Oz Report
Volume 20, Number 66Friday, April 1 2016
Quest Air, Sheets airfield, Groveland, Florida, USA
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
- In this issue:
March Fund Raising Lost in space Central Valley Flying Use your muscles Blue Tooth headset Dragonfly training Crestline weather for the weekend
March Fund Raising
Thursday, Mar 31 2016Davis Straub|video
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Lost in space
Thursday, Mar 31 2016(Mount Seven, Golden, BC, Canada)
video
The pilot doesn't make it anywhere near to the LZ and crashes in the trees on the hillside.
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Central Valley Flying
Thursday, Mar 31 2016Facebook|XC
Zac writes:
Great day of aero-towing in Brentwood, CA. Five pilots flew, and everyone soared. Two guys relaunched after not feeling ready to go cross country. Three pilots flew cross country to the south: Two in the 30-40 mile range, and Kevin flew 104 miles in just under four hours.
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Use your muscles
Thursday, Mar 31 2016NY York Times article here.
Whether we have to work out like a world-class 80-year-old athlete to benefit, however, remains in question. Most of these competitors train intensely for several hours every week, Dr. Power said. But on the plus side, some of them did not start their competitive regimens until they had reached their 50s, providing hope for the dilatory among us.
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Blue Tooth headset
Thursday, Mar 31 2016Bluetooth|George Longshore|Niki Longshore
https://glidercom.com/raptor-bluetooth-headset-full-face.html
George Longshore «g.longshore» writes:
The new Glidercom Raptor Bluetooth headset arrived today and it is everything the other systems are not. Specifically it actually works and does all that Gene claims it will.
It comes custom made for each brand of helmet. I ordered this one for a long tailed 4fight Icaro.
The unit comes complete with radio dongle, helmet headset/microphone/Bluetooth unit, and push to talk (PTT) along with wall charger and triple jack pigtail to charge everything.
It took me a whopping 45 minutes to install everything according to Gene's very detailed instructions. Everything pairs with itself as soon as it is activated and each component has an individual LED to let you know it is on and functioning.
There is no delay when the PTT is activated like with the old motorcycle systems. The voice sound is clear and above all loud unlike the first generation units. There are volume buttons to turn down the sound to tolerable levels.
You can pair other Bluetooth devices with the Raptor as well. If you want to listen to music or have cellphone capabilities while flying, it will allow this. I can't fathom why anyone would listen to music while flying, I kind of like to hear my vario and the wind, or other pilots in a gaggle.
Price varies based on helmet and radio combo used but all in all I think the future is finally here and not buying wires and not having to deal with the hassle they present makes the cost worth it in my mind. This set was close to 400 smackers.
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Dragonfly training
Thursday, Mar 31 2016Dragonfly|Evgeniya "Zhenya" Laritskaya|Facebook
Bobby Bailey|Dragonfly|Evgeniya "Zhenya" Laritskaya|Facebook
Evgeniya Laritskaya with Andrey Solomyki and Bobby Bailey.
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Crestline weather for the weekend
Thursday, Mar 31 2016Owen Morse|weather
April 1 - 3
Friday: brings a healthy Santa Ana but it was a toss up as to whether it will switch upslope in the last hour or two of the afternoon. If you are already at the site it might be worth the drive up after 5pm.
Saturday: An upslope switch by 10am and very nice thermals to perhaps 8K. It will be our best day this weekend if you like strong thermal activity. However, it could get gusty from the SW at low levels (while landing for example) in the late afternoon from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.
Sunday: will again be flyable and nicely soarable with more mid-day upslope wind and less thermal activity than Saturday, but less late afternoon wind in the LZ. Some high clouds will weaken the afternoon heating.
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