What is the minimum number of days required to select a national champion and where is that specified? What rules apply to seeding points earned at a Nationals and where are they specified? I'm sitting out the rain at Hobbs and can't reconcile the SSA FAI Nationals rules with some information...

Is there a way to set the units on the OLC (Online Contest) website screens so that they display in something other than the metric default? For example, to show miles instead of kilometers? (Yes, I know we in the US are luddites ...) Thanks, - Frank

Many years ago I was getting into competitive R/C soaring. The rules, set forth by - you guessed it - the FAI, seemed overly complicated. A more experienced Pilot explained that the rules were largely German in origin. That confused me more, so he explained further. In Heaven The English Greet...

Anyone still using a VP 6 without the VP 9... What is the easiest way to get a new turnpoint library into it? I do not have DOS anymore. Do have a couple of Ipaqs. Dieter

Hi, The strong U.S. dollar has brought about a reduction in the price of Naviter products in the USA. - SeeYou for PC: $155 - Oudie with SeeYou Mobile pre-installed: $578 - Oudie with SeeYou Mobile pre-installed and SeeYou for PC: $698 http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/seeyou.htm

It's thanks to this group that I bought a PNA and loaded it with a moving map. The Garmin IQue and APIC combination has been a great boon cross-country despite the well known problems with bright sunlight and small text on screen. And now I have ordered a chinese 5 inch PNA for the same...

USA aircraft owners. A note to remind you if you have not already heard: As of March 1, 2010, the FAA is no longer mailing paper copies of Airworthiness Directives (AD's) and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB's) to aircraft owners. Paper copies are now only available by paid...

Hi Gang The spam level with this Yahoo Group is getting out of control. We recently had a similar situation with the Yahoo Carat Group. So let me say it again and loudly. If we do not want spam we need an ACTIVE administrator that looks at all postings coming in for a while rejecting those that...

Hi My new laptop with Window VISTA will not communicate with my LX 5000 with a serial/USB adapter. Can someone help! Thank you Gilles

The map pages a Google Maps - http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/tracking/htm Google Maps Large - http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/trackinglarge.htm Mobile - http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/mobile.htm Google Earth - http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/tracking.kml enjoy! TA

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Hi, I am currently flying it in the U.S. Sports Class Nationals in Parowan, UT, USA. The flying here has been spectacular! I own a small share of a Cobra trailer for our DG-1000 sailplane. However, the hydraulic jack used to lift the fuselage of the glider does not seem to be functioning...

Our IA has discovered a cracked part at the base of the tail in our club Blanik L-23. It may have been damaged in a hard landing years ago, and it's REAL hard to get in touch with Blanik America right now. (I think he's out of town). In order to expedite the fix, does anyone know of a wrecked...

Hello, can anybody recommend to me commercial soaring club in Bavaria, Germany but in FLAT area ? I already flew at Dassu gliding school in mountain area but I want to fly not only in mountains. Generally I'm interested in a club/school which rents gliders. Regards,

Anyone have any experience with this unit yet: http://tinyurl.com/358w5vx seems nice- high res screen, wired serial, only a hundred bucks... general specs: CPU: Centrality Atlas IV 533MHZ, 4GB NAND Flash ROM, 128MB SDRAM, Real-time OS Microsoft WinCE 6.0 pro version, 5.0” TFT 65K colors touch ...

Can anyone tell me what the status is of the law suite to get a soaring operation back at Hemet, California? Boggs

Anyone used one of these in a glider or other aircraft yet? http://www.shadowboxlive.com/ I am interested in a 3D logger for acro flying and such, and this unit appears to fit the bill by measuring speed, alt, g's, and angular rates/positions combined with GPS, so I'm curious to hear...

Congratulations to Frank Paynter on his winning the day at the US SC Nationals! Thanks also to Frank for his great contest day reports. Excellent reports Frank! You do know that you are going to be asked to write the reports for every contest you attend from now on?

I received an email stating that my diamond goal flight has been rejected due to a typo on my igc declaration. Despite the fact that the security was good, all turnpoints rounded ok, and everything else good, it's still rejected. On the IGC declaration where it says "registered ID" I typed in...

Congratulations to 5AF - Team Gagen on what I believe is the USAFA's best performance ever.