This book contianed a table depicting the amount of lift produced by an empty glider with the tail on the ground and the tail up on a stand in the tiedowns. Could someone provide me with these #'s? Thanks, Mark

Several times in the last few months, the latest version (8.08) of WinPilot Pro has crashed (exited abnormally) on me while I was moving an AAT mobile turnpoint around using the touch-sensitive screen. One second everything is fine, and the next I'm staring at the PDA startup screen. When this...

Positive control check complete: http://www.justsoar.com/ For $20/year you get current Tim Newport-Peace (*.sua), OpenAir (*.txt) and Google Earth (*.kml) files for your desired region, based on the latest FAA National Flight Database (NFD), which is updated every 28 days. When I get the secret...

Looking for glider or soaring patches to saw on a leather jacket. Not much luck on Ebay. All I have so far is a patch of the DG gliders logo. Any other ideas? Thanks guys! Richard Depinay

I received (as well as many of you) an email from DG yesterday with Christmas and New Year wishes. http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/christmas-e.html There was included a picture of DG 1000 and a new RED DG. Looking at this picture, I arrived to a conclusion that I would like to fly the RED DG. I think...

When circling near a steep mountain some pilots get a strong sensation that they are diving each time the circle faces the steep terrain. Why is this? Our mind tries to make the side of the mountain, the horizon. Let's do a little test; Point your left hand up about 30 degrees to simulate the side...

I've seen an airfoil/windtunnel online simulation somewhere on the NASA site, but can't find the link right now. A similar, even better online simulation called JavaFoil can be found on Martin Hepperles site www.mh-aerotools.de. Hepperles site is good reading anyway, lots of interesting aero stuff,...

I have been watching this thread for several days, we are not going to get practical AoA displays for gliders in the near future so how is the best way to get it right as often as possible? We have the ASI, Attitude and Feel and I guess that we all use some combination of all 3 to fly...

A rest day was called today because of yesterday's tragic loss of Herman Weiss, but the contest will continue. Tim has some details of the accident on his blog. Apparently, it was a high-speed impact with terrain shortly after the second turnpoint. The wreckage and Herman's body were spotted...

For Sale: L-NAV GPS NAV display and Logger 80mm variometer read out calibrated may 2007 latest firmware may 2007

Kathey at the SSA office asked me to post this link to maps and hotel information. She says some members are booking at the Best Western in 'Old Town' http://www.itsatrip.org/lodging/maps.aspx I just queried triprewards.com and found 12 hotels within 2.8 to 8.9 miles. 11 of the 12 had rooms...

This was on a web: http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/Mandiesafterglidercrash/tabid/209/articleID/42323/cat/41/Default.aspx Must be Herbert Weiss?? His score is missing...

I'm looking for a phone number or email address for Carl Herold to discuss the use of sailplane transponders in the Minden area. The phone number on the MSC web site is not his current number. If you know his email or phone please email me at rick.fuller.SPAM @cox.net. Remove the SPAM. Thanks in...

For sale: 14 inch brake kit for cobra trailers (Springs and Pads) $145.00 obo I pay shipping thanks,

For Sale: NEW-TOST AERO TIRE 260 X 85 (NOSE WHEEL/TAIL WHEEL FOR ASK-21, some twin Grobs, and other two seaters.) & VREDESTEIN inner tube with 90 degree bend in valve price $ 80.00 obo New-Contenental 210 X 65 tire inner tube 90 degree bend in valve

Beginning in the 2008 soaring season, the SSA will change the criteria for selecting members for the US Club Class Team that will participate in the Club Class World Gliding Championships. The SSA Board of Directors has approved a recommendation by the US Team Committee to select US Club Class...

One of the event participants patched together a good marketing video for our club from this years Winchfest at 29 Palms California. Three winches, four clubs participated in a "best practices" styled event. Watch the Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0hDZa41rVc HoUdino

The results of the 2007 Contest Rules Pilot poll and the minutes of the SSA Competition Rules Subcommittee Meeting are posted at SSA.orgSailplane RacingRules &Process. Proposed Draft Rules will be available for review 12/22/07. H Nixon SSA Competition Rules Subcommitte Chair

....do wood gliders "orange crate"?

Sometime between 8:00pm on Saturday 8 Dec and 7:45am Sunday 9 December, an EB28 glider in its trailer was stolen from London Gliding Club, Dunstable Downs, England, United Kingdom. The trailer was later recovered, when it was found that the glider's fuselage had been cut in half and the cockpit...