Does anyone have a suggestion for inexpensive flight recorders that are approved for competition? -mat

I just checked the FAA databases, and it shows that John Kerry has, among other ratings, a Gilder Aerotow Only rating.

I just registered (on-line) for Region 11 at Minden, June 7 -11, 2004. System has been down, but it's up and running again. I see 20 pilots that ain't going to make the 50 ship limit at Parowan. Just like to say that Minden still loves you and we ain't got no *reverse seeding*, so come on over. We...

Damn and I just paid out for a copy! Now I guess it'll be a 'feature fight'. How about all you software and hardware vendors get together and agree on an interoperability standard so that us poor pilots can build systems with fully interchangeable components - Loggers - varios - PDA's etc ( that...

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The Leading Edge; A life in gliding, by D. Georgeson and Anna Wilson. 200 copies of this new book are arriving on a container into the UK in early April. If you would like a copy, please send an email containing your name and address, and I will contact you when they arrive to organise payment.

For the past two years, Southwest Soaring in Caddo Mills, TX has held ground launch clinics during the late Winter / Early springs using auto tows. We have 2 4000 ft runways but have achieved heights of 1,000 ft AGL with strong headwinds. We had good participation! SWS is located at the Caddo...

I recall an article specifically written on flying a new glider type, I thought it was on the old soaring server site, but could not find it. Anyone out there who can steer me to it? Thanks.

....in the California/Nevada area? I have a Filser LX-20. an email address and/or phone number would be appreciated. Ken San Jose, CA

We have updated the rules for this year's Northern Illinois Soaring Contest. The most important change is that the contest is now on a handicap system. Each pilot has a handicap, and the winner is the one who does best relative to his handicap. We hope this will attract more pilots new to cross...

I have been looking at some of the current crop of lightweight sailplanes on the market and wonder if the sparrowhawk is a good value. Does anyone have any experience flying one? If so how would it compare to a PW5 or a Russia? The price of a new Sparrowhawk with trailer and instruments is...

The 2004 BGA Waypoint List is now available at: http://www.spsys.demon.co.uk/turningpoints.htm Please note that there is a broken link on the BGA web page and the above link is the one that will work. The Flight Recorder files on the Harvard site (Worldwide Soaring Turningpoint Exchange) has not...

www.soaringtrader.com is a new (and free!) site for posting classified ads for sailplanes and soaring-related items. Features include: - Ability to submit, modify and delete your own ad - Dial-up connection-friendly - A "search" function - An easy-to-use interface - Obscures the poster's e-mail...

A 260hp Pawnee is expected to start towing operations in April. The schedule of available tow days is still in a dynamic state, there is no instructor or ride program at this time. So it will mostly service those running to Taos and back and the such. I am not sure if he will post an ad to...

I bought the new smokinUK but it won't arrive in time for a particular need I have. Can anyone give me a link to the old one?

Thanks all for the many generous comments on A FINE WEEK OF SOARING. We have posted a number of these on the web site, under VIEWERS' COMMENTS at www.geovisiononline.com/fineweek I also want to thank Roy McMaster and SeeYou for all their help at the SSA convention. The video is now also being...

Pez breaks distance record but is denied the Diamond by picky SSA officials. http://www.soaravenal.com/ Click the What's New button on the left and New Pez on the top of the page.

I just want to warn everybody not to buy any offered things from that guy. Giovanni Salvucci ) He sold me a LX5000 which was not as stated in our written contract. After several trials to contact him and cancel the deal, with no success, I can only assume that he was fully...

BLAST is a program that I wrote to convert Dr. Jack's Blipmap data into OpenAir format files, so you can see the forecast in 2D or 3D in SeeYou. Just as an FYI, I have just posted Patch version 40 of BLAST. The new version now supports ETA Blipmap data as well as the RUC Blipmap data. So now you...

What is it that these guys do to improve braking? Assuming all ships could use help, are some (say a Ventus) more improved then others? How much $. Thank you.