Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / June 2004

First, read the Glider aircraft
Airworthiness Certificate,
and its
Operating Limitations.  

Thanks to people like Ian, Robert, Herbert, Jack, Ruud, Janos and other
respectable guys, I am very much convinced now that it cannot be that an
excellent 1000 km performance is japordized by an FAI rule of which the true
intention has been fulfilled in a very convincing way.

I just received my 'new' issue of 'SOARING'.  Today
is 29 JUN 04.  The issue I received is the April, 2004
issue.
Did anyone else get the April issue instead of the

http://www.firnspiegel.com/perlan/
Well I suppose those that have a problem with Klaus
Ohlman flying a self-launcher in the Andes, can go
apes--t over this :)

Any one out there got the pinout for the AERO 1520
serial port connector?  
I have looked but can't find it in the archives.
Tia

I just received a note from Lanier Frantz stating that all competitors
at R4S must  have an ELT. I understand the reason for this decision,
but I question whether it will have the intended effect. I have long
been against mandatory ELT use in soaring competitions for one reason

Come race with us!
The Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association (M-ASA), serving the greater
Washington/Baltimore/Harrisburg area for more than 50 years, will host
several "M-ASA Weekend Opens" each season at its Mid-Atlantic Soaring

No results on Reg 1 published by SSA since Wednesday 23 June.
Anyone know what happened there?

I'm prepping for a presentation and was wondering: who was the first to
actually thermal.
I assume that early glider pilots noted soaring birds and thought "there
must be rising air where they're turning and climbing." I've read a few

The ships you are promoting may very well be something
the soaring community needs.  The tone and style in
your posts do not contribute to there acceptance IMHO.
If they do everything as well as you say, they will

Looks like the Sports next year is going to be sold out.  So for those of us
who haven't been, how about some rating on the Hotels in the area.  Karl put up
a list on the website, but some of those looked "interesting".
Bruce Patton

This ELT thread, particularly the liability issue, raises another question.
What is the liability of contest ogranizers? What happes if the CD calls an
overly difficult task and someone gets hurt? Are SSA-sanctioned contests
covered by liability insurance that will protect the ...

If you have a new Cobra trailer you may wish to inspect your tongue
jack.  The handle is fixed to the worm stem by means of a roll pin.
If the roll pin comes out the handle falls off and the inside of the
jack, including the wheel, will fall out of the outer casing and

White Knight/Space Ship One launched approx. 1347Z (on MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, FNN
in US).
Jack