In ca. 1964 I bought a Russian multiband radio, which I'm still using. So there are quality products produced in Russia ? In 1970-80's aircraft quality spruce wood, then available mostly from N. America, was said to be near unobtainable. A violin maker told that he was able to select from very...

Hi, I am looking for someone who services glider instruments. I need the following things done: - Compass refloated - Accelerometer rebuilt - RICO 2 seat variometer tested and calibrated If you or someone you know can do these things, please follow up here and/or send me contact info at

Sounds like a thread in the making. How about some of the best and biggest oops's. Or a few very near oops's. Here are a few. Barograph on the ground in a tent after the diamond goal /gold distance flight. Big rains that night. Barograph under water in the moring. Barograph was the old...

Hi, The Albert Lea Soaring Contest has just learned that a few of the towplanes that had given us commitments to support us at the contest have now backed out. We are in need of 1 or 2 more towplanes and towpilots for the contest. This is going to be an extremely fun and interesting contest. ...

Anyone have info re the glider ops at Ely, NV this summer i.e. towplane availability? I assume that Carl Herold knows so if someone has his phone or e-mail please contact me privately. Thanks, Casey Lenox KC Phoenix

Hi all, A 52-minute TV report entitled 'Wave-Riders of the Andes' will be broadcast on the Franco-German channel Arte-TV on Saturday, 12 May 2007 at 21:35 CET. (This message was received from the FAI News report.) If anyone gets this channel, please record this show and make a copy for me. I...

World Class Glider - http://www.wcsa.org/ PZL-Swidnyk PW-5, S/N 17.05.021, 1996, 510hrs, easy and forgiving flight characteristics, polyurethane, basic instruments plus Dittel FSG71 radio with boom mic and PTT, relief system, Sierra enclosed trailer, very good condition, minor damage history,...

made a valiant attempt at silver distance/altitude today. managed to wrangle a towpilot and got a launch about 2 PM. altitude and the 50 km (w/1% rule factored) were the goal. I had done the math and knew that from a 2000 foot tow at Ames a flight to Grinnel Regional Airport would be sufficient...

Hi, Trying to run Glide Navigator II on an Aero 1550, and at the bottom of the screen there's a bar showing program name, clock, and keyboard button. This bar obscures a critical part of the screen showing wind direction, etc. I can't find the way to hide this bar, but believe it can be done....

Being somewhat down on the entry list I assume that I will not be acceprtd. Therefore I have canceled my entry. I also have canceled my reservation for the period of the contest at the Parowan Days Inn. If anyone needs a room at Parowan call them soon. Duane Eisenbeiss

My club is the Greater Houston Soaring Association in Houston, Texas, USA. The local news in Houston, FOX 26, just aired a segment they filmed at our club. Here is the...

Visit: http://www.regionv-south-soaring.org for important news and information regarding this contest. Latest news, information, pictures and results will be posted on that site as well as SSA's duringt the contest. See you in Cordele! Regards Enrique KO

Does anyone have a set of handling notes for the Dart 17r please. One of the guys at my club has just bought one. Thanks Phil PIK20b 989

Could someone please clarify the rules for VFR glider flights in class F in Germany, preferably wih a link to the regulations? We are going for an annual visit in a fortnight and will be flying near the Coburg zone. On a previous visit we were told that it is mandatory to get permission to enter...

Just spotted on Ebay, no relation to seller, Motorized Schleicher K-4 Rhonlerche http://tinyurl.com/ynvkhw

anybody got a good link for a comprehensive set of rules to file a 1,000k run?

PBS had an interesting program on raptors on tonight. It had footage of various raptors and their adaptations for hunting prey. There was a short clip on dynamic soaring that included what appeared to be an L 23. The highlight was video shot from a camera mounted on the back of a peregrine falcon...

Eventually - we get to announce that Sagitta number 13 has passed her airworthiness inspection after a very comprehensive refurbishment. Hannes Pieters is a highly qualified professional airframe mechanic, and it shows in the work on this one. After the test flight both owners took a couple of...

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Does anyone know how the OLC calculates a flight's "take-off location?" Two 2007-05-06 European flights (Klaus Goll and Max-Bernd Klein) have Nampa (US/8) listed as their OLC taking-off location. OLC list my 2007-05-06 flight take-off location as 7 Bays (US/8) when in reality it was Nampa...