How does one communicate with OLC? I sent a service request days ago without a reply to date. ID and password does not work anymore; it has worked fine for months and AOK up until a week ago. Is membership account dependent on age of your "donation"?

My Twin Lark (located in West Virginia) needs its shock absorber repaired/overhauled or replaced (it's fully depleted and a nitrogen re-charge did not help). I've received help from others so far, but welcome additional insight, sources, recommendations, etc. on either repairing or replacing this...

With the conclusion of Region 4 North, the 2017 sanctioned contests are finished, and the first release of the Pilot Ranking List for 2018 is available on the Soaring Servers at http://soaringweb.org/PRL, http://soaring.gahsys.com/PRL, http://serkowski.com/soaring/PRL, and...

R6North Contest Poll Dear SSA Members: I'm gauging pilot interest in competing at a R6 North Contest to be held either at Ionia, Owosso, or Lenawee County (Adrian) airports in late June or July 2019. Both the Adrian Soaring Club and Sandhill Soaring Club (my home club) have expressed an...

R6North Contest Poll Dear SSA Members: I'm gauging pilot interest for competing at a R6 North Contest to be held either at Ionia, Owosso, or Lenawee County (Adrian) airports in late June or July 2019. Both Adrian Soaring Club and Sandhill Soaring Club (my home club) have expressed an interest...

Registration is now open: http://www.sgp.aero/usa2018 FAI SGP USA Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/FAISailplaneGrandPrixUSA/ Official Competition Dates: March 26, 2018 - April 1, 2018 Competition Venue: Seminole Lake Gliderport, Clermont (Orlando), Florida

Lifetime SSA members and long time (15 yrs+) members will soon receive a ballot for two nominees this year. Note that it is not an either/or vote. Both can be selected. So mark either one or both names before sending it back to SSA. Thanks, Jay

Hello US competition pilots. Our annual poll about topics related to competition and associated rules is now open at http://www.adamsfive.com/a5soaring/survey/surveys.php. It is open to all pilots on the ranking list. Feedback from the poll and associated comments, as well as messages via e-mail to...

Dear eligible US Team selection voters, For the first time in many years their will be direct pilot input into the selection of US Team members. While you are casting your ballots I would ask that you review the US Team code of conduct. Specifically the following applicable selections: 13.1.3...

Sugarbush Soaring is possibly looking for a good condition 2-33 for its fleet. There seem to be none advertised anywhere. Any intel? Thanks Tom

Anyone have the actual width of a Cobra trailer used for a 15 meter ship. I am looking for the width including wheel fenders. Thinking of storing 2 trailers in a 10' by 30' storage building.

Hi all, I recently bought an ASH25M, which still got the Technoflug prop. Now many PPL advice to go for the AS prop. I asked Schleicher and Rolf went like: "At least we can repair it, if it has a crack or so." - But I could not manage to get information about performance. Anyone switched to the...

https://royalexaminer.com/2017/10/07/pilot-dead-glider-tow-plane-crash-saturday-front-royal-airport/ Tragic news from our friends at Skyline. Condolences to his family and friends. Paul A. Treasure Coast Soaring Club

R6North Contest Poll Dear SSA Members: I'm gauging pilot interest for competing at a R6 North Contest to be held either at Ionia, Owosso, or Lenawee County (Adrian) airports in late June or July 2019. Both Adrian Soaring Club and Sandhill Soaring Club (my home club) have expressed an interest...

On Saturday, October 21, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, wrote: Looks like he entered a flat spin of which he could not recover. Seems to me the heavy engine in the tail might have caused/contributed to the flat spin. Did anybody else make stall/spin tests with the Windex 1200...

Can anyone recommend the Beringer disc brake kit for Ventus, Discus or Schemmp-Hirth gliders? I'm seriously considering retrofitting my D2A after a nearly disastrous run off the runway up at Ely ... partially due to fading brake (plenty of pilot error problems too...) I'm especially interested in...

Just curious... what is your club doing to recruit new contest pilots? Secondly, what are YOU doing to recruit new contest pilots, especially those pilots in their late 30's and 40's? Please share your story with us and consider asking yourself how YOU can help recruit members back at your home...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the gliding community. This is my first post on RAS, though I have been reading for a few months. I'm a power pilot transitioning to gliders. I have not yet soloed a glider, but I have enjoyed my glider flights more than any other aviation experience I have had to date. It...

On the side of the AL-KO 2" coupler on my Cobra trailer there is a "keyhole" shaped hole. What is it for? It sure looks like some type of locking mechanism but no one seems to know what it is for. The coupler is marked "CL4 2" AL-KO Elkhart, IN). I contacted AL-KO in the UK and they directed me...

I bought a standard cirrus. I havent flown it yet, but I was wondering if it's possible to put a nose hook on the plane?