Hi Gang This posting is only relevant to people flying with polaroid sunglasses as I have done for over 20 years. Firstly the display of the portable unit comes with a polarizer that requires the display being used in the landscape mode. Rotate the unit/display by 90 degrees and the display...

Does the cable sold separately, to link communication between C302 and Oudie, have any additional functions beyond the cable included with the Oudie package? Other than supplying 5VDC power directly from the C302. Thanks, GK

We have been very vocal lately about the successful first large gliding event at Nephi, Utah that ended a few weeks ago. The city and county were very accommodating and helped us to get the airport grounds as usable to gliders as possible without spending big bucks. Now that we proved to them that...

I'm starting to think that the textbook circular thermal is primarily a flatland phenomena.

Now that my PowerFlarm PCAS performs as well or better than my Zaon (thanks to the latest firmware and the shorter antenna) Just last weekend I flew another side by side comparison between the ZAON MRX and my Power FLARM portable. For about half of the flight the Power FLARM indicated a...

In Richard Johnson's flight test of the original Discus he replaces the mylar seals with internal fabric seals & gets a noticeable improvement in performance. The mylar on my Discus CS is 20years old & starting to lift in places, so I will need to replace it. Has anyone out there done the...

It says that the fly with ce is now approved for silver badge flights.. BUT.... If I am reading the rules correctly...it seems that you must also carry an additional, approved, calibrated, pressure altitude recording device? Is this the case? If so, what is the point of the fly with ce? As...

For the first time in my life I heard a 1st person story of a release failure. The story follows: The glider, an ASK-21, was jerked forward by the tug so the front wheel rolled over the rope at the start of an aero tow. The slack was then taken out and the tow was launched without inspecting...

It says that the fly with ce is now approved for silver badge flights.. BUT.... If I am reading the rules correctly...it seems that you must also carry an additional, approved, calibrated, pressure altitude recording device? Is this the case? If so, what is the point of the fly with ce? As...

For a few years now, the Soaring Club of Houston (scoh.org), has had an award called the "Brick" award that gave a trophy for the most out-landings in a year. We are now considering retiring the "Brick" and changing the scope of the award. We want the new trophy to reflect proper planning and...

1966 Cessna 150G/180 for sale N3817J Serial #150-65117 TT 4850.0 SMOH 1060.0 180 HP Airplains Conversion Schweitzer tow hook All Logs since new All AD's performed All STC's

Several times this season (18 meter nationals for example) I experienced the following US Rules starting procedure... 1) 10 - 15 gliders thermalling together 500 feet above maximum start height.. Watching each other looking for the best time to start. This requires significant time on the "PDA"...

Hi @ all, my Lak-17a sn.125 is up for sale - complete and ready to race! For details look at http://www.segelflug.de/classifieds/ (navigate to 18m class) or contact me by email. Kind Regards Armin

Anybody have suggestions on how to clean sun screen residue from aircraft harness and parachute straps without compromising the fabric?

I had it, can't find it now. The title was clever, Thanks, Jim

I've got a friend that's a quadriplegic I'm thinking of taking for a ride. Anyone have experience doing this? Is this a silly idea?

Hi, I have finished updating my Naviter web page with many details and options for the Oudie 3. The Oudie 3 is a Personal Gliding Assistant with built-in aviation grade GPS, 12 hour battery, audio variometer (not Total Energy compensated) and SeeYou Mobile and ConnectMe software pre-installed....

Today I powered up the ship, was getting ready to stage and smoke started rolling out of the instrument panel. Powered off the electrical system and traced the melted wiring to the Volkslogger, stowed under the turtledeck. The RJ45 connector was melted into the socket on the VL and the whole...

On Tuesday, January 18, 1994 6:00:55 AM UTC+11, wrote: Erik Berg from Sweden, the editor of "Great Glider Pilots" has asked me to find out, how to get in touch with Peter Rannon because he would like to use some of his stories in a follow-up book. All we know about Peter...

I bought one of these tiny audio varios from an ultralight store online. It is designed for paraglider and hang glider pilots, but I found it works pretty well for sailplanes too! It is very small and light, and has sixteen different levels of sensitivity. Great for a backup or a club glider with...