DG management has informed us that most LS parts are available now. See our website for more details. Solaire Canada continues to be the dealer for North America and all versions of LS8's can now be ordered. A decision on the LS10 is coming soon.( Performance testing has started and the results are...

I noticed the same problem with my winpilot/VL, although I don't think it has anything to do with VL, since the ground speed is correct in the NAV box, but incorrect only in the final glide display. I reported this problem to Jerry last year, not sure if it was fixed in later releases. Ramy Is...

http://www.mals.net/scgc/bunyan2003.WMV 10 MB Cheers Mal

As described in the new FAA Glider Flying Handbook page 7-14. There's even an illustration. She must be pretty small, I can't really see her in the glider. It's not even a typo, as the misspelling continues in every instance. Not that I can't appreciate the FAA trying to assist glider...

GentleFolk, Mystical sight rapture scent

Before anybody jumps on my case. The add should have read "pen stylus". Tom Dixon Idaho

Two Replogle and one Winter, pen sylus with Motor Glider trace. Best resonable offer, separately or as a package Tom Dixon Idaho

Section 61.89a(8) requires student compliance w/ instructor limitations.

At 18:06 10 August 2003, Nolaminar wrote: Has anyone ever experienced an FAA Ramp Check when involved with soaring? Any such experience at a meet or competiotion. Yup. 15-Meter Nationals at Tonopah. One pilot randomly selected by the inspector was asked to pull out of the take-off line until...

The Southern Eagles Soaring made a formal complaint to the local FAA FSDO in ATL concerning the LaGrange-Callaway airport(LGC)restricting glider flying to weekends only and unwillingness to rent hangars to club members. The LGC board claimed to the FAA that these restrictions are in the interest...

"cdubya" wrote in message ... Very little on the web about the Bowlus BA-100. VSA has plans for $250. I just need to get details on Cockpit Pod. Anyone have plans or have access to one that I could visit and take some...

I would like to find out what the climb rate would be for a DG 600M with 17 m wing tips... at sea level. Any comments about the general flying qualities would be greatly appreciated.

I understand that the newer production Sailplanes are lighter in weight. My question is... what year or Production number did they become less weight? Not to Pry but could anybody share their thoughts about the price of a new one with average components and a trailer. I have never purchased a new...

Anyone know about the Region 9 contest for 2004? Specifically Where & When? thanks Chris

From Aerokurier: Plastic winch cable now in series production ----------------------------- After a year of testing at AeC Landau the Lippmann Tauwerk GmbH has begun production of Dyneema as a winch-towing cable. Lippmann Tauwerk has developed the necessary braiding and coating of the "Dynatec...

We recently converted from 3/16 7x9 cable to 3/16 plasma rope on our winch. "Plasma", made from Honeywell "Spectra" fiber, seems to have some real advantages over wire or cable. Some benifits include light weight, 11.48lbs per thousand, (that's not much even converted to metric!!), hollow braid (no...

Hi Kirk ~ I have a vested interest in you getting the SN-10 set up properly! 2B has a remote and doesn't use it. Talk to him. Barb "Kirk Stant" wrote in message ... Anyone out there in the US have an SN10 remote control...

Arizona, Sky King Soaring. www.skykingsoaring.com Allan "Mark James Boyd" wrote in message ... The endorsement is for self-launch, not motorglider. That's my point. An aerotow-only glider pilot can fly a

Any of you PW-5 drivers out there care to say what air speeds you like on aero tow? Mike

Any ideas as to why the very low number of contestants (12) at the recent Standard Class National Soaring Contest in California? John Byrd & Burt Compton Marfa Gliders, west Texas www.FLYGLIDERS.com