Mike Mitton "captured" the PASCO egg from Truckee September 28 with a nice flight out of Minden. He towed with SoaringNV to the west to see if the clouds on that side of the valley would work, and after scratching around for about an hour finally made it south far enough to have the 100 km...

I am looking for a glider pilot visiting Minden Nv soon who would be willing to look over and an informal inspection of a DG400. I am interesting in buying the glider but would like someone independant to view it pre-purchase.

The last question before polls close. Your input is appreciated! www.5ugly.blogspot.com! Thanks, Sam

I was startled awake by John's voice from the clock-radio, discussing nuclear strikes on fox-holes and other scary things. Meant to post immediately here, but I pulled a pillow over my head and forgot about it... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95143166 See ya, Dave "YO...

http://711reporting.blogspot.com/ Its a 5 page acticle. # 711.

This just up on CNN: ...A weathered sweat shirt, cash and a pilot identification card with Fossett's name were found Tuesday near Mammoth Lakes, police Chief Randy Schienle said. The ID did not have a photo, he said... http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/01/fossett.discovery/index.html

By popular request, the US rules poll is now visible online to any and all at http://adamsfive.com/survey/surveys.php No matter what you enter in name and number you'll be able to read the poll. It will only record your opinions if you've flown in a contest in the last 3 years. We hope this will...

Hi Can anyone identify the precise locations of the following Regards Martin Burney ATC Gliding site at Merthyr Tydfil wartime, used by US or USAAF unit Wookey, Wells, Somerset post war , may have been used by Bristol Gliding

I am neither rookie nor old hand, but my first contest at New Castle (a challenging site for those who haven't experienced it first hand) had me in rookie mode all over again. This is an article I wrote up for my club. http://flypmsc.blogspot.com/2008/09/new-castle-rookie-report.html Best...

Here's a list of questions about restoring an ASW-15B model. How expensive is it to tint a canopy? What about hinging it? The old metal Ben Greene trailer sure could use some struts/hydraulic to help open and close the lid. It's really heavy. Anything to assist in opening it?

I currently use the WP 8.0 with a GS-NAV unit. To make it work I use GPS-NAV 2 setting in the Hardware dropdown list (About screen). I had a look at the most recent version of WP (9.11 PRO) and noticed that the corresponding drop-down list no longer has GPS-NAV setting (it has: Other, CAI 302,...

In our discussions here on whether or not too add Club Class to the list of competitions held in the U.S., the main sticking point seems to be the effect on adding a burden to place yet another contest at dwindling contest sites. This should be a real concern for all classes, not just if we add...

What happens if we handicap pilots instead of aircraft..... Have a handicap card for each pilot airplane combination. If I can consistantly get 50% of the possible points earned by the days winner, I would get a series of normalization factors (2.00) that over time would reflect my...

I have been watching the threads about club class and the SRA pilot opinion polls with great interest. There (statistically) has not been much of a change in the US with participation in contests in recent years. For everyone, Europe, USA and elsewhere....what draws, lures or interests you in a...

When will ADS B be implementent and be Mandatory.

I need to tow a trailer from Washington state to Central California and trying to figure out the most cost effective and time efficient way to do it. It is a long damn drive up and back and I am wondering if flying commercially one way and then renting a tow vehicle for the return would be viable....

I seem to remember there was a lengthy discussion here about PC soaring simulators but I've not been able to find it again. Does anyone know whether there was a concensus on which simulator was most realistic? I seem to remember Condor and Silent Wings being discussed.

Why aren't the dues to join plainly obtainable on the website? I don't want to go through pages and pages of stuff to fill out before I know how much it will be. How much WILL it be? Scott Cheapskate in WI

I have an Ipaq 4700 running mcu. The device has a time out page that pops up about every 4 or 5 minutes that displays the time and a calender and a small message in the top left corner "No Bitmaps Found". Does anyone know if there is a way to turn this function completely off. I can't find...

Now that we have a runway in the backyard we have purchased a DG808 motorglider. Our very nice LS10-A 15/18/M demo is now for sale. For details goto www.solairecanada.com and select "specials". If you need more info call 519 461 1464