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REMINDER – There will be a raffle for a Soaring Society of America logo “soft shell” jacket at the SSI Safety Meeting.
Perfect for spring time. But you must attend the meeting in person to be eligible to win!
See you tomorrow.
John ,
Fine. Bring a sofa-sleeper for all I care. As long as you don’t fall asleep like last year. Sheesh. ;-/
Best Regards,
John H DeRosaArt,
Good question.
The long range forecast for Saturday, March 25th is for the mid-50’s, possibly higher. Of course, we will also heat the hangar as we have done in the past. You might wonder why we don’t use an off-site location. Each year we look into the possibility of using a local library, restaurant, etc. The problem is the availability of a reliable internet connection for Zoom. As yet no site will guarantee our requirements. Some also restrict bringing in outside food.The Zoom access information for our safety meeting will be sent out next week.
Thanks,
John H DeRosaSteve,
Can you see if this webinar was recorded for later viewing. I, and others, had to miss it so would really like to see it.John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert EinsteinOn Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 03:21:59 PM CST, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Good shot! It looks a little like you had just summited Mount Everest.
John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert EinsteinOn Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 03:49:58 PM CST, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Steve – Any aircraft having an OGN transmitter installed will need a 12Vdc to micro-USB converter to run off the ship’s main battery power system just like all other non-mechanical avionics such as a radio, audio vario, etc.
Best Regards,
John H DeRosaJohn P,
No action on the part of the pilot is needed.The OGN receiver auto powers up as soon as ship’s power is applied.After ship’s power is removed the OGN receiver will turn off – something I remember learning in EE101 college class. If there is a battery installed (not required) the unit will run for a while before dying which also turns the unit off. Thus the universe returns to equilibrium.Sound about right?John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert EinsteinOn Monday, February 6, 2023 at 03:25:12 PM CST, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Reply To: OGN Computer Needed From John Phelan, [General Discussion Forum]
OK. So how do we turn it on/off when it is in a glider? DeRosa indicated it will power up with the master switch in the glider but this seems to contradict that.
What am I missing?
Best Regards,
John F. Phelan
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Some followup comments on putting these OGN transmitters in our aircrafts.
Correct that you must use a voltage converter to go from our 12Vdc battery “bus” (not “buss”) to supply USB level 5Vdc power to the OGN transmitter.The Amazon link for a converter that John P sent earlier was for a USB-C connection. I’d sure like USB-C better but we are stuck with the micro-USB connector on the OGN transmitter. Use this Amazon link instead for a converter https://a.co/d/cb5MLvW.
Best Regards,
John H DeRosaSteve,
My plan is to semi-permanently mount the small unit with velcro somewhere in the glider with a direct connection to ship’s power.The OGN transmitter auto-powers up once the master switch is turned on so no pilot interaction would be needed. Simple.So I think that after some trial runs in the spring we might decide to buy one or more units and install them in appropriate gliders.John H DeRosa
On Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 03:20:10 PM CST, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
The testing is done with a special punch like tool to help detect internal corrosion. More details here – https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2020/Dec/SB_0528D.pdf.To do the test we have to remove the strut which is the tedious part of the process because they are heavy. So its handy to have extra hands available to prevent dropping a heavy strut onto the fabric wing which is considered NON-OPTIMAL.After the test we put some special oil inside each strut to prevent future corrosion.We hope to do both struts on Saturday but this all depends on how quickly things go. We did it two years ago so it won’t be totally new.John H DeRosa==================================On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 05:03:55 PM CST, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
