Just letting you know that there will be a virtual airshow starting at 1:00 mountain time today, Wednesday and Thursday. The whole world has rallied to this event. USAF Thnderbirds, Canadian Snowbirds, British Red Arrows, Italian Frecce Tricolori, Brazilian team, USAF F-35, and LOTS of civilian...

One slot is open for the May2/3 winch school at Eagle Field. One day required which will be determined by weather. See karlstriedieck.com for details.

A good video on contest safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LwWncyUfng Taken on a blue day when everybody sits in a gaggle until it's too late to get home. Some of the fixes seem a bit complex and strategic -- points for being the leader. Some seem pretty easy -- assigned start times. And...

New people always ask about release altitudes. The more relevant question is the rate of launches. We learn to fly and gain proficiency through repetition, we gain altitude in thermals. Ever ask the guy doing pattern work in a 172 how high he got? For most licensed pilots I think the release...

They are currently running a sale - 100 bucks off online orders two day shipping on two different models of the Hero including the Hero 8 black which brings the price down to $299. Free shipping. I'm about to bite the bullet and order one. After watching Bruno's vids it's pretty clear they work...

This subject has been discussed over the years a number of times but I want to make sure an important item is covered. It has briefly been noted on the ASW 27 / ASG 29 group. I have a '29, manufactured in 2012 and from day one the canopy has not been what I felt as safe in the up/open position. ...

Darn right I'm bored. So you're at a contest and grinding away in a furball thermal with too many others. What two instruments get the most "looks" and in what order?

On Sunday, March 4, 2001 at 4:00:08 PM UTC-8, MHende6388 wrote: Curious what the highest sailplane launch from a winch has ever been for the longest cable. Michael I'm a contender for the LONGEST winch launch. Back at Nympsfield about 1970, I was in the T21 on a windy day, and as we got...

On one of my flights last year I had to switch between my avionics battery and engine battery when the avionics battery voltage dropped too low (I had left the master on after the last flight and could only partially charge the avionics battery before launching). The switch over seemed to go okay,...

Hi All I get an error message when I try to join the forumn. I want to connect my Oudie 2 to Conbdor on my PC. I guess I need a cable from one of the suppliers. Anyhing else ? Dan

Hey Folks, Here is an article on how to get better in Condor! It's a wonderful tool, but it takes practice and patience to get good at it, just like real-life soaring! https://soaringeconomist.com/2020/04/18/climbing-the-learning-curve-in-condor-a-tutorial/ Last week we have continued our run...

Well it should be, chief super health guy Fauci says it is OK to have sex with random people. Friends it is time to open the clubs. Flying clubs that is. “You know, everybody has their own tolerance for risks, and it depends on the level of the interaction that you want to have. If you’re...

If I Were Mayor of Saskatoon - Part One - By D.S. Kabatoff April 5 2020 3:59 pm 35,356 words “The very concept of a nation founded by European settlers is offensive to me. Old stock White Canadians are an unpleasant relic, and quite frankly, replaceable. And we will replace them." –Canadian...

Well soaring isn’t dead everywhere. Today we got 14 flights in, private ships, and all three of the 1-26’s and solo flights in the club blanik. Social distancing in order, wipe downs of the club birds and all had fun. We didn’t need any ventilators but we did get up close to 7,000ft, thats...

A nautical mile actually measures 6076', not 6080.

On Monday, 5 March 2001 00:00:08 UTC, MHende6388 wrote: Curious what the highest sailplane launch from a winch has ever been for the longest cable. Michael My personal record is 3,400' in a T-21 at Feltwell back in the mid-1960s using a barrage balloon winch but that was kiting and we...

My difficulties with Condor may well be due to my using bootcamp into Windows 10 on my Mac. However, I have copied a new landscape directory into the c:/Condor2/Landscapes directory and it is not presented for selection on the Tasks screen. I also just purchased an additional glider (ASK-21) and...

On Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 4:34:39 AM UTC-8, Jean Richard wrote: Kirk Stant a écrit : Why? While I may agree that metric units are OK for ground use, in the air and on the sea the Nautical mile (one minute of latitude) is the preferred unit of distance, easily measured on any...

Hey Guys, We're running a School Class task in Slovenia tonight. Come and fly a 1-26! Teamspeak: channel: ts3.virtualsoaring.eu:9982 | password: ask13 | Channel- MNS/USNS. (Note, please go to Settings and set up “Push-to-talk� for your mic.) Register (for free) here to receive briefings two...

All FAI class Nationals postponed 'til '21. Sanctions rescinded for regionals/GP if occuring before 6 July. https://www.ssa.org/files/member/2020%20SSA%20Contest%20Organizers%2004-15-20%20-%20Final.pdf