Just wondering if anyone in no longer flying on their Condor soaring setup and would like to sell it. I am looking to spend the winter getting familiar with my Ouide and figured why not play around with Condor. Thanks, Aaron Thomson N71TT Nimbus 2b

Apologies to the BGA for attributing to them, the suggestion of inserting non conducting sections in a control rod. Apparently this came from Schleicher, who have probably rethought the idea as being unhelpful. Yes , non conducting complete control rods will help, unless you have a carbon...

Please see ad listing on glidersource. http://glidersource.com/cgi-bin/post.cgi?id=1198

They all use the same tail dolly shape. I need to fabricate a tail dolly for hangar use that is a bit different then what is supplied with the glider. I just need the fibreglass parts. Send me a private message if you have one that you don't need. Andrzej

Hi, would anyone have a template cut out for mounting a Bohli on top of instrument coaming, maybe a ventus or asw 20 ? If you could share one that would be great. John

Reposting for a friend: "Aviator - Aalborg Svæveflyveklub", a gliding club in Denmark, just lost all of 6 airplanes, that were allegedly taken out of their trailers and loaded onto a truck. Local police is currently investigating. The theft happened between monday Oct 30th, and thursday Nov...

A comment on the report of the ASK 21 disintegration . ( see Starer Nov 8th) lightning strike protection: a fallacy At the end of a report describing a strike on an ASK 21, causing disintegration, we find " the BGA speculated on the improved lightning protection which non-conducting composite...

Is there any interest in a wooden ClearNav stick grip? The grip has an 18mm diameter opening. The control unit is for a Becker 4201 type mic. Best reasonable offer. Djmockler at Netscape dot net

Is Sunbrella marine canvus suitable for sailplane cover? Felt will be added to protect actual canopy from scratches

I am starting this post to get the topic off one individual's personality. The 2018 team has ben selected as outlined in the new process. Claims that the process was not carried out fairly have no basis in fact. The Team has very little time to prepare and needs to get to work. Here is a summary...

The new iTunes doesn't seem to communicate with apps anymore, which is how I used to upload .cup files to my phone for iGlide. Anybody know how it's done these days? Appears that iGlide has been sold to another outfit. I don't seem to be able to find a forum for iGlide, either.... Larry

Looks like a classic mis-application of management tools usually applied to the IT industry. Obviously this is being used as an inspirational video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDDPd8vVPdg

I have an LXNavigation Zeus 5.5 with USB D60 vario for sale. Comes with AHRS,"Joy" stick control and Colibri 2.In excellent condition. Can be seen on glidersource.com $2700 USD plus postage from New Zealand.

I'm wondering what the consequences of overspeeding on winch launches are? I understand that it places stress on the airframe, but to what extent? I find it near impossible to control the airspeed on the top third of a launch and have found myself over speeding the placarded max. speed by 5 - 10...

There was a complicated AD on the Grob 102 a while back, the wing spar spigot assemblies work. Recently I ran a cross more than one gliders that just hibernating and waiting to be comply with this AD. Grob used to have a service shop in Ohio. Is anyone from Grob left behind that did this AD...

I am starting this post to get the topic off one individual's personality. The 2018 team has ben selected as outlined in the new process. Claims that the process was not carried out fairly have no basis in fact. The Team has very little time to prepare and needs to get to work. Here is a summary...

report can actually be found at http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~cline/ASK%20lightning%20strike/ASK%20accident%20report.htm

On Tuesday, August 18, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, marc silverman wrote: This is not a low time ship or anytime ship.It was not a succesful design.Thats why you don't see them flying.Don't buy it. Marc Silverman WV MIKEB1835 wrote: Can anyone give me some info about the Monerai P. I...

Anyone having any luck getting SkySight to work with the new V 9.0? Top Meteo seems to work as before I keep getting a message "no server connection" I have a paid subscription to SkySight and can easily go direct to open it. Comments???? Dan 7DR

Our Club's Discus CS frayed 3 strands of the tow release cable. I replaced that part and we're OK for now. We have a nose hook and no CG hook. I'd like to replace the whole cable. The path is convoluted and goes over one pulley that I can see after removing the cover of the front (back when looking...