Interesting range of veiws here, on a pommy forum. http://farmingforum.co.uk/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1187973359 Fly safe, land safe and make friends. A sad week Bagger

I still need a willing/able/qualified towball to transport my new mistress from Ga to CA. Cash prizes involved. Paul Hanson (510) 535-1946 "Do the usual, unusually well"--Len Niemi

Anyone out there have an extra set of wingletted' tips for an SZD-59? How about have/know of a wrecked SZD 48-3 (Jantar Standard 3) that is equipped with winglets? Preferably the 59 tips, but if not the tips off a 48-3 will do, especially if they can be sawed off at a little over 1m from outboard...

I am wondering if others have experienced the shearing of a Tost brake bolt resulting in brake failure - I'm speaking about the bolt which extends from the hub and is secured to the aircraft frame (not the bolt which extends for the wire lever attachment). I experienced such a failure on my latest...

On Saturday, my 302 and my PDA (5450) stopped talking to one another. They've been together for about 18 months without any issues. It started when the PDA complained about low battery power. I thought that odd, but I still had GPS data. I could see that the PDA wasn't charging by the absence of...

I switched back up batteries and switched cradles. Since I cant get a flicker out of it I don't know how to try a "hard restart. Dick

Does anyone have a way for Widows Vista in a new laptop to communicate with a 1520? My Active Synch program does not work. Thanks Kurt

I am looking for copy of Soaring Magazine from 1957. It would be an issue from late in the year with an article about a fatal glider crash. The pilot was Stanley Graham and the flight was out of El Mirage in a Baby Bowlus. The crash occurred in late August 1957. Thank you, Richard Graham

Recently seen at Texas Instruments site (I first saw it on their homepage): http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/opa369/index.htm Low power, high performance, wide temp range, glider advertising... Maybe now there's an even better reason to specify TI ;) -- Neil

posted: Jim this is your Polish joke : Gotta admit, those Polish pilots put on one helluvan airshow, don't they? Wonder how many time they had to practice that stunt to get it just right . . . In yet another Polish joke, I understand that ACA's already...

Dear all, I am doing my final thesis in Aerospace Engineering at the Technical University of Delft (Netherlands). As an introductory part of this thesis I am doing some research to the performance and reliability of engines in sailplanes. This research is done by means of a questionnaire. This...

Pretty sad groups of fu*kers make comments like that. Hmm ACA... it figures. Abhorrent Childish Assh*les -- Actually, the whole thread in question has very little to do with the Polish airshow accident. It's a long story, and you have to know the people involved, and some of you do, but why...

Hi all, Following up on the recent thread regarding the VW Jetta, I'm curious to find out what other station wagons (not SUVs, not hatchbacks, but proper wagons) folks are using in Europe. I'm currently using a 2002 VW Passat VR6 Wagon (Variant) with the 4motion drive train and it's been...

I am interested in the pros and cons of a parachute lanyard. My ship is an ASW-27. I am 6ft. 3in. and the cockpit is somewhat crowded. Thanks. Douglas (EDW)

I've added a column for XC Distance, as requested by several people, and emailed out the changes. If you're one of the people who requested the logbook spreadsheet, and didn't get the update, I missed adding you to my distribution list. Email me again and I'll send the update.

Steve Fossett is being haled by Richard Branson as "the greatest aviator in the world, he's also the greatest gliding pilot in the world" I hope via a miracle they find him alive. Given the technology he was carrying I find the chance of him being alive remote. I also noted Steve Irwin passed...

Does anyone know if the plane had a fixed ELT installed?

For Sale: 1981 SGS 1-36, serial #38, 980 hrs TT, 4 year old paint, nose hook and tost CG hook, wingtip wheels, panel radio and factory Cambridge audio vario, new tire,bearings, instrument tubing,hangared in Texas, almost like new, one of the last Schweizer's built. Rugged all metal construction,...

Hi, I took a lot of photos at the Albert Lea Soaring Contest a few months ago. Some of them are pretty good. I have finally created and mailed the photo CDs to those that ordered them. I have also uploaded a few of my favorite photos to the contest web site...

Hi, A few customers just clued me in about the upcoming new iPAQ 200 Series. It looks like an excellent replacement for the iPAQ hx4700. The only question is whether or not the "24 pin connector" is the same as used on previous iPAQs and whether or not it has an RS-232 serial port. I hope it...