Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / August 2006

Is me! Finally all done.

We just received our renewal for our towplane insurance which had a new
clause.  They now require our  pilot, who is 70 years old, to have a
current, within one year, FAA physical when towing or flying our Scout.
Do other insurance companies require this?

ASG29 option available.May/June 2007 delivery

Onward.
 It's time for serious discussion of Collision Avoidance Systems and
techniques.
There is no substitute for a good lookout. Don't install all this

What Hawker cockpits should look like (without the glider bits strewn
about):
   http://tinyurl.com/hhcaj
Jack

Here's a cool picture:
http://members.home.nl/v.vanbruchem/pictures/P7022102_k.jpg
Can you tell what type of soaring plane it is?
Vincent

Found this from someone claiming to be a Sheriff's deputy (and I have no
reason to believe otherwise.)  You have to hand it to the Hawker pilots, at
least for getting the airplane on the ground with this kind of damage.
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I am looking for an Excel sheet or a dedicated program to generate flight
envelopes.
Please let me know if such exsists.
Best regards

Viewed the discussion on cloud flying. I have been
cloud flying in sailplanes for over 15 yrs....IMC flying
that is. Currently I have a Nimbus 3, modified to 26
M with an EFIS. Cloud flying is legal in the USA as

The Piper PA -25 -235 requires a inspection of the wing spar/cluster
every 24 months.
Who has experience and does these in the Southwest US, Nevada or
California?

All the flight crews involved in the mid-air at Minden seem to have reacted
well to the emergency.  There is no evidence to suggest that either aircraft
was contravening any regulations or being flown in any irresponsible way.
We all know that gliders can be hard to see, and we ...

Other than the links supplied can anyone point me to Stemme S10 VT
Accident reports particularly those that may be in another language eg:
German
http://www2.lba.de/dokumente/ad/2002-156-e.pdf#search=%22stemme%20fire%22

Anybody got any hints or tips on setting up a Microair
760?
I have an eltec(?) mic from svsp that was recommended,
but the transmission is reported as low and distorted.Have

Our LS-4 (S/n 4093) was supposedly converted to an
LS-4 in the 1980's.  A logbook entry was made about
the gear mod and the new bags put in.
I was talking to another local pilot with an LS-4 and

I have put up a classified ads section on Glidingstuff.
Its free and you can post a picture of your item for
sale. NZ gliders at the moment but all welcome.  
http://www.glidingstuff.co.nz/cgi-bin/classifieds/index.cgi