I'm starting to put together my presentation on winch launch for the SSA convention in February and I need short video clips. Anything to do with winch launch will do but those that tell a story about winch launch operations will be especially appreciated. Thanks. Bill Daniels

Anybody out there got a low time Grob 102 hiding somewhere they would like to sell?

I'm helping a friend locate a replacement wing for a Schweizer 2-33. Left with mild hail damage would be perfect but will consider left, right, varous conditions. Reply to me: wby0nder'at'aol.com Matt Michael

A new member at our club had a small video camera, almost like a bullet cam, but just slightly bigger. Al it takes is an SD card, he had a 1 gig card for this camera. He just clips it to his hat. I did not get the name of this camera. But I think this member stated that a famous skateboarder...

That you Cindy? Frank Whiteley Colorado

After having read all the posts in the previous thread, no one said a word about de right airspeed to keep along the final approach... whatever this is done with a sideslip or crabbing. I am wondering what should be the right airspeed (calculated or not, 1.3 Vs + wind speed) to get in a crosswind...

I'm planning to join the local soaring club and had my first ride last weekend. I was eager to take the controls while being towed and was enormously humbled by the experience. I've had my ppsel for several years, but do not have many hours under my belt. Never the less, I was looking forward to...

Thanks to the efforts of several Region 12 pilots, the last 7 years of Johnson Flight Tests have been added to the SSA site. Log in as a member, then click on Johnson Articles.

Does anyone have or know of a place to find a valid interprtaion of 61.113? Can a US Private Pilot legaly tow a glider for compensation?

I'm planning on purchasing a new or used parachute to replace mine that does not fit the contours of my ship. My question pertains to the accepted longevity of emergency parachutes which I've often heard is about 20 years. Because mine is 27 years old, I was just about to toss my Security 250 in...

I Googled r.a.s and found posts about water beds, truck inner tubes and collapsible plastic cubes from Wal-Mart. The plastic cubes will transport 50 gallons and fit inside my Jeep Grand Cherokee but nothing else will fit and I don't want to unload the Jeep just for this chore. Full 10...

What is the best place on the internet to find ads with gliders for sale or to buy? (US or Europe) Did some searches on Google, but could not find anything useful. Oscar

Robert Mudd took two aluminum panels from our workshop to build a trailer for his apis. In return me promised to replace those with two 12 foot sections of similar material. I reluctantly agreed to this trade but Robert has never given us those panels. I reminded him just before he left for...

Who is using a motorglider as a tug? Please send details! Your location. Country. Field surface, length, elevation, temperatures. What type of tug? What gliders towed? Good, bad, and ugly of using the motorglider.

Just sent a note to Dennis to voice my disappointment with the current SSA website. I preferred less splash and more functionality (and reliability). It has been several months since the switch over, and I'm still unable to access the photos section, one of my favorites. Today was the tipping point...

I was curious so went to Hobbs and copied scores from the Score Shack window. I probably made mistakes, sorry. I was told these scores will likely change. 2004 Region 9 Hobbs Final Preliminary Scores Sports 1 4407 BAD Kaewert Nimbus 2

Thanks to people like Ian, Robert, Herbert, Jack, Ruud, Janos and other respectable guys, I am very much convinced now that it cannot be that an excellent 1000 km performance is japordized by an FAI rule of which the true intention has been fulfilled in a very convincing way. I am talking again...

Why not just winch launch the thing and leave all this FAR bible pounding behind? Bill Daniels

On the second day of this year's 15 Meter Nationals, Karl Striedieck chose the best direction for his flight and smoked the rest of the field. He made 63.7 mph, 8 mph better than the second pilot and 14 mph better than the third. Did he get 1000 points for this outstanding performance? No, he...

2003 Ventus 2C Never flown other than factory test flight 18 meter tips Blue tinted canopy