I'm looking at my shiny black carbon wings and other parts and getting ready to start sanding to prep for spraying on primer. Question: what grade of sand paper do I use to break the glaze and give tooth without removing precious material.................. and..............what to use to remove...

I have a question about hooking up the Oudie to my LX 5000. When I was using my IPAQ the serial port from my IPAQ is a female plug. On the Oudie, it is a male serial plug. Is there another option about hooking this up with a LX 5000? Is anyone using the Oudie with a LX 5000? Thanks for your...

I dunno... where do you need your glider towed? I typically can cover up to 1000mi/day, so it ain't no 1 week trip to get your ship to you on the east coast and vice versa. Paul Hanson paul at eaglebrandproducts dot com (51owe) 2two7-nine5two3

As a student pilot, thinking more about gliders lately, I started reading this group. I can't help but notice that talk of contests seems to dominate the subjects here. I think I would enjoy gliders just for the fun of flying, and seeing what you could do individually, and for the beauty of...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_zJFp4vNOk Start time: 3:30 to 6:10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YMg2-7xQEg Start time: 0:00 to 2:38 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m02zkveYeE Start time: 2:29 to end Watch the take off roll. Can you say "forward CG limit"? Enjoy!

So lets say you suddenly came into possession of all 3. The Clear Nav seems to be about the niftiest of all the nifty flight displays out there. The 1-26 is currently winning the OLC in the USA, and the Eta is the hottest of the Open Class. You intend to fly both gliders to their cross country...

http://silentflight.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=16&vmcchk=1&Itemid=16 Al - Tell us what it can do!

I don't quite get how things work at Mifflin. According to http://SSA.org and a google search the only soaring activities there seems to be during contests. There seems to be no commercial operation there nor any club. If I was to show up wanting to fly the ridge, how do I go about getting a tow...

I received an email from Reiner Rose, OLC Founder, asking me to post a *New* rule for the OLC Gold League. In essence, the OLC is requiring ALL League flights to be uploaded prior to !0:00 AM (local time) on the day following the flight in order to be counted and scored for the League. I have...

I am looking for a document, web page etc that explains, in words and pictures, the task types used in today's SSA sanctioned competitions? Yes there is an explanation in the rule book, below is from the 2010 sports class rule book, but it is not easy to understand or visualize for us...

Anyone else having problems with this group and *not* receiving the digest? I have checked my SPAM settings, SPAM folder etc and it all seems to be in order. I have not received anything in 5+ days. Thanks in advance

If Hallmark can make a Birthday card talk, why can't we have a talking vario? Meg Ryan voice from Harry met Sally. "Yes, yes, YES".... for climb. "Are you through".... when in sink. GA

Race fans it is just 2 months till the 2nd annual Region 9 North in Logan Utah. The contest is scheduled for Monday July 19th through Saturday 24th. Official practice day is July 18th with tows available prior to these dates. As of May 18, 2010 there are 22 pilot registered that include a...

In 30 something years, I have yet to hear a "pleasing" audio. Why designers and manufactures insist on duplicating sounds heard in, God forbid, a Level 1 trauma ER is beyond me. Audios should enhance your soaring day and not spoil it with rude and irritating responses. Having been tortured by the...

My old Cambridge CAV series Audio Variometer is dying. It will die someday, if I don't KILL it first. Sometimes on a long flight, it will become quite optimistic. Cheerleaders are fine, but when I'm in 4 knot sink, reporting 2 knots of lift, and beeping cheerily isn't helpful. The other problem...

PLB brings speedy rescue to pilot trapped in trees By Mike Collins, AOPA A Pennsylvania pilot is crediting his personal locator beacon (PLB) with his rescue only two hours after his glider crashed in rugged mountains near Altoona, Pa., May...

Hi, I have a customer that is looking for a source for soaring airspace data for Canada for use in SeeYou and SeeYou Mobile. So far I have found only: http://soaringweb.org/Airspace/NA/HomePage.html The customer is looking for data for the South East corner of British Columbia (Columbia...

Want to purchase suitable sunglasses for the upcoming season. Search of old threads turned up info several years old. What are the requirements for a good pairr of good pilot's sunglasses.Tx.

As promised, the Luke SATR has appeared in the 201006 edition of the National Flight Database. Important note: justsoar.com morphs the NFD entry from Restricted type Unspecified/Other to Controlled, Class D. So, to get the SATR in your airspace file(s), you must include the "Class D" in your...

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