Report available either on the SSA contest reports page or at SoaringCafe.NET TA

Any recent user experience with the XCOM 760 radio ? It has been 2 years since the last postings on RAS. I am interested in the "Dual Channel Watch" . I know the Becker AR6201 has it, but at significantly higher price. I also know the latest Microair version has it, but I don't want to start...

Opinion Survey on SSA Convention U.S. Pilots - Please contribute your thoughts to how the SSA should move forward with a national convention, or some form of a national glider pilot's gathering. There are a number of possibilities, but the most critical aspect is to determine the collective...

Hey guys, I have an HTC thunderbolt that I have XC Soar on....went for a 5 hour flight yesterday and the phone arbitrarily reset after about 5 hours. I had external power hooked up to it and the battery was fine. I'm not sure I want to replace my trusty IPAQ 310 for this phone as a...

I think it is time for a Jet Sailplane Racing League. Here me out and I promise this is not heresy and might even be a boom to the sailplane community. The Rocket Racing League was planning a racing league similar to the Red Bull races using a fiberglass Canard Long-EZ type airframe at a Million...

Wow, now that the Blaniks are all grounded, the price of 2-33s has sure shot up! There are two now listed at 16K? Who would have guessed? Boggs

Hi All, The charity I help out with (http://www.freedomswings.ca/fw/ -- we provide Inspiration Flights and training in the disabled community) has come into possession of various PDA/PNA parts. I've gotten everything together and working except for an iPaq rz1710 and Cambridge Model 10. I figure...

On May 2, 6:49*am, "Paul Remde" wrote: Hi, Does anyone know whether or not AMS has built any LS-4 sailplanes during the time they owned the rights to it? *I'm just curious. *The liability to the buyer may be much less if AMS has not built any. Paul Remde "VH_VH"...

I'm not sure who shot this but it's sort of a "home movie" of the Seniors. Thanks to whomever posted this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjdf7VPpTKk Hope the link works.

According to this, there is at least one AMS LS-4-b out there flying in Germany. http://www.ams-flight.si/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149%3Afirst-ls-4-b-delivered-from-ams&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=94&lang=en At 11:49 02 May 2011, Paul Remde wrote:

Results of NWR at www.soaringspot.com/nwr2011

Hi, SPOT is offering a nice incentive to buy a SPOT 2 this summer. It is a $50 mail-in rebate that is only available from May 1st through July 31st. It only applies to the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger (SPOT 2) - not the SPOT Connect. You pay the normal $149.95 price for the hardware and use...

Today our LX 7000 behaved strangely. We had hi pressure, 30.49". I set the machine as we normally set it at KAWO, 137 ft, and actual QNH of 30.48 While we were flying, the LX 7000 reported altitude was consistently 450 to 500 ft above the Altimeter. Later while on the ground at 137 ft I checked...

A while ago there was a thread on "what book would be best for a young student?" The response: "the one their instructor recommends" being most appropriate. But considering books are becoming obsolete, something like Jim Burch's CD and online resources might be the way to get young...

Thanks to all. I have been able to download a flight. It seems the memory reset worked fine. gabriel

For sale, 1 EW microRecorder new never out of the box. New $795.00 Sale $500.00 Plus shipping 218-724-3056 or Email Thanks, Al

The action at the Chilhowee Sports Class Nationals can be followed on our (shameless plug here) Hawke Tracking LLC Contest map at: Url's a Google Maps - http://www.hawketracking.org/chilhowee/files/tracking.htm Google Maps Large -...

On the Naviter site, when you upgrade from SeeYou v3.95 to v4.01, you're presented with an opportunity to buy Vector Maps. I searched the Naviter site and their forums, and didn't find any information as to why you might want to buy the Vector Map product. The description of v4.01 of SeeYou clearly...

Borgelt B50 flight computer 80mm instruments, Volkslogger with square RJ45 connector, Craggy Aero power converter, temperature probe, etc. needs an 8ohm speaker for the audio. $1000

SN-10B for sale. Main Head, gauge, wiring harness and connection for CAI-20. remote Control. PC USB to SB-9 cable. $1600 Paul Cordell