I recently purchased a hook knife to use while paragliding but I also intend to carry it when wearing my parachute in the sailplane. This will allow a chance of cutting free from the parachute after landing in extreme conditions. Some hook knives are better than others and I have learned that the...

I uploaded the pictures of my installation of Wedekind safety sleeves. These go on L'Hotelier fittings and are much easier to use than any other method. http://geocities.com/jhderosa Enjoy, John DeRosa

A winter reading suggestion: I've just finished "Soaring, Beyond The Basics" by Dale Masters & enthusiastically recommend it. It's all about developing airmanship, sensitivity to the terrain & interpreting clues to lift. Dale's dry humor & clear writing style make this book an enjoyable page turner...

Reprinted from topic "Announcement". To all Grob glider owners, operators, and maintainers, After more than 24 years of service to the aviation community, the Aircraft Division of Grob Systems, Inc. in Bluffton, Ohio is ceasing operations. While the new owners of Grob Aerospace in Germany...

Would anybody have a contact info for Rick? Thanks Andy

What happened to the free aviation database updated every 28 days? The latest is still October 2006! PeterK

From the perspective a a GM operator, my 1985 V-6 Camaro has had three fuel pumps put into it. It died once at work and kept me from going to a dentist appointment, and the other two have been at home. Vehicle currently has 287K on it, and it is still my daily driver after 20 years of my...

Can anybody recommend a reasonably priced in-car GPS - one that you can enter the GPS coordinates as a POI, and the unit will be able to give directions to there?

As there seems to be a lot of interest in X/C, landouts and retrieves, possibly from remote areas, let me bring up a problem area - crappy electric fuel pumps. Most vehicles these days are fuel injected with an electric fuel pump in the tank. These electric pumps, according to an informal...

If I landout, or worse parachute, I'll be ****ed and won't be a 'happy camper'. I'll want to go home with my glider ASAP. To hell with the fishing kit, K-Bar knife and other woodsmen stuff. I'll conceed that adequate water, a power bar and space blankets are nice. My priorities a 1. Tell...

Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic, March 10-11, 2007 Location: Caesar Creek Soaring Club, Waynesville OH Date: March 10-11, 2007 Status: Firm Cost: $150.00 Registration: Joe Jackson Tel: (513) 851-4816, email: A...

To all Grob glider owners, operators, and maintainers, After more than 24 years of service to the aviation community, the Aircraft Division of Grob Systems, Inc. in Bluffton, Ohio is ceasing operations. While the new owners of Grob Aerospace in Germany have expressed a commitment to continue...

Looking to buy a Ventus 2Cxt Andy

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Anyone towing with a Chevrolet/GMC Suburban? I'm looking at picking up a well used one for glider trailer duty only, so I'm interested to hear how well they tow, suggested engine size, 2wd vs 4wd, things to look out for, etc. Replies to the newsgroup or private responses are both OK. Didn't...

Would anybody know what, if any, import fees/taxes are to be paid on a new german build glider imported into USA? Would one have to pay German VAT on top of factory price? Andy

Does anybody know if the Navman GPS sleeves for an Ipaq 3600 is still available, and if so, where

I would like to hear from some people who have put an American axle underneath their Cobra trailers. I have a early 80's Cobra, and a wheel-hub with a chip in it that will no longer hold the grease seal properly. I am thinking of simply switching to a U.S. undercarriage, and would like to know if...

Clarification - what I am looking for is the following - Visa or MC credit cards or other - not necessarily afilitated with an airline that store/accummulate miles that do not expire, that are available for transfer to any airline mileage program (I have Lufthansa and United because of where I live...

I have 2 mileage credit cards controlled by Bank of America - I want to change to airline mileage credit cards that store the mileage and are not controlled by Bank of America - which credit cards can I use that store the mileage without expiration and preferrably have no annual fee? Thanks for...