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    Regatta.
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    This course is now fully subscribed. However, there is another course in Oct.
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    We have an Ab Initio over this Easter.
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    Camels on final - YouTube
    Worst than that. This sort of flying will start WWIII - or something like that. :) Sebastian Kawa is a fine pilot but this sort of flying is not recommended to anybody.
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    Matt Scutter currently leading in the 15 Meter class of the Australian Nationals - see <url=http://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/54th-australian-nationals-ozglide-benalla-gld-2016/results/15-meter/task-5-on-2016-01-10/total>day 5</url>. He will certainly be a competitor in WGC next year - with a strong chance to do well in that as well.
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    See event page.
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    Narrogin Gliding Club is hosting a cross country event for women - 2015-11-13 to 2015-11-16. See here for details.
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    16" wide 14 channel tape! That sounds like the 60s.
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    16" wide 14 channel tape! That sounds like the 60s.
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    There is some incidental benefit. A lot of bathymetry and backscatter data is being collected. This area has not been explored previously.
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    There is some incidental benefit. A lot of bathymetry and backscatter data is being collected. This area has not been explored previously.
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    No. The data cannot be "plotted logically along the SW track or the NW track". Only the SW track can be logically plotted. So, the NW track has been explored and found not to be possible.
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    Have you been on the ocean? I suspect not. Its all out there!
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    Why are you assuming that any of the debris would land in Australia?
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    I think you are discounting a few things. First the Indian Ocean is a big place. Second it has a lot of rubbish in it - witness the large number of unrelated items found during the original air search. Thirdly items may have washed up but not yet found, either because those that found then do not know of the significance or because they are lying on some deserted beach - possibly buried.
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    Well straight away there is a problem with this article - a problem that, I suspect, plagues many such articles. "18:19 - the last exchange between the pilots and air traffic control -- three minutes later the automatic position reporting system, the transponder, stops working [over the South China Sea]. 18:22 - The last primary radar return providing a verifiable “fix” of the 777’s direction is made -- the airplane is flying northwest above the Straits of Malacca. . . . " That's some flying. The direct path distance distance between the two points is approximately 850Km. So the direct path (i.e. minimum) speed between 18:19 and 18:22 would be 17,000Km/H. So, plainly, this article has not been proof read. Having said that, on the balance of probabilities, but having no real data, I support the equipment failure hypothesis.
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    I will see what I can do about a video. Those photos showing the display were taken in the brightest sun light shining directly on the face and they show a true representation of the readability. But, of course, the display is gray scale - which is not a problem for me. I would much rather have a readable gray scale over a barely visible color tablet display. The Open Vario project is a good idea. The display used is probably better than the Kobo display. It uses a color display in reflective mode - not back lit - so it doesn't try to compete with the sun. However, as I understand it, this display is no longer manufactured so people are looking for a replacement. I thought about building a cut down Open Vario as a portable but this display is just a little too big for comfort. Sure, come on down some time. It would make a nice flight. We do have accommodation if you want to make a weekend of it. And there is the flying club right next door.
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    I have made a portable Kobo - XCSoar - Flarm instrument for use in club gliders.
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    If you actually want to be seen by the primary you need to put a corner reflector radar target inside your aircraft. They are quite small and will return a lot stronger signal than, for instance, an aluminum aircraft skin. They are also very easy to construct.
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    Grob 109A.

    Exadios commented on Exadios's gallery image in Gliders and Soaring

    Grob 109A.
    Yes, your right. The person that owns this aircraft has two Grob 109s - an A and a B. This plane is currently being fitted with a Diesel.
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    One piece of info needed is the rig name. With this it would be possible to find its position and work out its horizon at 44,000'. I suspect that the plane was well over its horizon and could not possibly be seen.
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    Landing without spoilers is a standard part of training.
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    A couple of articles which lay out the benefits of a glider endorsement for power pilots. What Gliders Teach Us Barry Schiff on Gliders
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    So, this is ice drilling data. How is this relevant to the current increase in CO_2 and warming? The answer is that it isn't - other than to establish a baseline signature.
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    Yes, that's my take as well.
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