Many people suggest a large benefit for student power pilots to fly some dual in a glider and similarly many parts of successful glider piloting can be more cost effectively learned in a power plane. As an example, it is cheaper to do multiple landings in a power plane when learning to land. Do...

I am going to be using 3M perfect it followed by WX Block/Seal. Just wondering when in the process i should apply the new gap seals? I think i read that the seals/tape does not stick too well to freshly WX block/sealed surfaces. Should i put them on now and then mask them off, and then do the whole...

I sorta hate to interrupt the conversations by asking a question about actual weather, but here we are... Last fall, I posted a question on "where's the next thermal" that got helpful responses. Somewhere in this group, a pilot made the observation that on some days, the thermals vanish...

Finally, Mr. Diblin has researched the actual stats. Supprised us there have been 14 such incidents in 38 years, but actually remembered almost all. How many flights do you recall? How many unpowered commercial landings since 2001? All airline drivers should be glider bums.

I recently learned that Bruno has increased the number of gliders for the Nephi, UT event to 80. That's right, eight zero. IMHO, that is too many, even if FLARM is mandated. There will be pilots there from virtually zero cross country time to seasoned racers. They may be lulled into a false sense...

Maybe get me one of these (new EB29) ;- http://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/index.php?id=11 as well as the EB 28

https://youtu.be/l9eL9dBTXtw

Bruno Vassel recalls how the control stick broke off in a glider pilot's hand and how that pilot landed the aircraft safely (using rudder to turn and trim to control speed). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF0tTzvU8IM&t=411s Another favorite scenario is 'one spoiler stuck open'... the pilot opened...

Just went to post a flight on OLC and I am too late only two days after the flight. When did the rules change from three days to Tuesday at midnight? If you fly on Monday or Tuesday you must submit by midnight on Tuesday or not get scored, Very unreasonable change to the system. TT

I happen to find this link on the German soaring server and thought it might have some relevance here as well. Good reading stuff! Enjoy, Uli https://hangar.flights/stories/21/When-competition-becomes-more-important-than-life-itself

I'm starting to think that the textbook circular thermal is primarily a flatland phenomena.

Looking for rims for an older Komet Trailer. 14 inch Lemerz 1447-1. Have checked junk yards and internet, no luck as yet. Need a dealer in the U.S. Can anyone help? The U.S. Komet dealer ony has 13 inch. Gary

you know what I think would be awesome? A wheel brake on a German glider that actually worked well. I know, I know, I'm way outside the box here, but it HAS been done. The G103 wheel brake, that highly sophisticated collection of motorcycle and airplane parts stops with authority. just sayin'

Hi All Our drum wheel brake on the club Grob 102 is almost useless. I was wondering if there is a conversion to a diskbrake. Ken (KP)

Does anyone have any data, preferably quantitative, about what sort of braking performance is required? On the one hand, it would seem that effective braking is primordial for safe landing in the event of an outlanding, but on the other hand many gliders seem to have inadequate brakes, to put it...

The brake cable on my ship needs to be replaced - stretched, adjustment barrel is already at the end of the range, etc. The diameter of the cable is 2mm, and it seems like they don't use 2mm cables on bicycles anymore. 1.6mm brake cables are readily available, but I'm not sure if they're...

Looking for a 14" wheel for a cobra trailer. Thanks, 5U

I'm starting a new thread devoted to the subject of using WhatsApp in contests and task sharing. Please share your thoughts on pros and cons, successes and failures, contests that used it well and not well, etc. A sampling (not all comments) and some copying and pasting from previous...

can't upload my flight. Anyone else having trouble today? WO

Hi, before I put my hand in my pocket and pay for a soaring program which I can use on my iPAQ, I'm interested in hearing what people think of free programs like XCSoar and GPS_Log or any other soaring programs which run on the iPAQ. I must confess that I also have a Palm pilot Vx and think that...