Click this link to see the tracks of the team Jim Payne/Dennis Tito and the team Gordon Boettger/Mike Mitton. http://ssa.org/SailplaneTracker/default.asp

B Mapper is not working for us in Florida, It's having trouble receiving data and wants us to try again. with todays date 3/3 Any ideas?? Thanks Glen

So, Seems like I remember hearing that the rules had changed some years back, but why aren't there two categories of National soaring records? One category would be for flights that originate within the pilot's home country. The second would be for flights which originate in another country. For...

I am working on a new polar for my Silent-IN in See You. I have the data from Alisport, but the question that I have is which numbers to plug in to the See You Polar tool. I have tried several different sets and get significantly different a. b. c. numbers in See You. Any guidance on which pairs...

I am searching for a copy of the referenced page from the following edition of Soaring magazine. Soaring, Volumes 5-6 Soaring Society of America, 1941 - Gliding and soaring 1 page matching gliders, harry myers, thomasville, pa in this book

The preliminary trailer for "Cloudstreet: Soaring the American West" is now available for your viewing pleasure as the first video on the www.cloudstreethd.org website. It is a four minute piece intended to give a taste of the planned 2014 release of the one-hour documentary featuring modern...

There have been a couple of interesting discussions about towing on RAS. I think Chris Rollings opened a few eyes as to what actually starts a tug upset in his post: Third test: Terrier Tow-Plane, K 8b on C of G hook. I pitched the glider about 25 degrees nose up. (...

Great pic of the March calendar boy. Congrats Andy.

Looking for a nice used "chair" type parachute for glider (i.e. Strong 305) for weight up to 240 lbs. Please email at Thanks

So whats new and cool at the convention?

Complete Two Person A-5 Flow Meter Oxygen System with 22 Cu. Ft. Cylinder. Precise 2-person oxygen system with tubing set up for twin forward and aft glider seating. System was purchased new in 2007 but has only been used 3 or 4 times so it is still like new. Consists of 22 Cu. Ft. aluminum...

I noticed that this film is listed as scheduled for screening at the SSA convention. Does anyone know how those of us not going to the convention might be able to see it? It's got to be just about the only soaring film I haven't seen.

Might be interesting to watch, especially if it is streamed live as indicated.. Found it on the weather channel... http://www.weather.com/video/im-not-afraid-to-die-45200?collid=/news/top-stories

Can you share your experience with the use of an eyeball vent on the the panel. I'm specifically interested if the canopy might fog up if I completely redirect the air from the forward vent below the canopy (I have a Discus) Thanks,

Hi, Looking for a Cambridge/ClearNav style polars for my new ride. What I have in the ClearNav at the moment for 18m config is weight: 410kg Best Glide: 46, at 105kph -2m/sec speed: 160kph Don't have anything (yet) for the 15m config

The V7 manual shows a few sample configurations, but not one with a PowerFlarm Core. Are any special cables required? Does the PF Core get its power through the V7 or does it require its own?

http://www.sgp.aero/ - Seems almost all continents except North America (and Asia - although one might count Australia as being in Asia) have a Sailplane Grand Prix - why is this?

Last Sunday, I gave 3 rides in the club's L-23 and recorded them using the SeeYou app on my iPhone 4S. Flights have been uploaded to SkyLines with the 3rd one (https://www.skylines-project.org/flights/26873/) showing the anomaly. Near the time of my release, the altitude jumps almost 1,000' and...

Another wonderful SSA Convention just ended at Reno. Wish the SSA held a convention every year, like we used to. I cannot comprehend why our SSA Directors voted for every other year. It's not about the vendors as much as it's for our members. It's about seeing old friends and making new ones. ...

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