Jeff sent me this today. It is a link to discussion group for issues relating to soaring.
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Petersburg WV Wave Camp - from Jeff Shingleton
Guys -
I flew the wave today ! Windspeeds were 15-20 G30 20 deg xwind when I launched behind a 180hp Citabria. We towed up through rotor and it was like being inside an industrial washing machine on AGITATE cycle. Lots of slack rope to deal with. I towed to a local ridge, climbed to 4500’ in ridge lift, then moved upwind into the rotor. The rotor was enhanced by thermals. I climbed in rotor, advancing upwind until I reached 6000’, then darted upwind into the wave lift zone. I contacted on my third attempt, and was right into 4 kts up for a few thousand feet. I was playing on the edge of the rotor but finally got high enough to move away from that into more reliable lift and finally into the wave. I reached 10500’ in the secondary wave, then put the nose down and flew forward over the rotor to try to reach the primary wave. I contacted the primary wave on the first try. In that, I reached 13500 before I realized that my O2 was not working. I was flying 80kts at 13500’ in 5 kt lift when I decided not to go higher. I flew across the wind for several miles in both directions. The wave window reached the horizon in both directions.
I was flying with an ASK21 and a couple of 1-26’s. The ASK reached 9000’. Only one of the 126’s reached my altitude. At 10 minutes prior sunset, he and I opened our divebrakes and descended in a race with the sun. I was descending at 1400fpm at 78kts with the brakes fully opened. I felt like I was flying the Space Shuttle on re-entry. The descent through rotor was worse than the tow. The ASI was swinging back and forth, and the ship was pitching about quite a bit. But that little Libelle was fantastic.
Tomorrow the surface winds will be very light, but we will still have 60kts at 5000’. And it will be very sunny and reaching 60F. In the morning the inversion layer will be at around 1000’, so we are going to launch at 8am and hope to tow into the wave or thermal into it later in the day.
Jeff
I flew the wave today ! Windspeeds were 15-20 G30 20 deg xwind when I launched behind a 180hp Citabria. We towed up through rotor and it was like being inside an industrial washing machine on AGITATE cycle. Lots of slack rope to deal with. I towed to a local ridge, climbed to 4500’ in ridge lift, then moved upwind into the rotor. The rotor was enhanced by thermals. I climbed in rotor, advancing upwind until I reached 6000’, then darted upwind into the wave lift zone. I contacted on my third attempt, and was right into 4 kts up for a few thousand feet. I was playing on the edge of the rotor but finally got high enough to move away from that into more reliable lift and finally into the wave. I reached 10500’ in the secondary wave, then put the nose down and flew forward over the rotor to try to reach the primary wave. I contacted the primary wave on the first try. In that, I reached 13500 before I realized that my O2 was not working. I was flying 80kts at 13500’ in 5 kt lift when I decided not to go higher. I flew across the wind for several miles in both directions. The wave window reached the horizon in both directions.
I was flying with an ASK21 and a couple of 1-26’s. The ASK reached 9000’. Only one of the 126’s reached my altitude. At 10 minutes prior sunset, he and I opened our divebrakes and descended in a race with the sun. I was descending at 1400fpm at 78kts with the brakes fully opened. I felt like I was flying the Space Shuttle on re-entry. The descent through rotor was worse than the tow. The ASI was swinging back and forth, and the ship was pitching about quite a bit. But that little Libelle was fantastic.
Tomorrow the surface winds will be very light, but we will still have 60kts at 5000’. And it will be very sunny and reaching 60F. In the morning the inversion layer will be at around 1000’, so we are going to launch at 8am and hope to tow into the wave or thermal into it later in the day.
Jeff
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Glider w/ trailer for Sale
Scheibe L-Spatz III
The glider is a joy to fly, with no surprises, and handles well in the air and on the ground. It is a floater and will thermal in the slightest lift. It is light and ground handling is easy.
More information and pictures
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| Serial Number 820 | Built in 1966 |
| Best Glide (L/D) | 40Kts (46 MPH) |
| Min Sink | 2.2 ft/sec @ 34 Kts (39 MPH) |
| Last Annual | Aug. 2004 |
| More Information | mparkin@dreamscape.com or 315-245-4272 |
The glider is a joy to fly, with no surprises, and handles well in the air and on the ground. It is a floater and will thermal in the slightest lift. It is light and ground handling is easy.
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Friday, February 15, 2008
New Soaring Club
I received a post card from Nick Coblio with this announcement Friday.
at Skaneateles Airport
Benson Rd. off Rt 41 (West Lake Road)
Invites you to its first meeting
Saturday March 1 at 10:00 AM
Aircraft Rides Available for $65 (weather permitting)
For more information:
Call Nick at 315-729-4777
THE SOARING CLUB
at Skaneateles Airport
Benson Rd. off Rt 41 (West Lake Road)
Invites you to its first meeting
Saturday March 1 at 10:00 AM
Aircraft Rides Available for $65 (weather permitting)
For more information:
Call Nick at 315-729-4777
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Flight to Elmira 01-27-2008
Jeff and I flew down to Elmira to help the Harris Hill club disassemble one of their ASK-21s for some wing work. We were getting cold by the time we moved other gliders out of the way and got this one moved to another hangar for the work. Once the hangar door closed big heaters clicked on and we warmed up in no time.
Todays thought: Dark and dismal below the clouds, sunny and happy above!
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