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The SSA Convention seminar and activities schedule (subject to change) is now posted on the SSA website: http://www.ssa.org/ConventionSchedule.asp Register online at www.ssa.org (click on "The SSA" then "Annual Convention") or see page 6 of your January 2014 issue of SOARING magazine. Come to...

The Soaring Club of Houston will host the Region 10 South contest for 2014. Practice: 8/3/2014 - 8/3/2014 Contest: 8/4/2014 - 8/8/2014 For more information on the 2014 contest... https://sites.google.com/site/soaringclubofhouston/overview/region-10-contest-august-2013 The Soaring Club of...

Hello RAS pilots, I've added rental aircraft search to the aircraftIO website - you can take a look at it he http://www.aircraft.io/rentals/all/ Currently, there is only one glider category rental, but it is easy to additional ones. You can easily add photos too, but _please_ only add ones...

With the dewpoint at 15d F. today, I'm ready to heat things up. Regulations on aerotow ropes vary by region. What is the evidence to support the various approaches? PTT (Premature Termination of Tow)(aka rope break) correlates with a number of fatal accidents. How often has a hard_to_break...

Here is something completely new to me: Paragliders set up temporary winch sites in interesting places. A terrific video of a near miss between a power plane and winch line taken from the paraglider perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFKsk8mPnPQ More information about the incident on a...

I think it has been addressed in older topics, but does anyone have a program file for XCSoar on Compaq Aero 1550 (Win CE)? Nothing like reviving legacy equipment for a winter project! 2 months...... Phil

Am Samstag, 25. Januar 2003 18:13:58 UTC+1 schrieb Don Johnstone: I have been trawling through the acculated rubbish in my office and have found a copy of the instructions and drawings for the Kestrel 19 Airbrake (Double paddle) BGA approved Mod. If anyone would like it please e-mail me...

Huge thanks to the folks at Seminole Lake Gliderport and to Andy McQuigg for conceiving of and hosting the first Florida Grand Prix. The wet weather relented on Sunday and we got a beautiful blue sky full of cu's and a well-called task to match. I won't recount the race or results. That's for...

All, The proposed rules changes summary for the 2014 season (and one important change planned for 2015) have been posted in the Rules and Process section of the SSA website. The comment period ends on Saturday January 18. Send comments to quebec dot tango at gmail dot com Although the changes...

If you are coming to the SSA Reno Convention, do not, I repeat, DO NOT, miss the opportunity to enjoy a Basque meal. I was introduced to Basque cuisine while a GMO at Mtn. Home AFB, Idaho in the early 1970s. My favorite in Reno is The Santa Fe Hotel - the are others. For those who want some...

Hi all, I have been working on an aviation-related website, and one of the pieces generates aerial tours using the Google Earth plugin. I've recently added a new feature to the site which should be useful to fellow soaring pilots. For any airport in the US airport database, you can see an...

My partner and I are considering the LX MiniMap with either the keyboard option and/or the stick control option as a way of avoiding some of the touch screen mis-hits we experience with SeeYou Mobile on PNA/PDA. It is unclear from the manuals how much the keyboard/stick control let you avoid using...

Can anyone give me any advice I'm looking to purchase an aerobatic glider to use in Air Shows. Can anyone recommend certain makes and models and possibly if anyone knows any forsale? I'm an Air Show Pilot and looking to add a glider act to my Show. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks...

The Karen Greig Scholarship is a new scholarship available this year through the SSA. It's purpose is to reward a deserving woman with up to $1000 towards their glider rating. More information and a link to the application are available at http://www.ssa.org/Youth?show=blog&id=3395. Applications...

As part of my new 12-step crash recovery program, I have taken a sacred vow to never go to a new soaring site without a thorough Google Earth review of all airports/airstrips in the published site waypoint database. When I find that airports in the database aren't there anymore (and there are...

Details on gliderpilot.net -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |

A ZAON MRX fell into my lap. I'm checking it out for the first time. Lots of traffic is detected, but there is no audible warning sound. When the mute button is pressed, the little dot flashes in the corner. When unmuted the dot is gone but no sound comes out of the box. Simple fixes? Is a...

The Duo ride along program will be at the R-9 contest at Nephi in August. Same cost as 10 years ago: $200/day. Karls at uplink.net or 814 237 7996

See http://www.aircraft.io/listing/EW_MicroRecorder/ for photos and more information. Includes shipping to Continental US. -Andy