It is Day 8 at the 5th Junior World Gliding Championships in Italy. Excellent coverage of the US team is being provided daily by Team Captain Richard Maleady with many great pictures posted of the team blog which chronicles the trials and tribulations that typifies world championship flying. US...

How do you guys deal with turn points with different radii in a "turn area" task? I've been playing with my 302/303 and there doesn't seem to be a way to set a different radius for each turn point. It would be nice to get an "arrival" message for each turn point automatically. Do you guys have to...

It is now official that Rick Walters (USA team) has won the 18M Pre-Worlds in Geramany, flying the LS10.

Does anyone else have trouble getting their magazine from the SSA? I have called several times and they say I am in the database, but each month, I either have to call and have them send one to me, or I don't get one. Has anyone else had this problem? And how did you resolve it? Thanks, Rhonda

If you are an experienced contest pilot or just considering entering your first contest check out the SSA website contest results and photos (http://www.ssa.org/members/contestreports/contestresults.asp) of this year's event at Air Sailing. This year we experienced soaring conditions with speeds...

Hopefully someone from Germany can help out. I'm in the midst of a discussion with someone about the handicap for the SZD-55. The debate is on what reference weight is/was used for the handicap. The table I see from the DAEC includes reference weights for many ships, but not for the SZD-55. ...

Garmin 320 A Transponder with altitude encoder and wiring harness done by JA Air. Very low power consumption (same as the now out of production terras in many gliders) but with the reliability of a Garmin used all across general aviation. All together it cost me $2k. I'm asking $1350 obo for the...

Hopefully someone from across the pond can help out. I'm in the midst of a discussion with someone about the handicap for the SZD-55. The debate is on what reference weight is/was used for the handicap. Can anyone tell me the reference weight used to establish the handicap? The link on the...

My tow pilot is leaving to go back to college, so I need another tug driver for a couple of months here in Sunriver, Oregon, USA. Sunriver is a resort town in sunny central Oregon, at 4160ft msl. The runway is 5500ft and the airport isn't very busy, but there are a few business jets and the like...

Eager to hear how the first practice day was.

The OLC site incorrectly has stated for months that the conversion software available from Cambridge produces igc files valid for olc. The OLC site currently has a news item that this isn't correct, but does not offer the solution that works. I have successfully produced valid igc files from my...

My kids recorded over my old VHS copy of this movie. Anyone have one or a source? Thank you. Michael

Diana-2, VH-VHZ, English http://www.segelflug.de/cgi-bin/wwwthreads/showthreaded.pl?Cat=1,5&Board=Flugzeuge&Number=68917&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5&o=0&vc=1#Post68917 Many good things have been written and read about Diana-2.... but there is a Diana-2 with serial number 3 and the call-sign...

When am I openning my museum? Why, it is open now! Interactive, too. Stop on by Sunflower Gliderport (Identifier, SN76). Let the curator (me) know you are coming, and you can be involved in getting out and assembling a sailplane. This way, you get the true experience of the plane. But once...

I just bought a PIK20-D and have to replace the instruments from metric to English. If anyone has a good used altimeter for sale please let me know. Also, is a compass required for experimental registration? Chris A

Looking to Purchase Right ASW 24 Aileron, minor damage OK. Bob Fidler USA

Im curious as to how many "busy" operations there are in the US. and how busy is busy? Anyone out there training more than 5 students a month? that would be pretty incredible I think. check out www.xwindsim.com I talked with Brad about adapting his sim to teaching aerotow and it seemed to him...

From Streckenflug.at: "Inso IN 76/07 : In dem Insolvenzantragsverfahren über das Vermögen der , Brüsseler Str. 30, 66482 Zweibrücken (AG Zweibrücken, HRB 1574), vertr. d.: Axel Lange, Hautpstr. 30, 66484 Kleinsteinhausen, (Geschäftsführer) ist am 26.07.2007 um 08:30 Uhr die vorläufige Verwaltung...

On 2 Aug, Ian wrote: I'm looking (in the UK) for a metric ASI for my Pirat. PZL preferred. Can pay cash or swap for imperial ... Ian, I have an 80 mm PZL Airspeed. 1.5 revolution, 250 KPH, zero is down, clockwise rotation. Small chip out of glass at the edge, not all the way through.

I am seeking information on any wrecked Krosnos that might yield a used part or two. One of our Krosno's has a damaged spoiler actuation cable and requires replacement. I will be talking to Patti Barry at Peregrine Aerospace on Monday but thought I would put feelers out in advance of that in case...