Is it just me or others have the follwoing issues since the 2009 season started: 1 - The result list defaults to the whole month instead of latest day as it used to be. 2 - Most of the time the google map does not work resulting in an error message. I wrote to OLC about it but they claimed it is...

As the 2009 contest season starts to crank up, John Seaborn requested I remind folks that I will again be supporting GlidePlan customers with up to date stitched sectionals of all SSA sanctioned contest areas for 2009. Maps will be posted about a month before the contest to insure currency. The...

Talk is cheap, while skepticism is free...well, except perhaps for a diminution of imagination. I remember when news of Greg Cole's Sparrow Hawk first appeared on RAS. There were the predictable skeptics: - he'll never deliver anything; - he'll never deliver at U.S. ultralight weight; - it...

Who out in RAS-land is convinced mankind has finished 'discovering' all the ways sport sailplane pilots can 'usefully extract soaring energy' from the atmosphere? Raise your hands. Had the same question been posed in (say) 1922, and again in (say) 1932, I'm reasonably satisfied a significant...

Does anyone have a used Dittel FSG 50 radio for sale? My contact details a Paul Natkiel 603-643-2006 603-359-9055 cell

Dear Grob owners, I have requests for 30 bolts/nut kits. This is less then half of the fleet as listed in the FAA data base. If you know of a G-103 operator please contact them and mention this AD note. I am ordering bolts/nuts now, more than 30 so I'll have spares. Rather than answer each...

Doris and I are attending The Seniors contest in Florida and will return to Ridge Soaring Gliderport shortly after mid-March. Thanks to those of you who have signed up for the two day Soaring Seminar March 28 – 29. We have decided to conduct the two day event, even though attendance may be less...

On Jan 19, 7:29*am, soon2bexpat wrote: On Jan 19, 5:09*am, VinceC wrote: Any chance of getting the film converted to digital so we can all see? I don't have a way to do that, but I shot some scenes off of an editor with my digital...

It appears that a life could have been saved had basic controls checks been performed - "Controls free and in the correct sense". A walk round wag of the ailerons with verifcation the other one moved, or a positive control check after assembling, would also have helped. As a flight instructor I...

Hi All, Hopefully a simple quick question: I pulled my glider out of the trailer after a long winter recently, and found that I hadn't greased my lift-pins quite well enough. There are a few small spots of surface corrosion on them, and I'd like to get rid of it. BUT, given the importance of...

Like to hear from 3-4 operations that are staging on the taxiway or grass and starting the tow from that position. Call or e-mail. TIA, Frank Whiteley SSA Clubs & Chapters Committee 970-330-2050

I wrote the following article and submitted it to Soaring for publication because it was something I was interested in and I thought others would be too. It was rejected because the subject matter wasn't suitable for soaring. Greg Cole is doing something extraordinary at Windward Performance and...

The Swedish Open Nationals in 18 M and Two seater will be held at Uppsala F.K in 7 June – 14 June. More info at: http://sm2009.flyg.org/ Any one interested in participating, please fill in registration form at website. If you interested to rent glider please contact : Truly...

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2004 Ventus 2cx, ~500 hours, NDH, 15M and 18M tips, clear canopy, Cobra aluminum top trailer, ground handling equipment. Canopy cover. Factory wired panel, Dittel FSG 2-T radio , goose neck mike, Ilec SN10, 2 Cambridge GPS 20 loggers, Ipaq PDA with cable and mount, alt., compass. $115,000 (price...

Hi all, We've secured a primary tug/pilot for all but Friday May 15. We still need a backup, in addition to a primary for Fri. Contest dates are May 13-17, with the 13th being practice day. TIA! -Paul Hanson contact info:

We had absolutely clear, blue skies over Minden yesterday, but that west wind kicked in and did its thing from mid-morning, tumbling down the Sierra escarpment and creating the standing wave for which Minden is so well known. Two pilots flying with SoaringNV launched around 11:30, got off tow at...

The newest AD for the Grob 103 concerns the bolt that the air brake mixer pivots on. This is located behind the rear seat. A new AD note has been issued for the G-103. See the AD for applicability, it looks like it affects a lot of airframes. It is AD 2009-04-08 the Grob Tech Note is MSB...

Now, at the complete opposite end of the fabrication spectrum we have a new update on the HP-24 project at: www.hpaircraft.com No fancy autoclaves or pre-pregs here folks, nope.......................we use icky sticky 2-part epoxy resins and hoghair bristle brushes! Getting tricky for us is when...