'If the comment that 'any 201 can be retrofitted with a B stamp' is really true...' I think that is implying that any 201 can have the ballast system added, and the flight manual revised to show the higher gross weight permitted with water ballast. My machine is having troubles openning...

I'm trying to piece together the ownership history of N16UF. It's a Speed Astir II, SN 4005. It appears that the first owner (5/79) was based in Michigan, but I can't make out the name in the log book. There are two sets of initials in the book for that period, I can't even guess at the...

Mystery solved: The light just went on when helping a fellow Snowbird figure out why he was having date inquiry issues for USA flights 'yesterday'.... He luckily stated that he always went to ssa.org and used their OLC link.... THIS IS AN OLD, NOW INCORRECT, LINK! Do not use the SSA page link...

Well, Tim is not entirely right about the Libelle wings. They ALL have a balsa shear web in the spar. Glasflugel did phase out the use of balsa as a core material in skins. To see the progression, go to: http://www.streifly.de/home-eng.html Select the tab for 'Technical Info', then follow...

I have also noted the OLC problem where, on occasion, the date will not change back to the previous day or before. Here is what I find seems to work... Click on the "Soaring" tab and select the OLC Classic Daily Score in the dropdown. This basically reloads the same page. Then click on the...

Dont forget, this Saturday is the Iowa Region Soaring Seminar and Banquet in Ames, IA. The presentations have all been verified and this is what we have so far. Jim Porter will be presenting on RC Cross Country Soaring. He will have some of his RC Gliders on display. One is a 40% scale model...

Is there any problem with 201 Libelle wings on gliders with early serial numbers? I have heard that the earliest models had balsa cores and they should be avoided. If so, at what serial number did the switch from balsa occur? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

I am hoping to spend most of next winter at our house in Naples. In anticipation, I have been researching soaring opportunities in the area. While there is a small commercial operation (Hi-Country Soaring) that is trying to make a go of it at the Immokalee airport, they don't seem to be...

Does anyone in the US have/fly one of these gliders?

Is anybody having trouble with invalid igc files in OLC? I submitted one last week, no problem. This week though, same process results in an invalid file. Hope it's just pre-season sorting out of the software.

Anyone notice Erazem Polutnik's two claims for Feb 27 ? The first in Bloemfontein , South Africa and the second 7 hours later out of Warner Springs, CA. This in itself must be a record ! Ron (ZA)

See: http://www.dailytech.com/Lockheeds+F22+Raptor+Gets+Zapped+by+International+Date+Line/article6225.htm

Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033 Kemp

On the off chance that someone has a pair of those (good or damaged), please let me know. Thanks, Ferdinand

For Sale: Cambridge GPS-NAV model 20 with LCD display, recorder version 6.0, LCD version 5.3E Cambridge L-NAV version 5.8 with electronic vario, remote key pad and G-meter All cables and manuals included. Equipment was new in a new sailplane in the year 2000 with 279 current flight hours. All...

The Mecaplex sliding window on my ASW 24 emits a loud whistle while in the closed position, at all airspeeds. The noise can be made to go away if I press firmly outward at the trailing edge of the sliding window. After a while it is so bothersome as to give me a headache. I have tried stuffing a...

The 2007 BGA Waypoint list is now available from: http://www.spsys.demon.co.uk/turningpoints.htm Linked sites will be updated shortly. Tim Newport-Peace "May you be cursed with a chronic anxiety about the weather."

This year's Cordele Region V South Contest will be the week of May 12-19. Contest dates are Monday, May 14 thru Saturday, May 29, 2007. Classes will be 18 Meters, 15 Meters, Standard, and Sports. CD is Andy McQuigg. Ray Galloway will do the weather. Entry Fee is $430 plus a $50 Remote Site...

Does anyone have any recommendations for lightweight, but good "grip" gloves for use when gliding, that would be available in or from the UK? I'm looking for something with good "feel" and that won't slip from the stick, or cable release, but that provides a degree of warmth when it's...

Borgelt B100 and Cambridge model 10 for sale Both are in nice condition and it has the B100 screen that tells glide, alt, wind, ECT... and GPS screen that tells direction to next turn point and wind. I am asking $1200 obo. If you are interested call (760) 782-0404 and leave a message for Boyd.