I am recovering from a bad tendon tear in my right arm and really need a 1-man rigging system. I'm a cheap sumbich and don't want to pay retail... anyone got one they'd like to part with? I don't really need an electric one. A crank version would be fine. Jack Womack

http://www.dg-download.de/Videos/bird.wmv Well not gliding related but funny and other new video links ? Mal

Hello Group! I have flown gliders in Sweden for some ten years, and vonder what the units are for forward motion (in Sweden ) and vertical velocity (in Sweden ). I am asking this since I am writing a small program to be used on HP-calculators. The program will be kind of a "pocket-simulator"...

Entry forms for this year's South African National Championships - aka DustDevil 2005 - are now available from the Soaring Society's website at: http://www.sssa.org.za

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Following the thread on landing with one spoiler, I wonder what proportion of landing accidents result from mechanical failure or jamming of primary flight controls and spoilers/dive brakes. I personally know of a couple of failures - one spoiler handle sheared off as the pilot did his pre-landing...

Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo: http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc/van_nuys_mystery_plane.jpg I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I can't find any info on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction... It has an approximate...

Looking for a group that is dedicated to gliders with engines for launch or retrieve assist. Thanks in advance Udo

The hot weather canopy closing problem is often due to the plexiglas's high thermal coefficient of expansion, and hot weather. The canopy expansion is much higher than that of most fuselage composites. The manufacturers generally ship their sailplanes with nicely fitting canopies, when the air...

Jumping into the ELT fray ... I'm trying to figure out the best place to install one in my V2C. The ELT is an ACK Technologies model E-01, a yellow brick 2.75"x2.75"x7.75". The glider's previous owner had tried it where the transponder battery currently lives (he removed the ELT to make room for...

OK, so how does this compare in total installed weight to: - The two-cylinder water-cooled solo used in many self-launchers (~50 hp), or - the Rotax two-cycle used in other self-launchers (Taurus, earlier German machines) Enquiring minds want to know...

Yesterday I displayed my glider at a large youth scouting event held at the local airport. I spent the day seating kids in the cockpit, answering questions, and of course trying to keep the glider in one piece. As usual there were a few kids that asked some very insightful questions, but it was...

Does anybody know where winch training is done in the north-eastern US ? I would like to get training sufficent to actually perform winch/auto tows. Somewhere that I could get concentrated training would be prefered. Thanks Todd Smith 3S

Is there an English version posted somewhere? I'd very much like to read the front page news but my German is limited to "Bringen Sie mir bitte on Bier und ein Schnitzel". I tried using Alta Vista's babelfish but it gave me error 157. Vielen Danke -ted/2NO

Does anyone have or know of a resource for a partnership document for shared sailplane/aircraft ownership? Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated. Glenn (CC)

The subject of double tows has been discussed a few times. I've re-read the old threads and I have the gist of how it's done. It's a little unclear from the old posts if double tows are a reasonable way to get gliders in the air more quickly in the course of routine launching. On our busiest days,...

Does anyone have or know of a resource for a partnership document for shared sailplane/aircraft ownership? Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated. Glenn (CC)

All, I fly from an airfield that is over 6000 feet elevation, therefore I use oxygen on most flights. I have found that I get a headache that lasts for several hours following every flight. I use an EDS system and have tried several different settings; everything from its maximum setting which...

Hi, I want to be able to stock and sell G-Meters for my soaring pilot customers. I am having a difficult time finding vendors. The Falcon line looks interesting, but it is for experimental aircraft only - if I understand their web site correctly - they sell non-TSO'd instruments. ...

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