So many places who accept poly rope to make something else out of. All we could come up with here was put worn Amsteelblue on the retrieve winch. Sometimes the paraglider guys will ask for it but only three thousand feet for their payout machine. One less serious suggestion from a visitor was...

I'm planning to go to the 15M Nationals in Nephi and am looking for a car or truck to rent so that the RV can stay parked for the duration of the contest. Before I go to one of the commercial rental companies to book something, I thought I would see if there are any glider pilots in the Nephi area...

Recent research findings from independent groups in University of Bristol and Sage college in Troy, NY, show cow dung to be an excellent mood enhancing agent. Cow dung contains a bacteria Mycobacterium vaccae, which activates a group of neurons in the brain that produce serotonin - a...

I'm trying to get Model 20 to communicate with SN-10B. We know we have connection cable right. Logger is on- 2 different 20's tried. We get "No GPS input" and "No message received from GPS" messages. NMEA input is selected. Any help appreciated. Thanks UH

I notice that Spot texts send broken links for text alerts. They are of the form: Track his location at http://tinyurl.com/abz3iek(End) The "(End)" is not actually part of the link, and therefore, breaks the link. If you peal that off, you get directed to the right place. Or maybe this is...

I can't find the answer on the website. I have a ClearNav XC vario installed in my (for sale) LAK-17a. I'm thinking of keeping it (for a price reduction, of course) and installing it in my Stemme. The question is: Does the CNvXC come with engine noise logging? If not, is it an option to...

This weekend Texas Soaring clubs will hold our first Texas XC Series weekend event at the Soaring Club of Houston. The event is modeled after the very popular GTA and ASA events. We currently have 30 pilots registered for the season, with 19 planning to attend this weekend at SCOH. We will be...

i have a standard austria with an enclosed trialer that i'm selling for $2,500. the wings need to be painted, and so do the tail feathers. basic instrumentation and a ipaq and glide nav. perfect low $ entry/ project ship. brayera at gmail dot com for more info or my phone # thanks! -ND

Hey all you minneapolis MN guys, is anyone going to be flying out at Stanton this weekend? I'm hauling my 1-26 with me up to ND and would like to take a xc jaunt or two this weekend on my way through. It looks like a downwind run may be in the works.

Washington DC. Responding to the incapabilities of the 3.2 million dollar IACRA program, FAA announced the vicarious program VIACRA to keep up the processing of student pilot applications until IACRA could seek professional help. Instructors should avoid using VIACRA more then twice per day.

Some of you know who I am and that I have not had a real sailplane since I sold my Ventus2CX a few years ago. I am still waiting for Flarms to be mandatory in all contests before I try to find a way back into competition. What I have been doing is flying my electric Lazair and RV8. A lot of you...

Hi All, Previous flight last week my 302 abruptly quite recording mid flight, a fact I wasn't aware of until after landing and viewing the downloaded .igc file. Was a good 400k+ flight too, but thats beside the point.... Anyway, checked out the log file and it appeared to be full, so I assumed...

So after attending Uncle Hank's presentation at the convention I have been inspired to sand out the crazing in my gel coat. I am planning on the 600-1000-1200-1500 wet sanding process and then buffing out the finish. I understand the basics, but does anyone have a good primer on the...

I'm curious to know if experienced glider sanders think the 3m trizact is worth the money they charge for it. I can get more than twice the number of 3000 grit 3m purple sanding disks for the same price. They don't have the foam backing - but I can fix that. Is the trizact 3000 more than twice...

I had to replace the axle on my Komet trailer. I now have 5 lug wheels on it. The old 13in 4-lug wheels are available (3 wheels, no tires). They are in good shape, no rust, fresh white paint on two of the wheels. Southern California.

Hear ye, hear ye! The KS Duo has openings for some days at the Region 2 contest (Mifflin) May 22-28. $200 gets you 3-5 hours in the new Duo XL, with whatever that brings! Thrill to the ecstacy of victory (or agony of defeat). Learn time-proven tricks for competition success such as effective...

It's never too early to sign up for Mifflin! Monday May 23 - Saturday May 28 (Practice Day Sunday May 22) http://www.ssa.org/Contests?cid=2336 A few items of note: Mifflin Soaring Assoc has taken over sponsorship of the contest. Karl and Iris are still part of Team Mifflin, they're just are...

Hi, To my untrained eyes my original LS 4 belts look to be in excellent condition. However, they are way past their expiration date. What do you guys usually do? Replace or Reweb, and if reweb where do you send them? Or just keep them as long as they look good? Thanks.

First flight of the year at Ridge Soaring Gliderport, March 29. Dan Reagan, flying his ASW-29 had a beautiful, clear day with strong NW winds allowing him to fly more than 1,000 km at an average speed of 148 km/h. See the OLC web site for details. Tom Knauff

Please view this great video that CS Drones did for us during the 26th Annual Senior Soaring Championship. Use it for your clubs, airshows video, recuiting, and when you have drinks with your power friends. https://vimeo.com/160381774