2010-07-30T11:13:38Z http://behindtheyawstring.com/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:behindtheyawstring.com,2008-09-09:e624f0a1-5aff-4638-99a5-a743faaaeaab Doug and Colin 2008-09-10T01:53:45Z 2008-09-10T01:53:45Z <br><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">InsideSoaring.com - Episode 6 - </span><span style="">Sorry, but we have been off flying and having fun.  But fall is here so we are back with another episode of InsideSoaring.  We interview Bill Elliott who won the 18 meter class nationals this year flying the Jonker JS-1 Revelation from South Africa.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mentioned (Links):</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://14ers.com">GliderPilot.org - Gliding and Soaring Knowledge Online</a></li><li><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/mrs/weather.html">Jonker Sailplanes - JS-1 evalation</a></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> tag:behindtheyawstring.com,2008-05-19:f41ec3d1-30bb-45e4-8335-5a4579bc03da Doug and Colin 2008-05-20T03:38:00Z 2008-05-20T03:38:00Z <div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">InsideSoaring.com - Episode 5 - </span>Spring weather has arrived and we are seeing some days with great conditions.  Colin announced a fun soaring challenge for Colorado pilots and visitors and we discuss mountain flying a bit and the OLC Online Contest.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mentioned (Links):</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div><ul><li><span><a href="http://14ers.com">14ers.com - The Colorado Fourteeners</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/mrs/weather.html">The Colorado University Mountain Research Station</a></span><br></li><li><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.aerokurier.rotor.com/">Aerokurier - </a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.aerokurier.rotor.com/">The German publication dedicated to all aspects of General Aviation</a></span></span></span><br></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 13px;"><span><a href="http://www3.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/segelflugszene/index.html">OLC Online Contest</a></span><br></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 13px;"><span><a href="http://insidesoaring.com/SPOTLinks.htm">SPOT shared pages for SSB members and friends</a></span><br></span></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> tag:behindtheyawstring.com,2008-04-29:b11ebd8c-9413-4f0f-82a2-25936b680a2c Doug and Colin 2008-04-30T01:53:00Z 2008-04-30T01:53:00Z <span style="font-weight: bold;">InsideSoaring.com Episode 4 </span>- Spring is still not fully established in Colorado with snow in Denver just a few days ago (and maybe again a few days from now), but the weather is better day by day and we are getting more flying in. &nbsp;In this episode Doug interviews Amelia Adams, a 16 year old pilot who refurbished a LS-4 for a school project.<div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mentioned (Links):</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div><ul><li><span><a href="http://vimeo.com" target="_blank">Vimeo - People connecting through video</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/926644" target="_blank">Region 12 Glider Competition videos on Vimeo</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.soarcsa.org" target="_blank">Owl Canyon Gliderport and Colorado Soaring Association</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.ibo.org">International Baccalaureate Program</a></span><br></li><li>Soaring Society of America</li></ul></div> tag:behindtheyawstring.com,2008-04-15:7fa29e97-dbf1-441f-b062-1bd8796e7171 Doug and Colin 2008-04-15T23:51:00Z 2008-04-15T23:51:00Z <div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">InsideSoaring.com Episode 3 - </span>We are back after a little absence due to Spring Break.  The weather in Colorado is oscillating back and forth between warm days and snow storms, so we are still in early season mode.  There is plenty to do to get ready for the coming season.  We also discuss transponders in light of the NTSB findings of the Biz jet / sailplane mid-air that occurred near Minden, NV.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mentioned (links):</span></div><div><br></div><div><ul><li><span><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.aviation.soaring/msg/652bb7824b418f49?&amp;q=transponder" target="_blank">NTSB letter to the SSA and NTSB letter to the FAA</a></span><br></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="http://serkowski.com/SPOTme.php" target="_blank">Tom Serkowski's SPOTme website</a></span><br></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="http://wingsandwheels.com/page44.htm" target="_blank">Wx/Seal and Wx/Block Premium Protection for Sailplane Finishes</a></span><br></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="http://www.ads-b.com/home.htm" target="_blank">ADS-B Technologies, Inc.</a></span><br></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA_Approves_ADSB_Deployment_194532-1.html" target="_blank">FAA Approves ADS-B Deployment story on AVWeb</a></span><br></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Errata:  </span>We said the repack interval for emergency parachutes was 90 days with a proposed change to 120 days.  Actually the repack interval is currently 120 days with a proposed change to 180 days.</span></div></div> tag:behindtheyawstring.com,2008-03-15:74dcfbbe-5346-4b1e-8efd-f8e36b3f29b8 Doug and Colin 2008-03-16T02:58:00Z 2008-03-16T02:58:00Z <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">InsideSoaring.com Episode 2</span> - Our second episode featuring an interview with Tim McAllister,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "> the only U.S. pilot to qualify for the Second FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix in Omarama, New Zealand,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Mentioned (links):<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span><a href="http://timmcallister.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tim's blog</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.echoyankee.com/" target="_blank">Echo Yankee Racing</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.gpgliding.com/" target="_blank">Grand Prix Gliding Website</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.soaringmuseum.org/" target="_blank">National Soaring Museum</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.swsoaringmuseum.org/" target="_blank">U.S. SouthWest Soaring Museum</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.nkhome.com/soaring/soaringindex.html" target="_blank">Nielsen-Kellerman</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.soaring.co.nz/" target="_blank">Southern Soaring</a></span><br></li></ul></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div> tag:behindtheyawstring.com,2008-02-25:7307a49f-3252-4c79-a2ef-41de307d6478 Doug and Colin 2008-02-26T03:46:00Z 2008-02-26T03:46:00Z <b>Salida Airport, Colorado</b>. Movie shows aero tow launches, landings of modern high performance sailplanes.<br><br><br><br>Harriet Alexander Field serves Salida and Chaffee County. The paved runway is 7,350 in length and the facility is at an elevation of 7489 feet located 2 miles west of town. The runway is dominated by 14,000ft peaks to the west. tag:behindtheyawstring.com,2008-02-23:329075af-c3f8-4015-b062-4fff51db087c Doug and Colin 2008-02-23T18:25:00Z 2008-02-23T18:25:00Z <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">InsideSoaring.com Episode 1</span> - Our first episode with introductions by your hosts, Doug and Colin. &nbsp;Some discussion about who we are, what we do, and why we love it. &nbsp;Also a discussion of 121.5 versus 406 Mhz ELTs and the new SPOT messenger device.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mentioned (links):</span></div><div><ul><li><span><a href="http://www.ssa.org" target="_blank"> The Soaring Society of America</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.soarboulder.org" target="_blank"> The Soaring Society of Boulder</a></span><br></li><li><span><a href="http://www.findmespot.com" target="_blank"> The SPOT messenger</a></span><br></li></ul></div>