SureCheck Aviation now offers a low cost proximity detection device that's suitable for glider use. It receives transponder transmissions and indicates nearness of the source. This unit is the size of a credit card and operates on batteries. Velcro it above your panel and you're done. This...

The adjustment knob on the lower left of my 302 came loose today. It was still attached to the metal rod that goes into the instrument and it appears that a set-screw came loose from the far end of the rod. Has anyone had this same failure? Does you know if I can easily repair this or does it...

I have been very concerned about our club, which discourages cross country in club gliders. My thought is that purpose of soaring is cross country and if one just concentrates on flying above the airport then ones member ship tends to end when you have your license. We have many airports withing a...

Gang Anyone know of a STC to attach a tost tow hook to a Cessna 180 for glider and banner towing? Paul

If you want to make a flight to a "goal" the sporting code says that the "goal" is a "finish point" and the definition of "finish point is defined as the end of the flight (for simplicity). Either a landing, a declared "finish point", or engine start location. My question is why does the goal...

Looking for a cradle for 1500 series Compaq PDA. I have two, but both went bad during a power surge. AC adapters are OK.

Any ideas where I can get a ring tone for my mobile phone that sounds like an electric vario. I have heard one, but was not quick enough to ask where he had got it. -- jorgie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via OziPilots Online...

I thought I'd post this with a new subject line so no one missed it. We put a video of our pay-out winch on our web site: http://www.nwskysports.com/

I have some folks tyhat might be interested in your T-shirts. Email me so we can talk. # 711.

I'll be taking my first glider ride this week (not soaring, just gliding) and was wanting a description of what to expect. I've never flown in anything but a passenger jet, so that's my only frame of reference. We'll be using an ASK 21 model. I've been told gliding is like floating down with no...

The maintenance manual for my ASW 20C glider says to be sure to only use "mineral oil" based brake fluid for the hydraulic brake system. As far as I can tell, DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluids are glycol based, and DOT 5 is silicone based according to my 15 minutes of research on the internet. The...

Let's say for some reason I had stored in the FR three different declarations made on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. As far as I know, it is impossible to have different declarations in one FR! What you can have is different flight plans, tasks or whatever you wish to call them. But the only...

I'll agree that a Private Pilot cannot be compensated monetarily for towing services rendered, he may log PIC time towards additional ratings while towing. I'll also agree that 61.113 is very confusing.. but para (g) says he can act as PIC, it does not say be can be compensated. The insurance...

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Nice L-13 being offered by AIG as a insurance salvage the glider was on its trailer and flipped over by high winds. The AIG site to look at it is www.aviation-salvage.com/N4805.htm If anyone is interested in buying the salvage I have good tail section and wing tips off my L-13 glider that should...

I'll be staying in Chicago from Nov 5th to 8th (including the week-end). Is there any chance of soarable weather or would it be the same as northern Europe ? If yes, could anyone recommend a place where I could take a ride in a two-seater (I have a valid French license but I don't

Our club's 1-34 (which we've owned since new) recently lost half the elevator when a wood piece broke on its open trailer. If anyone knows of a damaged 1-34 with an intact horizontal stabilizer, I'd love to hear about it. Thanks, Jeremy

Looking for good condition back issues... any dates. Email me approximate dates and # of issues you are willing to part with. dave32 @ gmail dot com

Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the FAA examiner arrived last week for the pre-Christmas flight check. In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got his logbook out and made sure all his...

I am considering buying an AWS-17 - any opinions on this glider with regards to performance, handling, value for money etc? Comments will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Thomas Mærsk Copenhagen, Denmark.