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All aspects of sailplanes and hang-gliders.
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Craving a Mouthful and Cuntful...... Inquire Within
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Why doesn't Mark W. Decker have a professional page on LinkedIn or Spoke or ZoomInfo highlighting his past employment history? ANSWER: Because he has an abysmally bad and appalling business record as a president and/or company executive replete with: 1) running the organizations into the ground, 2) filing for corporate bankruptcy, 3)... more »
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Mifflin 15m Nationals glider crash - 1st SPOT save?
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At the morning meeting today, we all got a briefing from Brian Glick and John Good regarding the rumored crash of Brian Milner (GJ). Apparently Brian was attempting a save on the side of a ridge, and made the classic mistake of trying to turn into the hill with not enough room to complete the maneuver. When the noise stopped, Brian had lost his glasses and couldn't figure out how to activate the 911 feature on his SPOT device, but he *did* manage to activate the HELP feature, which sent a text message containing the correct coordinates to his wife. As it turned out, those coordinates allowed John Good and Brian Glick to fly a towplane directly to the accident site and find the glider. They were also able to pass the coordinates to a rescue helicopter, saving valuable time in getting the rescue operation underway.... more »
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Pilot down at Mifflin
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Update as of ~4:30PM EST from John Good:
Wreckage has been located from the air by helicopter.
Downed pilot is injured but called 911 immediately after
the crash and later talked to the rescue helicopter
pilot by radio.
EMT crew has the coordinates and is on the way.
Keep your fingers crossed...... more »
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Trailer Tongue Gas Strut replacement
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I have the last Std. Cirrius made by Jastreb/VTC. It came in an Eberle
tariler however the tougue is not Eberle. I need to replace the gas strut.
The gas strut is a stering damper type and looks like the gas srtut they
put on cars to open rear doors and lift front hoods. It is not the auto
suspension shock type. I cannot find a gas strut with the right size. I am... more »
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Glider line artwork
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I have been looking for some "open source" line artwork of a glider or
gliders... have a couple of T-shirts I want to make up. No luck
finding any with the google. Anyone have ideas?
- kurt
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Colibri II losing seal
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If you have a Colibri II make sure that the battery does not fully
discharge. Doing so will break the seal and it will need to be
returned for resealing. If you plan to store it for a period of time
make sure you check it on a schedule to ensure that the battery still
has a charge. The manual cautions you to not let the battery discharge... more »
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Glider Transponder Code (FAA Notice)
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Just today, I received the below notice from the FAA. I thought this was a "done deal" more than a year ago?
Vaughn
New VFR Transponder Code for Gliders
Notice Number: NOTC3762
New VFR Transponder Code for Gliders
In a notice issued on March 7, 2012, the FAA will now offer transponder... more »
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Fatal glider accident in France, May 3, 2012
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An LS7-WL, Reg. No. F-CGW, flying out of Grenoble, France, is reported
to have
crashed into the eastern site of Mount Roche Saint-Michel on May 3,
2012,
killing the pilot:
[link]
Does anyone have any additional information about this accident?... more »
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PowerFlarm @ Mifflin
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We had a bunch of PF bricks flying for the first time yesterday. One
is in my cockpit. Notwithstanding my inability to get around the
course (I had distinguished company today), the device appears to be
working well. I had one collision warning of about 2 seconds duration
(it was warranted), and had flarm targets on screen more often than... more »
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