Of tow hooks and brakes The Region 9 contest is done and of course today is the most wind free day since the contest started. To say the contest weather was breezy is putting it mildly. The wind put a severe strain on gliders and pilot skill. The pilot skill was there but I think in several...

Anyone know why US Banks & Aircraft Finance companies are so averse to glider loans? I can get my Sonex aircraft _KIT_ (as a pile of parts on the floor of my garage) financed through NAFCO or others... But when researching loans for my next sailplane they all say "sorry, no can do" as soon as they...

I initially financed through the Lea County people in Hobbs. Glad the option was there, but the terms were rough. I then took my case to my employer's credit union, where it was turned down. Even though they serve aviation professionals, they told me they don't do sailplanes. I briefly...

First--Kudos to Larry "01" Goddard as CD. In this, his first outing as CD, he was faced with difficult (to say the least) weather. Thanks to the Area Task, and good weather information from our WX guru, Fernando "FS" Silva, he managed to pull three days out of a hat! Intelligent use of the task...

I suspect most buyers of, say, a Porsche 911 are leasing or financing. They are not paying cash and are not buying as part of a syndicate. All Noel is saying is we should be able to do the same. I entirely agree and thank him for fighting the good fight. Clay

Can anyone share some wisdom on using water at high elevations for long durations? How do you know your fin or wing tanks will not freeze? If I am at 18K for 6 hrs in the Sierras, I really don't want my vertical stab splitting open in flight. Has this ever happened? Any guidance would be...

I found this newspaper article featuring Lynn Alley and Bruno Vassel. Good links to Bruno's videos and the ssa site. Good job! http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/06/08/glider-pilots-love-utah-its-combination-rocky-cliffs-and-cool-breezes

Here is something that you might be able to do to improve glider safety for everybody (yourself included). Buy yourself a brand new variometer (you deserve it!). Give your old "perfectly good audible variometer" to a club, a commercial training operation, or one of those pocket-empty "first...

I try to get WinPilot PRO 12 or 13 running on a LX Mini Map pro. I saw in some posts, that people are working with a PNA Pro 12 Version. On the Winpilot webpage the links are not correct and only guide to an PNA Pro 10 Version or to PNA ADV versions. Does anyone know, where I can download the...

A Dutch roll as we call it, is a roll to one side to about 30 degrees, followed immediately by a roll to the other side, - back and forth, left aileron + left rudder, followed by right aileron and rudder. If the pilot has input a coordinated level of aileron and rudder, the longitudinal axis...

Is anyone out there running Winpilot Pro on the LX mini map? Do you need the PNA version of Winpilot, or with the Win CE 5 on the Minimap, does the PDA version still work. Anyone have it connected to a 302? Do you still get all the air data from the 302 that you had on the PDA? Thanks,

2.2.1304 available here http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html Fixes a couple of bugs in 2.1.1281. Details in release notes. Please visit our forum for discussion of all things ClearNav http://clearnav.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php Evan Ludeman for CNi

On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:04:55 -0700, Charlie Papa wrote: He was surprised at the challenge the aero tow posed, but learned the attitude/speed control, then gentle turns, to steeper ones, and he positively shone at Dutch Rolls. Curiosity: what do you mean by "Dutch Rolls"? I understand a...

On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:04:55 -0700 (PDT), Charlie Papa wrote: 'these glider pilots really know how to fly' Reminds me of a guy who once told me "I went to a woman doctor once and she really seemed to know what she was doing"...

Starting out big, here is an example from Boeing http://i.imgur.com/MvjLD.jpg

For Sale - 1986 Ventus bT See the listing on the Wings and Wheels classifieds here... http://wingsandwheels.com/want-ads10.htm Asking $64k No Damage History, Refinished with Paint. Very good condition.

On Friday, June 7, 2013 11:38:36 AM UTC-6, Bob Kuykendall wrote: On Jun 7, 10:08*am, Bill D wrote: The Colorado Wing of the CAP needs a nitrogen fill tool for the gear strut on their L-23. *I pretty sure it's the same one that was used on the L-13 and Lark. ...

I've been getting back into the air after being on the ground for several years and I thought getting a glider rating would be a good way to not only get a BFR but would be fun. My wife and I happened to be out on the west coast with a couple days to burn so I took my first glider flight out...

I'm part owner of a Janus C. It's equipped with a Borgelt B100. It works, it's interesting, but it's not exactly easy to use. The one reason I would not toss it is that it drives the only varios in the glider. It also has a Speed to fly feature that I've grown to like, switching modes according...

I was using SeeYou to compare flights recorded with my Volkslogger with those from my PowerFLARM core, to see if there were any discrepancies. The position recordings overlay very nicely. But some of the flight traces from the PowerFLARM core (v3.0 firmware)have little blue circles on them. These...