Does anyone know of an operation in the U.S. regularly doing auto tows with 2 place gliders? (especially Blaniks or Grob 103s) I am looking for feasability, realistic tow heights acheived, vehicle requirements etc. I will be operating from a 4600 foot paved runway. Any information would be helpful.

I'm a new glider pilot looking at purchasing a 1-26. I'm looking at gaining the flights and experience to get the Commercial Glider and adding the CFI-G to my existing CFI-A. I envision doing auto tows at my local 3200ft airport. I'll hopefully be getting to 600AGL to just do laps around the...

The Spring 2012 LVVSA Auto - Tow weekend was, as always, tons of fun! Auto and Aero tows from Roach Dry Lakebed, between Jean and Primm NV, in actual soaring conditions! We had the usual great food, bonfire, and camaraderie. Keith W. made an exceptional batch of dark chocolate, mint chip ice...

Does anyone know of auto-towing gear that will automatically retract the rope the glider releases? My club has just moved to a new airport, which has a runway long enough for auto-towing. However, we'd like to be able to clean up the runway quickly -- preferably while the tow vehicle is still...

Fortunately, everyone's going to be OK... http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-pplanecrash17aug17,1,680962.story?coll=sfla-news-broward

I had an interesting conversation with a pal about auto-tow glider launching method recently. It seems academic really. When cost is considered, auto-towing has to be far more affordable than even winching. Maybe $1.50 per tow, max? In aviation, the cost is always critical. Especially in...

Had a conversation with a pal on this recently. It seems academic. Why cost is considered, it has to be even more affordable than winching. Why is this not a mainstream method of getting gliders airborne? Interested in learning what you know, your thoughts and opinions. Sean 7T

Hi Can anyone point me to a place where I can download patterns for instruments in AutoCad (2002) format? Matts

I'm gearing up to make a couple sets of water ballast release valves for HP-24 kits, and I'm curious if there might be any interest in them as retrofits for other gliders. I've seen some really goofy setups where you have to manually connect hoses inside the fuselage, with awkward arrangements of...

Anyone have a point of contact to purchase replacement AUTOFLUG seatbelts for my 1982 LS-4? RD

A prototype automated flap system was mentioned in the recent Duckhawk discussion. My question: Given that our manual flap settings cannot be optimal, how much real-world improvement in climb and cruise could be gained with an automated flap system that always has the flaps at their optimal...

I was looking at my new-to-me glider on Saturday and noticed a 1" hole just over the pilot's left shoulder with a red stripe painted above it. See http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/grosse-piloten-e.html for a picture of the hole. We stood around and pondered what the hole was for. No one had much of...

Please see my other thread on "Automatic Parachutes" in which I argue that an automatic (static line) parachute is a good thing (except maybe in the Andes!). So here I sit owning a non-automatic parachute (a Strong 305). Can it be converted to an automatic parachute? Can I simply add a...

See: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220050208925%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050208925&RS=DN/20050208925 Bill Daniels

Hi, Anyone ever experienced a start list not being correctly executed, or completely absent? I did, therefore I made this Android app to help me/us in the futu https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.johny.startlist Another benefit is the calculation of the totals, humans have...

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Sorry if I've crossed any newsgroup boundaries with this post, Please see our new website www.dittolog.com for developments Cheers Mark

These amazing vehicles really are undersea gliders. Link to NyTimes article: http://nyti.ms/17Q0j7V Quote from the article: "There are several models of submersible research drones on the market, but the Gliderpalooza fleet consists of propellerless Slocum Gliders, designed by the Teledyne Webb...

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