Check out Ebay item #4602107082 Also his website at www.skywalkerjets.com This guy's trying to sell the rights to name it for $0.5 Million! Unfortunately, he's serious... He's planning to fly it tomorrow. Claimed he couldn't

In the last 24 hrs. the SSA office has heard from all the Regional Contest managers except for 2. First, thank you all for helping out, and a big THANK YOU to the contest managers for contacting Gaynell at the SSA office. BUT we need HELP with REGION 12, and REGION 4N, so, if you know of...

The Rules Committee's proposed changes for the 2006 SSA Contest Rules are posted on the SRA website at http://sailplane-racing.org/Rules/2006proposedV1.htm Subject to possible additional feedback from the US competition soaring community, these will be presented for approval at the Feb 2-4 SSA...

The January 2006 issue of AOPA Pilot has an article about a Pilatus PC-12 single engine turboprop. Beautiful airplane. In the article is the following comment: "It's a great glider. ... the PC-12 has a 2.7-1 power off glide ratio at maximum gross weight - not bad at all for a 9,920 pound...

Can anyone help me find the above? cheers Damien

Does anyone know an internet link from which to download an English version of the Janus B Flight Manual? or a copy they could e-mail me? Regards Christopher Thorpe

Can anyone help me find the above? cheers Damien

I would like to ask the rec.aviation.soaring community for comments about their experiences switching between batteries while in flight. It seems to be common practice to carry two batteries. There is usually a master switch and then an A/B switch to toggle between the batteries. The issue is...

80) What is the approximate proper airspeed to use when flying between thermals on a cross-country flight against a headwind? a) The best lift/drag speed increased by one-half the estimated wind velocity. b) The minimum sink speed increased by one-half the estimated wind velocity. c) The best...

Does anyone have updated website or contact for this company? The web address listed below does not fuction and i was wondering if they are still in business. Fieberglas Technik Rudolf Lindner GmbH Steige 3 D-88487 Walpertshofen Phone: 0049 7353 2243 Fax 0049 7353 3096

Two time U.S. 15-Meter National Champion and 2006 U.S. Team member David Mockler is heading for New Zealand to compete in the second Grand Prix. Eleven of the worlds best glider pilots including New Zealander John Coutts, 15-Meter World Champ, will be flying hard in this Grand Prix. Follow all the...

The medals you won at the Regional level or National level are not being sent out to you until your contest manager finishes the paperwork for the contest you were in. Today, I was at the SSA office, and 8 contests had still not finished their paperwork. At least one National contest hadn't even...

For Sale is my 2002 National 425 back parachute. The 425 is recommended for pilots up to 208 lbs. (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 hardware on the chest. It...

For anyone seriously interested in providing better cross-country soaring weather predictions for their local region, and who has the necessary computer processing resources and expertise, I am making publicly available the RASP program I've written to produce high-resolution (1-12 km) forecast...

We are planning a 3 week vacation to France in September of 2006. For the course of at least one week, we will be staying at a villa in the vicinity of Figeac, in the south central region. As part of this trip, I would very much like to get a little flying in, even if only with an instructor. ...

I have recently purchased a DG-300, and am in the process of getting it ready to fly this next season. If you have any equipment you are looking to sell, Please forward me pictures and price. I need a wing wheel, one man rigging unit, tow bar. Send to jschaffer at techno-mation dot com.

Two time U.S. 15-Meter National Champion and 2006 U.S. Team member David Meckler is heading for New Zealand to compete in the second Grand Prix. Eleven of the worlds best glider pilots including New Zealander John Coutts, 15-Meter World Champ, will be flying hard in this Grand Prix. Follow all the...

This post deals with less expensive portable GPS's from Garmin. Lead-in: I'm familiar with the current-glide-ratio function on the Garmin Etrex Vista (which has a pressure sensor). It's extremely responsive--too much so to be of much use except in smooth conditions. In some cases where the view...

I received this portable GPS with the purchase of my Discus. I have never used it and know nothing about it but I do know that it works. Comes with GPS unit, storage bag and owners manual. Asking $100.00 plus shipping. I think it retails for $199. Prefer to ship in the US only. Brian

Hi Everybody, I have recompiled the old CuSoft Polar Explorer DOS program to work under Windows and issued version 2.2 as Freeware. Anyone interested in trying it out, please visit http://www.trimill.com/CuSoft/ where the program and a short User's Guide are available for free download. If you...