Normally i wouldn't post links like this, but this is something people here might be interested in as not many sees natGeo channel. Go to www.eztv.it and look feb 21th listing. If you wonder how to get it, try google.

I didn't use my SN10 for a few years. When I start it up, I get a screen saying "SRAM is invalid. SN10 needs to be recalibrated...." What's this? Also when trying to connect to the PC with PC-link I get the screen "PC link started Press HELP"., but it doesn't go further. The pc recognizes the...

Minden Soaring Club: Wing up! Minden, NV, February 3, 2011. Minden Soaring Club will spread its wings once again when it holds a barbecue/business meeting March 4 at the SoaringNV hangar at the Minden-Tahoe Airport. The purpose of next month's meeting is to attract soaring pilots and others...

A few years back I had the opportunity to visit the Mecoplex Stand at the Friedrichshafen Aero during which I asked about the problem of radiation exposure and was assured that their canopy materials absorbed both UVA and UVB to a very high degree (approx.98%). In support of this they mailed me a...

http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=6310235857 Thanks to all for their thoughtful participation and comments. Come on out and join the fun! John Godfrey (QT) USA Competition Rules Committee

This is monumental. The FAA ruling regarding the County of Riverside's banning of gliders from the HMT has been released and completely supports soarings continued use of HMT in So California. We did this for ourselves, and we did this for everybody in soaring. And we won!

Hey guys, I need your help. Someone asked me if there was a video on the internet that would show them a little about the sport of Soaring . Guys, I need your input….and thanks in advance. I honestly do not surf the you tube site and don’t know of any off hand. I have seen the one with the...

JJ, Do you check the below email address for messages. I sent you a personal message to the below address and the address listed in the SSA directory. The directory email bounced. Thank you, Wayne "JJ Sinclair" wrote in message

Should this contest be called the first US Club Class Nationals? See http://race.chilhowee.com/contestants.html . 65% of the current registered pilots are flying Club Class gliders under the old rules! Looks like there was no need trying to add new D2's and ASW27's as Club Class eligible...

Which one is the oldest? Not that it matters very much but I find conflicting info on manufacturers web pages ... Any one ever cared to sott it out? S

I wrote a "contest corner" for April Soaring Magazine explaining some of the contest rules changes for 2011. You can see it now on my webpage, http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john.cochrane/research/Papers/rules_11.html I hope this clarifies some of the things that we're trying to do this year,...

Hi All, Has anyone heard of any plans for a Regional contest in Central/ Northern California this year (such as Montague or other northwestern parts of the USA, outside of our Regionals in WA)? Thanks, --Noel

Thanks so much "you all" and yes I agree with you that I should have used a better adjective than "cool"...but I am out of that "time" ...and cool is just part of my thought process..like watching a fellow catch a wave, take it to the edge and succeed.. A loop is cool and spin is cool, ice cream is...

For those of you interested in participating in the 2011 Region 10 Soaring Championship in Llano, Texas, online registration is now open on the SSA website. Please see: http://ssa.org/members/contestreports/ContestResultsDetail.asp?id=2183 to sign up. The contest will be limited to 45 gliders.

Memo from Gliding International: We are about to mail our March issue (OUR BIGGEST ISSUE YET - 64 PAGES). We are keen to let you know what stories we have found on the international gliding scene for you. FEATURE STORIES IN THE MARCH 2011 ISSUE INCLUDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guLdgtNOOIo This is a great one. It is shot in up to full screen 1080i so it is by far the best quality. No propaganda or awkward chit chat, just a beautiful video with incredible backdrops of the snow capped mountains! Enjoy.

Touring motor glider enthusiasts (owners, potential owners, or just interested pilots) should sign up for the: Touring_Motor_Glider_Fly- web site. This site contains information about our annual Fly-In, this year to be held (again) at Minden, NV June 17-19. SoaringNV is the...

I have a netto variometer, 80mm, oldschool that shows +200fpm to -200fpm in 10 ft increments. How do I set that up to show what the air is doing and not what the glider is doing?

Gordo Boettger and Hugh Bennett launched out of Minden this morning to see if they could make a high-speed dash south along the Sierras and then back to Susanville. Start just south of Susanville at around eight, turned north of Inyokern at around 11:30. Visit SoaringNV's Facebook page for...

http://www.eaa.org/lightplaneworld/articles/1102_gliderflight.asp