With the conclusion of Region 4 North, the 2017 sanctioned contests are finished, and the first release of the Pilot Ranking List for 2018 is available on the Soaring Servers at http://soaringweb.org/PRL, http://soaring.gahsys.com/PRL, http://serkowski.com/soaring/PRL, and...

My Twin Lark (located in West Virginia) needs its shock absorber repaired/overhauled or replaced (it's fully depleted and a nitrogen re-charge did not help). I've received help from others so far, but welcome additional insight, sources, recommendations, etc. on either repairing or replacing this...

How does one communicate with OLC? I sent a service request days ago without a reply to date. ID and password does not work anymore; it has worked fine for months and AOK up until a week ago. Is membership account dependent on age of your "donation"?

Hi there, I'm trying to fill my olio gas strut on my twin Lark but like most everything on this Romanian built glider it's a wonky system with words threads and couplings. Does anyone have the regulator/fill coupler for this glider? I hear that since it's been sitting for 9 years it probably...

Looking for information, ideas, suggestions to move a glider/Cobra trailer from Elmira , NY to Charlotte, NC. Thanks and great soaring. Henry Retting 561-350-0034 561-350-0732

A spin-off from Walt's thread on the D2 brake kit. Looking through the Beringer catalog, there is a parking brake valve. http://www.beringer-aero.com/en/products/parking-brake-valve-30.htm Has anyone installed a hydraulic parking brake in their glider, whether a Beringer, Cleveland, or other...

Cambridge 302 DDV / 303 Nav. comes with temp probe/GPS ( I have 2 302's) $ 595 for both. I also have a Winter 80mm A/S indicator $ 200 three 5 two

Received this morning... see below. Anyone know the issues, particularly the flip side? Thx. best, Evan Ludeman / T8 Dear Evan, I am writing to ask if you could please take a few minutes and call your representative in Congress, THIS WEEK! If you have already called, please call again and...

It's been 19 years and thousands of yaw strings from the first, somewhat crude by comparison, MKI. The most recent MKIV is the culmination of a few dozen improvements and is flown by pilots all over the world. While the Quiet Vent added to the serenity of soaring when sweating out a low save or...

Another reminder I have a 15 M cigar tube trailer for sale for $1,200 or best offer. It has an all metal floor and ample storage space in the front, a literal bookshelf almost. 43 inches of clearance from floor to top for wings and 44 inches from bottom to top with fuselage. Photos on link below....

My ClearNav-Vario is for sale. It comes with an XC-license, both displays (pointer and CNd digital display), temperature probe, speaker and complete wiring, including a serial cable with IGC pin-out. It has been serviced by ClearNav / TEKK last winter. The pointer display has a metric...

Proximity to Sydney preferred, but... A friend in Australia would like to get an FAA flight review in either single engine or glider. Please contact me at jimstaniforth ? zoho ? com. Replace ?s with the usual. Thanks in advance, Jim

How are I.A.s dealing with inspecting around mylars, are they removing these spendy items every year. If not, what are the control surface hinge inspection considerations? this came up recently for me, luckily I had tissu tape on the upper gap, not so spendy, but before I put on mylars id like to...

Just thought I would ask if anyone has a full set of Nimbus 2 covers they would be willing to sell or if no longer needed. I'm just exhausting the option of purchasing used covers before I fully commit to buying a new set of covers. Thanks, Aaron Thomson N71TT Nimbus 2B S/N 136

Folks, I am coordinating the speaker sessions for the SSA Convention to be held in Reno 1-3 March 2018. I have three 45 minute slots remaining to be filled. 9am and 2:30pm on Thursday 1 March. 2:30pm Saturday 3 March - This one will be opposite Jim Payne's update on Perlan and has been hard to fill...

Saw the document on thanks to John Welsh. Link to UK site below. Jim http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/20170906EASAAD20170167E.pdf

FAKE news is being spread on FB. Also included in the fake news is that I will now not be attending the SGP finals in Chile for 2018. To make this perfectly clear, I never said that to anyone. Sean Fiddler is making these posts on FB and needs to make a public apologize for spreading this false,...

Hi; We're building hand controls for the disabled as part of the Freedom's Wings program in Canada, and the designer/engineer has specified the following epoxy potted insets: Three NAS1834-5-750 Substitute TYE2003, SL603, D1834 or AEP1034-5-750 Three NAS1832-5-16 Substitute TYE2002, SL601,...

I'm sure many already know this -- it's a good trick to know if you don't. Late afternoon summer wind will very often completely stop right at sunset. If you are faced with a crosswind landing in the late afternoon, a solution is to hangout until sunset. I've done this several times over the...

http://www.fai.org/igc-our-sport/handicaps So many misplaced handicaps its a joke. Whoever came up with this list was clearly smoking some illegal substance at the time.