Hi, i just made my first flights with my new glider: Discus CS. I've never flown a Discus before. One thing i recognized was the hight stall speed. I wonder if this could be normal, so i'm interested in your experiences with this ship. I flew the glider without water.

Hello I'm glider instructor from Poland. I will be in Italy in May and June in San Salvo. It will be buisness trip from my company when I work. I will work here 8 hours/day, and I will have much free time, the most in weekend. So I have two question: 1. Is there some airclubs (soaring) nearly San...

What's with all the mid-air's? We have gone for years without this destructive monster rearing its ugly head .Now, I count 7 KIA in the last few months. Are we watching our electronic goodies too much? I try to look up (out) every 10 seconds. Very easy to get engrossed in all the wizardty and to...

I just got my SSA renewal confirmation letter yesterday and I am very disappointed. The membership card isn't near as cool looking as last years. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over...

I need a "good" glareshield for an ASW20 if anyone has one they'd like to sell. please contact me or give me a call USA 716-763-3213 thanks tim

Yes! yesterday I had my checkride to get an add-on glider rating to my PP-ASEL (at Moriarty, NM, 0E0, 6200ft MSL). Actually it was already planned a week ago. But 900ft overcast and 5" snow in the mountains (yes, here in New Mexico) was not the ideal soaring weather. At least I got to know the...

Well I did it! My first flight in a 1-26 -- actually my first in anything other than a 2-33. Thanks for all advice. Still grinning :-)

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I recently studied, selected, and installed the LX Colibri IGC Data Logger in my Glider, and have posted some information on this at: http://www.goldengate.net/~tmrent/soar/docs/135/Colibri.htm I will update this site as necessary. Good lift, Tom Rent

Is anyone on the list FLYING an American Eaglet sailplane? If so, I'd like to hear about its flying qualities and sturdiness. I have the chance to buy a complete kit Eaglet, never started, with all plans, newsletters and trailer. I am somewhat concerned about the inverted V-Tail. Having read a...

Umm - its getting colder here. Where should I go in the nice Northern - warmmmmmm - hemisphere for a months flying. Europe! North America! India! Any ideas....?

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I've got a late '80's model flight computer with an integrated non-GPS final glide calculator and an IGC GPS logger. I'm thinking about upgrade options to minimize the mental workload for these items that I currently have trouble with: What's the current wind speed and direction? What altitude...

Hi Guys. There is a long post on why soaring is declining. It's hard to put the finger on a problem when it is structural and not procedural. The plain fact is that soaring is a sport for individuals, not teams. The participant needs the help of people who can't participate. The best soaring...

Paul Adriance: I missed your original post regarding the accident. Will you be kind enough to post it again or send to to me by e-mail. Thanks in advance, Charles V.

Two well known pilots were killed on Monday in South Africa as a result of yet another mid air collision. There have been 3 midairs with fatalities in the past month and about 8 in the past year or so. Guys, we need to face facts, we are doing something very badly wrong! I have heard about more...

We would like to have a 2-seater class at this years Minden Championships, June 7-11. Please let us know if you're thinking about it. We are also trying to have an 18 meter class, but need more ships. Only have 2 in each class, so far that have paid their $100 bucks. Standard, 15 meter and open...

BOURNEMOUTH MAN WANTS TO JUMP OUT OF A PLANE...WILL YOU HELP HIM DO IT Dear All, I am writing to you in the hope that you may be able to me with regard to an event that I am taking part in on Sunday 25th July 2004. I will say up front that it is a charity event, however, please read on as I hope...

The following is the newspaper report following the collision between the current South African open class champion (John McLachlan) and national team member (Dieter Hiress). They were killed whilst participating in the Free State Regional Championships. Our condolences go to the families of the...

After much hunting around, I found a great site for connection cables. http://www.moonlight-tech.com/ $10 for USB, same for serial. I haven't found any better prices. Works fine for my Pocket PC and Clie Palm to connect to my PC. With a little soldering, would work fine as a connector to...