Those of us who have actually heard Bob Carlton's jet-powered Silent in the air can tell you that once it is off the ground and more than a few hundred feet away that it is a lot quieter than conventional motor gliders such as the DG 400 or 800.When being run up on the ground and up close it...

The sponsors of the Moriarty OLC Camp (June 1 to 15), Sundance Aviation and Albuquerque Soaring Club, have been joined by Moriarty-based Titan Aerospace. The city's Mayor, Ted Hart, and the City Council are also generously supporting the Camp. Our sponsors will help defray costs of such things as...

I am having a problem using the OLC convertor program that is supposed to convert Cambridge files to a standard acceptable to OLC. It worked fine on my now-dead XP laptop, but won't do anything on my new W7 machine. Any suggestions? HL

Yes, Albuquerque Soaring was first in the US for the second year in a row (and third in the world club rankings in 2005, one place better than the year before). And yes, the ridge bashers are off to a flying start -- but then we like to give them a bit of a start. Just for encouragement. And yes I...

Old as in France and Germany, as in hide-bound. New as in new entrants to EU, full of vim and vigour. Retract on tow is normal enough, but not at approx 18 inches off the ground, at least not in my book. banks

When you call for Notams, as I understand it you must ask specifically if there is anything slated for GPS testing, otherwise you will not be told what's up. For those who want to see what can happen please look at my flght log for 16 May on OLC. The test not only screwed up the gps instrument, it...

Am thinking of shipping my glider to OZ as I am planning to relocate there(again) next year. Can anyone update me on the current situation regarding tax/duties when entering Australia? Howard

I'm a rather new glider pilot and I am about to fly on the PW5 as my instructor deems me to be competent after training on the G103, I've seen photos and the glider seems small and the wingspan is only 10 meters or so, so I was wondering how she flies. Any PW-5 experiences? Thanks! Happy gliding!

I have just acquired a Toshiba tablet and was hoping to use it as means to transfer log files to OLC. Seems that there is a problem between the files I now successfully put on a flash drive and use my laptop to send to OLC; something to do with the tablet working on a different format. Bearing in...

With the number already signed up and those indicating they plan to attend, the Camp looks to hit its maximum limit of 50. If you plan to attend please register soon to avoid disappointment. Remember that your entry is only confirmed when you have sent your deposit check to Sundance Aviation. The...

Just a little Spring cleaning around here. Avionic Dittel ground station with ATR 720B radio and mic. Works and only needs battery......$650 Themi GPS thermal centering instrument and flight recorder.......$575 Volkslogger. Round connector........$575 Zaon MRX PCAS with remote antenna...

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Hello all , A good friend, who is going on 89 and still soaring with the eagles, needs some help on a GPS he is thinking of buying. He flies locally only in S. Fla. and his datalogger has seen its last day and he want to replace it with 1. BendixKing AV80R found at MarvGolden.com or, 2. Garmin...

I don't think Erwin read the part about not being funny, John, and what he wrote was most funny. I didn't think Germans could be funny. Except my grandfather, who liked to dance around in his underwear after consuming large quantity of beer. Growing up in Miami with no air condition and...

Would someone get in touch with the scorer at the 1-26 Nationals and see if he can't add a "total" column to the score sheet. The contact email address on the contest website is missing. Thanks R

Wake up race Fans!!!!! HOT HOT HOT but with bases at 7000+ and thermals hitting 8's and 9's ....who cares about the little people. Good thing the wife doesn't read this or I would be 2 million poorer. ON FRIDAY.......A group of 12+ launch to test out the equipment with a few shepparding Dennis L...

It's Sunday practice day race fans with the Region 5 starting tomorrow and the Standard Nationals starting on Tuesday. Where the h.ll is TA. He's suppose to be here writing these reports!!? Hopefully we will see him tomorrow , in the mean time.... again HOT with the lift being good but a little...

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Good question on the Transponder below this thread which leads me to ponder..... any good at all leaving the old ELT in until I switch over to the new ( ya...I know....procrastination(?)) system? I'm thinking of SPOT....how about SPOT+old ELT, or if I get SPOT, would a new ELT be necessary. The...