Based on some previous postings on the FES and the questions regarding the drag effects of the FES propeller blades, attached for everyone's info is a URL to the final Idaflieg FES testing report dated Feb 21,2014....

After working very hard to promote the Club Class I found that the powers to be were not interested. The RC waits for a sign of interest from the masses while not encouraging the masses to be interested! Partial blame must also rest with pilots who own and fly Club Class glider. This group is the...

Mile High Gliding is possibly looking for extra CFI-G or just CML ride pilots to finish the summer. Veteran 2-32 pilots preferred. Wave site. We train in 2-33, ride in 2-32, rent Grob. Contact David Campbell, (303)587-7127. ========================================== MILE HIGH GLIDING,...

Hi All I have a ASW-27a and have been told that having the mod to the M&H windlets improves the climb of the ship. Has anyone have any comments on the mod. Ken (KP)

It is highly likely, upon the completion of an upcoming formal safety inspection, that the local FAA will concur with the LGC Airport Authority's rule that the glider club must post an observer to visually clear the crossing runway as a requirement to operate gliders at this otherwise uncontrolled...

Someone at the gliderport brought in a 1969 version of "Joy of Soaring". It was fascinating to flip through the pages. Many things are the same then as now. There were several pictures of gliders; Diamant, Standard Libelle, 1-26, 2-33, Sisu, Skylark 4, Dart, Kestrel - all of which I have heard of...

Is there any place in the US where there is good glider cross country potential near a beach? Trying to come up with a vacation spot that meets the criteria of both of the people on the vacation.

Remarkably valuable material is available these days on wikipedia. But I've got problems with this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microburst text. Sailplaners will have a good understanding of natural air flow. This text seems to suggest that you can take an unenclosed 'parcel' of air, and...

The Pito in my Twin Astir is blocked. The glider was stored for 6 monthes. Perfect befor - totaly blocked after. The blockage is between rear seat to the tail. I'v tried to blow / suck as hard as can without any air movments. It is imposible to insert a wire from the pito at the tail - probbaly...

In the July, 2008 edition of "Gliding International", edited by John Roake, there's this word on water landings: "Walter Schneider and Wolf Lemke of LS fame carried out water landing test and ditched an LS1 prior to the World Championships in Finland. They were worried about the lack of land out...

Hi, I'm posting this for Dale Johnson. His lovely Thor Duster BJ-1B sailplane is for sale. It is located in Minnesota. Details are available he http://quid.us/duster/ and http://sites.google.com/site/soaringclassifieds/Home/usa-canada/sailplanes-motorgliders It is a beautiful glider. I...

Hello, Anyone still flying with a speed ring on their -20. I am planning to buy a blank from Tim and would like a transfer/photo from one of the factory ones so I can make the engraving look somewhat professional. Like everyone else I have it on the PDA but would prefer to duplicate it...

Can an aerodynamicists explain the reasoning behind the bent up wing tips of the Schempp-Hirth and Jonkers gliders. I thought Schempp first started this on the Nimbus4 purely to keep the outboard tips from getting scraped, but now the tips are bent on shorter wing birds. Someone fairly...

When attempting to modify my battery tray (and suffering from dehydration) I mistakenly cut through the outer skin of the fuselage. The damage is approx 2" x 1/32nd". Is this structural or cosmetic?...

Gliderfolks, There is a new book in the gliding world. Title: "Thermals" Author: Rolf Hertenstein, Ph.D. Editor & Publisher: Bob Wander / Soaring Books / USA / www.bobwander.com Notes by Bob Wander 1. Imagine that a teenager becomes a full-time professional glider flight instructor. He instructs...

Anyone know about the Region 9 contest for 2004? Specifically Where & When? thanks Chris

When I prepared my résumé for the FAA "Master Pilot" award, I added up my cross country miles in sailplanes. I have logged 65,107 cross country miles in the fifty years that I have been soaring. I wonder how other cross country enthusiasts are doing. I know that some pilots in California routinely...

The narrative of an accident at Idyllwild, CA was posted in r.a.s. yesterday Monday. It told of a pilot who lost both wings in trees, but walked away practically unhurt. The narrative also gave an e-mail address of where the wreckage is stashed, as well as a page to submit bids on any salvageable...

I'm a Mid-Michigan based pilot looking to rent a Club Class glider and road-ready trailer for the 2017 & 2018 seasons (needed by late April prior to R3 "Sports Class" Contest). I would prefer to fly a Std. Cirrus, Mini-Nimbus, or HpH 304C but I'm open to other models with larger cockpits (242+lb...

Recent threads highlighted tail stalls in powered aircraft experiencing icing. The thing that concerned me was the recovery being exactly opposite to the wing stall that we all practice and demonstrate, and thus have ingrained as almost automatic. It also sounded like the thing that distinguished a...