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  • ; Week 1 * CAP413<ref>[https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=6973 CAP413]</ref>
    7 KB (1,138 words) - 18:46, 10 March 2019
  • ...ore pressure suits. The current world distance record of 3,008 kilometres (1,869 mi) by Klaus Ohlmann (set on 21 January 2003) was also flown using moun
    5 KB (880 words) - 15:42, 7 March 2019
  • ...the glider. The cable is released at a height of about 400 to 700 metres (1,300 to 2,200 ft) after a short, steep ride.
    3 KB (582 words) - 15:44, 7 March 2019
  • ; CAX (Caxton Gibbet) : roundabout, 4 roads (1 dual carriageway, 3 single carriageway) with a car park to the south-east : ''minimum height: 1,800 ft''
    1 KB (165 words) - 18:39, 11 January 2018
  • ...airfield, land rather than getting in the way of Bourn traffic. Stay above 1,300 ft QFE around Little Gransden, and above 3,000 ft QFE when the aerobati
    2 KB (318 words) - 19:05, 11 January 2018
  • ; CAX (Caxton Gibbet) : roundabout, 4 roads (1 dual carriageway, 3 single carriageway) with a car park to the south-east : ''minimum height: 1,800 ft''
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  • == Exercise 1: Familiarisation with the glider ==
    6 KB (1,070 words) - 23:41, 1 February 2018
  • Expeditions last about 1 week, but you do not have to attend for the whole week.
    4 KB (607 words) - 18:54, 23 March 2020
  • ...ves forward) while a high performance glider will have a glide ratio of 60:1 or more. ...in the UK could be rising at 400 ft/min (0.5 kph) to a height of 5,000 ft (1,500 m).<ref name="ssa">[http://www.ssa.org/GliderLiftSources Soaring Societ
    4 KB (674 words) - 23:19, 7 March 2019
  • Always rig with the right wing first (this has the fork). Person 1 is the person in charge of the rig. # Once fully out, person 1 lifts the root and carries it clear of the trailer.
    20 KB (3,677 words) - 12:13, 2 September 2020
  • <li value="1">The competition shall span three days (forming a three-day "window"), wher <li value="1">A point is awarded for each minute of flight up to 50 mins, after which si
    37 KB (5,733 words) - 16:14, 11 July 2023
  • ...mpanying logger or barograph trace, points will be calculated as per Rules 1 - 5.
    6 KB (943 words) - 00:26, 8 March 2019
  • ...k. Stall the glider to find out the precise stalling speed. Trim to fly at 1.4 times this speed. Make a turn at 45° angle of bank. Apply full aileron a ...th doing. Simply look at your watch and see how long it takes you to climb 1,000 ft. It is particularly instructive to find out how long you spend tryin
    8 KB (1,371 words) - 02:01, 2 February 2018
  • For simplicity, this article only considers flight at gliding speed (Mach ~0.1), so any compressible flow effect is ignored. ...pan of a K-21 (18 metres), we can say you have a "height coefficient" of 0.1, which has no unit and no dimension. So long as this random quantity is kep
    33 KB (5,607 words) - 20:00, 12 March 2019
  • ...ng-specific channels do not require a FRTOL (table [[#tab:gliding-channels|1]]) * by default: eyes focus at 1–2m
    9 KB (1,254 words) - 01:04, 9 April 2019
  • : P.D.F. 1/03
    6 KB (942 words) - 14:11, 11 March 2019
  • ...t to the license privileges - a Class 2 Medical is sufficient (and a Class 1 Medical is not required). === Class 1 Medical ===
    7 KB (1,167 words) - 15:46, 11 March 2019
  • \[E_K = \frac{1}{2} m V^2 \] \[p_D = \frac{1}{2} \rho V^2 \]
    38 KB (6,602 words) - 21:44, 18 October 2020
  • ...nsport to the airfield for CUGC for at least the summer 2019 season (April 1 - September 30th).
    1 KB (196 words) - 22:00, 31 March 2019
  • ...go flying, not after. In a typical day, you might have 3 winch launches or 1 longer flight - this will be around £30.
    9 KB (1,546 words) - 18:30, 25 January 2022

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