This weekend finally brought us calmer weather that allowed some good soaring (for this time of year). Steve was able to work hard in light lift for a 2.5...
That's WAY COOL, Rob!! I can't wait to get 196J out and fly her. The weather in West Texas has not been nearly as co-operative as the weather you guys are...
Nice photos, N-500BP is gorgeous! All of the Nay-sayers at our club were quickly silenced. The Phoebus will not compete with today's latest, of course, but it...
Can you all tell me the important speeds to know on the Phoebus C? I don't have the manual available and am making checklist/info cards, and I want to list the...
According to Sailplane Directory, best L/D occurs at 49 knots. Allen ... From: Rob Rierson <jwr0201@...> To: Bolkow_Phoebus_Sailplanes@yahoogroups.com ...
Our flights are getting to be smoother, with PIO's hopefully a thing of the past. I had an opportunity to fly with a couple of sailplanes from another field...
Hi guys, I have decided to leave the group, as I no longer own a Phoebus. Jim (qfly3000)has agreed to take my place as moderator. Bruno is a moderator as well,...
Hi Rob I posted the coplete flight manual some tin=me ago - ave a look in the files section - Phoebus Maintenance Files; i;m sure th polars are in there...
Hate to see you go, Mike. Enjoy your DG100. Allen ... From: Mike Carris <mike_carris@...> To: Bolkow_Phoebus_Sailplanes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
Mike, You have been a great help and resource to many Phoebus owners and owner-dreamers. Thanks for all of your time and efforts and best of luck in the...
Mike - I've benefitted immensely from your participation on this board. My search for the right sailplane began right here about a year before we were...
Greetings all - I'm thinking of leaving our Phoebus assembled and tied-out overnight when the weather is going to be clear, so we can get in flights Saturdays...
Rob, I'm also interested in making a canopy cover. I poked around the rec.aviation.soaring newsgroup and it appears that most people recommend the Sunbrella...
Every flight gets better in our 'C' model - by now, it looks like the PIO's are a thing of the past. We are all getting much more comfortable with Bravo-Papa...
You guys are making me green with envy. I can't wait to fly my B model. You guys have a really nice looking ship. Please keep up the posts. I really enjoy...
We three new Phoebus owners here in Florida are still getting a little winter air time in N-500BP here & there. Last week, one of my partners eeked out a 1.5...
Hi Rob, I can't believe no one has responded to your questions yet. As far as an arrival altitude at your destination, I would say a higher value than 1000'...
Rob, I new at cross country and still consider myself new with Soaringpilot, and I can say I'm still pretty new with the Phoebus. I do feel comfortable that I...
If you cant find an usfull polar then you can use one for standard libell (it uses an identical wingprofile) ... <eq97gb+u5pp@eGroups.com>, skrev Jim...
Believe it or not, this area took me the longest time to set-up. I used information from a polar of 8 (?) from this board for my information. Converting to...
I spent a lot of time selecting points too. Most of the combinations I applied, although they came straight from the polar, resulted in the wrong calculation...
Rob, What type of solar powered vent did you install? At what location did you mount it? I just bought a vent made by IPC Solar Technologies called iSun. I...
Hi I suppose you have the polar of ASW-19 in SP. That would probably be accurate enough, probably a little on the conservative side. Matts ... know ... is ... ...
Jim & Matts - Here is what I have for the polar for N-500BP C model: SPEED SINK(fps) SINK(fps) Point#1 49 kts -2.2 fps Point#2 79 kts -5.6 fps Point#3 108...
Change program to GPS_LOG (it's freeware). You can find it at http://www.soaringpilotsoftware.com/GPS_LOGpage.htm It provides a number of polars (I think I...
Now, a few more questions... If I download the GPS_Log program, will it change anything that I have loaded in my current settings on my Palm? Also, is this a...
For the first question: Join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GPS_LOG/ , there you will get ansvers to that kind of questions. For the second: GPS_LOG is a...
One of the most annoying parts of rigging our Phoebus has been when we have to extend the landing gear and take the fuselage dolly off of the fuselage, or...
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