I am looking for a source of good quality (suitable for framing) soaring prints/posters. I have received permission to hang such things on the walls of one room of a newly purchased home. Thanks. Mike ASW15

Hard to tell what he wants to do -- http://www.126association.org/classfid.htm#Planes Bob -- ----------------------------------------------------

The 'which glider should we make cheaply' , 'glider classes' and some of the traditional 'winter threads' seem to be based on the premise that if we could build a 40:1 sailplane for some nominal amount then the steady decline in worldwide sailplane pilot numbers can be stemmed. I am yet to be...

"Jack" wrote in message ... "Gliders in the U.K. were involved in 10 near-midairs in the second half of last year, safety investigators said recently, noting that newer models fly at high altitudes without...

Hi Does anyone have a polar for the Stemme S10-VT for an LX5000 and winpilot? I'm flying in the club class nationals here in OZ and at the moment the LX thinks its an ASH and we dont quite make the final glide numbers :) There is a polar in Winpilot but its predicting the max L/D two up as...

Your planes are MY victims and I **** them to death !!!

I can't seem to find anywhere in the FARs where it specifies what the minimum requirements are for night flying in gliders. I found requirements for powered aircraft, but nothing for gliders. Is an anti-collision light required by the Faa? Is a landing light required by the FAA to give...

In today's Avweb.com e-mail, one of their sponsors is advertising a 5% reduction in price for their finger pulse oximeter. See the webpage at: http://www.avweb.com/shopping/sponsors/aeromedix.html Their advertised price, with 5% reduction coupon is $US 348.98.

For USA glider pilots. I'm looking at my brand new 2005 FAR / AIM book (published by ASA). For the first time in a few years, there are lots of minor changes to the FAR's - highlighted with a black line in the margins. Plus the Sport Aircraft / Pilot additions. I haven't reviewed it all yet,...

I'm looking for some info on THEMI: How do they work, what's the technology used, etc. Can you help?

I have a couple of ipaq 3765's and two copies GNII. (yes both paid for and legal) Both are used on a CAI 302. One is coded to the CAI 302 and the other to the IPAQ I just purchased a navman and I am having trouble getting GNII to work with it. I am using it on the IPAQ coded copy of the...

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Our California club is still looking for a used DG-505. We are aware of the DG-500 trainer and the 505 in Colorado. Thanks Richard

The local morning news looked at how trustworthy americans viewed people based on occupation. Nurses and school teachers had the highest 90% ratings ... car salesman were lowest at sub 10%. Tim Mara at Wings and Wheels was a car salesman in a former life. Knowing Tim, I would say the survey is...

Hi, I just received 2 videos on the SpaceShipOne flights by the Discovery Channel. They are awesome. They really take you into the development and flight testing of the project. Wow! Very exciting! I can't wait to hear Mike Melville speak at the SSA convention in a few weeks. They are...

Who can help me with a wiring scheme for a Dittel FSG 15 radio (15 pins plug at the back)? Thanks Ton Wolfert

Please advise a hapless victim of software technology. My PC uses Windows XP. How can I validate an igc file ? I can find no way to open a DOS window. With vali-lxn.exe installed, I can tell it to run vali-lxn on a named file. Apparently it does so; I get a second or so of a blue window as it...

HELP REPAIR US RELATIONS WITH OUR EUROPEAN ALLIES. SWITCH YOUR INSTRUMENTATION TO METRIC!! I removed these working gauges from my Ventus and would like to see them get a new home and me some chump change in exchange. -Winter altimeter in meters. -Winter mechanical vario in meters/second...with...

Where did the World Wide Turnpoint Exchange go? This link does'nt work for me http://acro.harvard.edu/SOARING/JL/TP/HomePage.html

From the New Zealand newswire / Breaking News: Delore flies 2190km, breaks record 07 December 2004 Christchurch gliding ace Terry Delore and American multi-millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett have broken the world outright straight-line soaring distance record with an epic flight of 15 hours...