I'm having my glider refinished and the workshop is recommending Nextel paint for the cockpit. This paint has kind of a soft feel to it. I think it's used in K21 cockpits and, in black, it's sometimes used for the cover over the instrument panel since it doesn't reflect light. Does anyone have...

Hello, Has anyone done a disc brake replacement of an original drum brake? I have reverse engineered a replacement 400x4 wheel for my SHK-1 which uses a hydraulic disk and caliper, and a beringer stick mounted lever master cylinder all employing dot 4 brake fluid, (EPDM seals throughout) The...

Is there any new news about the status of Seminole? Are all the legalities regarding the owner finally cleared up?

Some time ago potential purchasers of the (US) PowerFLARM brick were offered the choice of the bundled display or the 57mm panel mount display. No information on either seemed to be available from US dealers so it was impossible to make an informed choice. Butterfly has advised me that no English...

Excellent small crew vehicle. 97000 miles, original owner, all service records, very good condition inside and out. V6 engine, 20+ MPG on the highway, air conditioner. Sleeps four, pop-up top, propane stove and heater, propane/battery/120VAC refrigerator, sink, outside shower, fresh and gray...

Is this an alternative? http://www.sandia.aero/?q=STX165

Ok, I could probably arrange with the winch driver to experiment, but is there any definitive guidance on getting the greatest height off a winch launch? (eg. Skylaunch). i.e. if I'm "driven" at the higher end of the speed range acceptable to my gliders placarding, will I get higher or lower...

Hi Gang Occasionally one finds a good read on a subject that many of us are interested in, namely soaring. Well the Government funded in the 50s the development of a new spy plane - a motorglider - named the U2. The specifications of this machine included operation up to 80,000 feet at 80% the...

Hi, Tasman has released a new version of the firmware that runs in the V1000 variometer. The new version has a different sink tone than previous versions. The sink tone now gets lower in pitch with lower sink rates. The climb tone remains the same as it has always been with increasing pitch...

Does anyone have experience of removing flaking paint from the skin of a metal trailer? About 1/3 of the paint is coming off...I want to strip all the paint off and preferably leave the metal skin 'bare'. Is this just 'buy a big can of paint remover and a large brush' or is it more complicated? ...

Hi all in US-glider land, has anyone ever had a glider hauled in its trailer by rail or by truck using one of these car hauling companies from coast to coast (or close to it)? If so, I would like to learn about it. Thanks, Uli Neumann

This article, originally in Soaring (Feb 2002) was updated recently to include information on the Trig TT21 transponder. You can download it from http://tinyurl.com/yg76qo9 It will also be available on the Soaring Safety Foundation website later this month: http://soaringsafety.org/

Well, now I've done it. I've changed the tail number of my glider, and I'm in the process of getting a new experimental airworthiness certificate. My glider currently is certified as: "Experimental: Exhibition and Air Racing." The DAR (FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative) says that I am...

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I am located in Sydney / Australia and wonder what the pros/cons are to do a glider course in our winter instead of our summer. Weather here is generally sub-tropic and I guess comparable with South Africa or maybe Spain or Southern USA. Looks like a much nicer season to be out and about than the...

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How do these compare? Not performance wise (no ambition to fly comps and still a beginner at ca 100 hours) though specs seem close for ls8 in 15m config but in all other aspects. Price difference makes me wonder which way to go... Has anyone flown, owned both? S

Hi, Does anyone know the difference between an LNav and and SNav? I know historically the LNav was positioned as a 'budget' SNav, but looking at the manuals for the current versions there doesn't seem to be any appreciable difference between the two. If anyone could outline the 'family tree' for...

Contact Cessna. There are factory approved drawings for a Schweizer towhook installation. There is a charge for the drawings, but once you own them, you can install the towhook with nothing more than a logbbook entry. Since it is factory approved additional equipment, and not a modification, no...

So, if you were ordering a new Cobra trailer, would you order a fiberglass top or an aluminum top? For sake of discussion, lets exclude obvious price difference. I've never seen an aluminum top with insulation. What type of insulation is used and is it worth the 1000 plus euros? For those having...