I searched back a few years in rec.aviation.soaring to see if this topic was covered before. If so please forgive me. I am looking to replace my mechanical Winter vario with a electric or electronic vario. Any suggestions? Also, which do you prefer; 1) The mechanical/electrical versions such...

Hey all - in reviewing Paul Schweizer's "Soaring Through the 20th Century", I realize there are no photos of the gliders being loaded or unloaded from the MATS aircraft, which I thought I had seen somewhere. Anyone have any leads? I suspect it was a C-124...talk about subsidies!

I have bought my first glider and picking it up saturday. It's registered in Germany but doesn't have a competition number, how are they chosen? Where can you register one?

I had quit reading the Barry Schiff thread until I was alerted to this: "After ~40 years of participation in 'flying for fun' (mostly soaring), I recently participated in my Very First vulgar downwind dash...as Joe Crew. Proving that ships of 1-26 performance are incapable of XC, Joe...

I have some new in box oxygen equipment for sale. Aerox DV54 steel cylinder (smaller dia. for sailplanes) new price $240 Mountain High XCR-A-1P-G regulator new price $235 Aerox Oxysaver cannula new price $29 New price for the three items is $504. I will sell all three for $375+ shipping Terry...

Where can I get the full list of questions on the FAA Private Glider Test Bank. The only thing I can find are samples, but not the complete set. Thanks, Fred

Ilec SB-9 backup vario with integrated audio and rechargeable 9v battery Never installed since new. Recent factory check. $395 + shipping or best offer Jonathan Gere jonathangere AT yahoo dot com

We are considering holding a 2 week soaring camp for young new glider pilots in July or August of next year called IYSC. This in the new stages of planning so it may or may not succeed. At this point I need to find some interested 14-24 year old new soaring pilots. If we get enough interest we will...

Hi, It has been about 2 years since I created the SeeYou Training CDs. They have sold very well and I've received a lot of positive feedback on them. They are still 98% current and as useful as ever. I have made full length, low resolution (320 x 240 pixels) versions of all the SeeYou...

i'd be interested to hear from anyone who has sucessfully fitted oxygen to an SZD-55Regards David Pye Kent GC, UK

I've been looking for a friend on the SSA Sailplane Tracker but there are no flights currently shown for Moriarty, NM.Â* A quick look at Flightaware 0E0 clearly shows him south bound out of Moriarty.Â* What's up? -- Dan 5J

I just saw this. Doesn't look good. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/01/nextgen_on_track/page2.html -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |

Hi all, I'm going to be on a road tour of Europe in August (South of France, Switzerland, Germany etc) and was thinking of stopping somewhere for a week to do a gliding course. My first question would be whether or not any training I do in Europe will be valid back in the UK? The second would be...

Hi All, Just to let you know that Condor is now avaliable from www.condorsoaring.com. Having played it for a good few hours it seems pretty damn good (and no, I'm not on commision or in any way related to the development team ;-) ). The scenery is lovely, the planes feel right (having never flown...

ASW27B, Atlanta GA. Sn 27119, tt 250 hr, one owner Damage history---tail boom fracture, repaired by Eastern Sailplane Landing gear repaired by Paul Gaines No spar hump--0.002" max waviness except small area just outboard of right spoiler box. SNav v8.6/ Gps 20 v 6.0, Winter 57mm vario, Winter...

Does anyone have experience with the new Apple MAC Book (pro) with Intel core 2 duo running soaring software like SeeYou in Windows XP? I would also like to know the compatibility of a MAC book (pro) with a USB-to-serial adapter to communicate with a GPS logger and flight computer. Anyone also...

Marble canyon, which is up behind my home, got hit with 5-8 inches of rain and hail in less that an hour. A wall of water came out of the canyon, and took out numerous homes. It happened in a very short time frame. Cars were floating down the street, with people still in them. The dry raven that...

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Does anyone have contact information for Dave Ellis? Thanks in advance, Ray Warshaw 1LK

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