This instrument was purchased new in 2000. The glider was not flown much - less than 250 hrs. The L-Nav is in excellent condition. It comes with the 80mm vario display (knots) and a temperature probe. A Streifeneder grip is also included. If desired, an upgrade to version 5.8 can be done...

For Sale is my 2002 National 425 back parachute. The 425 is recommended for pilots up to 208 lbs (220 max gross wt). (26' conical chute). It is in excellent condition and very well cared for. Royal blue with light blue accents. It has quick ejector hardware on the legs and thread through...

Shiflet Field (Marion, NC) have given permission to use their facility March 19 through March 26, 2006 for the purpose of flying in the lee wave of Mt. Mitchell. Shiflet is a very flat, broad grass strip of almost 4,000 feet. We have had three successful camps and look forward to yet...

Our local ground launch club is buying 5000 ft of 3/16 AmSteel grey spectra for winching/auto tow. In talking to the supplier the price gets lower the more we buy, so we are wondering if anyone else is interested in joining in a bulk order for late March delivery? If you are interested, please...

Anyone with a SHK looking to sell it, please contact me. Thanks, Tom Kelley. # 711. Cell 1-305-975-8177.

Greetings all, We are running a wave camp at Mt. Mitchell, N.C., USA. March 19 to 25. Right now we are 4 planes short to make it a go. Anyone who wants to sign up, contact Jay Campbell: It's a beautiful spot and a lot of fun. Give it a go!

Can any SZD-55-1 owner give me thedetails of a modification to install a Mountain High XCP oxygen system with a 647 liter alloy cylinder (133mm dia x 485mm long) in an SZD-55-1. Preferably the SZD-approved installation suitable for a EASA gliderin the UK, but this may not be possible. Is there a...

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I didn't expect things to work out quite as they did. I was pleasantly surprised, several times. I flew back to Houston from Amarillo on Friday, over summer-like skies. The cus were popping and cloudbase was about 10,000 AGL. That was a beautiful sight. I got home and found out that we were in fact...

2006 Mid-America Spring Soaring & Safety Seminar Elgin, IL Saturday, February 18, 2006 http://chicagolandglidercouncil.com The ChicagoLand Glider Council is sponsoring a day long spring soaring and safety seminar open to all soaring pilots. Safety, racing, competition, gear, gliders and gab will...

A feature article in the Durango Herald newspaper (Durango, Colorado) = this morning about a 5 star resort north of town, Tall Timber, really = caught my attention. They now offer an "extreme sport" of Peter Pan- = like zipping down through the trees hanging from a wire that they call...

Sky Sailing in Warner Springs CA, will be hosting a US Team sponsored XC camp April 24-28. http://www.skysailing.com/pages/cross_country_camp.htm and the entry form can be found at: http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/ust_camps.htm Space is limited so please apply early. Garret

At the 2004 regionals at Parawon, I briefly saw a self launching glider with really attractive graphics down the side of the fuselage. I don't think that the pilot was entered in the contest, but he launched with the grid one day. Does anyone: Know this glider? Know how to contact the owner?

Hi, After reading as much as I could find, and assembling the necessary tools, I have just started a leak testing program on my 1980 LS4. I verified that my ASI is well sealed by creating sufficent vacuum on the static input to show 100kt on ASI and observing no appreciable airspeed decrease...

A number of years ago during the course of the closing of the old Black Forest Glider Port, I purchased a signed print of wave clouds over NZ. This print measures about 20 X40, (acutally it's a bit larger than that). In the lower left hand corner of the print are what looks like the words Taieri...

Hello all I am trying to connect my LX20 to my iPaq. LX20 is older model (Pre 2000) iPaq is 3850 I have the original cradle and cables from LX Navigation that is designed to connect ot a PC seiral port. This meand the cable has a DB9 female connector both ends.

Anyone here seen the results? Ben Flewett from NZ won. Got a nice chq for his trouble as well. Good on ya Ben!! Any thoughts on the overall impression from the website, videos etc? I thought it was excepionally well done. Congrats to the organisers and competitors. Hopefully there will be a...

Ok, I'm an early solo pilot, and freelance IT bod.. looks like there's a bunch of suitable work going in sydney, imminent start. Question is, how badly will it affect my gliding - aside from poor planning in doing back to back winters, will it be as frustrating as an english winter - or as good...

Hello everyone I am working on a web site and I need your input to help me build a section of it. This is not a sales presentation I just need your input as fellow professionals dealing with the ROHS no lead problem. I am in need of Pictures of your solder joint failures. I need also what caused...

Hello, I am planning to be in Villach, Austria, in an upcoming weekend in early Feb, and wondering if someone could recommend a soaring location and operation at this time of year in the Carinthia area? So far I found the following online via a friend, but no seasonal information. (I can always...