All; I received a quote 20% less than what I had been paying through the SSA insurance program - Any other private owners have this happen, and did you switch? I have no problems with my current insurance, and Starr Aviation, the underwriter for the AOPA, is new to me. Still 20% is hard to pass...

Seems like from recent posts some are doing just that. I don't have near 2k to dump on a finiky, last century technology mech vario, that self destructs in a 25 k dive (Ask me how I know) BUT, if you have a Ball 700 or 400 series vario, with a working audio. I'll pay more than it's...

Nice unit with averager and timer. Less than 10 hrs, new April '07 and still under warranty. Fresh from factory checkout this year. ~$650 US new, asking $400 US. Includes shipping (remove extra ..)

Does not exist, per the SSA calendar. (Small box on September page) But October 29th occurs twice, kinda like groundhog day. Guess it is close as I'll get to time travel... LOL

Tow pilots wanted for a private airport in North LA county. Pawnee 260's, easy towing with little traffic, light winds and big runway. Minimum requirements Comm-ASEL. Endorsments and 100 T/W and current Pawnee towing preferred. Free use of rental gliders! Please respond to...

What was the cockpit like? Roomy or constrained compared to k6e? How does it handle turbulence? What are your general opinions? Thanks for your time and thoughts! -Nick

How did it stack up against the K6e, SHK, etc.? How are it's flying qualities? What's your thoughts? Thanks so much! -Nick

Dear all, I am looking for a copy of the users manual for the Grob Twin II Acro. Any pointers for a downloadable copy is highly apprciated. Regards /Aero

Anyone have scans of the pictures in any of the Tantalizing Takeoffs calendars? Please contact me at Thanks Edwin

I try find some: two seat, metal, homebuild, motoglider plans. If somebody know about that plane please write to me. Tanks

Hello I'm glider instructor from Poland. I will be in Italy in May and June in San Salvo. It will be buisness trip from my company when I work. I will work here 8 hours/day, and I will have much free time, the most in weekend. So I have two question: 1. Is there some airclubs (soaring) nearly San...

A memorial service to celebrate Frank Irving's life will be held on: Tuesday 20th September 2005 at 2:00pm at: St. Mary's Church, Lasham, Hants

The tragedy of Darfur is not over. Africa must break its cycle of poverty. Africa needs a better transportation infrastructure. London businessman Saifee Durbar plans to build a railway from Cameroon, on Africa’s west coast, to Sudan, on the east coast. The railway will go through the Central...

I'm wondering if any Phoebus owners out there could tell me where I can get an English copy of the Phoebus manual. I believe it's the same book for all three models A, B, and C. At least the German one I have is. Thanks. Adam

I'm trying to do my homework on importing a glider from Germany to the U.S. Shipping and registration issues shouldn't be a problem, but I'm curious about the flight instruments. Can I use the metric instruments in the states? I'm kind of used to metric instruments and I think that when doing...

I am fairly new to soaring. I'm an American airplane pilot who just got his Glider PPL in Germany, where I'm living. I'll be coming back to the states next summer and am looking at possibly buying a Phoebus B to fly for the rest of the time I'm here, as well as bring back to the states with me. ...

Hey all you minneapolis MN guys, is anyone going to be flying out at Stanton this weekend? I'm hauling my 1-26 with me up to ND and would like to take a xc jaunt or two this weekend on my way through. It looks like a downwind run may be in the works.

Daniel is making another run on a 1000k 1-26 flight. Looks like he is running well with an early start this morning. Go Daniel!

Does anyone out there have a set of hp14 plans gathering dust in some back corner of your garage or hangar? I could sure use them to help in a restoration project. I would buy them or pay to have them scanned or pay for shipping postage from anywhere . Thanks, Dan

Since the contest scene is pretty much inop for this year, now is a great opportunity to chase after a few records. So many are reachable specially at the state level. Also if you haven’t completed your gold or diamond badge, now is the perfect time. You boys with the 40/1 and up birds have bo...