Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / August 2009

Hi everybody, I am from Italy and will come to fly in California area
next year. I am following with great interest the wonderfull flights
from Crystal Ca / Mountain Valley all the way to the north basically
following HWY 395 . Where can I find a complete data base of

"I don't know if the difference between PAL & NTSC matters on a DVD or
not, but it has been recorded from a PAL video."
This quote comes from someone who is offering me a soaring video.   Can I
use a PAL recording in the USA or find a way to make it playable?

I'm wanting to video tape some of my flights.  Does anyone have any
suggestions on how to mount a video camera on a sailplane?
Also what type of camera is good for this too?

I'm hoping to go after a state triangle record for sports class.
Obviously the speed would be handicapped....but is the distance
handicapped as well???

For you SN-10 flight computer users, ILEC has announced the
availability of a new USB adapter. No more connecting your laptop to
download flights at the end of the day! Simply plug in a flash drive
and zip - you are done!

might be of interest to some peeps on here....
http://mindensoaringclub.com/int2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=176&
Itemid=1
Cheers
Al

I own a DG and the interior pockets are quickly becoming less like
pockets and more like tubes without bottoms...if you know what I mean.
So I am planning a winter project to replace these pockets.  I can sew
but a few questions leap to mind;

I've been fascinated by this unusual image on the cover of Soaring
magazine:
http://soaringweb.org/Soaring_Index/1967/1967Dec_full.jpg
I always assumed it was a reaction to the movie 2001 since it bears a

For those of you not already in the 1-26 association, we have another
sad story of a glider pilot who has left us on this plane of earth.
Vern Hutchinson, the USA 2008 1-26 champion, (awards in one year: old
buzzard, old goat, old toad) and WWII veteran, died august 15th,

Within my club there is some controversary surrounding the question of
whether or not there might exist precedent for moving an ongoing
contest to an airport other than the airport that had been originally
intended.   Whereas it is not resonable to take the entirity of our

I am doing some research on '70s era open class sailplanes and am
having some trouble finding information for the ASW-17.   I've written
Alexander-Schleicher but haven't received a response.
Does anyone have the flight/owner manual, in electronic form, for the

I received my copy of Pilot Magazine today.  It has a soaring picture on page 2 & 3.  Mike Fizer took the picture at the Senior Championship.
It is nice to see our sport represented in an AOPA publication.

Is anyone familiar with this variometer?
I am shopping for some variometers for our club gliders and Avio
Service of Bulgaria offered these and the VR10 from PZL.
I can´t find anything on internet but maybe someone with a LAK/ SZD/

This was my first contest and I must say that flying contests is so
much more fun, rewarding and lower stress than I ever imagined.
Everyone was pretty laid back and very helpful and willing to give
tips and advice the new racers.  Thanks again!

Alright here's a question about top of useable lift for the blipmaps.
If the thermal tops are 7,000
and the cloudbases are 5,000
and the top of useable lift is 4,000