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    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 18 14:37:55 2022
    Well glider fans the winter months are upon us very early and looks like all you Northerner's will be packing those ships up early to avoid the winter cold. Even the guys in Houston will be feeling the winter cold and yet us glider geeks in the great
    conservative state of Florida will be getting the firewood ready for the campfires as it dips down into the cold 60's, even the transponders will stop working and 2G can double up on the Sinequan and Doxepin to get a bit of control of his mental state of
    mind.
    Looks like things will be getting good this week and my phone has been ringing from fellow purist in anticipation of good flights and plenty of fun at X52. We plan of having the Towpecker, AKA, Pawnee, ready to yank gliders into the sky, and the BBQ
    grill will be ready for burgers and Italian Sausages. The beverage truck will be arriving with coolers and cold beverages ranging from Stella to Pacifico, and the Cuba Libre's will fill all those Solo cups. So, if any of you Homies can get down to X52
    you can be my guest and have complimentary tow on OBTP. Saturday we will be having a party for another youth member for his solo flight in the Sky Hag, just think another youth solo for TCSC, Canadians are invited. Old Bob, The Purist

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  • From Ernesto / 2TK@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Oct 18 15:28:29 2022
    On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 5:37:57 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Well glider fans the winter months are upon us very early and looks like all you Northerner's will be packing those ships up early to avoid the winter cold. Even the guys in Houston will be feeling the winter cold and yet us glider geeks in the great
    conservative state of Florida will be getting the firewood ready for the campfires as it dips down into the cold 60's, even the transponders will stop working and 2G can double up on the Sinequan and Doxepin to get a bit of control of his mental state of
    mind.
    Looks like things will be getting good this week and my phone has been ringing from fellow purist in anticipation of good flights and plenty of fun at X52. We plan of having the Towpecker, AKA, Pawnee, ready to yank gliders into the sky, and the BBQ
    grill will be ready for burgers and Italian Sausages. The beverage truck will be arriving with coolers and cold beverages ranging from Stella to Pacifico, and the Cuba Libre's will fill all those Solo cups. So, if any of you Homies can get down to X52
    you can be my guest and have complimentary tow on OBTP. Saturday we will be having a party for another youth member for his solo flight in the Sky Hag, just think another youth solo for TCSC, Canadians are invited. Old Bob, The Purist


    I"ll be joining the crew at TCSC this weekend! See you soon OBTP!

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 19 15:03:12 2022
    On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6:28:31 PM UTC-4, Ernesto / 2TK wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 5:37:57 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Well glider fans the winter months are upon us very early and looks like all you Northerner's will be packing those ships up early to avoid the winter cold. Even the guys in Houston will be feeling the winter cold and yet us glider geeks in the great
    conservative state of Florida will be getting the firewood ready for the campfires as it dips down into the cold 60's, even the transponders will stop working and 2G can double up on the Sinequan and Doxepin to get a bit of control of his mental state of
    mind.
    Looks like things will be getting good this week and my phone has been ringing from fellow purist in anticipation of good flights and plenty of fun at X52. We plan of having the Towpecker, AKA, Pawnee, ready to yank gliders into the sky, and the BBQ
    grill will be ready for burgers and Italian Sausages. The beverage truck will be arriving with coolers and cold beverages ranging from Stella to Pacifico, and the Cuba Libre's will fill all those Solo cups. So, if any of you Homies can get down to X52
    you can be my guest and have complimentary tow on OBTP. Saturday we will be having a party for another youth member for his solo flight in the Sky Hag, just think another youth solo for TCSC, Canadians are invited. Old Bob, The Purist
    I"ll be joining the crew at TCSC this weekend! See you soon OBTP!
    I will be looking for you tomorrow, we are planning a great weekend here on the Treasure Coast, weather is improving and I look forward to flying with you. OBTP

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Oct 23 14:55:44 2022
    On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 6:03:13 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6:28:31 PM UTC-4, Ernesto / 2TK wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 5:37:57 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Well glider fans the winter months are upon us very early and looks like all you Northerner's will be packing those ships up early to avoid the winter cold. Even the guys in Houston will be feeling the winter cold and yet us glider geeks in the
    great conservative state of Florida will be getting the firewood ready for the campfires as it dips down into the cold 60's, even the transponders will stop working and 2G can double up on the Sinequan and Doxepin to get a bit of control of his mental
    state of mind.
    Looks like things will be getting good this week and my phone has been ringing from fellow purist in anticipation of good flights and plenty of fun at X52. We plan of having the Towpecker, AKA, Pawnee, ready to yank gliders into the sky, and the
    BBQ grill will be ready for burgers and Italian Sausages. The beverage truck will be arriving with coolers and cold beverages ranging from Stella to Pacifico, and the Cuba Libre's will fill all those Solo cups. So, if any of you Homies can get down to
    X52 you can be my guest and have complimentary tow on OBTP. Saturday we will be having a party for another youth member for his solo flight in the Sky Hag, just think another youth solo for TCSC, Canadians are invited. Old Bob, The Purist
    I"ll be joining the crew at TCSC this weekend! See you soon OBTP!
    I will be looking for you tomorrow, we are planning a great weekend here on the Treasure Coast, weather is improving and I look forward to flying with you. OBTP
    Great weekend and thanks to all, our wonderful guest for today was Alfonso Jurado Jr. the son of E9. Great to see you again, many fond memories. Old Bob, The Purist

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Oct 23 14:58:04 2022
    On Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 5:55:46 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 6:03:13 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6:28:31 PM UTC-4, Ernesto / 2TK wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 5:37:57 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Well glider fans the winter months are upon us very early and looks like all you Northerner's will be packing those ships up early to avoid the winter cold. Even the guys in Houston will be feeling the winter cold and yet us glider geeks in the
    great conservative state of Florida will be getting the firewood ready for the campfires as it dips down into the cold 60's, even the transponders will stop working and 2G can double up on the Sinequan and Doxepin to get a bit of control of his mental
    state of mind.
    Looks like things will be getting good this week and my phone has been ringing from fellow purist in anticipation of good flights and plenty of fun at X52. We plan of having the Towpecker, AKA, Pawnee, ready to yank gliders into the sky, and the
    BBQ grill will be ready for burgers and Italian Sausages. The beverage truck will be arriving with coolers and cold beverages ranging from Stella to Pacifico, and the Cuba Libre's will fill all those Solo cups. So, if any of you Homies can get down to
    X52 you can be my guest and have complimentary tow on OBTP. Saturday we will be having a party for another youth member for his solo flight in the Sky Hag, just think another youth solo for TCSC, Canadians are invited. Old Bob, The Purist
    I"ll be joining the crew at TCSC this weekend! See you soon OBTP!
    I will be looking for you tomorrow, we are planning a great weekend here on the Treasure Coast, weather is improving and I look forward to flying with you. OBTP
    Great weekend and thanks to all, our wonderful guest for today was Alfonso Jurado Jr. the son of E9. Great to see you again, many fond memories. Old Bob, The Purist
    50 something tows this weekend and the transponder worked on all of them! DH can you see them yet? Old Bob, The Purist

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  • From Paul Agnew@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 23 16:07:03 2022
    I took a picture of my FLARM display showing the towplane in the pattern. I don't know about any tracking websites, but it definitely has good conspicuity with a working transponder.

    Soloed another kid today at the end of the day. What a great way to end a long weekend of soaring in Southern Florida!

    PA

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  • From Davis Chappins@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 23 21:43:42 2022
    Hello residents of new hibiscus. I haven't heard from an OGN based at your airport and you have significant glider activity, especially during winter. Please read this post and nominate one of you as the focal. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.aviation.
    soaring/c/3ocP8GnTuyQ

    Thanks.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Oct 23 22:48:01 2022
    On Monday, October 24, 2022 at 12:43:44 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Hello residents of new hibiscus. I haven't heard from an OGN based at your airport and you have significant glider activity, especially during winter. Please read this post and nominate one of you as the focal. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.aviation.
    soaring/c/3ocP8GnTuyQ

    Thanks.
    Not so sure that the OGN would be of any benefit to our club. OBTP

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  • From Ernesto / 2TK@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Oct 24 19:29:21 2022
    On Monday, October 24, 2022 at 1:48:03 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    On Monday, October 24, 2022 at 12:43:44 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Hello residents of new hibiscus. I haven't heard from an OGN based at your airport and you have significant glider activity, especially during winter. Please read this post and nominate one of you as the focal. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.
    aviation.soaring/c/3ocP8GnTuyQ

    Thanks.
    Not so sure that the OGN would be of any benefit to our club. OBTP

    Gentleman!!!!

    What I great time I had this weekend at TCSC in Vero Beach, FL. I arrived last Thursday evening accompanied by my father, as he had never visited TCSC. We rigged that evening, put the glider away in the hangar and called it a night. Next day fully rested
    I came back, and the weekend begun! The Club as always made me feel right at home. The freshly restored 2-33 Sky Hag looks amazing and so does Nasty II, Libelle. The Towplane and tow pilots provided excellent reliable service while my Flarm was picking
    up its position every single time! To my surprise I got to see some of my soaring friends that I had not seen in a while including E9 Junior. One of the Club members and a good friend was kind enough to take me up in his MG, and all I will say is that I
    opened a savings account. It's so sad when the fun must come to an end, but I have to go back to work. Hopefully I can be back soon to the Treasure Coast and I hope you can all make it too!!!!

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  • From Davis Chappins@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 24 21:51:38 2022
    Bob
    Sorry to hear you don’t understand how it works. I will cross new hibiscus off the list

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Oct 24 22:37:05 2022
    On Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 12:51:40 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Bob
    Sorry to hear you don’t understand how it works. I will cross new hibiscus off the list
    Thank you very much, I had never been informed that we had requested to be on the target list! As I can tell the system would be of no benefit to our club, you may correct me if you like, but tracking our club 2-33 and 126 can be done from the ground. I
    don't think that the people whom we call spectators, those who sit in our picnic area under the beautiful oak trees would be looking at the kids working the line and getting ready to fly like they did Sunday when our club solo'd another kid and had two
    more waiting in line to take a lesson, which 80% of our flights are training flights. Please take me up on my invitation and come visit TCSC, you may learn something about making soaring a spectator sport, I'll save you a seat under that beautiful oak
    tree. Old Bob, The Purist

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 24 22:49:04 2022
    On Monday, October 24, 2022 at 10:29:23 PM UTC-4, Ernesto / 2TK wrote:
    On Monday, October 24, 2022 at 1:48:03 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    On Monday, October 24, 2022 at 12:43:44 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Hello residents of new hibiscus. I haven't heard from an OGN based at your airport and you have significant glider activity, especially during winter. Please read this post and nominate one of you as the focal. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.
    aviation.soaring/c/3ocP8GnTuyQ

    Thanks.
    Not so sure that the OGN would be of any benefit to our club. OBTP
    Gentleman!!!!

    What I great time I had this weekend at TCSC in Vero Beach, FL. I arrived last Thursday evening accompanied by my father, as he had never visited TCSC. We rigged that evening, put the glider away in the hangar and called it a night. Next day fully
    rested I came back, and the weekend begun! The Club as always made me feel right at home. The freshly restored 2-33 Sky Hag looks amazing and so does Nasty II, Libelle. The Towplane and tow pilots provided excellent reliable service while my Flarm was
    picking up its position every single time! To my surprise I got to see some of my soaring friends that I had not seen in a while including E9 Junior. One of the Club members and a good friend was kind enough to take me up in his MG, and all I will say is
    that I opened a savings account. It's so sad when the fun must come to an end, but I have to go back to work. Hopefully I can be back soon to the Treasure Coast and I hope you can all make it too!!!!
    It was good having you and your dad here in Vero Beach and being a part of TCSC, I could tell that you were a bit surprised at the activity and our youth program. Thanks for the avocado's, hurricane Ian took care of what I had on my trees. Sunday was
    like a family reunion, and I was very happy to see Alfonso in a glider, he even looks like his late father. Take care and we look forward to seeing you here again very soon. Old Bob, The Purist

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Jan 23 14:01:00 2023
    On Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 12:51:40 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Bob
    Sorry to hear you don’t understand how it works. I will cross new hibiscus off the list
    Davis, just a follow up on the OGN for our area. The OGN unit will be placed at my place so that it can assist in helping glider pilots and enthusiast for viewing purposes. Hope you understand my willingness to assist. OBTP

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  • From Davis Chappins@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 26 12:53:55 2023
    Good to hear.
    I went ahead and added X52 to https://flightbook.glidernet.org/logbook/X52/ so if your receiver is located at the airfield it will automatically detect and log takeoff/landing times.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Jan 26 13:13:17 2023
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 3:53:57 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    Good to hear.
    I went ahead and added X52 to https://flightbook.glidernet.org/logbook/X52/ so if your receiver is located at the airfield it will automatically detect and log takeoff/landing times.
    Davis, it will be placed at FD25 my home strip, you will not be disappointed, also making arrangements for another unit to be placed at another privately owned strip at Ridge Landing. You may want to list the unit at X52 just for takeoff and landing
    purposes. Does it record motorglider starts? HA ha. OBTP

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Eric Greenwell on Thu Jan 26 15:06:55 2023
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 5:19:37 PM UTC-5, Eric Greenwell wrote:
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 1:13:19 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote:
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 3:53:57 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    Good to hear.
    I went ahead and added X52 to https://flightbook.glidernet.org/logbook/X52/ so if your receiver is located at the airfield it will automatically detect and log takeoff/landing times.
    Davis, it will be placed at FD25 my home strip, you will not be disappointed, also making arrangements for another unit to be placed at another privately owned strip at Ridge Landing. You may want to list the unit at X52 just for takeoff and landing
    purposes. Does it record motorglider starts? HA ha. OBTP
    OGN doesn't do that, though it could. I always announce on the radio when I'm attempting an inflight start, and then the result of the attempt, for the same reasons a towed pilot announces he'll be landing out at XYZ, then announces again after he's
    landed. If pilots aren't announcing a potential landing, I suggest other pilots encourage them to do so for their safety and the peace of mind of their friends.
    Eric, the OGN should display purist vs MG, AKA, Motorglider Guys When the motor starts it should display a big red flame, wouldn't that be very revealing? OBTP

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  • From Eric Greenwell@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Jan 26 14:19:35 2023
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 1:13:19 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote:
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 3:53:57 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    Good to hear.
    I went ahead and added X52 to https://flightbook.glidernet.org/logbook/X52/ so if your receiver is located at the airfield it will automatically detect and log takeoff/landing times.
    Davis, it will be placed at FD25 my home strip, you will not be disappointed, also making arrangements for another unit to be placed at another privately owned strip at Ridge Landing. You may want to list the unit at X52 just for takeoff and landing
    purposes. Does it record motorglider starts? HA ha. OBTP

    OGN doesn't do that, though it could. I always announce on the radio when I'm attempting an inflight start, and then the result of the attempt, for the same reasons a towed pilot announces he'll be landing out at XYZ, then announces again after he's
    landed. If pilots aren't announcing a potential landing, I suggest other pilots encourage them to do so for their safety and the peace of mind of their friends.

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  • From Eric Greenwell@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Jan 27 05:52:41 2023
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 3:06:57 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote:
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 5:19:37 PM UTC-5, Eric Greenwell wrote:
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 1:13:19 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote:
    On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 3:53:57 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    Good to hear.
    I went ahead and added X52 to https://flightbook.glidernet.org/logbook/X52/ so if your receiver is located at the airfield it will automatically detect and log takeoff/landing times.
    Davis, it will be placed at FD25 my home strip, you will not be disappointed, also making arrangements for another unit to be placed at another privately owned strip at Ridge Landing. You may want to list the unit at X52 just for takeoff and
    landing purposes. Does it record motorglider starts? HA ha. OBTP
    OGN doesn't do that, though it could. I always announce on the radio when I'm attempting an inflight start, and then the result of the attempt, for the same reasons a towed pilot announces he'll be landing out at XYZ, then announces again after he's
    landed. If pilots aren't announcing a potential landing, I suggest other pilots encourage them to do so for their safety and the peace of mind of their friends.
    Eric, the OGN should display purist vs MG, AKA, Motorglider Guys When the motor starts it should display a big red flame, wouldn't that be very revealing? OBTP

    Seeing it in real time doesn't seem any more useful than seeing it that evening, when the pilot posts the flight on the OLC. And on the OLC, it's available to anyone for as long as OLC survives; OGN shows flight traces for one day.

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  • From Davis Chappins@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 27 06:33:44 2023
    Bob thanks for that info - The unit should be named at its location. You may not get records of TO/L at X52 as your station's reception 5 miles away will probably start at 200 AGL. But you will be able to see who is in the pattern or who is inbound.

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  • From Dan Marotta@21:1/5 to Eric Greenwell on Fri Jan 27 13:29:59 2023
    If she's not flying with me, my wife likes to look at how I'm doing
    throughout the day. I would imagine there are others who appreciate
    real time position information.

    Dan
    5J

    On 1/27/23 06:52, Eric Greenwell wrote:
    Seeing it in real time doesn't seem any more useful than seeing it that evening, when the pilot posts the flight on the OLC.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Dan Marotta on Fri Jan 27 13:11:25 2023
    On Friday, January 27, 2023 at 3:30:03 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
    If she's not flying with me, my wife likes to look at how I'm doing throughout the day. I would imagine there are others who appreciate
    real time position information.

    Dan
    5J
    On 1/27/23 06:52, Eric Greenwell wrote:
    Seeing it in real time doesn't seem any more useful than seeing it that evening, when the pilot posts the flight on the OLC.
    Foreflight gives me good info on where our guys are. OBTP&TP

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