Hello guys. First of all, sorry for my poor English. I´m postng here because I feel this place open minded enough to handle these kind of questions. I notice some of you knows well or even owns Woodstocks. Yes, Maupin’s home made super cool wooden glider. You know, I´m going to start building one....

Hi Gang, CCSC (the other CCSC, Central Ca Soaring Club, Avenal, Ca...) is hosting our 35th Annual Spring (fun) Contest as per our usual schedule, with practice day being the first Wednesday after Mothers Day and continuing until Sunday. This makes the dates 5-13-09 through 5-17-09. This year we...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEOZsA0sI34 Notice the youthful appearance of these pilots. Perhaps this type of glider will be the catalyst for promoting the sport! Brad

I have a 1983 Komet Standard glass top trailer. The gas strut(s) just went kaput! Anyone out there know the specifications? I'd be very appreciative of the info. TIA -- Hartley Falbaum

The United States and the world soaring community lost a giant in the history of competition soaring on September 5th 2004, with the passing of Andrew James Smith. AJ passed away with heart failure at age 80 in his home in Tecumseh, Michigan. He began soaring in the 1950's with his close friend...

In going over some very old (15 years) RAS threads on gear collapse problems, I found a reference to a service bulletin that mandates replacing the gas spring with an aluminum bar. JJ also mentioned doing the same. Alas, the 15 year old link is inoperative. On the DG website I found a listing of...

Hi Folks I have XC-Soar running on my new HP314 and it is good. I have increased the font size on the info boxes to 60pt and they are very readable. Screen is bright and easy to see in all conditions except when the unit is aligned so that the sun reflects directly off it into your eyes. In fact I...

I've seen some excellent lists on this forum for the pilot, glider, and landout/emergency kit. I'm wondering if anyone has developed a list for the tools, parts & materials to always have in the tow vehicle. I need to assemble a single toolbox that I can transfer between tow vehicles (I use a...

Hi, I am compiling a list of glider repair and refinishing facilities in the USA and Canada. The list will be available he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/soaring_links/repairs.htm Please post links and details on facilities not yet on that page and I'll include them.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6897475&size=lg Very cool picture

Sailplanes have of necessity a polar with min sink at speeds where circles can be small enough to center thermals, and L/Dmax only a few knots higher. Ballast is added to raise the L/D max perhaps 10Kts higher. What might a wing look like that was built for optimum L/D @ 80-100Kts? What kind of...

Please e-mail phone number or address to Thanks, JJ

Hi, I am helping a customer sell his Artex ME406 ELT. This particular unit has never been installed, but it is 1.5 years old. The ELT was manufactured on June 23rd of 2007. I bought for my inventory it in October of 2007. My customer bought it from me in January of 2008. It then sat for about...

The Arizona Soaring Association (ASA) 2009 Contest Series is now on the calendar with 23 racing days over 10 weekends at 5 locations around the state. Whether you're a seasoned racer or are just now tipping your toes in the contest waters, you are welcome to come join us on the ground and in the...

Hi All, I'm hoping to take some on-board video of my first Regional competition in April - but all I have right now is a hand-held camcorder. OBVIOUSLY that is not a safe device to use when doing any serious flying; especially not in a contest environment! So I wanted to ask folks if they knew...

AOPA ONLINE has a nice article on the benefits of glider training based on the recent Hudson River Landing. http://www.google.com/accounts/RP?c=COGKzJWbgYOk0QEQs_is05uH3Ya_AQ&hl=en

Version 2 of the popular electronic gliding logbook is now available. It can be downloaded as an OpenOffice.org spreadsheet on the following web site: http://people.bath.ac.uk/enpms/logbook/ The main new features are massively enhanced statistics, and proper logging of powered flying. Enjoy,

Nationals can now declare a “No ballast” day without all pilots agreeing. A motor glider or a heavy glider will have a considerable advantage especially on a good day if this rule is not modified. Here is an example, imagine Diana 2 (420 lb empty with instruments) competing with ASG-29 15 m (620...

No updated calendar for 2009 and it's almost the end of January. I emailed the site via the contact link but no reply. A pity, because it really brightened my day. Does anyone know of any good alternatives? smith

Hello everyone, I am looking to find out the who and where as far as wing repair is concerned. I have a delaminating leading edge on the wings of an ASW 15, so need qualified work. I am aware of John Murray of Eastern Sailplane but he is pretty far away, I live in Florida. Anybody have any...