I need you opinion on which static ports to use on the DG. The friendly folks at Glaser-Dirks provided me with two pairs of static ports on my DG. One pair is near my toes, the second pair near my knees. The only difference is that the aft pair are on a surface that is almost parallel to the...

Has anyone successfully saved and AirMap 500 track log file with altitude information as an IGC file? Does anyone have any opinions how the AirMap 500 compares with the Garmin Map 76s?

SeeYou has an option in the task window called "Calculate minimum distance to next observation zone" Does anyone know what calculation this uses? Say I fly 20 miles west to turn 1 on an AAT task with 5 mile areas. Turn 2 is 6 miles north of the midpoint of the first leg, but I fly straight back...

If you participated in the Queensland Gliding Association Easter competition and would like a copy of your traces simply send me an email quoting your registration letters. Your club should receive a CD containing traces, scores and photos, in the near future. Remove "nospam" from the email...

Ever ask yourself, why doesn't our safety record improve? We seem to have the same type and about the same number of accidents every year. Lets take the *controls not hooked up*, its about time for another one of those. Every year a couple of guys will try to fly without hooking up a control. This...

Hi, A few months ago I started selling the new RAM powered cradles. They are nice cradles, but it is not ideal that the power/data connector is located on the bottom of the cradle. The Goddard team has just helped me solve that problem. They have determined that they can re-route the...

Jeff: I did a google search in rec.aviation.soaring on canopy crack repair. Its worth reading. Ths stuff you need is Acrifix, probably available for Tom Knauff or Tim Mara. With some care, you can do a good job. Pete

Only 187 hours, NDH, Ilec SN10, Dittel FSG71M, LED Flap Indicator, Oxygen, Cobra, tow out gear, Jaxida Covers. Stored inside since new. Sailplane and trailer in new condition. $99,000 USD

Might want to check out this site... http://www.stopthenoise.org/ While focused on powered planes and their noise, note a quote from the site... "It is the mission of STOP the NOISE to...restor local control over the non-essential, recreational uses of the airspace which is part of our lands."

Beware ! The aliens will shoot planes and collect your body parts for weird experiments ! They are especially hunting for male genitals, so protect your willy or it will become alien-food !

All, Advice needed My canopy frame and caopy are beginning to disbond. Need to know what to use to glu them back together. Current thoughts a epoxy and flox, poluerthane cement, acrylic cement (for plexiglas crack repair), and adhesive sealant like 3M 5200. Ideas please. Nolaminar?, JJ? Thanks!!!

Today we awoke to heavy fog. Late burnoff then came thunder and heavy rain. Several launched UH, DJ ( G. Dale from NZ is flying DJ ) into thunder. But they stayed up and flew about 100 miles to Mill Creek to several close in turnpoints. All others did chores, ZM worked on a fuse problem with his...

If anyone needs their glider transported to any place I can do that over the summer. I have my own vehicle to use if necessary or I can use your vehicle if needed and to save money. I am also available to crew, I do already have some crewing plans for the Standard Class Nationals and a soaring...

Are any solvents damaging to gelocat? Xylene, lacquer thinner, gasoline, paint thinner? GA

1993 Grob G103C Twin III SL (Self Launch) All Over White with Blue Stripe (Was repainted in 1995 as factory paint had some flaws) Total time - 222.0 hrs Engine Time - 61.4 hrs Rotax 505A Last Annual - 9/3/03 No Damage History

Those of you who own a parachute manufactured between Fall, 2001 and Summer, 2003 should be aware of FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NE-03-50 dated Aug, 21, 2003. The SAIB advises that a company which is the sole supplier of ripcords pins for ripcords used in parachutes...

For some reason there seems to be a rash of new third party active flat antennas going cheap on eBay right now. Prices are around GBP 24.00 while retail prices range upward from GBP 35 or so. I just bought one for my GPS II+, fitted it and flew it yesterday. Works fine and is definitely giving a...

I've had a Schweitzer tow hook jam on a Cessna 182. As we are about to put a tow hook on another Cessna 182, I would really prefer a Tost (like we have on the Pawnee and the Maule), for safety and so that we can share the same tow rope. :-) Does anyone know of a Tost 337 or STC for a Cessna...

Those of you who can (but don't) listen to BBC Radio 4 may be interested to know that there's a program, "The White Stuff", on Monday 17 May about clouds. It may be good, it may be terrible. Who knows? But now you know about it. -- martin@ : Martin Gregorie gregorie : Harlow, UK demon :

OH, K1, ZM, GH1, RJ took tows at 1 pm. GV & 711 waited to watch dark build ups come towards Mifflin from the west about 1:30 pm. About 2 pm thunder & lighting could be seen and heard as all returned to get in the box as quickly as possible. Then the thunder gods spoke with heavy downpours,...