I have a Lark IS 28 B2 and having conflicting answers to the proper replacement Tow Hook to use for the glider. I would like to find other Lark owners and ask them what Tost tow hook they are using. If you have any relating information I could use please let me know! Thx Scott

FYI, SimplyKool is running a 10% off Spring Sale through April on all silver reflective canopy covers. Ask your dealer to add it to your order or buy direct from the manufacturer on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/130723757512

Came across a blast from the past on youtube. There was a video of teaching s-turns for glide path control. Looked to be from the 40's. Not sure why they would teach this when a slip would be safer and more effective.

I have a floor console for Schweizer 1-26 (mounts to floor under instrument panel) ...free plus $10 shipping. Currently has Speaker, jacks, fuse holder and old (inop) Bayside radio. Beverly Howard

To try and get this going separate from the discussion of the ongoing World Championships,I think we can agree: Any scoring system will have an unintended consequences. Current FAI scoring system used at World and Continental Championships tends to encourage group flying (reward for striking out...

I'm hoping some of you might be kind enough to offer some perspective regarding my panel (pic he https://s29.postimg.org/qvb54ydzb/Panel_2.jpg), it's equipped with: * Cambridge L-NAV computer with vario display, audio vario & gear warning * Cambridge GPS-NAV flight recorder & LCD navigation...

Just tried to use IGC Flight Replay and had errors. Looked on the Flight Replay website, found the news. http://ywtw.de/igcsimen.html 15.01.2017 Unfortunately Google does not support the interface to Google Earth anymore. Therefore for the time being IGC Replay will not be offered anymore. I Hope...

I am buying a DG505 Orion from South Africa - I need to figure out the best way to get the paperwork in order. It will ship in the next month, but right now I have options of getting it here and doing things to make the registration go better - ANY IDEAS, or Thoughts are appreciated. WH Bill...

Wanted Rotax 505 Crankshaft Part Number 994570. No longer available and looking for any assistance in locating one. Many thanks! Paul

Anybody know how many gliders are *active* in USA? As usual, the FAA statistics are garbled (this shows gliders, but lists all experimentals as a separate category, including experimental gliders):...

No markings. Were these manufactured with some standard rear axel or a variety of parts? Most look like a GM 48 inches wide, between brake drums.

On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain,...

On Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 6:53:24 AM UTC-7, wrote: Does anyone have any information on what happened to the old Bay Soaring out of Woodbine, Md, and the owner, Gerry Gaudet? In 1997 they relocated to Ridgely airport on the eastern shore. After that they seemed to fade...

We imported a DG-505 Elan Orion built at the AMS Flight, d.o.o. (AMS) factory in Slovenia in 2006. It came with a Slovenian Certificate of Airworthiness and an AMS data plate. It was built under a German Standard Airworthiness Certificate which designates AMS in Slovenia as the manufacturer. DG...

For the 2017 Nephi OLC Games we will be offering a multitude of daily flying tasks/games for the pilots to choose from and enjoy. One of them that I am really excited about is single elimination bracketed glider racing. I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried this before? It seems like it would be...

From Uros in my 2.0 thread on the Condor forum: "Ok guys, here we go: entered alpha/pre-beta, many years work, almost there, we are very proud of it. Future assured for...

Does anyone know what ever happened to the 180hp Pawnee that Jeff owned. Where is it today?

XC Youth camp info needed..... I have an Alaskan teenager that completed his Private Glider last summer and is interested in XC training camps and scholarships. Any info or web links that I can forward to him would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff Banks

Can anybody shed some light on why manufacturers continue to use glass (AGC) fuses rather than blade type plastic (ATC) fuses in gliders? Is there a certification issue, is it simply inertia? Automotive, marine, heavy equipment, and pretty much everyone else has moved on to the ATC style. From...

Are there any working designs for an air extractor for the Ventus 2?