Hi, it's still winter with lousy weather in the northern hemisphere, so it is time to warm up an old discussion. I searched the forum for threads reg. Lithium-Polymer Batteries and there have been none for a while. Here are the questions: - Does anyone have real life experience with LiPo's in a...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFBUv-QYU6M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcTeut1wE2o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ2EX2aJ910 comments from manufacturer below: in last 3 months I flew about 60 Hours with 304S jet. Present time are a technical characteristics OK.

Added a similar comment when I filled in the SSA soaring survey. Want to grow soaring? Market soaring as low-cost entertainment to generate mass appeal. Develop a commercial gliding site that focuses on giving rides only, quickly and cheaply. Look at all the teenagers spending $5-$15 to ride...

Does anyone know of a software to convert turnpoint files to .kml format? I'd like to be able to view the turnpoints in google earth. Especially cambridge .dat and seeyou .cup formats, but garmin would be ok. don't know if this works http://gpstp.sourceforge.net/

The rules say you may not exchange aircraft or even major components. I belive there is an exception that a component may be replaced with an exact replacement if the original compenent has been damaged through no fault of the pilot or crew. Here are the exact rules for regional contests: 6.1...

"Bill Daniels" wrote in message news:aa4Fc.11095$7t3.8707@attbi_s51... Most hawks circling low are looking for rodents, not lift. Bill Daniels But many times I have shared thermals with Hawks at high altitude. How did they get there if not by working thermals at low...

I am about to take delivery of a Discus 2cT (18m only) & am requiring some polar information to program into my 302 - in particular the airspeed corresponding to a 2 m/s sinkrate. S/H do not supply performance data. Can any other owners help?

Last Thursday, March 25, the Sierra wave was in prime form. I took off from the Minden, Nevada airport at 6:46am in my ASH-26E and flew a Free 3 TP task landing at California City at 5:03pm for an estimated distance of 1,633 km. This flight was similar to my SOARING magazine article of last year...

I am currently rebuilding another Pawnee and converting from a spray plane to a tow plane. Extensive work has been completed on this bird, and I am about ready to install the tow hook. This is the third Pawnee that I have converted and I have used the hopper dump handle as the tow release handle...

I wrote an article for Soaring, that will appear in the July issue. Title: "Gizmo Future." A somewhat unusual view of the "what's in the future for Soaring" kind of article. It's on my webpage if you just can't wait for...

Hey everyone. We had a fun weekend up in Utah with many gliders up in the air enjoying the amazing fall colors and mountain scenery. At the end of Friday's flight I decided to extend the flight and go play out in the weak wave lift in the valley northeast of the Logan airport. It was fun until it...

Hoping someone may be able to help. I'm working on getting my gear up and running for the coming season and want to use my iPaq HX4700. It has not been used in quite a while, so I ordered a new 3.V = 2000mAh battery. A voltmeter shows that is has juice, and seems to be charging, but the device will...

Can anybody give us any more information on this crash? Minor damage, but the pilot died? A private Schweizer SGS 1-35, glider, registration N2878H, impacted the terrain shortly after tow release at Wurtsboro-Sullivan County Airport (N82), Wurtsboro, New York. The glider sustained minor damage...

Just a warning to check your trailer spare before a trip and along the way at gas stops. My 1998 trailer spare tire mount broke on a highway trip. The wheel is mounted on the frame that holds the glider nose in place. Two 8mm bolts welded to the nose cone frame hold the wheel to the frame. One...

I'm thinking of starting anew with the instrument panel in the 300. The Terra 720 radio is out, and the L-NAV works, but it came with an old Garmin 95 GPS, which looks more like a typewriter, and no logger. I'm looking to do a Cambridge 302, with a good radio, and remove the compass from atop the...

From Rules Committee: "This is where we are as of today for 2016 FLARM-related rules that will be recommended to the SSA BOD (note that rules are proposed by the RC and approved by the SSA BOD - this year at the Greenville convention): 1. For National Contests: * Organizers may request a...

Jack Laister was passionate about soaring throughout his 93 years, and his contributions were enormous. Here is a thumbnail of some of the gliders we associate with him today. (From various sources on the web.) 1938 "Yankee Doodle" Laister-Kauffmann LK-10A ( USAAC TG-4A) In 1938 Laister completed...

In the W&W Claasifieds there is a L33 Solo listed for 13K Canadian, that about 9400 USD. I read Dick Johnsons flight report and he liked it, he was concerned that it had very little aerodynamic stall warning and would readily drop into a spin. He thought it best if low timers had real spin...

Trig TT21 $2050 New in box The TT21 system is the smallest, lightest, Mode S general aviation transponder. This two part system, includes an integrated altitude encoder. A small control unit mounts in a 57 mm hole in the panel and the rest of the unit can be mounted anywhere. contact dave at...

I see that for my Peiker dynamic mic, the red wire typically connects to the MIC pin of the radio, and the yellow wire (with or without the braided shield) typically connects to the MIC GND of the radio. In a typical installation, do people actually run a coax type wire with a shielded braid (or...