Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / July 2004

All Open class Nats and 18M Nats pilots, look for a change in the turn
point data base.  Should be on the web by Monday Aug 2nd.
Sam Fly

Congradulations to Mark and Francois for winning two very tough
contest. Good Job! 5 Ugly.

The SSA page doesn't have any reports on the 1-26 Championship
races in Texas.  Does anyone have any reports they
could post here on R.A.S.?  They should have had practice
days on Monday and Tuesday and contest days on Wednesday

What sources or approaches do you racing pilots use to predict cirrus
clouds?  Do you use particular (USA) weather services?  Particular
parameters that you monitor?  Particular satellite views that might be
able to predict afternoon cirrus impingement from morning soundings?

IF leaving from airport "A" on a out and return flight can you work it
so you could return to either airport "A" or airport "B" if you met
the distance and hight limitations?
In my case if I leave from Truckee and head south sometimes it is hard

ARGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Not ANOTHER day of rain in Hobbs!  This is
like flying a contest back east!
                                                                     -Mitch
(There, I've vented. I feel better now)

Does anyone have information on the glider port near Westcliffe Colorado?
I could not find it on the SSA places to fly list.
Thanks!
John

Tom,
You are right, publicity is an important "element" of an organization.
But I would ask you and others who contact their regional directors to
take it one step further. Publicity is one component of an

The High Country Soaring Ely camp 2004 just concluded two weeks of sometimes
strong, sometimes wet soaring.  Carl Herold's XC camp was right before this.
Both are written up here with pictures:
http://www.elynews.com/archive/2004/07/23/LocalNews/264120.html

See the August 2004 issue of Scientific American for an article about how
bumps on the leading edges of humpback whale pectoral flippers increase
efficiency. In wind tunnel tests, simulated whale flippers with bumps
generate 8% more lift with 32% less drag than smooth flippers, ...

I have for sale the following items:
Cambridge MK4 Total Energy Compensated Vario. Comes
with capacity: $150.00
Cambridge L-Nav with electric vario. Does not come

Video impression of soaring in the french alps / st auban, shot in
march / april 2004.
Format Windows WMV, 720 x 576, 14 minutes, total size ~200 mb
link: http://132.229.152.7/hoogvliegers/st_auban_spring_2004.wmv

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Ed.

I received a note from an SSA Director asking the question, "Does the SSA
need a Publicity Committee?"
They need your input to help them direct the organization.
Publicity is the most important function of any organization.

Can anyone give me the contact details for Clive Bird ex-boyfriend of
Derek Sear please?
Thanks
Ian