flarm Antenna

maybe On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 7:27 PM, Adam Woolley wrote: > Hello all, > > Has anyone got a spare (or two) of the old canopy mounted Flarm antennas > that they'd be willing to part ways with? > > > SeeYou, > WPP > > > ___ >

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider Registration

Thanks Noel, Very interesting. That explains a photograph that I saw at the GCV clubrooms last night which showed my glider GXS (Schneider ES60b Super Arrow) with a competition mark but no registration letters. GXS has not flown for a few years. Gary Sunderland told me that it was inXS because

Re: [Aus-soaring] spinning

Thanks Mike, A considered response. This is a relevant and difficult problem. Stall Spin accidents are sporadic and fairly uncommon but are still happening. You mentioned Maurice Little. There has been another very recent accident. Neither occurred during training. What is the best way to

Re: [Aus-soaring] Another efficient form of transport!

The Flying Car at last! Surprisingly that car was relatively stable in the air environment. This one less so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm_pLW4ymEk On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Texler, Michael < michael.tex...@health.wa.gov.au> wrote: > Combines some discussion threads about

Re: [Aus-soaring] GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - MAY ISSUE

Do you have an article about how Global Warming will guarantee the best ever soaring conditions in Australia and New Zealand next year? On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 12:11 PM, John Roake wrote: > > *GLIDING INTERNATIONAL * > > *ISSUE MAY 2016 * > > > The May issue goes in the mail

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Simulators?

I do not think it is the right time to rush out and buy a bunch of simulators from France just yet. I would rather see the GFA invest some money in the existing simulators and attempt to get some objective and evidence based information from them. DMcD pointed out that very different opinions

Re: [Aus-soaring] Certificate of Airworthiness

All the older gliders should have had their C of A renewed. The new C of A is indefinite, subject to annual Form 2 and surveys as required. On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Christopher McDonnell < wommamuku...@bigpond.com> wrote: > My original C of A (1964) for GQG (proto ES 60) states: “

Re: [Aus-soaring] Winter Viewing

Thanks Anthony, Gosh, that was impressive, and worth watching more than once. Miles Gore Brown, are you there? Your presented a fascinating talk to the Seminar at the Australian Institute of Sport last year about flying near thunderstorms. GFA has lost your presentation. Do you have a power

Re: [Aus-soaring] autopilots, cheating

Thanks Mike, Incredible! I have had the opportunity to see Frigate birds on the Ashmore Islands years ago, long before it was realised that thermals occur over the sea. Now they even fly in clouds and sleep on the wings and stay aloft for weeks at a time.. My only disappointment with the video

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fw: Nigel's omission

GFA could award Nigel next year. Maybe no one nominated him! On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 7:46 PM, Bob Ward wrote: > > > > I seldom post on this site but feel strongly that Nigel Andrews has > essentially been insulted by Harry’s award. As Harry pointed out, the >

Re: [Aus-soaring] More on wing boards

Thanks, Interesting. I am interested to find out what happens if the rider falls off during an aerotow at a low altitude! On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Anthony Smith < anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net> wrote: > http://www.gizmag.com/wingboard-wind-tunnel-testing/44468/ > > > > Doesn’t involve

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

What is wrong with AusFlarm? It is all solid stae electronics. Why are they all failing? 10 year life span is pathetic. I am not planning to reinvest intil a better alternative comes along. I have a Flarm., That is all. On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 7:32 PM, Justin Couch wrote:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Class 2 Medical Reform CASA - submissions due 30 March 17

Do we (ie GFA) have any data on accidents due to medical incapacitation, which a medical examination might have detected? I can think of one incident which may have been related to dehydration hence not related to medical certification. On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Jo Pocklington

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] Victoria - l2 ops

I am in favour of the proposal for several reasons so I also will respond from Victoria. On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 11:00 AM, JOHN DAVID STYLES wrote: > Richard, if no one in is interested I will help with this, but with 600 > plus pilots in Vic its disappointing that they

Re: [Aus-soaring] Aerofly 2 in VR

I am at Lake Keepit at present. They have a very nice looking simulator based on an IS28 Fuselage. Does anyone have any questions which I could ask the local instructors. On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Mark Newton wrote: > On 10 Sep 2016, at 7:02 PM, Tom Wilksch

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] DIana 2

ips of > the motor in action. > > > On 20 Sep 2016, at 19:04 , Peter Champness <plchampn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Any good links? > I found a schematic diagram which indicates that the motor has a pusher > folding prop. Not sure how it retracts and fits in the fuselage w

Re: [Aus-soaring] electric self launch

Very nice. Rapid extension and retract. I have seen that motor somewhere before. I did like the large access panel to the motor compartment. Not sure how they maintain adequate strength in that area. On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Mike Borgelt < mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: > At

Re: [Aus-soaring] Waikerie

I compete at the very lowest level. But that is still a lot more that Mike Borgelt (these days). My 2cents worth is that there might be something to be learned at the daily briefing. A lot of pilots have already looked at the linked web sites but they still turn up. Another benefit is that

Re: [Aus-soaring] Himawari - 8 images etc

I have not found how to play the Japanese images as a video loop. Perhaps that is the reason the BOM have reduced the resolution of the images so they will load quicker. On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 1:45 PM, Peter Champness <plchampn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks > > On Fri, Nov 25,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Himawari - 8 images etc

Thanks On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Mike Borgelt < mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: > You can open the images in two windows and put them side by side. Only > problem with the Japanese site is you can't over lay anything other than > the coast, or at least I haven't been able to find

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pik 20 Water bags

Thanks James, Could you contact me off list. plchampn...@gmail.com On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 9:43 AM, james dutschke wrote: > Hi all. > > I have a set of new and unused Pik 20 Bags I had made by CE Bartletts > surplus to requirements. > > If any PIK drivers are after

Re: [Aus-soaring] Eagle attacks

a C404 . and as we > passed over “Pelican Point” power station a pelican dived between the > minimal square formed by the stbd. fuse., L/E, engine cowl and prop. > > > > Noel. > > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] *On &g

Re: [Aus-soaring] Microair servicing - Is it still a thing?

Thanks Ian, I had thought that I might build my own radio harness, but I looked at the work involved and the problems of purchasing all the parts and decided to buy your harness and boom microphone. I am glad that I did that. I have no trouble at all. Cost reasonable or even very reasonable.

Re: [Aus-soaring] New weather prediction site for Victoria and Tasmania

Looks Good Matt, How can I get rid of the road labelling eg C233 etc? Blue cast is a bit dismal. Can you revise the colours down the scale so 4000 ft is say yellow. The scale does not really have to go to 17,000ft unless your program predicts wave. Does it predict wave? On Fri, Oct 14, 2016

Re: [Aus-soaring] Because it doesn't seem to have been posted here...

Great work Derek! On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 7:54 AM, Mark Newton wrote: > http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=5504459 > > - mark > > > ___ > Aus-soaring mailing list >

Re: [Aus-soaring] Astir CS hatch wanted

Chris Trewern would probably make you one. On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 6:31 AM, Justin Couch wrote: > Unfortunately our club's Astir hatch disappeared mid-flight yesterday due > to insufficient use of tape. Anyone have a spare that they'd like to part > with? > > -- > Justin Couch

Re: [Aus-soaring] accommodation available Benalla for World Comps

SNAFU. (Situation Normal All F... Up) All of this would not happen if individuals (police officers in this case, if they are responsible) were named and held accountable. On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 11:03 PM, Anthony Smith < anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net> wrote: > Hi All > > > > Apparently the

Re: [Aus-soaring] Another storm movie

Thanks Anthony, Why would anyone want to fly near to a thunderstorm? Because there is massive uplift there if you can find the right spot. On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Anthony Smith < anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net> wrote: > Another thunder storm / tornado movie by Mike Olbinski. This time

Re: [Aus-soaring] JS3s arr Benalla

Can some one post some photos? On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Ian Mc Phee wrote: > About now the truck with two JS3s arr Benalla after leaving RSA a few days > ago on Qantas freight B747-400. There is a nice sign on the side of the > box. No trailers!! > > So will be

Re: [Aus-soaring] accommodation available Benalla for World Comps

What category did you choose? On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Anthony Smith < anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net> wrote: > The security pass form is not immediately obvious. Allegedly it was a > last minute requirement from the Benalla Council and Victoria Police. > > > > I filled in the form and

Re: [Aus-soaring] Flarm odd error message help requested

What is a UART? On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 4:23 PM, Richard Frawley wrote: > The UART’s on old Flarms tend to die over time. No idea why. But a lot of > flarms have been subjected to high temps > > Check the RJ45 socket and cable as well…they are easily abused over time. > >

Re: [Aus-soaring] Flarm odd error message help requested

Thanks all, Replies vary from condescending to supercilious to ridiculous. None the less I am a bit wiser. Universal Asynchonous Receiver Transmitter for those who were afraid to ask. On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Erich Wittstock wrote: > Was just a spelling mistake. >

Re: [Aus-soaring] Flarm odd error message help requested

Many thanks Richard for your generosity. Take you pick from list above. Happy Christmas. On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 7:55 PM, Richard Frawley <rjfraw...@gmail.com> wrote: > now you have experience in using google, well done > > On 24 Dec 2016, at 7:08 PM, Peter Champness <plc

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

s-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] *On > Behalf Of *Peter Champness > *Sent:* Monday, 27 March 2017 6:17 PM > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March > > > > T

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Thanks, Is there a generic reply which I could copy? On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 5:56 PM, Jo Pocklington wrote: > Hi Mike, deadline is Thursday 30 March. SAAA & RA-Aus submissions are > not yet available. AOPA put forward a proposal on 23 August 2016 > (attached),

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boomerang Tyre

All this military equipment on our gliders! No great surprise I suppose given the post war period in which they were built. My Foka 5 uses a Me109 tyre. On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Leigh Bunting wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Time to change it to something else that is

Re: [Aus-soaring] Meteorology for Glider Pilots

Some one snap it up! I borrowed my copy from some one and never gave it back. On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 5:37 PM, Graham Holland wrote: > FYI, there is a copy of the 3rd (international) edition of Wallington’s > book in very good condition for sale for $120 at Virginia

Re: [Aus-soaring] the future of gliding

Thanks Harry, I agree that we need security of tenure over where we conduct gliding operations. In Melbourne we want to secure tenure over the Bacchus Marsh airfield.. I hope that we can do, that. On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:37 PM, Harry Medlicott < hw.medlic...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Hi All,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding International - July 2017

Hello John, You did an article on the Beaufort Gliding Club Hornet STOL tug about 2 years ago. We have a had a lot of delays since then. However we have finally made it and the tug is now operational. i can write something for the next issue if you are interested. On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 2:50

[Aus-soaring] Warm Fronts on the BOM Weather Maps

Has any noticed that warm fronts are becoming a feature of our weather maps? I can't remember seeing them before, except possibly well south of Tasmania. David Wilson said something recently about our cold fronts being somewhat like the Northern Hemisphere warm fronts that Wallington describes

Re: [Aus-soaring] FES fire in the UK

What sort of extinguisher can be relied apon to put out a LiPo on Fire? On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Noel Roediger wrote: > Interesting. > > But the report doesn't really tell us anything we don't know about LiPo's. > > SR 018, 019 and 020 are as useless as TOAB

Re: [Aus-soaring] New online store

Thanks Tom, My contribution. Since you offer swages and thimbles for cable systems could you add the wire cable itself to your inventory? On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 6:22 PM, wrote: > > Find yourself looking for tyres, tubes, tapes etc to suit your glider? > T

Re: [Aus-soaring] re LiFePO4 batteries

I was hoping to find out the answer also. On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 5:05 PM, Ron Sanders wrote: > Thanks every body i am sorted out now. > > Ron > > ___ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au >

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] RE: water bags and tanks

With respect to ballast bags, can anyone tell me why so many older gliders (without ballast bags) can no longer carry water? What is the problem? On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Noel Roediger wrote: > The best ballast bags I ever used were made by Clipper Plastics

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] RE: water bags and tanks

> > > > As a result a test was required to check the integrity of ballast tanks > at each Form 2 inspection. > > > > I can only suppose the tanked sailplanes you’re referring to failed the > test. > > > > Noel. > > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Parachute

Point taken. I have the highest regard for Nigel Brennan. If he says the chute is ok I am happy to wear it. On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 6:28 PM, Ron Sanders wrote: > Do you mind if i forward your comments to Mr Nigel Brennan who re packed > and inspected the chute?? > > Ron >

Re: [Aus-soaring] New storm video from Mike Olbinski

Thanks Anthony On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 9:12 PM, Anthony Smith < anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net> wrote: > Teal spotted it first. I haven't seen it come up on the list yet... > > Lots of exciting and energetic weather: > > https://vimeo.com/239593389 > > Anthony > > -Original Message- >

Re: [Aus-soaring] NOVEMBER ISSUE - GLIDING INTERNATIONAL

It is time again for the new Gliding International and I will, as usual, go looking for the item on Global Warming. I used to find these articles irritating but now I have passed to the stage of seeing the humorous side, especially as the intensity of the alarmists rhetoric continues to ramp up..

Re: [Aus-soaring] For Sale - Excellent Club class glider - Pegase

Thanks Greg. Does it have a trailer? On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 12:35 PM, Greg Wilson wrote: > Reluctantly selling my Pegase 101A. An excellent club class performer. > Some pilot unaffected by German glider myopia will get lot for their $$: > >

Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R

I attended a talk by Gerhard Waibel about 10 years ago (or maybe 15 years ago). Among other things he talked about the wing fuselage intersection drag. His idea was to raise the wing on a thin pylon more than 200mm above the fuselage and then support the wing with struts! I thought that was

Re: [Aus-soaring] Reminder: Mailing list relocation

thanks On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 8:21 PM Mark Newton wrote: > Reposting from last week: > > Some of you might recall that this list was moved from Internode to Base64 > some time ago. > > Well: It’s moving again. > > The software which has been running the group is called Mailman, and it’s >

Re: [Aus-soaring] {Definitely Spam?} Re: Fwd: Reminder: Mailing list relocation

I presume, since I got this message, that I am subscribed to the new web site! On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 7:09 PM Mal Bruce wrote: > A long time ago I set up Aus-Soaring Facebook version. > > 416 members currently, with various admins around the state, I must say > it’s been trouble free as an

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nationals at NRM

Maybe there are a lot of Ignorant people here. I leant something. On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 10:54 PM Ross McLean wrote: > James > > I wonder if you have ever been to a National Gliding Championship? > > > > Because if you had you would of course know that prior to the start of the > competition