I see that for my Peiker dynamic mic, the red wire typically connects to the MIC pin of the radio, and the yellow wire (with or without the braided shield) typically connects to the MIC GND of the radio. In a typical installation, do people actually run a coax type wire with a shielded braid (or...

Hi all you gentle folks, I need to find a tail skid with wheel for LS-3A. I called most of the dealers selling parts, but nobody have any available. Does any one have one seating in the garage or some storage place? Please let me know. Thanks.

I will be showing up in Ely in a few days. Just got off the phone with Dan. Everything is ready for us. Should be a great contest, at this, our newest contest site. The 10 day MRF looks good for the Ely area, so we should get in some fantastic soaring. Their is still room to get in, so give Karol...

BGA Engineering News No. 30, May 2005 http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/technical/newsletters/technewsmay05.pdf has a section on wheel brakes (at the end) which includes the following: " If a glider was designed with a brake then it must have one fitted and working. " If the glider has a main skid...

The May/June 2005 issue of the Region 12 newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now on-line at http://www.SoCalSoaring.com. Articles in this issue include: 2000+ K in the Sierra Wave -- Gordon Boettger's Record Flights Perlan at Inyokern -- Steve Fossett's Latest Adventure Yaw Strings --...

All, The SSA web site is down for a short time. We are waiting for the telephone company to restore our Internet circuit to the server. There was a major storm here in Texas that took the circuit out at about 10:00 PM (CDT) last night. We hope to be back up soon. Bill Bartell

Not telling where I went, or about the little green men who escorted me -- but all I can reveal is that they gave me the secrets of all thermals ....

sorry.I don't usually send commercial info on the newsgroup, but since I'm really not trying to get any of your money, but just making an offer for those who are already Yaesu handheld owners I hope you'll allow me this one time....VXA100 owners can trade their (good) used VXA-100 (sorry, only this...

Can anyone help me with a scan, a fax, a photocopy? I'm trying to connect the microphone and I need the pinout for the mic shield in particular. Ken San Jose, CA

Here is some good deals on used Oxygen equipment. http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-view.asp?threadid=1757&posts=1 http://www.gliderforum.com/get-attachment.asp?attachmentid=408 Greg

I have been told that GPS Interference Testing is taking place. Several folks are reporting a drop in signal which they then lose final glide information. Several of our pilots had seriously intermittant GPS signals on Monday, May 16. Here is an...

A lot of critcal or negative comments were published here recently about the new look of the SSA web-site. I want to congratulate the SSA web-designers for the nice layout of the new 'Where to fly' section. Well done - I like it. Go check it out! Uli Neumann

I see that the guys in Ephrata are running up the miles at a very consistent rate. On this day in 1984 I completed my first 500K flight and finished my Diamond Badge # 614 in Ephrata http://www.gliderforum.com/photos/get-photo.asp?photoid=1163 Looking forward to flying there again this summer...

I am just starting to use CU to create DA4 files to load into my LX7000 Pro. If you look at the CU waypoint detail screen, some of the columns a Name = Long Name Style = 'airport', 'waypoint', etc. Code = Short Name Description = 'Airport' or blank

I have a set of ASW-24 Water Bags, Smiley, for sale. New in box never used. $100 972-399-8803

One of my favorite weather sites just moved its high resolution maps from Colorado to the region surrounding Washington DC which includes NY, PA, VA, and NJ. Take a look at: http://rams.atmos.colostate.edu/realtime/00z/index.php3 I found it very useful for forecasting convergence zones and...

Anyone able to get on the SeeYou forums? I keep getting errors such as ... Script Execution Error Your discus.conf file could not be opened. Error: Open discus.conf: No such file or directory Script: discus.cgi OS: linux Perl: 5.008004 Descr: No such file or directory Discus: 4.0

I have an LS4A glider that has developed a leak in the left wing. The bags do not leak and I have had the bags out of the wing and checked for the cause but cannot come up with the answer. If anyone has had a similar problem I would like to hear from you. thanks Bob Harvey

Hi, Does anyone know of a good radio repairer in the UK. We have a COMM ATR 720 radio and it has a couple of problems a) It has a combined microphone/loudspeaker. When the PTT is pressed a howling (feeback like) sound is made and nothing is transmitted. However, the receiver seems to work ok.

Hi All I have a ASW-27a and have been told that having the mod to the M&H windlets improves the climb of the ship. Has anyone have any comments on the mod. Ken (KP)