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Andrzej – The thing to do if you are getting sucked into a cloud is to fly to the next cloud! Between the two clouds you will descend just fine. (using spoilers is fine too)
I looked up Falcon9 viewing and it looks like about 6-10 minutes earlier than ISS going overhead you should see the capsule on the same trajectory. So starting about 8:37 tonight start looking.
The ISS is large enough that you can just barely make out its spidery shape.
Many thanks to everyone that did all the behind the scenes work that needs to get done around the club.
It looks like the Zoom link is getting broken up by our messaging system.
Lets try this.
Meeting – The ChicagoLand Glider Council will host an online web meeting on Monday, April 20th at 7:30PM. Full meeting details are below. Please spread the word.
Regards,
John DeRosa
Secretary, ChicagoLand Glider Council
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This month’s speech topic will be;
Overview and Comparison of Soaring Forecasting Tools
Speaker: Don GrilloSynopsis: Once upon a time there was only looking out the window to try and guess if it might be a good soaring day. Then came Skew-T and Dr. Jack to add more ways of determining in advance weather and soaring conditions. Now there are three contenders for best soaring forecasting with better presentation and top quality insights into our important questions, “will this be a good day?” and “where can I find lift?”. This presentation will compare and contrast the features of SkySight, TopMeteo and XC Skies. What a wonderful way to start the soaring season!
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Invitation to Join the CLGC Web Meeting – Limited to the first 100 participants
Time: Apr 20, 2020 07:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78079202272Meeting ID: 780 7920 2272
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)Meeting ID: 780 7920 2272
Find your local number: https://us04web.zoom.us/u/fbc4GVJc5E
The speech topic will be;
Overview of Emergency Location Devices – Sooner or later you will land out, it happens to all cross country soaring pilots. Most likely everything will turn out fine but there is a chance that it will not. You might land out in an area without cell phone coverage. You might be injured and need quick help. There are now multiple types of devices that can help you in these situations as well as provide other useful features. The speech will be an overview of the available emergency devices. We will cover features, costs (fixed and recurring), along with the pros and cons of each type.
Reminder for the upcoming meeting to tonight at 7:30PM March 23rd.
The speech topic will be;
Overview of Emergency Location Devices – Sooner or later you will land out, it happens to all cross country soaring pilots. Most likely everything will turn out fine but there is a chance that it will not. You might land out in an area without cell phone coverage. You might be injured and need quick help. There are now multiple types of devices that can help you in these situations as well as provide other useful features. The speech will be an overview of the available emergency devices. We will cover features, costs (fixed and recurring), along with the pros and cons of each type.
Click the link below to join the online meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/141562581Alan – I SWEAR that I sent out on Friday to everyone at SSI that the CLGC meeting was CANCELLED. See the message below. I am thinking about making the presentation at a later time via a web meeting. Stay tuned.
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I received the message below from the Schaumburg Village airport administration. The Monday, March 16th, CLGC meeting is CANCELLED.
“All airport meeting room reservations are cancelled through April 10, 2020. The village is taking preventative actions to do our part to help minimize the spread of COVID-19.”
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<div dir=”ltr”>Please pass on this message about a kind offer being made by Greg Palmer;</div>
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<div dir=”ltr”><i>”Anyone wishing to have their parachute taken to Para Gear in Skokie for an inspection and repack may bring it to the Monday, March 16th ChicagoLand Glider Council meeting (details below). I will transport them to Para Gear in Skokie. Please attach a luggage tag to your chute with your contact information so that any repair service issues and payment can be addressed and completed. You will need to call them with a credit card number for payment. The repacked chutes are planed to be returned at the Monday, April 20th ChicagoLand Glider Council meeting. Earlier pick up arrangements can be made. Please contact me at;</i><i> Greg Palmer, 847-922-1234, <span class=”yiv2093602519ydpf5eb2f57u_b yiv2093602519ydpf5eb2f57en_0 yiv2093602519ydpf5eb2f57C4_Z2aVTcY”><span class=”yiv2093602519ydpf5eb2f57D_F yiv2093602519ydpf5eb2f57rtlI_dz_sSg”><span class=”yiv2093602519ydpf5eb2f57u_N yiv2093602519ydpf5eb2f57C_Z1VRpVF”>glidergreg@gmail.com”</span></span></span></i></div>
</div>As far as I could tell the creek level was not an issue. Certainly it was within its banks as I drove down along the tie downs.
John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)West Dundee, Illinois, USA
mailto:john@derosaweb.com
http://derosaweb.net “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einsteinhttp://derosaweb.net/matrix_codes/DeRosaweb_URL_MC.pngNote that yesterday I found that the large west wind sock had blown down. The 10′ steel water pipe at the sock had sheared off at the coupling to the lower pipe that rotates. Unrepairable. Needs a new pipe. I won’t have time to fix it until next week.
Sorry, I did not note if the mid-field sock was OK.
