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The gate is still in the hospital and had another operation this afternoon. Some "leakage" had occurred which required a stint insertion, and, I'm guessing, repair of the leak. John Good talked to him just after he returned to his room this afternoon and he sounded positive but was in recovery...

I would appreciates some suggestions…..I am looking for the ideal place to live in the US – for soaring (I have not told my wife how massively weighted this particular criterion is!). I am overseas now and more than likely we will return to the US this summer. I have spent hours on the net...

Perhaps one of the big suppliers can tackle this. In addition to listing the features and specifications, I would really like to 'hear' a utility that allows you to sample the SOUNDS it makes under assorted conditions. I have a fairly old Cambridge electronic vario, and I don't like the audio. ...

Does anyone know locations for the 2010 Nationals?

Looking for some suggestions on location of Transponder antenna from people who have them mounted on their Nimbus or DUO. Looking for area for placement of a 3rd Battery. Do you have a location that works well? Thanks in advance for the suggestions. Mark Mahan 2K

Our club (USA) is looking to replace the broken foremost windscreen on our L13 and is seeking alternative sources. A search of RAS turned up very limited info. Aircraft Windscreens Inc in CA was mentioned but I couldn't find them on the web. The part from LET is $500+. Also, does anyone with...

Recent threads highlighted tail stalls in powered aircraft experiencing icing. The thing that concerned me was the recovery being exactly opposite to the wing stall that we all practice and demonstrate, and thus have ingrained as almost automatic. It also sounded like the thing that distinguished a...

The IGC is conducting a worldwide survey of glider pilots. The survey aims to better understand the issues faced by glider pilots in different countries, assess the quality of experience enjoyed by members of our sport and map out the nature of the global soaring community. We would like to hear...

Hello, Is anyone familiar with the Scheibe line of gliders? I am going to soon be the new owner of one of two flying SF-26's in the U.S. As a result, I am looking for anyone who has any information on this glider or other Scheibe gliders. I read that the SF-26 uses basically the L-Spatz...

I'm rather surprised my original post on this topic didn't generate any discussion, so I'm going to try again with what I learned since my last. (Thank you CH!) The first two press reports on the incident, where a powered pagaglider pilot was arrested by Hualapai tribal police even though he never...

The Canadian Nationals will be held at SOSA Gliding Club (www.sosaglidingclub.com) from 1-10 July. Any one interested in participating, please contact Dave Springford dave "at" sosaglidingclub "dot" com

Fluid Power Ohio is (re)-manufacturing the very well known oxygen regulator A14. I found their website (www.fluidpowerohio.com) I am trying to contact them but unfortunately, their contact form is designed only for US residents. Has someone an email address I could use for contacting them?

Rob Stone (Stoney) captured the PASCO egg from its winter hibernation in the SoaringNV hangar today, February 23, 2009, after a wave flight in his 1-26. Stoney towed out of Air Sailing into good wave and flew a 300 km course before landing at Minden late in the afternoon to more than meet the...

I uploaded some old Pathe News Reel glider videos to http://aviation.derosaweb.net/videos. They date from the 20's to the 60's. Enjoy. - John DeRosa

I think the Hualapai tribe is trying to elbow out Luke AFB as the top airspace grabber in Arizona: http://www.footflyer.com/Articles/News/2009/IndianWar/ParamotorVsIndians.htm -2NO (via CH)

Today I finally got to do a proper side-by-side comparison of an HP310 PNA and hx4705 PDA, each running SeeYou Mobile, under a bright sun and in the glider cockpit. In terms of screen performance under the Arizona sun, I could hardly tell the difference between the two. If the HP310 was easier to...

I have a Grob 102 and it's making a very loud noise when flying fast with the nose vent closed down. The noise comes from the nose area and goes away when I open the vent. I would like to be able to close the vent sometimes, because it gets cold :-) Any ideas what might be happening ? It...

August 9-15. Hosted by the Soaring Club of Houston and the Greater Houston Soaring Association. For complete info and inspiration visit the contest website at: http://www.houstonsoaring.org/2009R10/index.html Important note: we're up to 18 entries and there's an entry limit of 45. So don't linger...

We need a right wing for a Blanik L-23. We are located in Southern California, but would like to hear from anyone located anywhere who might have this item. Thanks. Reply to SoarXC "at" cox.net