Today's Message Index:
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1. 01:20 AM - Re: RV flooring & adhesive (Jeff Point)
2. 04:02 AM - BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (Dan Checkoway)
3. 05:08 AM - Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (Smitty)
4. 05:35 AM - Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (Ed Anderson)
5. 05:56 AM - RV flooring & adhesive (Ron Lee)
6. 06:33 AM - Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (Ron Lee)
7. 06:57 AM - Re: RV flooring & adhesive (Chuck Jensen)
8. 09:10 AM - Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (sportav8r@aol.com)
9. 09:16 AM - Looking for Bob Bruton - DNA (Tim Bryan)
10. 09:55 AM - Re: Solder-it-yourself Magneto Buzz Box (LML Klingmuller)
11. 10:29 AM - Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (Dan Checkoway)
12. 10:57 AM - Re: Solder-it-yourself Magneto Buzz Box (Richard Tasker)
13. 03:02 PM - Re: RV flooring & adhesive (Paul Rice)
14. 03:34 PM - Re: RV flooring & adhesive (Jim Oke)
15. 04:20 PM - Rain (lyle)
16. 05:46 PM - Re: Rain (Larry Pardue)
17. 08:18 PM - Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (sportav8r@aol.com)
18. 09:00 PM - Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (Dan Checkoway)
19. 09:47 PM - Re: Rain (Konrad L. Werner)
20. 10:39 PM - Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator (Richard E. Tasker)
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| Subject: | Re: RV flooring & adhesive |
--> RV-List message posted by: Jeff Point <jpoint@mindspring.com>
No need to glue the foam to the floor. Cut it to fit snug and it will
stay in place. You want it easily removable for when you drop hardware
while working under the panel and it rolls back and under the spar...
3M77 or even better 3M90 to glue the carpet to the floor. I used one
piece of carpet over each of the two outer sections, and one narrow
piece for the middle foam section, and this makes the whole thing pretty
easy to remove and install.
Jeff Point
RV-6
Milwaukee
>
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| Subject: | BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
I just finished a beta version of my new "great circle winds aloft
interpolator." This will you the winds aloft at various altitudes and
locations along a specified route. The goal is to help you pick an optimal
altitude for a cross-country flight.
I emphasize the word BETA. But please give it a shot...go to:
http://www.rvproject.com/wx/
...and click on "Winds" at the top. Enter your departure and destination
airports, and click Go.
Let me know if you see any funky behavior.
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D
http://www.rvproject.com
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| Subject: | Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Smitty" <smitty@smittysrv.com>
Very Cool! Thanks Dan!
Smitty
http://SmittysRV.com
> --> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
>
> I just finished a beta version of my new "great circle winds aloft
> interpolator." This will you the winds aloft at various altitudes and
> locations along a specified route. The goal is to help you pick an
> optimal
> altitude for a cross-country flight.
>
> I emphasize the word BETA. But please give it a shot...go to:
>
> http://www.rvproject.com/wx/
>
> ...and click on "Winds" at the top. Enter your departure and destination
> airports, and click Go.
>
> Let me know if you see any funky behavior.
>
> )_( Dan
> RV-7 N714D
> http://www.rvproject.com
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Excellent planning tool, Dan.
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
Subject: RV-List: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator
> --> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
>
> I just finished a beta version of my new "great circle winds aloft
> interpolator." This will you the winds aloft at various altitudes and
> locations along a specified route. The goal is to help you pick an
> optimal
> altitude for a cross-country flight.
>
> I emphasize the word BETA. But please give it a shot...go to:
>
> http://www.rvproject.com/wx/
>
> ...and click on "Winds" at the top. Enter your departure and destination
> airports, and click Go.
>
> Let me know if you see any funky behavior.
>
> )_( Dan
> RV-7 N714D
> http://www.rvproject.com
>
>
>
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| Subject: | RV flooring & adhesive |
--> RV-List message posted by: Ron Lee <ronlee@pcisys.net>
>I am just getting around to putting in some 3/4 foam padding on the floor
>of my 6 between the floor angles and wondered what is being used as
>adhesive? 3M spray? 2 sided tape? Pro seal?
Like others I used normal two sided tape (2-3 strips). I also placed
approximately 14" x 10 " sections of about 1/8" thick clear plastic
under where peoples heels go when on the pedals. That keeps
from digging in. That goes under the carpet although on top might
offer some advantages. The plastic also came from Home Depot or
Lowes. This is one plastic piece on each side.
Ron Lee
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| Subject: | Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: Ron Lee <ronlee@pcisys.net>
I just tried it and wanted to compare your results with info
from the ADDS site. With dialup it took me perhaps 20x
longer just to get the raw data than it took to get your results.
Then I still had to determine the proper wind data, calculate
headwind/tailwind component and decided it would be past
breakfast time if I did that. So I gave up on doing it myself.
Very impressive Dan
Ron Lee
Do not archive because the original post is still there.
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| Subject: | RV flooring & adhesive |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen@dts9000.com>
Oh, Dan, I'm so embarrassed. I really appreciated the ride, so I didn't
want to say anything about how the carpet bunched up. I thought it was
just substandard construction. Oh, I'm so embarrassed, words fail me. I
never knew. I just thought your long winded haranguing before the
flight about getting into the plane carefully was just because you were
afraid some parts might fall off or something. Oh, I'm just so
embarrassed.
Yours regretfully,
Bone Head
(Just kidding)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Dan Checkoway
Subject: Re: RV-List: RV flooring & adhesive
--> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
> I have found that adhesive is not necessary to hold the foam in place,
> Keeping the carpet in place over the foam is another matter - any
> suggestions on how to hold the carpet and still easily remove it for
> inspections - greatly appreciated.
I used 3M Super 77 spray on foam-to-floor.
I used double-sided carpet tape (from the aviation aisle at Lowe's) to
keep
the carpet in place. The first year, the passenger side kept scooting
forward, because regardless of how clearly briefed passengers were on
how to
get in, it seemed like they ALWAYS dug their heels in. At the first
annual,
I pulled up the old tape and replaced it, and I used almost 2x as much
tape,
particularly in the area where a bonehead would dig his heels in. The
carpet hasn't budged since.
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D (643 hours)
http://www.rvproject.com
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| Subject: | Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: sportav8r@aol.com
Nice job, Dan!
Does it calculate a "headwind component" even if it's actually a crosswind (which
still adds length to the trip by forcing a correction angle, as we know...)?
Just curious.
I've bookmarked it on my favorites list. Thanks!
-Stormy
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Re: RV-List: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator
--> RV-List message posted by: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Excellent planning tool, Dan.
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
Subject: RV-List: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator
> --> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
>
> I just finished a beta version of my new "great circle winds aloft
> interpolator." This will you the winds aloft at various altitudes and
> locations along a specified route. The goal is to help you pick an
> optimal
> altitude for a cross-country flight.
>
> I emphasize the word BETA. But please give it a shot...go to:
>
> http://www.rvproject.com/wx/
>
> ...and click on "Winds" at the top. Enter your departure and destination
> airports, and click Go.
>
> Let me know if you see any funky behavior.
>
> )_( Dan
> RV-7 N714D
> http://www.rvproject.com
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Looking for Bob Bruton - DNA |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Tim Bryan" <flyrv6@bryantechnology.com>
Do Not Archive
Listers,
I am trying to find William (Bob) Bruton. He was on this list a couple of
years ago but his e-mail no longer is valid. Anybody know him? Thanks
Tim Bryan
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| Subject: | Solder-it-yourself Magneto Buzz Box |
--> RV-List message posted by: "LML Klingmuller" <l_klingmuller@earthlink.net>
Thanks Dan for the post. I just ordered one as I always borrowed a timer also.!
Many, many more thanks that your translated weather site is up again!!! For all
the available weather sites, YOURS IS THE VERY BEST!!
For those on the RV list who are not familiar with Dan's great weather site visit
: http//rvproject/com/wx
Lothar, RV-6A in Denver
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| Subject: | Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
> Does it calculate a "headwind component" even if it's actually a crosswind
> (which still adds length to the trip by forcing a correction angle, as we
> know...)? Just curious.
No. It's not that smart yet. It just does a simple breakdown of the wind
compared to the no-wind bearing. It needs to be smarter, though...and it
will be soon.
do not archive
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D
http://www.rvproject.com
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| Subject: | Re: Solder-it-yourself Magneto Buzz Box |
--> RV-List message posted by: Richard Tasker <retasker@optonline.net>
Actually http://www.rvproject.com/wx/ works a lot better. :-)
Dick Tasker
LML Klingmuller wrote:
>--> RV-List message posted by: "LML Klingmuller" <l_klingmuller@earthlink.net>
>
>For those on the RV list who are not familiar with Dan's great weather site visit
: http//rvproject/com/wx
>
>Lothar, RV-6A in Denver
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: RV flooring & adhesive |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Paul Rice" <rice737@msn.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Lee" <ronlee@pcisys.net>
Subject: RV-List: RV flooring & adhesive
I haven't gotten that far yet in my project, but, how about using snaps.
They work well in my boat. You can get a snap kit at any boat shop or
hardware store.
Paul
RV 8QB
>
> Ron Lee
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: RV flooring & adhesive |
--> RV-List message posted by: Jim Oke <wjoke@shaw.ca>
Dave;
My solution in a RV-6A: fitted the foam between the floor angles and
then fitted a sheet of 1/8 " hardboard (aka "Masonite") between the
lower longerons and on top of the foam; glued the foam to the underside
of the hardboard with 3M spay adhesive; next fitted and glued some
lightweight indoor/outdoor carpet to the top of the hardboard. The
hardboard was cut to fits in two pieces (L&R of the stock battery box)
and the carpet overlaps the hardboard joint and is secured by Velcro
strips. The carpet extends a few inches up the fuselage sides and is
secured by more Velcro. (Velcro purchased from the aviation department
at Weal-Mart).
Result is a nice firm floor and the carpet doesn't wiggle around or
bunch up, the floor system is removable and the bit of carpet going up
the sides means that dropped pencils, etc. don't fall down in a crack
and get lost. The hardboard didn't seem to ad much weight but I suppose
some lightening holes could have been cut in non-critical areas.
Lightweight plywood or similar would do the same job.
Jim Oke
Wpg., MB
RV-6A C-GKGZ
>--> RV-List message posted by: "dave" <dford@michweb.net>
>
>I am just getting around to putting in some 3/4 foam padding on the floor of my
6 between the floor angles and wondered what is being used as adhesive? 3M
spray? 2 sided tape? Pro seal?
>
>Dave Ford
>RV6
>
>
>
>
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--> RV-List message posted by: "lyle" <lyleedda@telus.net>
HI Rvers,
Today is a day, in my country, when, if you are a pilot,
you would not normally push open the hangar door, nor for that matter, drive out
to the airfield.
For today we have wind and rain which beats so hard that my wipers barely keep
up.
But then, this was such a day when, at 17, and invincible, I completed my cross
country when everyone else turned back and, upon my return, was both congratulated
and vilified.
What the hell did I know ? it was all new to me to see rain run uphill on the windsreen,
and since I only had one day off a week and had spent whole days waiting
for the white light to go off on the tower, was up to the task. No radio
in those days, and no need to even crane your neck to see under the wing as to
what the ident for this particular ship was.
All I know was that I took off on 08 and assumed to come back the same way, especially
when I saw a Hurc sitting on the button of same, but NO, I found out later,
they wanted me to land on 26 after skimming at 600 over the shoreline and
black overcast, but the Hurc was a better indicator to me than the windsock,
which I could not find anyway.
And a steady green light I took to mean..OK, land !.....I mean, it was getting
blacker and windier and it wouldn't get better any time soon.
Pleased to get their aircraft back, the office staff told me that one Owen Lloyd
in the tower would like me to call.
Call, I did, and got a reaming I shall treasure always....but I was 17....a virgin
still, but a warrior of the sky just the same.
Which brings me back to today. For some reason, I relish a hellish day when I can
sit in an airplane with wings rocking and see if I can do more than just a
circuit to see if I am still at one with the elements.
Besides, I now have a metal prop and that makes a difference.
Well, takeoff is a non event other than the normal thrill an RV imparts, but climbing
out keeps me in practice of my dance steps as I head out East and follow
my beloved river.
Rain is so neat to watch steaming back in rivulets as it does with the speed that
an RV pulls it.
Low cloud base, but the visibilty is still surprisingly good and the rivers course
and sand bars with rainy day fishermen are still where they always are.
What a hoot, bending this way and that with the hills still far enough away, but
the tops of them and the giant Firs in mist.
Before long however, things close in somewhat and after the last bend the hills
rise steeply and one enters a canyon from which decisions are best wisely and
quickly made, however fun and thrilling this may be, for to fly another 5 minutes
this way means very bad things be lurking and even so, to get through and
land at the little grass strip where gliders live may mean that one would not
get home today or tomorrow, for the sake of 5 minutes more this way.
This river wends its way from countless galcial streams with clear ice
water to a torrent of brown, silt laden, rushing to the sea and creating the delta
upon which I live.
This silt can be seen for miles out into the gulf and as I turn to follow it, I
now have the outflow winds from the mountains at my back and I am racing at 209
mph on the GPS back toward the barn.
An RV is a very fast pony to race with, but also makes for a short entry time in
the log unless you decide to run a while longer while vis is good and traffic
is nowhere.
I can see a white line where waves break on the shore, and freighters from Asia
leave wakes a mile long behind them, and what great fun to drop down to about
300 along the shore and marvel at how now, I can actually see the speed which
altitude cannot give you....no head in the cockpit now, just a very gentle suggestion
to the right with two fingers and thumb, and we drop the wing and round
the corner of the point, level off, climb back where we belong, race over the
green pastures and call in for landing.
Straight ins are a bore, and no test of skill, so a short carrier approach with
speed bled off sits me down with satisfaction once again.
Sliding back the canopy and I get rain in the face and when the prop stops, the
only sound is banging hangar doors where some other RV builder has decided that
a rainy day at the airport is better than TV at home anytime, and therefore
a visit makes for a nice way to top off the day.
Even if it was way too poor to fly, I would still get a boot just to sit in the
cabin and watch the rain beat and listen to the wind sing her song.....
Rain was meant to flow uphill sometimes.
Do not archive
Anonymous
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--> RV-List message posted by: "Larry Pardue" <n5lp@warpdriveonline.com>
> --> RV-List message posted by: "lyle" <lyleedda@telus.net>
>
> HI Rvers,
> Today is a day, in my country, when, if you are a
> pilot, you would not normally push open the hangar door, nor for that
> matter, drive out to the airfield.
Welcome back Austin, we've missed you.
Do not archive
Larry Pardue
Carlsbad, NM
RV-6 N441LP Flying
http://n5lp.net
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| Subject: | Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: sportav8r@aol.com
This brings up an interesting question which I am too simple to reason out for
myself: at what angle does a quartering tailwind actually begin to be more help
than hindrance to a pilot? A direct crosswind is not neutral from a groundspeed
standpoint, since it requires a crab angle to compensate for, and reduces
forward speed in the desired direction. A direct tailwind is obviously good.
Variations between cross- and tail-winds produce a vector sum of good and bad
effects, but at what angle does the net gain really begin? My hunch is that
the "magic angle" will be 45 or 60 degrees off of a direct tailwind bearing,
for reasons that have something to do with half-forgotten trig from the 11th grade.
Somehow I don't think the answer varies with wind speed and true airspeed,
but maybe it does. What's the answer, Dan? Inquiring minds want to know...
-Stormy
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Checkoway <dan@rvproject.com>
Subject: Re: RV-List: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator
--> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
> Does it calculate a "headwind component" even if it's actually a crosswind
> (which still adds length to the trip by forcing a correction angle, as we
> know...)? Just curious.
No. It's not that smart yet. It just does a simple breakdown of the wind
compared to the no-wind bearing. It needs to be smarter, though...and it
will be soon.
do not archive
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D
http://www.rvproject.com
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| Subject: | Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
It's not only wind angle, but wind speed and your airspeed which determine
at which point a quartering tailwind becomes more of a hindrance than help.
The greater your airspeed, the smaller the wind correction angle required to
cancel out the crosswind component of a given quartering tailwind.
It's all about vectors, baby. The short answer is: Get out the E6B and play
around with it.
In the meantime, the http://www.rvproject.com/wx/ wind interpolator thing is
going to stay ultra-simple. GREEN=tailwind, RED=headwind, using very simple
math.
I think it solves 99% of the "problem" for 99% of the cases the way it is
(and hey, it's free). I'll make it more sophisticated (integrating at least
airspeed) at some future point in time.
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D
http://www.rvproject.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <sportav8r@aol.com>
Subject: Re: RV-List: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator
> --> RV-List message posted by: sportav8r@aol.com
>
> This brings up an interesting question which I am too simple to reason out
> for myself: at what angle does a quartering tailwind actually begin to be
> more help than hindrance to a pilot? A direct crosswind is not neutral
> from a groundspeed standpoint, since it requires a crab angle to
> compensate for, and reduces forward speed in the desired direction. A
> direct tailwind is obviously good. Variations between cross- and
> tail-winds produce a vector sum of good and bad effects, but at what angle
> does the net gain really begin? My hunch is that the "magic angle" will
> be 45 or 60 degrees off of a direct tailwind bearing, for reasons that
> have something to do with half-forgotten trig from the 11th grade.
> Somehow I don't think the answer varies with wind speed and true airspeed,
> but maybe it does. What's the answer, Dan? Inquiring minds want to
> know...
>
> -Stormy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Checkoway <dan@rvproject.com>
> To: rv-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: RV-List: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator
>
>
> --> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
>
>> Does it calculate a "headwind component" even if it's actually a
>> crosswind
>> (which still adds length to the trip by forcing a correction angle, as we
>> know...)? Just curious.
>
> No. It's not that smart yet. It just does a simple breakdown of the wind
> compared to the no-wind bearing. It needs to be smarter, though...and it
> will be soon.
>
> do not archive
> )_( Dan
> RV-7 N714D
> http://www.rvproject.com
>
>
>
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--> RV-List message posted by: "Konrad L. Werner" <klwerner@comcast.net>
To paint beautiful pictures with words craftsmithed like that!
Sure sounds like Austin, doesn't it?
Either way:
Thank you for detailing the beauty a rainy day can have upon us, given the right
perspective and frame of mind!
Do not archive / and everyone please enjoy your next "rain"date!
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Pardue
To: rv-list@matronics.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: RV-List: Rain
--> RV-List message posted by: "Larry Pardue" <n5lp@warpdriveonline.com>
> --> RV-List message posted by: "lyle" <lyleedda@telus.net>
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> HI Rvers,
> Today is a day, in my country, when, if you are a
> pilot, you would not normally push open the hangar door, nor for that
> matter, drive out to the airfield.
Welcome back Austin, we've missed you.
Do not archive
Larry Pardue
Carlsbad, NM
RV-6 N441LP Flying
http://n5lp.net
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| Subject: | Re: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator |
--> RV-List message posted by: "Richard E. Tasker" <retasker@optonline.net>
I have attached a simple spreadsheet that will calculate what you want
to know - actually two spreadsheets. Since I do not have Excel (I have
Quattro Pro) I have translated it into Excel and have attached both
versions. Hopefully the Excel version works - I will check it tomorrow
at work.
I realize the attachments will not get to the list, so if anyone else is
interested, let me know and I will email it to you separately.
And, yes, it is as Dan has said - vectors and the relative speeds do matter.
Enjoy!
Dick Tasker
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Dan Checkoway wrote:
>--> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
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>It's not only wind angle, but wind speed and your airspeed which determine
>at which point a quartering tailwind becomes more of a hindrance than help.
>
>The greater your airspeed, the smaller the wind correction angle required to
>cancel out the crosswind component of a given quartering tailwind.
>
>It's all about vectors, baby. The short answer is: Get out the E6B and play
>around with it.
>
>In the meantime, the http://www.rvproject.com/wx/ wind interpolator thing is
>going to stay ultra-simple. GREEN=tailwind, RED=headwind, using very simple
>math.
>
>I think it solves 99% of the "problem" for 99% of the cases the way it is
>(and hey, it's free). I'll make it more sophisticated (integrating at least
>airspeed) at some future point in time.
>
>)_( Dan
>RV-7 N714D
>http://www.rvproject.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <sportav8r@aol.com>
>To: <rv-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Re: RV-List: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator
>
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>>--> RV-List message posted by: sportav8r@aol.com
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>>This brings up an interesting question which I am too simple to reason out
>>for myself: at what angle does a quartering tailwind actually begin to be
>>more help than hindrance to a pilot? A direct crosswind is not neutral
>>from a groundspeed standpoint, since it requires a crab angle to
>>compensate for, and reduces forward speed in the desired direction. A
>>direct tailwind is obviously good. Variations between cross- and
>>tail-winds produce a vector sum of good and bad effects, but at what angle
>>does the net gain really begin? My hunch is that the "magic angle" will
>>be 45 or 60 degrees off of a direct tailwind bearing, for reasons that
>>have something to do with half-forgotten trig from the 11th grade.
>>Somehow I don't think the answer varies with wind speed and true airspeed,
>>but maybe it does. What's the answer, Dan? Inquiring minds want to
>>know...
>>
>>-Stormy
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dan Checkoway <dan@rvproject.com>
>>To: rv-list@matronics.com
>>Subject: Re: RV-List: BETA: Winds Aloft Interpolator
>>
>>
>>--> RV-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan@rvproject.com>
>>
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>>
>>>Does it calculate a "headwind component" even if it's actually a
>>>crosswind
>>>(which still adds length to the trip by forcing a correction angle, as we
>>>know...)? Just curious.
>>>
>>>
>>No. It's not that smart yet. It just does a simple breakdown of the wind
>>compared to the no-wind bearing. It needs to be smarter, though...and it
>>will be soon.
>>
>>do not archive
>>)_( Dan
>>RV-7 N714D
>>http://www.rvproject.com
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