Hey Guys, It's been great in Condor-land. Folks are joining on in droves! Come and join the fun in the virtual soaring community! https://soaringeconomist.com/2020/04/06/condor-activity-increases-four-fold/ All the best, Daniel

For the guys here who are familiar with 1970’s soaring, have any of you owned an asw-15 and what were your impressions of them? I flew one once many many years ago but it was just an early morning 15 minute sleigh ride and I was a kid. I don’t know how I would fit now (6ft 1in, 190 lbs but...

Airsailing in NV has closed down, and now Willliams in CA is closed. will contests be cancelled next? Does SSA have a position on this? Are there things we can do to mitigate exposure so we can fly? Inquiring pilots want to know...

Can someone who uses iGlide please check to see if the polar for the SZD-51 Junior is included? Thanks.

Does anyone have experience with wing tip wheels on an ASW 27 ? I am thinking about installing wing tip wheels on my ASW 27 (actually about 6-9 inches inboard of the wing tip). I was wondering if anyone has done this and how did it work for them. Did it change the handling characteristics? I am...

Trying to help a few club members get set up with tracking for safety and I noticed Glidetrack is no longer available in the AppStore for IOS. Does anyone know if its coming back, or if there is an alternative for rotten Apple users? IGC Droid still seems to be working strong for the rest of us on...

Hi Gents I've really been trying but I've come up against a wall Granted I'm a computer idiot, so please be patient and keep that note in mind. I've got a current Seeyou desktop version running I've got a current Skysight account running It looks like to me that you can try and load the days...

Hello Guys, with the present handicaps, whats the most competitive ship for Club class competition? Does the Cirrus still have the edge? Dan

I want to bring my trailer home to do some maintenance while we're all grounded, but I'm not sure if I can access my house from the road. I have a 90deg bend to get around and then the second issue is a short, steep slope, which may ground the back of the trailer. So my question is, if I...

I wonder if someone made a low ball offer for SLGP right now how quickly Mihai would grab it? This could go on for some time to come, no one really knows. I assume that he was "not on the property" during the Seniors as advertised. I guess the excuse will be that the flight restrictions...

Another highlight video from combat flight instructor with the RCAF featuring some of the best moments from the Summer and Fall Cowley camps. https://youtu.be/FNmnh_mein0

Eric Mozer @ericmozer All FAI/IGC World Gliding Championships that were scheduled for 2020 have been rescheduled for 2021 due to the current COVID-19 worldwide situation. I wish to thank these organizers for their making this difficult decision early enough for Teams and pilots to adjust their...

Hey Guys, We're back in New Zealand tonight, soaring the Omarama wave! Thanks Nick Oakley (OWN) for making the task. The conditions are modeled to be as realistic as possible. Probably the biggest challenge of the task is transitioning into the wave at the start. Since many pilots haven't flown...

We have been having an interesting discussion about an apparently new functionality in ForeFlight that can display transponder equipped aircraft on a display (e.g. an Iphone) and, if the software detects the possibility of a mid-air collision, will turn aircraft symbols red and give an audio...

I just read this on the Naviter SeeYou page: The OLC team (gliding) has decided to disable the API for uploading flights directly from apps and devices to OLC. For this reason, we were forced to remove the functionality from SeeYou and Oudie / Oudie Live apps. Hoping that this is just a temporary...

Here we are in Florida with a lockdown and the clouds are looking good for a great day of soaring tomorrow. So I will tell all of you about the ant and the elephant. The two were great friends, they went to the movies together and after exiting the movie the elephant fell into a big hole and could...

Guys with the present handicaps, whats the nost competitive ship for Club class competition? It loiks like the Cirrus still has the edge? Dan

I just updated my transceiver troubleshooting guide to take it to a "what is the symptom" approach to the radio problems that plague us (discounting Covid-19 for the moment). Please give it a look-see and let me know if I... - Only served to confuse everyone - Made a grotesque mistake...

Hey Guys, 16,000ft, 8 knot thermals in Nephi today! Let's go fly... https://soaringeconomist.com/2020/04/01/gangbusters-conditions-today-in-nephi/ All the best, Daniel

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