Paragliding is the only soaring sport that's actually growing, and this pretty much explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjxkXNC31Z4 Or, any other vid by Jean-Baptiste Chandelier.

Recently acquired a Ventus Bt that may need the rudder cables replaced. Are the cables available from the dealer or factory? Or can they be made up by an AI/AP? Are there tricks for doing the replacement?

So last year I buffed out my Libelle with 3M Finesse, and then waxed and sealed it with WX Block/Seal. Since spring has tentatively arrived here in the frozen tundra of the upper midwest, I started thinking about getting the old girl ready for the season. So do I need to do any surface prep before...

Latest update from the producers: "Cloudstreet: Soaring the American West" is scheduled for airing on May 27 at 8:00 PM on PBS affiliate station KNME in Albuquerque. Nationwide airing will be according to the local stations' schedule. Please check your local listings, and if you discover that your...

Hi, I'm a UK based glider pilot and I will be working in the northern part of Minnesota in late April and for most of May. I have a US airman's certificate for sailplanes as well as single engine land planes. Is there a gliding club in the northern part of Minnesota that welcomes limeys?

U reviewed the prior posts on tinted canopies and no one actually spoke of the green tinted canopy. If you were buying a glider, would you consider a green tinted canopy. The reason I mention green is I have never seen a pair of blue sunglass lens but I have seen many green sunglasses. Or is it...

I'm wanting to learn LK8000 before the season starts and I though a good way to do it would be in Condor. For anyone using the Vertica V2 (aka Avier PNA) running Windows mobile you can easily connect it to Condor with out any special cable or Bluetooth connection. Frank Paynter wrote an...

Hi, I'm planning to attend a mountain flying course at CNVV in St. Auban in June, and I'm trying to get answers to a couple of questions from others who have flown there. First, I speak only enough French to mangle a dinner order. How much of an obstacle is that likely to be both for flight...

Why does USA give acceptance of a famous criminal fugitive? Will deport him soon? He is living a good life while owner of glider aerodrome! He is wanted in Romania hope to soon to deport him away bring Mihai Tanjala to justice. Ask was the aerodrome purchased with stolen money? View links of...

It looks like we have 15-20 great folks sincerely interested in participating in this event. I suspect that more will surface once the organization begins and a real event is scheduled. I have been talking with Brian Spreckley and Eric Mozer for a couple years about this. Initially it seemed...

Just wondering what the timing of the next version of iGlide which will hopefully take advantage of the new iPhone 6 form factor. I have been using iGlide more and more and really enjoy flying with it. Its UI is BY FAR the easiest. Thanks in advance. Sean 7T

Hi, we have released a new software version 3.2 for the PowerFLARM displays/Butterfly displays that increases font-size by 40% (which is a lot). Some other minor changes are included as well. • Better readability, larger fonts • Shows installed PowerFLARM® licenses • Support for latest FLARM®...

Has anyone with an ASW-19 or other ASW ship modified the elevator for an automatic connection? Schleicher TN-19 provides instructions for the automatic elevator connection but the instructions are not very detailed. The ASW-24 has the automatic elevator hookup of what looks to be the same design...

Winter ASI 57mm 0-160 knots (1.5 revolution) Removed in good working condition from LS-7 (new $475) sale $300 Aerosonic ASI 80m 0-150 knots (1 revolution) Removed in good working condition from LS-3a $125 Winter Variometer 80mm 0-10 knots with .45 L flask, near new condition, (new price $648) ...

On Thursday, June 1, 2000 at 9:00:00 AM UTC+2, Jan Lustrup wrote: Did you know that the worlds first flight was not by Otto Lilienthal! It happened in 1825 at Narvestad,Lund in Norway. The constructor and pilot was a norwegain named Hans Andreas Berentsen. The glider flight covered...

On Monday, June 19, 2000 at 9:00:00 AM UTC+2, Robert Ehrlich wrote: Jan Lustrup wrote: I will try to find out some more this summer...I whant to see the sigte with my own eyes and read the plage there...so I will keep everyone informed about it.. Jan willem wrote: ...

Here is an HD video short I put together from footage I shot at the 2013 SSA Sports Class Nationals at Mifflin. I hope you guys and gals will enjoy the beautiful footage. Feel free to repost and share the link. https://vimeo.com/118838549 Thanks Paul Naton - Radio Carbon Art Productions ...

On the PowerFLARM site, there's a form to fill out to set up the PowerFLARM for IGC (as below). Can anyone tell me what the required fields are for a solo badge flight? thanks, bob IGC Settings: Settings for the IGC flight recorder. Parts of these settings are stored in the igc files,...

I have 2 winter varios for sale. Both are the smaller 57mm size. Both are 10knot scale and in excellent condition. New in 2009. Capacity flasks are not included, just the varios and mounting screws. Email me offline if interested. Thanks, Mark

The spherical bearings that mate to the spar spigots in my Astir CS are binding when turned to larger angles. When rigging the wings, a slight misalignment of the spigot jams the bearing and any further progress becomes impossible until you pull the wing out and unjam the bearing using a wooden...