You will only improve if you are honest with yourself and admit your weaknesses. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. A tow rope looses 50% of its strength with a knot it in. For those who have tasted flight, their eyes will be forever turned skyward.. And for those who have tasted...

See http://www.military-technologies.net/2017/04/04/electric-motor-sets-two-speed-records/

I am learning to fly a Blanik L-23 and my instructor is telling me to "fly it on" with no flare. 1) I am commercial/instrument rated with somewhere north of 1000 ASEL and a few ASES landings in my logbook. I am _programmed_ to flare. :-) To not flare is very hard for me. 2) The Blanik AFM...

Hello I'm searching a technical document or a European COC for a trailer Schroeder Aviation at 1985, I need it for register the trailer on the Italian vehicle register. Please, Could you help me? Thanks Igor

Please see this item on Wings & Wheels T & S: http://wingsandwheels.com/class/classified.php?id=2078 -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation" ...

Chris doesn't even answer emails from people trying to buy a subcription to xcskies.

The owners of the property core to the airport (1B5) in Franconia, NH that has for been leased annually by the Franconia Soaring Association are planning to list it for sale later this year. Expecting this, a core team of the soaring club members, with the approval of the soaring club, worked...

Since I have been unable to get access to the XCSoar forum thus far, I thought I'd go ahead and post my questions here. I just got a used Dell Streak 5 that was previously an AT&T one. It appears it is Android 1.6 and seems to be functioning fine. I attempted to install XCSoar using wifi. I first...

This is an inexpensive, side by side motorglider using a VW engine. It is licensed in the experimental category, but can be a great tool in a glider club to reduce training costs, and taking family and friends for non-commercial rides. Imagine time and cost savings being able to perform many...

Has anyone found a workaround for the following problem: Once a task is declared in iGlide I see no way to push it to the vario and the task has to be redeclared in vario again. Highly ineffective.. Any ideas? S

Just came across this soaring weather site, looks useful.

An updated control point database for Reedsville, Mifflin County PA is now available on the Turnpoint Exchange: http://soaringweb.org/TP/Mifflin Update Notes: --- Four new control points were added...37-Quarry, 38-EvittsSouth, 39-Thompsontown, and 40-TheWall (If you like these new points, you can...

Price is now $25,500 as shown in Wings and Wheels. Notice of sale on FB was an April Fool prank!

Is there anyone out there who might solve a password problem with a Winpilot Pro v.12.53? (it's a long and sorry tale)

It is a long shot, but I am looking for a set of wing "cuffs". 30 years ago I owned a ASW19 and a Minden trailer. There was a set of aluminum cuffs that slipped over each wing before you loaded it into the trailer. These cuffs slipped about 1/3 to 1/2 the way down the wing. Once the wing root...

I have a (used)80mm Sage CV vario that will not fit in my V2cM panel. Does anyone have a 57mm Sage (in good shape) that wants to trade? Please contact me ASAP.

The March issue of Maxim magazine has a multi page illustrated article on gliders. Haven't seen it yet, but it is apparently pretty well done. YMMV

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Hi, Just in time for spring - Bowlus wing gap-seal tape is now available by the case. Perfect option for soaring clubs Save $3/roll when ordering by the case White or Clear Widths: 1", 1.5", 2" Details: http://cumulus-soaring.com/bowlus.htm

CNv 3.6.4350 is available on our downloads page: https://clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html Please read instructions & release notes. You'll want to grab the latest update to the PC configuration tool as well (you'll need this to take full advantage of new features). best regards and good...