Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / January 2007

Can anyone identify an airport where gliders and powered aircraft use
the same runway?  Do they use opposite traffic patterns?  Any other
operational issues?
Ron Lee

Anybody else having trouble getting in contact with Caracole Soaring?
When I call the telephone number, the recording says "this wireless
customer is not taking calls at this time..."
My emails are bouncing...

OK, A couple years ago I upgraded to a Dell XPS 400.  I thought I was
getting a reasonably good graphics card when I ordered.
RADEON X600 256MB is what is listed under Display adapters.
Under that are two lines

An eye opener:
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_bca_story.jsp?id=news/bca0107c.xml
We are mentioned there as well:
"Most recently, a Hawker 800XP descending into Reno collided with a

The Wikipedia article on the yaw string is featured on the main page
today in the "Did you know...." section as follows:
"Did you know..."
...that the yaw string, a simple tuft of yarn used as a flight

I am looking for SGS 2-33 parts: Rudder and  vertical
stabilizer.
Patti Browne

Anyone have data for the EDS-O2D1 that specifies the acceptable range
of input pressure?
Anyone have experience of using this system with a Nelson regulator?
thanks

I think I remember a posting which described a sailplane hangar for two
sailplanes that were were stored side by side. There was a door on one end
of the hangar and each sailplane was put on a dolly and pushed into and out
of the hangar. Any info or web links to this site would ...

I've moved my glider from it's usual place of "nesting" (a hangar in
L.A. County) to a tiedown at Cal City (in Kern County).
Anybody else have any advice on dealing with the tax assessor statement
that came?  I moved it up to the highlands in February of 2006, so

Does anyone have any information or experience concerning the purchase
of a tow plane (Pawnee) that has a Special Airworthyness Certificate?
Is there anything that has to be done or be made aware of prior  to
purchase?

How long does it take for the blood oxygen level to normalize at 15000
ft, after one discovers the flow meter  was not adjusted correctly?
Also at what altitude does Oxygen become beneficial, assuming an
average person? Are there any  factors, other then altitude it self,

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In response to my ealier post about the WinPilot "Design Center",
someone suggested we start our own 'unofficial' group.  It looks like
it might be fairly easy to set up a Google group for WinPilot, and I am
willing to make the effort if there is sufficient interest.  If nothing

I keep receiving on r.a.s. a whole lot of crap messages regarding some
poor benighted soul "persecuted" by what I think he thinks is the
British MI 5.   Do you all on r.a.s. also get this crap, and is there a
way to block future such mail ?

I am looking for an EASA type certificate, or a national type
certificate from any EASA country,  for a Long Softie parachute. Any
European Softie owner or reseller out there who can help me?
Thanks in advance,