What has been the experience among the readers of this sight with respect to colorless or blue tinted canopies and perception changes. For example, do haze domes look essentially the same? Do crops and ground features appear altered? It was conveyed to me from a reasonably knowledgeable source that...

In recent discussions on accidents, there seems to be an assumption that a common cause is older pilots losing control - perhaps forgetting after fifty years how to do a coordinated turn. I have long suspected that many accidents may have a medical component resulting from the pilot becoming...

Op woensdag 12 september 2018 15:10:06 UTC+2 schreef RuudH: For details see http://adverts.gliderpilot.net/?op=s3&id=15281 Slide show via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaduZ1Dxbm0

recently my 3-D map view feature stopped working on SeeYou 9.2. It had been working great but now is hung up and all I see is a brown screen. I've contacted the SeeYou help desk, they suggested to update my graphics card drivers, did that and still nothing. I'm waiting for further instructions...

Three people were killed in the crash of a 2-32 today.

In his latest 'Eglider Newsletter' (Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018), Tom Knauff mentions an article about the Ridge Soaring Gliderport in the local (State College) 'Town & Gown" magazine. A quick search gives this link to the article...

I have been soaring since the late 70's and can recall many accidents in the past. It seems, however, that recently the accident rate has spiked. While I don't have exact data to confirm this (I'm sure our friends at the SSF have it), it seems that we are experiencing higher than average...

Does anyone know the specifics of what kind of regulator is used with the Older MH EDS systems? I’ve been given an older EDS unit but will have to buy a separate oxygen bottle and regulator.

I'm trying to put together a trip to the LAK factory in Lithuania to test fly the new MiniLAK FES, a 16.5 meter self launch that I may decide to purchase. The folks at LAK are onboard, but the civil aviation authority in Lithuania is raising bureaucratic barriers to my flying there. They've...

This is a good talk by G.Dale about bailout situations G successfully bailed out after a mid air collision https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKZ1CC8NoSro7U5LkED-Q If you fly you should at least watch it Jon

https://youtu.be/ndMCB63wYe8

Perlan has climbed above release height. I believe the first soaring flight this season for them. http://www.perlanproject.cloud/VirtualCockpit.html

It looks like a tow pilot can fly under a private pilots license. There are several stipulations, including needing to have 100 hours PIC in the same category aircraft, etc, etc. Does anyone know about the medical requirements? I currently am using BasicMED, and have no current plans to get any...

The Dash is almost here. The Kowbell of the West! September 8, 2018, Annual Dust Devil Dash - Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, CA. This is a one day, straight out CH-handicapped distance event. The entry fee is $5.00. Briefing is at 9am on the 8th. Register before the briefing if...

I think anyone who has read the "too many deaths" thread has been sobered. When we take to the air, we are accepting a far greater degree of risk than the vast majority every will. We do it because of the personal satisfaction we receive, which makes our lives brighter as a whole. But I also...

https://www.hdelectriclaunch.com/ Blog updates that were previously only on Facebook.

Hi All, I am new to this group and last fall added a glider rating to my ASEL certificate. I am planning to replace my car this summer and in anticipation of purchasing a glider someday, I would like to purchase a vehicle that would do a good job towing a glider. I also want it to get the best...

Please forgive me for replying to a long-dead thread, but there is a lot of good information in this conversation and I'm looking to improve my landings in my new-to-me DG-200. I'm only on my 4th flight, but the last two landings have had very noticible bounces as I attempted to do a wheel...

Anybody here know of any FAA certified parachute riggers in Germany. If not in Germany, somewhere else in the EU?

Hi all in Glider-Land, the Carolina Soaring Association is hosing its annual Winch Clinic. The clinic will be taking place on Friday, October 5 (ground school) and October 6/7 (flying). Since our home field KSPA is still closed due to construction, we will be flying at the Triple Tree Aerodrome...