Marske Flying Wings will hold a Flying Wing Design workshop on the weekend of July 17-18, 2004. For more details see the web site at http://www.continuo.com/marske/marske There are many areas of discussion from airfoils, to planforms, moving weights, films of flights and ofcourse seeing the...

Hi, me it has been given And E-vario of the RICO ( model VACS), for my PIK20B Unfortunately I do not possess the use manual. there is someone that can help me? Best regards, Fulvio

For anyone interested, photos from the recent Region 5 North contest in Perry, SC, have been posted to my photo gallery. You may view these at... http://gahsys.homeunix.com/gallery Click on the image of the glider to view the album. Glenn

I am available to transport gliders and trailers. I am out of school in next week and I have a vehicle of my own to use if needed. I have towed trailers for thousands of miles with no problems. I am available to go anywhere to do the pick up, just to know I am out of Albuquerque. If interested give...

The South Region V Contest is still planned for June 21-26, 2004 in Cordele. Official Practice Day is Sunday, June 20. This is a six-day contest. We will have a 15 Meter, Standard, and Sport Class. With dry weather in the Southeast, this is shaping up to be a very good soaring season. There are...

I Googled r.a.s and found posts about water beds, truck inner tubes and collapsible plastic cubes from Wal-Mart. The plastic cubes will transport 50 gallons and fit inside my Jeep Grand Cherokee but nothing else will fit and I don't want to unload the Jeep just for this chore. Full 10...

I am looking for a Winter 2 1/4" altimeter in good shape. Must be marked in feet with 1,000' per rotation. I am located in the US. Thanks, Greg Arnold

See http://kohlin.com/air/soar-faq.htm I guess there's soaring, and then there's soaring:)

I have posted a few new online videos you all might be interested in checking out. These clips are in Windows Media 9 format. The link is: http://homepage.mac.com/pnaton/FileSharing17.html Just click the little red download arrows. Clip 1. Famous air show performer Manfred Radius does his...

The April 15 downwind wave flight (IGC file) from Minden, NV to Steamboat Springs, CO can be viewed by visiting: www.gliderforum.com under flights. This flight was completed utilizing wave until western UT and thermals for the remainder of the flight. The flight was conducted under an IFR...

Late breaking news: George Moffat, two time world champion and dean of the American competitive scene will be at Sugarbush during the XC/Racing Experience camp for part of the time. Still spots open for this opportunity to advance your cross-country expertise and get a user-friendly introduction...

Added a similar comment when I filled in the SSA soaring survey. Want to grow soaring? Market soaring as low-cost entertainment to generate mass appeal. Develop a commercial gliding site that focuses on giving rides only, quickly and cheaply. Look at all the teenagers spending $5-$15 to ride...

I have owned my 76S for a long time with out any problems until tonight. I have all the latest firmware and software updates. I am using about 20 megs of detailed maps. But lately I have been entering waypoints from SeeYou into MapSource so I can save the waypoints to the 76S. But now I am trying...

Anybody have information on the Themi thermal locator? Check news at www.eglider.org My guess is the device is using GPS position and altitude, along with some math to determine which direction you are currently turning, and then to 'guess' where the thermal core is. The device then lights a...

I looked over the 1-26 pilot's manual that's available for our club's 1-26E, but there is no mention of what strength weak link shall be used for winch launching. Anyone know what this is and where I can find documentation to support it? Mark Remove extra "hot" to reply direct

To all that are coming to the Region 5 Sports contest, please consider the following: 1. Read the rules concerning sports class regionals. They are available on the SSA web site. Please download your own hard copy. Please note SSA-Sanctioned Soaring Contest-- pilot requirements What to bring to a...

I am a member of the council for my University gliding club - fairly new compared to most of the people in this forum, but hey i enjoy it. We currently own a K13 aircraft with a (fairly) serviceable trailer. we have been offered an Acro with no trailer, and in order to buy it we will need to sell...

As noted in the April SOARING, the application deadline for SSA's thank you to young ground crews is in a day or two. We only have a couple of applications in hand, so if you know of a deserving candidate at your operation, download an application and send it along by all means. ...

When doing 1000K, how many turn points are you allowed during the flight and how far away from the last turn point do you have to be to turn at the next point? I know, hopefully really far but is there a limit? Thanks Brian Iten 17

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