Does anyone have any experience with one of these devices? PCAS XRX $1795 PCAS MRX $549 Is there enough value in XRX's ability to show direction? Last year I flew a plane from NH to PA. I had a Garmin 430 with traffic. I was at 8,000 feet and about 80 nm west of New York City when the instrument...

A few people told me that their Cobra trailers with aluminum tops developed leaks. I wonder how frequent this problem is. Obviously aluminum top is nice to keep it looking good, but one of the the purposes of a trailer is too keep the glider inside dry. In New England we sometimes get 4 inches of...

Does anyone have any insight into how a 302 calculates wind? How good is it in regards to wind a straight flight with very little turning? How valuable is it on a ridge? What does it need in order to calculate probable wind one 360 turn, part of a turn, two turns? Any information is appreciated.

Does anyone have any inside into how a 302 calculates wind? How good is it in regards to wind a straight flight with very little turning? How valuable is it on a ridge? What does it need in order to calculate probable wind one 360 turn, part of a turn, two turns? Any information is appreciated.

I want to make a small mold I would later use to create a fiberglass container to hold lead weight. It would be nice if mold material can withstand 500 degrees Fahrenheit so I can pour lead into it and then cover it by fiberglass. Alternatively I would use the mold to create a fiberglass container...

Does anyone know locations for the 2010 Nationals?

Nationals can now declare a “No ballast” day without all pilots agreeing. A motor glider or a heavy glider will have a considerable advantage especially on a good day if this rule is not modified. Here is an example, imagine Diana 2 (420 lb empty with instruments) competing with ASG-29 15 m (620...

Does anyone know where to get thick felt for lining a tail wheel? It should be around 3/16?

Does anyone have any experience in replacing the second O-ring in a triple source socket? I am not talking about the third small O-ring but the second O-ring which is the same as the first. Taking it out was not difficult but putting a new one in might be a different story. I thought there might be...

1) Should aircraft use switches for both positive and negative (SPXX vs. DPXX switches) or just the positive (especially in application from point 2 below) ? I was planning on switching just the positive only and have the negative side permanently connected; both batteries and negative of each...

Can anyone tell me what a typical power consumption for a PDA is? I got ipaq 3950, but I guess they all must all be close.

I have a turn and bank indicator installed in my glider. I would like to fly in a competition this year and I read somewhere that this kind of instrument is not allowed to be used during a competition flight. The question is; do I have to remove the instrument all together or can the competition...

The last time I flew in competition was about 20 years ago in Europe. I have never flown in competition in the US, but I am certainly going to change that this year. How often do you go to competition without a ground crew and if you do how do you deal with this situation? Are contest organizers...

Hi All, I'm aware of and use the math formula to get my rental Cirrus back to home base, but I like to back it up with SeeYou mobile. I know it's recommended to use required LD to target making sure you have entered a correct polar and safety altitude. But this doesn't account for winds does it?...

Hi All, I'm fairly new to soaring, but thought it might be fun to test our clubs Standard Cirrus to see if it was getting advertised L/D. I jumped in with not enough understanding of all the factors that effect performance, other than reading how Dick Johnson does his tests. I took a tow to 6000...

On Mar 11, 11:40*am, Frank Paynter wrote: SPOT tracking is now available for the 2012 Seniors contest at Seminole Lake Gliderport. Google Maps:http://www.hawketracking.org/snats/files/tracking.htm Google Maps...

Anyone know of a database of soaring accident statistics. For example a spreadsheet broken down into fields such as off airport, during landing, on tow, during contest etc. Would be interesting to study by sorting and filtering in various ways. .... Aaron

Anyone know the status of the XCSoar forums? Apparently still down. I miss the interesting discussions that took place there! .... Aaron

I just started flying an ASW-19b at our club that has an L-Nav, GPS-NAV, Vario combo installed. When I turn the unit on, I get the barro page. I can set the altimeter here but the Go button does nothing. So I can't get to the main screen. Yesterday I gave up, left the L-Nav on. About 3 or 4...

I'm a member of a club that has marginal trailers for our ships. Because of this, and the multitude of small airports in our area, I usually just airport hop for cross country flights. We also have unpredictable landout options because 90% of the fields seem to be corn, which at the wrong time of...