I have asked to check out a rumor that there is an L-13 Blanik flying legally in the US. That doesn't sound right to me, as I think I would have heard of such a thing from verifiable source. Has anybody else heard such a rumor? Bob McKellar

Updated US airspace information for the charting cycle effective August 25, 2011 is now available on my website at http://www.soaringdata.info and on the Airspace section of the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange. Updated US airport data in formats that support virtually all glide computers and...

I will be flying Parowan Sunday the 28th, looks like a good day, come on up! Blake

I flew with a portable PowerFLARM at the Uvalde pre-worlds, and I have a 'brick' unit on order for delivery sometime this fall/winter. As I wait for delivery, I am contemplating how to integrate it into my current instrumentation setup. One possibility I am considering is to not use the brick's...

I regularly get safety alerts (bulletins, notices) from the FAA and AOPA, but I never get one from the SSA. I went digging to see if the SSA had a similar program. I went to SSA home page, then to SSA Partners..........Hmm, safety isn't a primary concern of the SSA and is relegated to a soaring...

It seems that the company SkyRides has now formed a new company called Soaring Sports and has become an SSA business member to hyjack the F.A.S.T program in order to sell rides. Some operators will not do business with Sky Rides by honoring the certificates it sells. Sky Rides has contacted the...

I cannot get a post more recent than 15:24 24 Aug 2011. Am I doing something wrong or are there no recent posts? Thanks. Doug Whitehead or 347-563-6477)

One of our club members is looking to have a trailer transported from Phoenix, AZ to somewhere in Northeast USA. Anyone headed this way in the next few months? Contact: John Mahony E-mail: Schenectady, NY

Sailplane racing junkies of all experience levels, please come join us for three days of fun in the sun at the 2011 Southwest Soaring Championships, Sept 3 - 5 at Turf Soaring! SSA handicaps will be used, but ballast allowed. Please email me if you plan to attend so I can keep Turf appraised...

Devin B has just won his second day in a row at the JWGC. A very late start and only two finishers before the finish closed. Boyd had a good day in Club Class as well. Congrats Team USA Rick Walters

Got my first experience with GPS Jamming. Apparently, lots of truckers on I-35 near the Kansas-Oklahoma border were jamming today. I would go from 8 satellites showing on my GPS Nav Display (Cambridge Model 20 GPS) to none, lost distance to turnpoint, lost ground track, lost bearing to turnpoint...

I just heard a radio news report of a towing accident in Marshall (Adrian), MI. I have not been able to find any other info. The radio news report said the glider pilot was unharmed but the tow pilot was seriously injured. Very sorry to hear this news and hoped to find some additional info. ...

(Pardon my ignorance of the proper parts nomenclature ...) There is a thumb wheel used to secure the tailplane (same for the wing tips), and a blade screwdriver is used to tighten and loosen the wheel after the fingers have done what they can. Yesterday while derigging I made a half turn or so of...

Hi all, is there a SeeYou Mobile forum or group I could bounce off a couple of questions for which I cannot find answers in either the english or german help-files? Thanks, U. Neumann

Any time this topic comes up the discussion is about the contents of the list. This post is about the physical attributes of a glider checklist. No matter what items are on a checklist, it doesn't matter if you can't find it when you need it. It doesn't matter if the type is too small to read. ...

Does an SD/USB adapter (e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Sandisk-MicroMate-SD-reader-Hi-Speed/dp/B000RG9RPQ/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_4) appear the same to the SN10 as a regular USB thumb drive? Thanks tuno

I have a vivid memory of my instructor making a statement "Don't kill us today" He made this statement as I was finishing my verbally announced prelaunch checklist. At the time It did not seem to be a statement of my lack of skill, but rather a directive for my mental attitude. I think the...

Most U.S. glider pilots know of Tom Knauff, creator and long-time proprietor of the well-known Ridge Soaring Gliderport in Pennsylvania. Probably fewer are aware he has an intermittent electronic newsletter, which has as its most persistent theme the utterly boring, sometimes irritating, theme...

Hi, A customer has asked me whether or not it is legal to install and use a non-FAA-approved radio such as the XCOM 760 or FlightLine FL-760 in a type certificated glider. XCOM's statement on the subject is copied below. Some aircraft mechanics and avionics shops seem OK with installing those...

I have recently acquired a Jantar 41a. I was inspecting the rudder assembly and found two 3/8 inch tygon tubes with what looked link copper plug assemblies on the ends. I should have taken a picture. Does anyone know what these are for. They are attached to the vertical stab just forward of the...