From Rules Committee: "This is where we are as of today for 2016 FLARM-related rules that will be recommended to the SSA BOD (note that rules are proposed by the RC and approved by the SSA BOD - this year at the Greenville convention): 1. For National Contests: * Organizers may request a...

I've never used hard wax before, but since the factory recommends it on the gelcoat, I'm going to give it a try. I just have no clue how to go about it. (My Google search results are great -- for hair removal!) I have a Makita 0-3000rpm variable speed polisher, a brick of hard wax, and a mandrel...

I am interested in learning if other soaring clubs have a Janus 2-seat glider in their fleet, which model they have, its suitability as a club ship and whether they would recommend one to a club that was looking for a 2-seat cross country trainer. If you have other personal experience in the Janus,...

If you refer to http://www.fai.org/gliding/bureau2006_2 minutes of the FAI Gliding Commission Bureau meeting, you will find: 'A2.8 Discussion on Class structure in the “light-end” RS explained the problem we have at the light end, where a fairly limited number of aircraft are divided

Hi folks, Anyone have a Standard Libelle manual or knows where to get it (preferably any digital format so emailing is no problem)? Many thanks, Joris Vanderputten

I bought a Mountain High O2-D1 flowmeter last year as a replacement for a personal one that had gone missing. I used it one time, then found my old one. It has all the parts that come with this unit (cannula, mask, bag, etc..) BUT NO TANK REGULATOR and is ready to go. Since I bought it Mountain...

Hello, Is anyone aware of anti-collision systems (projects or products) for gliders based on GPS and short range radio? Such systems broadcast position at random times, allowing equipped vehicles (e.g. gliders) to be informed when they have a dangerous trajectory relative to other equipped...

Anyone got any in flight experience of the LX Nav V7 or the Butterfly vario? I love the features of the Butterfly but looking at YouTube clips it seems to be way too sensitive?? Any alternatives? Thanks Chris

Does anyone have any experience driving SeeYouMobile from an SN10B, using both the GPS data and the vario/wind/air data that the SN10 can now transmit to a PDA? Wondering if it is worth the trouble to have a new SN10 wiring harness made to work with my PDA. TIA, Kirk

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I see that for my Peiker dynamic mic, the red wire typically connects to the MIC pin of the radio, and the yellow wire (with or without the braided shield) typically connects to the MIC GND of the radio. In a typical installation, do people actually run a coax type wire with a shielded braid (or...

Who is using a motorglider as a tug? Please send details! Your location. Country. Field surface, length, elevation, temperatures. What type of tug? What gliders towed? Good, bad, and ugly of using the motorglider.

The new edition of "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" (3rd edition) is now available from the Auxiliary-powered Sailplane Association (ASA) website (www.motorglider.org). Go to "On-line Publications" to download the Guide. This guide is offered by the ASA to potential and current...

Dear Sir, I read carefully the various posts on this newsgroup about the subject (egyro-solid state gyro etc...). In order to avoid heavy cabling, and minimising the available space (on the instrument panel) and volume (behind the instrument panel), I am slowly coming to 2 options: Option 1 :...

Interesting news, the entire Australian team has been penalised for unsporting behaviour on the last day.. A protest is currently being heard. The bun fight at the Keepit corral.

I am going to build a new panel for my glider this winter and would like to go with all small instruments. The Altimeter is the only one that I am having trouble deciding on, I thought I was going to need a "certified" altimeter but recently spoke to a very reputable source and found out that a...

Added a similar comment when I filled in the SSA soaring survey. Want to grow soaring? Market soaring as low-cost entertainment to generate mass appeal. Develop a commercial gliding site that focuses on giving rides only, quickly and cheaply. Look at all the teenagers spending $5-$15 to ride...

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I have been running a Kobo Glo for three seasons now and for the most part I'm happy with it. The one problem I had encountered a few times when down low in the heat, the screen tends to fade out but so far every time it recovered-no problem it had never crashed. I just wondered if anyone...

I'm thinking of starting anew with the instrument panel in the 300. The Terra 720 radio is out, and the L-NAV works, but it came with an old Garmin 95 GPS, which looks more like a typewriter, and no logger. I'm looking to do a Cambridge 302, with a good radio, and remove the compass from atop the...