There was a discussion about this last year, and I'm sure it comes up regularly, but I'd like to get some feedback from pilots with both legal and practical experience regarding one's rights (if any) upon making an emergency landing on private property in the USA. My aroused curiosity stems from...

I have a Borgelt B50, Volkslogger, and Aero 1550 that I need to get working together. I am powering the PDA with a Goddard PS-5a power supply. I have determined that all the devices are working correctly individually. The GPS data should pass through the B50 which will add vario, airspeed, and...

Hi GPS people, I've added a few new features to GPS Visualizer lately -- not as many as I'd like, as I don't have enough free time, but here's a summary: * GEOGRAPHIC CALCULATORS. This is actually separate from GPS Visualizer's mapping functionality. I've put together a page where you can...

Would anyone like to carry out the following experiment? Upon touchdown on a sealed runway, close the brakes, don't use the wheel brake and see how far the glider rolls. If you feel like doing this please let me know the results and include glider type, approximate weight, wind, altitude,...

In Sailing and Boating magazines whenever a dealer or supplier does something exemplary it is published for all to see. So, along those lines I would like to complement the SeeYou people for addressing and fixing a problem that I had ordering SeeYou 3.0 and 3.1. For awhile my e-mail to them were...

Friends: I seldom impinge on the newsgroup in a commercial manner, but due to a hard drive crash, the So Cal newsletter is late in distribution. Caracole offers daily XC training during the Central Calif spring contest in Sports Class in an AS-K 21. Student du jour flies in the front, daily...

Does anyone have a Dittle FGS-50 LCD display or know where I can get one? I'd take a dead radio w/good display. Thanks, Kevin

Hello all; I am in need of a set of ailerons for a Schweizer 1-23 .......either model. Might anyone have a set for sale or know where I might find them? Thanks. Noel Anderson (203) 592-0129

Previous message was incorrect: Seat held by Gary Ittner is up for election in 2005. UH The SSA Competition Rules sub committee is comprised of 4 elected volunteers and Contest Committee Chairman Ken Sorenson. Currently serving are Dave Mockler,Gary Ittner, Dave Cole, and Hank Nixon. Each have...

Seen on a trailer: Flying an airplane is like drinking champagne Flying an ultralight is like drinking moonshine with a kick So... what do you think flying a sailplane is like drinking?

Hi there, does anyone know if there is an official decibel threshold when recording Eng. Noise Levels for a competition at which the engine is official considered "On"? Thanks in advance for any information

For those Open Class pilots who may have been holding out waiting to see if we have enough folks for a contest - we do!!!! It's time now to get yourself in gear and get registered so that we can have some real competition! On-line registration is available through the SSA web site or you...

Very well cared for Duo Discus Turbo located in Texas available for immediate sale. Delivered new April 2002. No damage history, always trailered or hangered, wonderful handling, never landed off airport. Approximately 100 hours airframe (I need to bring the logbook up to date for a better...

The SSA Competition Rules sub committee is comprised of 4 elected volunteers and Contest Committee Chairman Ken Sorenson. Currently serving are Dave Mockler,Gary Ittner, Dave Cole, and Hank Nixon. Each have been elected and are serving 4 year terms. One seat on the committee is elected each...

Dose anyone know who the ohio state record keeper is? where can ohio state records (up-to-date) be found? THanks Devin Bargainnier DB

Thanks to the efforts of several Region 12 pilots, the last 7 years of Johnson Flight Tests have been added to the SSA site. Log in as a member, then click on Johnson Articles.

Have installed Winpilot adv on RS235 o/p from LX. It gets a fix no problem. However the LXdec function does not seem to work. The LX "connects" to the Ipaq and the Ipaq shows declaration sent. However the declaration does not appear on the LX. Anybody any ideas ?? Stuart Kinnear

Hey folks, weighing in from Boise here. I recently bought some stuff from Centrair and the following bank information was current 60 days ago. Maybe this will help everybody. BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION SN CENTRAIR Bank name : CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE OUEST Adress : 68, Avenue Pierre de Coubertin

22 Cu.ft O2 bottle, Nelson 300M Regulator with 2 CPC fittings and Oxymizer Cannula. Bottle (steel) was just tested and good for at least another five years. Cannula has never been used. Regulator is like new. Provides 13 hours of O2 at 18000 ft using a Nelson flow meter(not included). $175.00...

Has something changed here or is it just my computor?