This is brilliant… Messieurs Westgate and Wells in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pjOMAL2HTE

I'm looking for a blind backup logger, IGC approved, that uses its own power source (EW or similar). If you have a gently used one you're willing to part with at a reasonable price please contact me via e- mail. (If I find one I'll have a one year old 302 FS.) ~ted/2NO

I have an ASW-15B. Anyone have any good advice to make sure I safely and securely install a new "tube" inside my tire? The tire tread looks good, it just needs air everytime I show up to fly it. I would hate to blow a flat on takeoff then have to reject or worse end up in a ground loop due to a...

We are considering holding a 2 week soaring camp for young new glider pilots in July or August of next year called IYSC. This in the new stages of planning so it may or may not succeed. At this point I need to find some interested 14-24 year old new soaring pilots. If we get enough interest we will...

Well, the weather gods have blessed us. Saturday, Mar. 07, saw a great practice day with winning speeds over 200 miles @ 70 mph. Bases late afternoon rose to 5500 agl. Lift 4-6 kts. First contest day, today, saw a full grid, a called TAT of 2 hrs 45 minutes. Winning speeds close to 70 mph over 211...

Wave kicked up again this afternoon in Minden, and Morteza Ansari, who has been chewing his fingernails all January and February waiting for his chance, got up here from the Bay Area in response to our wave alert to give it a try. He launched in SoaringNV's LS-4 just after lunch, got off tow at...

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This might make you feel better about a few of your landings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY Song is a bit off color.

Sign up for a Soaring Webinar The Soaring Society of Boulder is presently a Cross Country Safety Seminar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research auditorium. This will also be presented live and online in two sessions. You must register in advance to attend via the web. Date: March...

I signed up for both sessions (morning and afternoon), but the email I received this morning is only for the afternoon session. My primary interest was the morning session. Does anyone know how I can view the morning session? I particularly wanted to see Dave Leonard's RASP presentation. I've...

I s/w Rod at Hangar One in Bishop. He will definitely no longer be towing sailplanes. He has let his insurance expire and is selling of his aircraft collection. An end of an era? HoUdino

Region 5 - East dot org - You are invited to Bermuda High Soaring (actually you are welcome most anytime); however we are hosting (through popular demand) a new race. For many, it will be over new territory, but under great conditions! Please check out www.region5east.org for more information....

Hi, I have a friend that has an LX Colibri (the older model without a USB connector) and he is having a tough time getting it connected to his new laptop. The manual I found online for the laptop does not show it having a PC Card (PCMCIA card) slot or an ExpressCard slot. I have had the best...

Hi, I have added some photos of the new LX Map to my web site. You can see details he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/lx.htm#LXMap I like that the LX Map is large, pretty bright, has good resolution, and that it includes a built-in serial port (2 actually). Since SeeYou Mobile runs well on...

US airspace information (derived from NASR data) for the charting cycle effective 12 March 2009 has been published, and is now available at the Special Use Airspace section of the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange. Lynn Alley "2KA"

Is anyone familiar where to find plans or kits or otherwise of the "Swiss" canopy modification, (bigger canopy with wider base), for the Ka-6CR? Also, same for the "Cabrio" (open cockpit), canopy's for the CR and E? Many thanks for any assistance in finding such...our location is in the United...

Check out what these guys are doing in Knoxville. We've soared here for years and I never knew about them until I saw the article in the local alternative weekly. I guess the launch real early and we launch when the thermals start! http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/feb/07/cross-atlantic/

Anhone out there have any experience in replacing the shock cords, the bungees on a D model Pawnee. The unit is a hydrasorb shock absorber with the bungee cords wrapped around the hydrasorb. Phillip LaBerge Concord, Ga.

The 2009 SSA Competition Rules are now posted on the SSA website. Ken Sorenson SSA Contest Committee Chairman

Cambridge GPS_NAV Model 20 with LCD Navigation Display for Sale Includes Charger, PC Cables and all hookup cables. 12 Channel upgrade and Software Ver 6.0 Needs Calibration. $750 shipped Continental US http://www.cambridge-aero.com/gpsNAV.htm Paul Cordell Scottsdale AZ ...