I remember vividly a cold dark night in the New Mexico desert. It was 1957 and the Russians had just launched Sputnik. The USAF needed help obtaining orbital data for the worlds first satellite. I found myself, a 16 year old high school science club member, at a theodolite staring at the star...

As the cold weather is appraoching in the northern hemisphere what antifreeze can be used safely in integral water ballast tanks such as in my Ventus? Also where do you buy it at a reasonable price? I am guessing the maximum use would be about 25% v/v at any time. I think I could often use 2gal...

LS-8/18 built fall of 2001. Total time 321 hours, 88 starts, no damage history, green trim. Complete racing package with tow-out gear (wing wheel, tail dolly, tow bar), water ballast filling equipment. ACK ELT with panel mount controller, oxygen, M-Nav with electric vario/ audio, Winter...

Like many others, I was saddened to learn of Dick Johnson's death earlier this month. I interviewed Dick at the SSA convention in February, but had not completed processing the video and let it sit, like a number of other digital projects. Events of course, kicked me in action, so this video...

Platinum Canopy Caps are now available for the Acro/Jantar Std 3! Franklin Fabrication now has a fine tuned pattern for them on hand. For those unfamiliar with these innovative and highly useful covers: http://www.easycanopycovers.com/ -Paul PS. if anyone wants a pic or two of how cool your ship...

Gents Can someone supply me with a name and number of a shop that will repack my 2 National chutes that are 20 + years old. Thank in advance Nick T

hello all, I am thinking of replacing a K-7 elevator and possible the whole horizontal stab + elevator with one from a K-13. I guess I will be asking Scleicher if such action is approved, but are there any oppinions out there about it ? has it been done before ? incidentally, can you do the...

The Utah Soaring Association is thrilled to host another national soaring contest at Nephi from 6/28/2020 through 7/9/2020. This time will be the 18 meter nationals where the best of the best pilots in the newest super ships can compete in a western soaring paradise. That's the best marketing...

We have our ship sanded and exposed metal primed Have sprayer Our painting skills are in “dangerous amateur� category We are committed to DIY Suggestions on paint type and brand?

Power pilots need 10 hours of complex time to earn a commercial rating...could it be done in a motorglider? Retractable landing gear: CHECK Controllable pitch prop: CHECK Flaps: CHECK

http://i.imgur.com/jn0MRxe.jpg Farrenberg Airfield Germany

Has anyone tried using a rear view camera and display in their glider, similar to the automobile back-up cam/display system? Any comments? Should we or shouldn't we?

Any Jantar experts out there? What the difference between an SZD-48-1 and SZD? I don't really know that much about these aircraft. At the moment I'm trying to help resolve an issue with play in the ailerons on a glider that is suppost to be an SZD-48-1. One of the control rods has a lot of wear...

The pins that transfer the load from the wings to the fuse are installed in the wing. There are holes on the fuselage side. It's an older glider and as such doesn't have the replaceable swivel bearings on the fuse. In this case, the holes are elongated vertically from wear and the pins have...

Does anyone have experience with the installation of an ACK TECHNOLOGIES EO-1 ELT in an HpH 304C? Doesn't appear to be room behind spars because of O2 and battery compartment hatch.. Any suggestions?

Browsing through the SH website, I found a new AD for Ventus equipped with automatic control hook ups. AD Doc @ http://www.schempp-hirth.com/tmdocs/349-30-1352.pdf TN Doc @ http://www.schempp-hirth.com/tmdocs/349-30-1356.pdf Regards KO

Thanks to Hurricane Francis, we recently (involuntarily) spent 7 days disconnected from the South Florida power grid. Even though we were far more prepared than our neighbors, it was an uncomfortable experience but we learned a bunch. Our Equipment: Coleman Fluorescent lanterns, Cheap battery...

Pilots meeting at 10:30 am went well and was short. Grid happened at 12 with first launches shortly after. Everything went smoothly, lift was up to 180 again, with climbs on course of over 10 kts. The stantards and 15 meters had the same course with polemtn and then Zion as turnpoints, Sports was...

Hello I'm glider instructor from Poland. I will be in Italy in May and June in San Salvo. It will be buisness trip from my company when I work. I will work here 8 hours/day, and I will have much free time, the most in weekend. So I have two question: 1. Is there some airclubs (soaring) nearly San...

Paul Adriance: I missed your original post regarding the accident. Will you be kind enough to post it again or send to to me by e-mail. Thanks in advance, Charles V.