We have moved our event back 1 month by popular request to late June. June 22 (Saturday) is the single practice day. 7 contest days from June 23 - June 29. Sunday the 30th is a driving day. Website is up at www.r6n.org. Hope you all can make it again. We had roughly 45 gliders registered for...

Question for people using BGA turnpoint files generated by TPSelect in the SY turnpoint format. Some of the BGA turnpoints have several lines of description. When I look at these TPs with a text editor I see something along the lines of "line one, line two, line three, last line", i.e. the...

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:56:40 PM UTC-5, Tom Kelley #711 wrote: I saw on Facebook, an FREE APP called SEARCH4ME, which I downloaded from Android APPS on Google Play. It not only shows you where your at with lat and long, but your altitude and a street address(if available), but...

Group, I have a Corel Draw file for an ASI that I need converted to a format I can open. Does anyone have the ability to do this for me. Please contact at kevin.christner at gmail Best regards, Kevin

The links I've slotted in below are pretty cool even if they don't feature gliders, so I thought some of you might like to see them anyway: A recent tour of the ISS: http://www.wimp.com/orbitaltour/ A ride in the navigator's seat of a de Havilland Mosquito:...

Anyone in US flying with LK8000? Can you compare its friendliness to SYM, XCSoar, or WinPilot Pro?

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:56:40 PM UTC-5, Tom Kelley #711 wrote: I saw on Facebook, an FREE APP called SEARCH4ME, which I downloaded from Android APPS on Google Play. It not only shows you where your at with lat and long, but your altitude and a street address(if available), but...

Incase you did not see the link in the SSA Eflyer. I posted a video of the LVVSA's last Auto tow Classic. Enjoy, Doug http://vimeo.com/canav8/autotow

I ordered a gas strut for a fixed panel ASW-20, the new 700N strut does not fit. The new strut has a shorter distance from the bolt hole to the shoulder of the cylinder. Any suggestion where I can get one that fits. Thank You, Sean

Hey, Guys When is the next weekend planned? It appears the Laughlin River Run is April 24th through the 28th. We may need to plan ahead for accomodations. Dan 5J

Hello all, New guy here. I recently bought a Schuemanized Libelle and would like more information on these ships. I heard there were only nine manufactured, but I can't find that in writing anywhere. Because the nose is closed up (CG tow hook now) air into the cabin is slight, I'm curious how...

http://video.boeing.com/services/player/bcpid1173939806001?bckey=AQ~~%2cAAAAukPAlqE~%2coAVq1qtdRjwBrIkHYj2MSytJiEK9s5fy&bctid=1331877361001

Last summer, I put my ear to the wind and I figured out that 'spin training' was worthwhile, but not required to obtain a private pilot glider rating. What other training is worthwhile, but not required? What can I ask a qualified instructor to teach me after I obtain my glider rating? For...

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlXIESJdn64GwuH4d8HrUWQhZW1mCrIZf This video series might be interesting to some experienced pilots and to newer pilots wondering what sailplane contest flying looks like from inside the cockpit. This flight was on Day 2, October 12, 2012. It was a single...

I have been very actively looking for the perfect "new technology" battery solution for my glider for a few years. I have been looking to fill two battery trays in my 27B fitted for the standard 6' x 2.6" x 3.7" 12 volt 9ah lead batteries with lighter and higher amp hour batteries. There has been...

Congrats to Sean Franke for 5th place in Argentina Club Class WGC. Richard Walters

Many local glider pilots think Nephi, Utah can and should become one of the next great racing and soaring destinations in the western United States. The airport has a huge new 6,300' x 100' runway at 5,000ft elevation, a full parallel taxiway and is very capable of handling wet operations...

It's Janis Joplin's birthday today. Happy birthday, Janis. Sing with me... Oh Lord, won't you buy me a ClearNav Display? My friends all fly Oudies, I must beat them today! I've tried all the others, they just get in my way. So Lord, won't you buy me a ClearNav Display?

About this time last year the gliding world, at least in print, was gaga over the Electric Tarus, and since then there has been total silence. What I read caught my fancy, and a friend in Durango, CO had one on order. But, before his ever came in, he was killed in the crash of a gas-powered...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a paint type for the fiberglass top of the Cobra trailer? Looking to spray paint a couple coats of white paint followed by the clear coat. Thanks, GK