Sorry! Late with the post and missed the previous ones.

http://growingbolder.com/media/technology/vehicles/soaring-to-new-heights-246522.html

KS wins day 2. A TAT of 2 hrs and 40 mins and 5 turn areas. Of course, my student, YO, will tell you he won but he is flying as a guess and after he gets nailed with the handicap Dave slip slides away. But, he is having a great time as all are. Reported climbs better than expected and winning...

It looks like the Power-Sonic PS-1229 is the correct size but I'd like to know what others might be tried and tested. Looking to start using one to power an EW Micro and/or future transponder. 2NO

My Cobra trailer hydraulic jack is starting to fail, to the point where I now have to put a 2x4 board under the jack assembly to get my wheel off the ground. John Dezutti (7K) gave me some hydraulic fluid, but there doesn't seem to be a good way to add fluid. I tried, and got everything *but*...

Hi, I was just e-mailed a link to a very nice video taken at the Seniors contest in Florida. http://growingbolder.com/media/technology/vehicles/soaring-to-new-heights-246522.html I like that it has the pilots' names and other details. Well done! Good Soaring,

Today is the first contest day for the 2009 Senior Contest at Seminole Lakes Gliderport in Florida. There are 55 participants and 4 guests on the contestants list. Of those, we currently have 12 of the participants who have SPOT Personal Trackers and are being tracked. There may be more that will...

Short article on the economy of soaring. http://www.aopa.org/members/joyofflight/0902.html?WT.mc_id=090227epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan

With my new glider, I got a box of extra equipment. Included was a never-used Rico audio vario, still in the box, but without documentation. It checks out good. But does anyone have any info on these varios? Specifically: What size capacity bottle should be used with this? What are the...

IMPORTANT CONTEST NEWS! For those of you planning to attend any of these events please make a note of the following: * Preferential Entry Dates (PED) a this Thursday (12 March 2009) for Club Class and Friday(13 March 2009) for 15 Meters Nationals!!! * 68 Pilots already registered!......

Less than two years old, serial number 4HA, software version 2.63, calibration date 1/24/2008, offered at $2000. I've been using this as a backup logger but I'd like to switch to a lower cost flight recorder that uses its own power supply. Also available for an additional $200 are an iPAQ hx4705...

Does anyone know of nice, residential airparks in good soaring areas that would be accommodating of gliders? Western US, Northeast US, whatever.....I need to come back to the US and find a soarable place to live, without having to commute to an airfield.

The thing that is perhaps most interesting to me about the A320 Hudson incident is the report that the first officer, who was pilot flying, saw the canada geese and "made note of it". Why didn't he take immediate evasive action? It will be very interesting to see the CVR transcript. I wonder how...

In another thread today, the issue of Spot tracking performance came up. In particular, it was pointed out that several pilots at the ongoing Senior's contest were experiencing long periods of missed tracking reports. This is an area that I have personally investigated recently. I gave a...

For sale: 1998 Stemme S10VT motorglider, one owner, always hangared, 1650 airframe hours (yes, I’ve enjoyed it!), 360 engine hours – 20 since overhaul. Based near San Francisco but can be delivered anywhere in the world. To get an idea of its unique capabilities, both under power and soaring, see...

I just towed my new (to me) Cobra for the first time and when I brake even moderately, the tires lock up on the trailer, then let go, then lock up in a repetitive cycle of about 3Hz. What do I do? Brian

Hi All, I have an old Becker AR3201 that's working fine; but I managed to slice a few of the wires in the harness while re-wiring my glider this month (I decided it was time to get the rat's nest of PVC wire and old tube-type fuses out of the cockpit). A blade-type fuse on the battery, Anderson...

I just ran across this for those of you who missed this segment on Discovery Channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxhwkM0ZXRM Craig

Hi All - For some reason, many scores for 6-March are reflected in "dim gray" he http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/getScoring.html?scoringId=21&year=2009&month=03&day=06 These include flights whose detail was accepted AOK, but this "world daily score" page shows weird incorrect...

http://www.windcraft.fi/pik27/welcome.htm The website indicates this could be built from a kit. While maybe not viable for a commercial operation, it sure could appeal to a club. Brad