Oz Report
Volume 16, Number 173Thursday, August 30 2012
Boise Riverside RV Park, Boise, Idaho, USA
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
- In this issue:
Flytec Tip of the Week - Sensitivity of the Acoustic Vario Today I went for a ride 2012 Team Challenge full up European Championships Super Race in Brasilia PWC, Guy recovering Moose on the loose
Flytec Tip of the Week - Sensitivity of the Acoustic Vario
Wed, Aug 29 2012, 9:07:48 am MDTFlytec 6030|Steve Kroop
Steve Kroop at Flytec USA «info» writes:
A common question from pilots is: "how do I make my vario more (or less) sensitive?" The answer is a little more complicated than it seems since the acoustic sensitivity is a composite of the vario threshold and the vario dampening. For example, the threshold can be set very low but if the dampening setting is high, you could fly through a weak thermal and the instrument would not beep. Therefore it is important to understand the difference between these two parameters when setting your acoustic variometer. The acoustic vario threshold is the minimum ascent rate required for the vario to beep and is expressed in ft/min or m/sec. Typically we ship instruments with a setting between 8 and 20 ft/min. Dampening in the amount of delay before the beeping starts once the threshold has been exceeded. It is actually a bit more complicated than just a delay but thinking of it as a delay will make it easier for the purpose of setting the sensitivity. Typically we ship instruments with low to moderate dampening.
Some pilots prefer the vario to not beep at every minute bit of lift which would require a threshold around 20 ft/min. (or higher in regions that have strong thermals). Some pilots want the vario to beep if they are just maintaining altitude, in that case a threshold 0 ft/min would be appropriate. Most pilots will use a setting somewhere in between. When setting the dampening you will want to consider the type of air you will be flying in. If the air where you fly is smooth and the thermals typically light you would use a lower to lowest dampening setting. Conversely, if the air is turbulent with strong thermals you would use a higher to highest dampening setting. Since the acoustic variometer is so subjective it can take a little tweaking to get the settings just right. I recommend that you start with threshold and dampening setting lower than you think would be appropriate and slowly increase the settings (if necessary) after flying the instrument in typical air.
Accessing these setting differs depending on the series instrument and is covered in their documentation. Below are simplified instructions:
6030:
Dampening: Menu>Basic Settings>Acoustic vario>Customize sound>Damp. (range 1-35) Acoustic threshold: Menu>Basic Settings>Acoustic vario>lift audio threshold> range 0 to 40 ft/min or 0-20 cm/s
6015:
Dampening: Menu>Vario set>Vario filt> range 0, 1, 2, 3 Acoustic threshold: Menu>Climb Aud>Climb thr> range 0 to 40 ft/min or 0-20 cm/s
6005/6010:
Dampening: 3 sec. Press Speaker key=Set mode> range 1, 2, 3, 4 Acoustic threshold: 3 sec. Press Speaker key=Set mode>3 sec. Press Speaker key= Option mode>2x short press of Speaker key= level 3option mode> adjust with up/down keys (each blinking segment is 4 ft/min or 2 cm/sec)
5030:
Dampening: Menu>Basic Settings>Vario tone>Damp. (range 1-35) Acoustic threshold: Menu>Basic Settings>Vario audio threshold>range 0 to 40 ft/min or 0-20 cm/s
4000 series:
Dampening: 4 sec. Press Speaker key=Set mode> range 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 Acoustic threshold: 4 sec. Press Speaker key=Set mode>short press 2 option keys= Option mode>short press of Speaker key= level 2 option mode> adjust with up/down keys (each blinking segment is 4 ft/min or 2 cm/sec)
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Today I went for a ride
Wed, Aug 29 2012, 9:09:50 am MDTAs my cousin Peter was busy I decided to take the aluminum road bike for a forty mile round trip up the Boise Greenbelt from Garden City to the Lucky Peak dam at the end of the bike trail. A couple of miles into it, I passed a couple of guys, one in a three wheel recumbent bike (sic), sitting by the edge of the trail. It was just a quick flash and I didn't see much.
About a mile later I saw that this recumbent biker (sic) was gaining on me, so I sped it up. I know that recumbent bikes just aren't that fast. Another mile and he's still there gaining a bit on me. A little while later and he passes me and I see that he ain't using his legs, just his arms. This is what he's riding:
That's right, he can't use his legs and has to use his arms to pedal. His feet are strapped to the useless pedals on the front wheel and he is almost completely horizontal.
I chase after him but over the next five miles he slowly gets 300 yards ahead of me. I can't keep up with the guy. There is plenty of foot and bike traffic on the Greenbelt and going as fast as possible can be a bit dangerous especially as we are downtown in the heaviest use area, but he is passing people one after the other and I'm breathing hard trying to get back up to him.
Finally, as we get a few miles out east of town, there is a little detour around some construction on the bike path and I catch him. For the next fifteen miles I'll ride with him, going 21 mph when he does his intervals and 17 mph (more my pace) when he slacks off between them. It is a great workout for me and for him.
Turns out that he is in training to get on the "Emerging Talent" team for the US hoping to go to the Paralympics to be held in Rio in four years. He is a US veteran (US Navy). He's got to shave 1.5 seconds off his per kilometer time in time trials to get on the team and then get support from the Department of Defense for training.
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2012 Team Challenge full up
Wed, Aug 29 2012, 9:10:32 am MDT(Henson's Gap radial ramp, Sequatchie County, TN, USA)
Ollie Gregory|Tennessee Tree Toppers Team Challenge 2012|video
Ollie Gregory «Ollie Gregory» writes:
Registration for Team Challenge shows we will fill up. We just hit fifty registered. About half have paid up so far. We plan to cap the numbers for Team Challenge at fifty, so if you haven't paid the competition fee, go to http://tennesseetreetoppers.org and pay now at the Team Challenge link.
You can use the Paypal button. If you are on the list and haven't paid the registration fee, you name will be removed on August 30th. So that means lots of slots will open August 31st and first come first served when ya pay up! It is gonna be a lot of fun! Don't miss out!
http://vimeo.com/album/1736305/video/31481751
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European Championships
Wed, Aug 29 2012, 2:34:12 pm MDT(Talas)
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Primoz Gricar
http://outdoorfestival.org/view.php?page=1
http://corinnaflies.blogspot.com
http://klemencicmatjaz.blogspot.com
The first task (those at goal):
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Primoz Gricar | SLO | Combat L 13.5 09 GT | 01:47:06 | 901 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Laminar Z9 14.1 | 01:47:16 | 888 |
3 | Christian Zehetmair | GER | Combat L 13.5 09 GT | 01:47:32 | 878 |
4 | Walter Mayer | AUT | Litespeed RS 3.5 | 01:50:04 | 866 |
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Super Race in Brasilia
Wed, Aug 29 2012, 2:45:51 pm MDTCurt Warren|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Jon Durand jnr|Wills Wing|Wills Wing T2C
The fourth day:
The task: http://www.superrace2012.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/brasilia-prova-4-136-km.html
http://www.superrace2012.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/resultados-prova-4-brasilia.html
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | André Wolf | RS | Moyes LS RS 3.5 | 02:41:20 | 1000 |
2 | Max Turiaco | RJ | Aeros Combat | 02:41:48 | 961 |
3 | Robert Etzold | SC | Moyes LS RS4 | 02:42:44 | 940 |
4 | Sergio Galvas | SP | Wills Wing T2C | 02:47:55 | 903 |
5 | Michel Louzada | SP | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:50:47 | 877 |
6 | Ricardo Cesar Finard Campanha | SP | Moyes LS RS4 | 02:51:08 | 861 |
6 | Fabio Cardoso Nunes | RJ | Wills Wing T2C | 02:50:29 | 861 |
8 | Marcello Pereira | RJ | Aeros Combat | 02:59:09 | 810 |
9 | Eduardo Oliveira | MS | Wills Wing T2C 154 | 02:51:54 | 794 |
10 | David Brito Filho | SP | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:52:13 | 791 |
The total:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Curt Warren | AUS | Moyes LS RX 3.5 | 3659 |
2 | Michel Louzada | SP | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3440 |
3 | Eduardo Oliveira | MS | Wills Wing T2C 154 | 3366 |
4 | André Wolf | RS | Moyes LS RS 3.5 | 3339 |
5 | Sergio Galvas | SP | Wills Wing T2C | 3308 |
6 | Glauco Pinto | DF | Icaro Laminar Z9 | 3274 |
7 | Jonny Durand | AUS | Moyes LS RX 3.5 | 3223 |
8 | Brenno Albuquerque | RJ | Wills Wing T2C | 3173 |
9 | David Brito Filho | SP | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3165 |
10 | Marcio Rosadas | RJ | Moyes LS RS 3.5 | 3098 |
http://www.warrenwindsports.com.au/blog/competitions/ring-fire-brasilia-superrace-task-4
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PWC, Guy recovering
Wed, Aug 29 2012, 2:58:11 pm MDThttp://www.facebook.com/xcmag/posts/10151028954089103
I’m just back from seeing Guy in hospital, he is doing just fine and is in great spirits, his usual jovial self.
He has a stable fracture of the pelvis, 6 broken ribs, a broken humour (at the top near shoulder), a lacerated kidney and cuts and bruises around his face. They have not operated on his shoulder yet as they have to wait for the swelling to go down, they expect Thursday. Everything else will heal in its own time and is not serious. In the meantime he is enjoying some great pharmaceuticals.
He had an epic experience, to put it mildly. Two nights out in freezing conditions enduring thunderstorms, rain, severe pain, hallucinations and moments of delusion. He was not at his wing when we found him, after the first night he decided to get himself out and managed to walk with all the above injuries about 2 miles in 2 days through pretty difficult terrain. He was in a bit of a state when we finally found him from the helicopter, walking with the aid of a big stick making three inch steps with clothing draped over his head and his arm in a makeshift sling. He had water and i am confident he would have kept going for another few days and saved himself without the massive SAR operation.
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Moose on the loose
Wed, Aug 29 2012, 3:05:07 pm MDTAnd here are momma moose and her little one playing in the water at the base of the mountain:
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