Can anyone from VA confirm what may have happened to Dr. Schneller, more than just a "rope break". www2.wsls.com/news/2011/apr/11/virginia-tech-professor-killed-craig- county-glider-ar-964634/ Condolenses and best wishes to all Meir's family and friends.

Below is a letter from Patty Smith who has managed R4S for a number of years. New Castle is a beautiful place to fly and we'd love to have some new pilots experience that over the coming years. JP "Dear Soaring Pilots: If you have never flown at New Castle, you have certainly heard about us -...

The K6 Team website says "we have given up our business". Now, what are hardware options to send NMEA data via bluetooth such as vario info to Android device running Top Hat?

Just curious if anyone is making a viable bluetooth microphone or perhaps a bluetooth headset that is compatible with our typical aviation radios. Obviously glider pilots really only need the microphone, but since it's a small market one might have to live with the headset. A bit of googling...

Gentlefolk, Does anyone have experience of using Bluetooth technology for communicating between Laptop and PDA in the field - or, for that matter, between PC and PDA at home ? With Seasonal Greetings, Stan Kochanowski. UK.

Original equipment 1982 LS-4. Has three displays (vertical velocity, averager,speed to fly), can be installed to use only one up to all three displays. $150 includes shipping. Email rcornay at gmail dot com.

I removed a Blumenauer Vario from my plane (Ventus C). I was wondering if anybody knows where I can get this unit checked. I am not putting it back on my plane, but I could keep it as a spare. I'll appreciate your input... please write to kols4(at)hotmail(dot)com. Best regards Enrique KO

I removed a Blumenauer Vario from my plane (Ventus C). I was wondering if anybody knows where I can get this unit checked. I am not putting it back on my plane, but I could keep it as a spare. I'll appreciate your input... please write to kols4(at)hotmail(dot)com. Best regards Enrique KO

Hi When I open BMapper I get the following error message. "Run-time error 13. Type mismatch" Can anyone help? Thank you. S6

Dale Kramer's trusty BMapper program reports "Trouble getting data..." for the last week or so, trying to pull Dr. Jack data. Anyone else having this problem? TIA, Frank

Just noticed that Dale Kramer's BMapper is operating again. Thanks to Dr. Jack and all who helped him get my favorite soaring weather program going again. I very much like the XCSkies system as well (and it is probably better overall), but I LOVE my BMapper! Frank (TA)

After capturing several new BMapper Background maps, I would like to eliminate some old ones that are no longer used so they do not show up on the drop down on the upper left corner of the program. I have been unable to find any files by the names shown to delete. Can anyone help with details on...

I can't seem to get the Dr. Jack RUC data using BMapper this morning. Anyone else having this problem? TIA, Frank

Tried to add a map for my soaring site as instructions define the steps. I was successful, however, my map is the size of a postage stamp. Any wisdom out there that could maybe explain how to get a full screen size map. Any advice would be appreciated.

I've tried several times to capture a map of north Texas from SeeYou by carefully following the directions contained in Bmapper. However, all I get is a blank screen in Bmapper when I select what appears to be a successfully selected area map. I think the instructions in Bmapper may be...

Hi, I have recently upgraded to a Win7 64 bit laptop, and I'm having some trouble with Dale Kramer's wonderful BMapper program. When I try to download Dr.. Jack data for a site, I get a few of the data points, and then BMapper crashes with a 'Run-time error 75 - Path/file access error" Has...

Haven't been able to get soaring forecast for Seminole GP for the last 2-3 days. Anyone know if Dr. Jack's site is still up? TIA, Frank(TA)

I'm about ready to splice on a good fin & boom to a badly broken Puchacz fuselage. Made a clean cut 56" aft of the aft lift fittings, glued in a sleeve, jigged up the two pieces (both sides straight, top & bottom straight, fin vertical, lift fittings horizontal), spliced the push-rod, hooked up the...

We at north wales gliding club have used 10 inch white or blue mooring buoys fastened to the weak link end secured to the shackle with 6mm dia rope of about 300mm long in a loop to allow ball freedom of movement on the strop this has made strop recovery fast we have used this system for the last...

Didn't you get anything done on the HP-24 over Thanksgiving ? Really now... http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24/update_3_dec_08.htm