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by Forger
Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:35 pm
Forum: Safety and Incidents in flight
Topic: Emergency Procedures
Replies: 4
Views: 6831

Re: Emergency Procedures

In my experience, a consistent cause of confusion is the reporting party using a different coordinate convention than the responders and the posted wording sets the club up for such an issue. The coordinates can be in DEG° MIN’ SEC”, DEG° MIN.decimal(min)’ or DEG.decimal(deg)° but the club sign (if ...
by Forger
Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Icaros VR simulators at CES 2017
Replies: 1
Views: 1606

Converting P3 to H2

A paraglider pilot may understand all the flying theory and micrometeorology required to hang glide but they will not possess the subtle muscle memory required to actually fly a hang glider. It's like thinking you can wind surf because you can sail. While a hang glider pilot might be able to spend a...