Gents, I am totally confused and apparently need to be an attorney to figure out what records to claim for a recent pilot flight from Blairstown, NJ. I'm currently reading the SSA badge and record guide that I downloaded from a link on the SSA web page, I can not understand this babble. Does...

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/339811/title/Tall%2C_devilish_storm_skids_across_Mars%E2%80%99_surface Space exploration can be interesting sometimes. BIG lift on Mars! Some of our recent lousy lift in competitions could use a bit of this here on Earth. Hang on! Vario is pegged!

Finally available once again! Franklin Fabricators is back in production please see Wings & Wheels website page 38 http://www.wingsandwheels.com/canopy_covers_wing_skids_contest.htm thanks tim -- Please visit the Wings & Wheels website at www.wingsandwheels.com

coming end of summer 2012 new small remote transceivers from TRIG details and images are on Wings & Wheels website page http://www.wingsandwheels.com/page1.htm Tim -- Please visit the Wings & Wheels website at www.wingsandwheels.com

Happy Easter everyone! We have a IS-28B2 Twin Lark which we use quite a bit for instruction, it is good for spinning and intro into flying complex gliders (flaps & retractable gear). It is due for a complete overhaul which will include a new radio with a repeater control unit in the back for the...

I was recently asked to contribute some flight log analyses for an upcoming presentation by John Mittell for his club on his first-time competitor experience at the Seniors. I downloaded flight logs from the SSA site and started going through them in See You, and I noticed that thermals looked...

On Apr 8, 9:09*pm, glidergeek wrote: On Apr 8, 4:26*pm, Admissions Admissions wrote: Unmanned Vehicle University is the first University in the World dedicated to higher education in Unmanned Air, Ground and Sea Systems

Hello, My glider came with a panel mounted microphone and I really like it. Unfortunately while working on the panel I dropped it today and I think it got damaged given when I press the PTT I only hear a squeal now. I will check the wiring this weekend, but in case I need to replace it does...

Any "organization" can call themselves a University and offer any "degree' they desire. Any person who expects to enhance their resume with an "Engineering Degree" had better be sure that the ciriculum that grants the degree is accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Enginering and...

I have a friend with an ASW-20 who is looking at two Schempp-Hirth gliders - one is a 2a and the other is a 2b, and wondering if he will fit. Anyone out there have experience with sizes of these two cockpits relative to his current ASW-20? TIA Frank (TA)

The Perry contest SPOT map is now available at: Google Maps - http://www.hawketracking.org/perry/files/tracking.htm Google Maps Large - http://www.hawketracking.org/perry/files/trackinglarge.htm Google Maps Mobile - http://www.hawketracking.org/perry/files/mobile.htm Google Earth KML -...

There were some nice flights on the Pennsylvania ridges yesterday including a 700K by Ron Schwartz in a 1-26. http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/daily.html?st=olcp&rt=olc&df=&sp=2012&c=US&sc=

This cool map updated hourly mentioned in today's Wall Street Journal...as I understand, the creators work for Google http://hint.fm/wind/ Jim Price

I have been using both of these units now for a few weeks. I used the Nano as a "backup" last year but it was so much easier to access that it immediately became my primary unit. Still having some teething pains with the CII but overall it is a really good as well. Here are some of my...

Hey, group! There's a new version of SeeYou Mobile and Oudie ready for download from www.naviter.com with some new features and some stability/bug fixes. The US competitors will like the ability to start out the top of the cylinder while those who fly near the coast will like the much improved...

OK, just had to post: Is anyone else here really annoyed at the SSA's insurance requirement "changes" for this year? I had an unpleasant experience with Costello when I bought my first sailplane (2007). I was very satisfied with my move to Avemco for the last 4 years. They've provided me with...

Now that the portable FLARM is out, those of you who have mounted it, would you mind informing - photos would be great too - how you did it. Looking for a good solution before I mess things up too much. Tom Idaho

I've been having problems with my rec.aviation.soaring news feed for the past three days. As a result, I haven't received any new threads. I have contacted my provider and am still working on the problem. This message is a test to see if the problem has been resolved. Wayne

I was in the process of upgrading my panel with my new to me Tasman V1000/FP10. The vario did come with the Goddard Oudie connection cable (ps5a i think), and it was working fine at first, but now I am just seeing jibberish being transmitted when I go into terminal mode in see you on the Oudie....

Gliding enthusiasts, join the 99% in Minden, Nevada this June and send a message to the wealthy and greedy 1% that gliding is a universal right that cannot be abridged by any person or organization. The cruel convergence of income inequity, the breathtaking cost of gliders and equipment, and the...