Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / November 2007

There are prior (some horror) threads about this, containing relevant
advice.  I would like to comment on a particular case.
I just returned from Canada with a glider in tow.  Having perused the
other threads, I had forms CBP7501, HS-7, and CBP3311 in hand.

Am looking for templates for Wortmann airfoils or stations matrix.
Also need a repair manual for an AC4 Russia (tail cone damage).
Thanks.  Jim Rizzo lawman@frontiernet.net

My wife is on my case to get rid of a truck project I'm never going to
finish.  I'm going to end up with a leftover 350 small block and a TH
400.  What, oh what am I going to do with this stuff?
; - P

I am new to glider ownership an am about to disassemble the interior
to get to all the cables etc. for inspection and lubrication. Any
advice on what is the best lubricant to use for cables etc.?

I have a need for 4 cap bolts 2 1/2" long
1/4"-28 class 5, Type type 1, zinc- chromated
If you have 4 spares I would like them.
I pay for the cost of shipping and the value of the bolts.

I have a Pilatus B4 and wish to install an ILEC audio variometer.  A
TE probe on the tail is not going to happen, for a number of
reasons.   So I guess my choice is either a fuselage mounted probe, or
no probe at all..which I guess would give me an uncompensated

To use the video capture features on a Macbook (10.4.11), I installed
VMware Fusion 1.1, the Windows XP, then SeeYou.  The result is a
reasonable but not great SeeYou play rate which I then captured with
IShowU.  Has anyone else done this and compared the performance using

In a recent thread it was asserted that it was possible to get sport
pilot airplane privileges without taking a knowledge test and flight
test if the pilot held a private glider rating.  For some reason I
cannot see that thread.  I had doubts that this was true and followed

Anyone have any experience with the Vertex Standard VXA-300 Pilot III
air band transceiver?  I have seen conflicting comments after Googling it.
MG

In See You - how does one capture a page (for example a task/map) so =
that it can be copied and emailed or linked to for someone without See =
You? Or - how to make a See You page a PDF or a jpeg file for the same =
purpose?

I get aircraft nuts and bolts from Aircraft Spruce a lot, but they
don't seem to carry metric hardware.  Any suggestions?
TIA

North America:   Anyone have experience with this new, improved tow
hook based upon the Schweizer hook?   Your FAA Approval process?
From the catalog at www.aircraftspruce.com  (see photos there)
Aircraft Spruce Pilot Supplies - Towing Equipment

I would love to get hold of a T shirt like the one modelled by Charlie
Minner in a recent Soaring mag.
Fuken Bumen.....I love it. Where do I  get one????
Cheers

FYI..

OLC.

does anyone have a url to the wiring diagram for IPAC to DB9
Thanks
Mal
www.mals.net