Would appreciate any feedback as I am considering buying Stuart KInnear

I am a big believer in having some form of survival kit in my glider. Even in the "wilds" of the midwest I can get stuck outside for a while before being "rescued". I am always on the lookout for items to add to my kit which I have built up over time. Whistles, fire starters, signal mirrors,...

Airstrip plans to move if homes glide in By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat April 16, 2007 - 11:55PM For 14 years, aircraft have taken off and landed just to the east of Williams, all without a sound. But a developer's plan for 900 houses off Husted Road has the owner of a local glider airstrip...

There is now a website for the upcoming Hobbs Contests (Standard Class Nationals and Region 9 South Championship). The list of entrants will be available in a few days and updated as registrations are received. There is a site briefing page that all contestants should review prior to...

I'm looking for Gliding Weather Services around the world similar to MeteoSwiss (for Gliders) or Alpenflugwetter. Do you know other "gliding weather websites"? many thanks, Rocco Caruso Aero Gazette www.gazette.aero

The time has arrived to start posting flights. I am using SeeYou version 3.7 to download EW files from my Model D and convert them to IGC format. My attempts to post an April 20 flight have all failed to validated. The flight is scored; however, there is an error message that states "Security...

Urgently Need a Garmin 89 GPS Only model 89 will suite. Thanks, Uri (remove ".antispam" to reply)

Hi all, I just agreed to purchase an LS1f. As I was looking through the aircraft log, I noticed in the late 70's to early 80's, this ship was owned by a James Lovell in Houston, Texas. Anyone have any info as to whether this could be James Lovell, the astronaut. Are there any Texans out there that...

A recent article highlights the AOPA's advocacy of in-flight cell phone use: http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2007/070426fcc.html It references this March 2005 article, http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2005/050328cell.html which states in part:

Our DG-1000 at Southern Cross Gliding Club (Camden, NSW, Australia) has experienced multiple occurences of both inadvertent retraction and extension of the undercarriage. Typically the undercarrriage has dropped down whilst in flight, in various modes including straight and level in smooth air. We...

A while back I read an FAA definition of a glider (as opposed to an airplane). I think it was an FAA document that referenced JAR 22. One of the criteria was a span squared over weight number (S^2/W). I can't find this document. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Bob C.

I have an empty towball from vicinity Chicago to Oklahoma City area, westbound to Colorado, New Mexico, or Utah, last week of April. Frank Whiteley 970-330-2050

Unable to find a h/w or s/w tx mod to use both the the aviation and the amateur freqs from the sailplanes. (TX and RX) No reply from Yaesu. Has anyone else done this? And...,yes both me and my hubby do have ham licenses. TNX Karen

Has anyone found more details on AD 2007-08-07? To wit finding Lavia SA Service Bulletin No. 25/53/03, dated May 10, 2006?

This is close to home. Any details? DOUGLAS COUNTY - The Sheriff's Office says one person is dead after crashing what it is now calling a motorized glider. The crash happened about 5:28 p.m. Sunday near Wolfensberger Road and Highway 105. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the glider...

Hi, Para-Phernalia has sent their dealers an announcement stating that the prices for their Softie parachutes goes up significantly tomorrow, May 1st. You can still get the current prices if you order today. As per their policies I have their list prices on my web site. Please send me an...

1 inch wide gap tape. Spring special 30 rolls for $40 post paid in the USA. (That works out to $1 a roll after I pay the postage.) Not as good as the $6 a roll tape, but very useable. Tom

Hi, Coming Soon - EW microRecorder with optional built-in SD Memory Card Reader This will be a very cool version of the microRecorder - perfect for use at gliderports that don't have a PC handy. The microRecorder can read pilot all the setup and task data from the SD card at power-up and can...

A couple of damp glider pilots (bad wx in the ne usa) were having a discussion over hot americanos this morning. Do static/probe based TE systems actually measure TE? ... or are they simply a mechanism to get us an approximation of TE. To measure TE, don't you need a system that can...

A while back I read an FAA definition of a glider (as opposed to an airplane). I think it was an FAA document that referenced JAR 22. One of the criteria was a span squared over weight number (S^2/W). I can't find this document. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Bob C.