Okay guys, here's your new thread. Please... Del asks "how well will pilots react if they unexpectedly get into a spin or a spiral dive? Normally you gird your loins up first before doing a deliberate spin!" Answer: this depends on the pilot, of course. By the time you are gaggle flying,...

I just noted that the times in the igc file from my Volkslogger are several hours differant from the actual times. Is there someplace to set the UTC offset that I haven't found? I am looking at the file with SeeYou. I don't see this issue when looking at the igc file generated by my pda, which...

WTB Rear seat repeater for Cambridge 302

Anyone now where you can purchase the rubber blocks for the Schwizer tow hooks (airplane hook) ?

Spotted this unintentional(?) plug for gliding on the main RV homebuilt site: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=45291 The poster is the Lead Flight Director, Space Shuttle Operations. Doubt that many RV builders will suddenly be tearing the engines out of their RVs (such...

My favorite gliderport to fly from in real life (79N, Ridge Soaring in Unionville, Pennsylvania, USA) is incorrectly located in FSX. The gliderport is placed about 300 yds too far NW. This puts the whole thing on the wrong side of the adjacent highway, and projects the airport part way into some...

Can anybody tell me what battery life you get in practice, when running a transponder from a dedicated lead-acid battery, and what size battery that is? And what model of transponder is it? Has anybody measured the actual current drawn during operation, if so what is it? I am particularly...

Friends: It is unusual for us to be closed in summer, but a dear friend is getting married in Calgary, so we will be closed this week, and open for tows only on July 11-12, 2009. Our normal services resume on July 15th. No phone or email response should be expected during our days...

Updated US Airspace files for the charting cycle effective July 2, 2009 are now available in the airspace area of the Worldwide Turnpoint exchange. The same files are available on my website at www.xmission.com/~lalley/aviation. My website also includes a file generator for US airport...

If I had one of these ...... http://www.batterystuff.com/solar-chargers/ ......would I be able to fly continously without ever removing the battery and charging it overnight? I figured there's alot of smart folks on here who have already thought this through!

I have a little problem that has been discussed here before. Every time I press my push to talk my vario freaks out. I have a Dittel FSG 2T radio and an LX 1600 vario. We typically fly on 123.5 or 123.3. any Ideas on how to get rid of the interference? Any help will be appreciated.

One of our members created this promotional video for our club, soon to be on our web site. I thought you should do the same! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUsEAsoHl4 Enjoy, John VP, Sky Soaring Inc Hampshire, IL http://skysoaring.com

With Paul Remde's assistance I just fixed an issue with a "problem" I had with my HP IPAQ 2215 (2210). You might want to know about this. My problem was that the unit would not power on when using battery power. On AC (or cradle) it was OK. I thought it was a battery issue. I thought that the...

Several months ago, AOPA launched a program aimed at the general public to improve the image of General Aviation. Harrison Ford agreed to help us launch this program, and to date, it has proven very successful. We started by focusing on GA's impact on the economy. Now we're cahnging our focus to...

For what purpose do you wish to log speed and acceleration? Have you looked at any of the model airplane loggers that can do this? Someone wrote: It seems to be quite difficult to get information about this instrument. I wrote the company but unfortunately they are not responding. It's...

Hi, I am looking forward to selling the Trig TT21 transponder in the USA once they receive approval from the FAA (or whomever they need approvals from). However, I just talked to someone who told me that his avionics person said he could install one in his experimental aircraft - now - even...

Mark Hawkins and I, in collaboration with contest management, will be providing near-real-time SPOT tracking at the SC Nats in Elmira. We hope to have it on a big screen display in the Flight Center area. If you are planning to compete in the contest, bring your SPOT if you have one, or consider...

Tim - Easy enough I suppose. when I first got the Cherokee it had an old Crossfeld electric vario in it. the audio part didnt work. Either the flask or the battery was hooked up backwards and when I was in lift it showed down and when I was in sink it showed lift. Also, the scale was way off. ...

I sure would like to see some updated scores from Region 9......and hear what's going on. Did a protest really knock out a day? Why were the launches late.....weather....lack of tow planes..... or what? What happened yesterday? Anybody have the news? Ed Byars

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