I soar for fun, usually alone when normal people are working or doing some other socially responsible activity.Â* XCSoar or a (GPS-based) flywithCE position recorder is all I need for uploading .igc files to OLC. On a warm/hot day over the Rocky Mountains, it's common to see 17,900' MSL on my...

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The US team should all be there now. A few days of prep and practice and the competition will be on. Jim https://www.facebook.com/UsJuniorSoaring/timeline

With excellent soaring conditions forecast for today, I decided to take the Cherokee on a trip. Sure wouldve been nice to put more miles on, but I fell out of booming skies after about an hour and a half flight. Made it about 50 nautical miles to a really nice field. Here is the report copied...

The special flight restrictions and procedures around Washington D.C. put into place after 9/11/2001 were made permanent last month (February 17, 2009). However the defined area(s) have not yet appeared in the FAA's National Flight Database. If anyone has reliable OpenAir or TNP descriptions of...

I fly an ASW-28. The under-surface of the wing has a nice little piece of plastic that covers the dump valve and which is hinged by a piece of cloth tape. When flying with water ballast my assumption is that correct procedure is to leave the piece of plastic in place, but open and hanging down from...

Hi all, I'm looking for a JS1 or ASG29 for the WGC in Uvalde next year. I fly a 29(E) back home and it is available as an exchange if that option suits you. regards David Jansen (4D) Australia

It's leaking where the bag is clamped to the PVC pipe just before the ball valve with the push rod. It's likely original as I bought it with 230 hours in 2008. When I remove the clamps, what will I find for the seal? Is the existing sealant RTV or a gasket? What to use to re-seal it? Will I...

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...

Hey all, I see Nephi on the calendar, any other leads however tentative, on 2020 contests? Especially curious about Club Nats and region 10

El martes, 15 de abril de 1997 04:00:00 UTC-3, escribió: My club, Sønderjysk Flyveklub, has a Twin I two-seater for sale. The data is as follows: Reg. OY-XIO Built: 1978 Hours: app. 1950 Starts: app. 4850 The glider will come along with:

I'm looking for an elevator for a Schweizer 2-22. Steve Vihlen 901-488-3154

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On Apr 9, 9:01*am, kestrel19 wrote: On Apr 9, 8:34*am, Martin Gregorie wrote: On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:42:28 -0700, NG wrote: Anybody have a recommendation for a small thin digital camera with decent quality...

Posting for a friend whos Ventus CM muffler has failed. Needed urgently a replacement muffler for Ventus CM preferably in USA. Please contact Geoff Loyns 775 267 1982 or reply to me on this posting email Thanks Al

The latest issue of the Region 12 newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now online at http://www.SoCalSoaring.com. Articles in this issue include: Torrey Pines -- 2007 Season Wrap Up Back in the Saddle (BITS) -- Our Reporter Covers the 2007 Event Diana 2 -- A Unique Sailplane Marfa Wave...

the new HpH Glasflugel 304S presentation and description is now available onthe following link http://www.hph.cz/304s_technical.php?lang=en best regards Tim Mara Please visit the Wings & Wheels website at: www.wingsandwheels.com

Does anyone own a Reichman Sailplane Trailer? We have one with the LS-7 that we have imported to the port of Baltimore, USA and need to prove the trailer is older than 25 years old. Anyone have a registration or something with this trailer that I can prove this information? My understanding is that...

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...