"Glider Warming" gift suggestions

Uncle Fuzzy

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:28:27 PM1/5/10

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Recently, a club member got a new (to him) glider. I thought it would
be nice to put together a few useful items to give him as a "Glider
Warming" gift. Here's what I have so far:

MKIV yaw string
3M General Adhesive Cleaner
Bowlus wing gap tape

Any other ideas for small 'nice to have' items??

Thanks

cfinn

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:34:06 PM1/5/10

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A can of Rapid Lift!

Tuno

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Jan 5, 2010, 1:07:33 PM1/5/10

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a tube or two of white lithium grease
a subscription to Gliding International Magazine
bottle of champagne (make sure he shares it)

Tony

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Jan 5, 2010, 2:18:16 PM1/5/10

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Canopy cleaner with proper microfiber cloth or whatever to keep it
scratch free
A pack of Sham-Wows for drying the glider after bathtime.

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T8

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Jan 5, 2010, 3:17:12 PM1/5/10

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http://www.skygeek.com/sp-pl16.html for the canopy

http://www.amazon.com/Nu-Finish-Liquid-Car-Polish/dp/B000BPSW7C for
the trailer

-T8

Surfer!

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Jan 5, 2010, 3:54:50 PM1/5/10

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In message
<63be2270-d1bc-4afa...@m3g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>,
Uncle Fuzzy <james.d...@saic.com> writes

Pee bags?

--
Surfer!

JS

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Jan 5, 2010, 7:28:31 PM1/5/10

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I looked at the EXP Op Limits and there's no mention of a current
manual, so at least he doesn't need 245 Euros.
Jim

Dave Nadler

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Jan 5, 2010, 8:33:21 PM1/5/10

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On Jan 5, 12:28 pm, Uncle Fuzzy <james.d.wynh...@saic.com> wrote:

A copy of the classic Ed Kilbourne song:
"Honey, I need a new glider..."

See ya, Dave "YO electric"

bumper

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Jan 5, 2010, 8:49:31 PM1/5/10

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MKIV . . . excellent choice (but I'm biased, of course). Also the QV
(Quiet Vent) is an inexpensive glider improvement (just $6) that
reduces noise by 10 dba from the side window flip-out vent. As I
mentioned to you in a PM, I'm sending you a free QV and MKIV to cover
a previous warranty issue. Thanks for being one of my customers!

bumper
zz
MKIV & QV
Minden, NV

JS

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Jan 5, 2010, 10:55:10 PM1/5/10

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By the way, towing back to the Beatty ramp after his first flight,
Bill confessed that it was his first landing in a composite glider.
Nice job!
Jim

Fred

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Jan 5, 2010, 11:21:55 PM1/5/10

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Get Bumper to throw in one of those neat glider decals he has -- they
look great on a car or truck and they let the world know what your
love is. They come in 4 different sizes. We also sell them at
SoaringNV, but Bumper is already sending you a package so just ask him
to include one in that.

Fred LaSor
SoaringNV
MindenNV

Uncle Fuzzy

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Jan 6, 2010, 10:45:29 AM1/6/10

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I really want one of those for ME, but Bumper has already sent the QV
and MKIV yaw strings off. Besides, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have
fit in the package ;-P

To update the list:
MKIV yaw string
QV
3M General Adhesive Cleaner
Bowlus Maxi Tape
Canopy Cleaner and cotton flannel polishing cloths

MickiMinner

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Jan 6, 2010, 11:13:09 AM1/6/10

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>
> Any other ideas for small 'nice to have' items??
>
> Thanks

Most of what I put in my package has already been mentioned, however,
I do buy a bucket and use wingtape to put the glider id on the bucket
and stuff the shamwows, yaw string, etc., inside the bucket. Only
problem with the decals, is that I don't want to give them away!

Uncle Fuzzy

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Jan 6, 2010, 11:34:54 AM1/6/10

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Perfect! Just the thing to tie the whole package together!