Oh boy, what a day! Cu's everywhere, even though the weather forecast called for the early stuff to burn off by the time the gate opened. The six towplanes (4 Pawnee's, 1 Cezzna 175, and one Cezzna Agwagon) got the fleet in the air without hesitation. There were a bunch of gliders in front of me,...

Hi, Now that ACR has release the new MicroFix personal ELT, I have decided to sell my stock of the AeroFix units at a low cost to reduce inventory levels. I have a limited supply for sale at $495. That is an extremely good deal on a new portable ELT. You can see details...

I have noticed over the years that this glider sells for what seems to be a very low price given that it is a near 50:1 glider. But I notice lately that there are also some for sale on Wings & Wheels with relatively low total time: 320 hours $21k 260 hours $20k 200 hours $15k Other than the...

I use a Cambridge Model 10 logger. I successfully used StrePla 3.5 in 2006 to claim OLC flights. I'm reluctant to upgrade StrePla for 69 EUR just to be able to do the same thing I did last year. I have used the cai2igc.exe file to convert my .cai files to .igc with OLC's help and STILL cannot...

HP-18 N77BF. 40:1 for $11,000 US . Built by Bob Fitch who went on to fly the first 1000K in a home built. 1292 hours, side stick, winglets, Rico vario, netto, radio, trailer & Udo one-man rig. Located in TN for more information email or phone 865-216-3459 The bird is...

Hi Guys. You may be interested in our new photo gallery featuring the best images taken from our Mountain Soaring Courses in New Zealand over the 2006/2007 season. Please visit our website and then click on the gallery button: www.soaring.co.nz We hope to see some of you next season! Cheers Chris...

This article: http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/213475 claims that the tuburcles on the leading edge of whale fins actually improve efficiency in fluid by lowering stall speed. I expect someone here might have a good sense if this has any likelihood of working.

A recent discussion on transponders in gliders brought up the issue of a transponder in Class C airspace. Recognizing that gliders are not required to have one since they don't have electrical systems, the issue was whether one is required if you are above towered airspace, such as Class C. I...

Recertified for flight late 2004, never installed ,surplus now so out it goes 240UK pounds or $480 US .Single pointer for hundreds of feet rotary dial for the thousands up to 50K feet. Has lighting circuits for night flight, instrument tech said very high quality Altimeter. Can send pics of unit...

Does anyone have an address / phone # for a place to repair a Dittel 720A radio? We're having squelch and transmitting problems. Located in the USA, east coast. Thanks, Doug

For Sale; Schuman Box as is condition make offer Dan Rihn danrihn (at) aol.com

I am planning a trip to Ridge Soaring Glider Port in the fall. After reading about a recent landout there with injuries, I decided to get serious about my land out survival kit. I had build one up over the years and thought it pretty good but with suggestions from others I went on the hunt for...

The smoke from the wildfires had cleared out and we were treated to the famous South Georgia skies of many legends. Bases were from 6,000' to 7,000' and average lift was probably around 5 knots with reports of higher. Today we had the official practice day. Tasks were called for all four classes...

Anyone know where to locate a pdf of the POH? I have only ever had the owner's manual (from Illini Glider Club site) and appearatnly the POH has other important info. Thank you. Michael

Western US. Looking for a 1961 or later Cessna 182 with or without towhook and release handle. Skydive jump door a plus but not required. (Cash deal or will consider trade for new 2007 Mercedes E350) Contact Karen 702 874 1010 Nevada or AOL email address above.

I am thinking of buying and installing a LX-16 Vario in my Lak-12. Can anyone currently using this instrument let us know how you like/ dislike it? Any other recommendations on a electric/audio Vario? Thanks!

It's probably no surprise to anyone that cell phones can be tracked even when they are not being used in a call. You can Google "Cell Phone Tracking" and get enough information for a long evenings reading. My carrier, Verizon, offers "VZ Navigator" a $10/mo service which enables my GPS...

I am selling my RS-15, including everything as a turnkey package: Glider, Trailer, Chute, Udo dolly, and more. $13,000 US. See Wayne Paul's website for more details and photos: http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Trading_Post/The_Trading_Post.html Regards, Doug Hoffman or...

Seen the news recently? Something about forest fires in South Georgia. That location is, oh, maybe 60 miles away (south) from here, but the smell, and especially, the smoke, IS here. IFR conditions. Sky obscured. Towplanes can't get here due to the smoke. 'Good News' are the Blip Maps which...

I use a Cambridge Model 10 logger. I successfully used StrePla 3.5 in 2006 to claim OLC flights. I'm reluctant to upgrade StrePla for 69 EUR just to be able to do the same thing I did last year. I have used the cai2igc.exe file to convert my .cai files to .igc with OLC's help and STILL cannot...