Hi guys, We are in discussions with the civil aviation authorities here in Colombia to allow a certain numbers of hours in gliders to count towards the requirements for a power license. We have the support of one of the responsibles at Avianca, Colombia's national flag carrier airline; they share...

A portable ADS-B unit - no price. http://www.dtiweb.net/main%20menu%20options/adsb.html ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast known as ADS-B is the future for all aircraft. Coming Soon expected availability late calendar 08 The ADS-B system is destined to become a nationwide r...

Has anybody tried succeeded in getting the EW Uploader to run on Linux under WINE and successfully talk to an EW Model D? I'm using WINE 1.1.9 under Fedora 9. The uploader seems to run OK and can see the logger when I boot it, but for some reason its not managing to login to the model D. The...

A portable ADS-B unit - no price. http://www.dtiweb.net/main%20menu%20options/adsb.html ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast known as ADS-B is the future for all aircraft. Coming Soon expected availability late calendar 08 The ADS-B system is destined to become a nationwide r...

From January 3 - 18, 2009, I may have extra guest instructors at Marfa Gliders Soaring Center in west Texas. These fine fellows escape the cold north and visit me down here near Big Bend National Park. Let me know if you are interested in finishing a PVT, COM or CFIG add- on / renew your CFI-G. ...

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I have a 1998 HK36TTC Katana Xtreme for sale. 115hp Rotax. All AD's completed. Custom Canopy cover. 225 hrs airframe and engine. Immaculate condition. In Australia, will containerise . Looking for A $180K, packed and ready to ship to USA. You won't find a better one. KLX135, Ilec vario, A-H,...

Hi All In a couple of reported instances, our on-line election system at http://adamsfive.com/survey/surveys.php didn't allow bona fide SSA'ers to vote in the US Team Committee election, which runs through the end of the month. Sorry about that. We'd like as big a voter turnout for this as...

Has anyone completed the permanent repair under AD 2007-08-07? Problems with the Factory Kit? Problems with the work? Who did your work? We have been completing the 100hr inspections per the AD, but within two years we will hit the 1000hr inspection limit and need to complete the permanent...

Here is the new training program for square chutes :o) Big John

Good news from Lange Aviation: http://lange-aviation.com/htm/english/news/news.html Cheers, Andor

Anyone here know the diameter of a Jantar Std3 axle? (or SZD-59 axle, or any other Polish ship that happens to use the same axle...) My ships' far away and I'm scheming right now, lacking numbers. The manuals etc speak not of it. Thx. -Paul

Anyone have a .pdf copy of the DG-200 & DG-300, -300 Elan POH (English please) that you would be willing to share. Thanks Jim

As many of you have noticed, the US Sectional charts distributed with SeeYou are getting pretty seriously stale. Kind of like last week's sushi. Current charts can be downloaded directly from the FAA (they currently cost $1.60 each), but they have to be reprojected and cropped before they can be...

Hello Racers & Fans The minutes of the 2008 meeting of he SSA Competition Rule Subcommittee are now available on the SSA web site under Sailplane racing/Rules & Process. Draft rules changes for review and comment will be available 12/22/08. UH H Nixon SSA Competition Rules Subcommittee Chair

Question, it seems you don't know before a flight if you will get a security fail on downloading the flight. If after a flight you do get a security fail but the seal is good would it invalidate a badge flight.

Now that my SPOT unit has arrived and I got to fly with it yesterday, I have some thoughts. 1. Do we have any good contacts with the company? I think some modifications could be very useful for the soaring community. The recent Australian Gran Prix was nice, but track every 2 to 3 minutes would...

I have a security chute that is older than twenty years of experience. Are you guys finding that the repackers are refusing to recertify past twenty years? Seems the manufacturers have put out service bulletins recomending twenty year service limits. I am interested in getting this chute...

OK wizards....got a " Security Fail" for the first time today. All other indications A-OK. I tried downloading the flight again, still no luck. I went back and downloaded an older flight and got a "Security OK" note. Looking for ideas as I try to locate my manual. Thanks R

Link here, comments are open through 2/27/09, http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=TSA-2008-0021 Affected parties are owners/operators of large GA airplanes ( 12,500# gross wt), of which there are roughly 9000 in US. The TSA's own estimate is that these regs...