Can anyone recommend a camera bracket/mount that can be used inside or outside a glider cockpit for a small camera e.g. Lumix? TIA George Emsden

I have seen a glider trailer in which the aircraft's horizontal stabilizer is strapped to the glider's tail boom for storage and transport. I can't recall where I saw this, and a google image search did not yield any hits. At any rate, strapping the horizontal stabilizer to the tail boom is one...

Just uploaded my latest video from last Saturday's 500km O&R (out and return) Utah state record attempt. Was beyond an amazing day with Nephi and Utah again not disappointing. Yes, I promise to work on keeping my damn hand still on the stick! The controls are so light on the 27 you don't know you...

Looking for a good grease recommendation for general use around the glider (main pins, ball fittings, etc.). Something locally available in the US would be preferred! Anything that I should definitely stay away from? Thanks, Bastoune

With the conclusion of Region 4 North, the 2009 sanctioned contests are finished and the first release of the Pilot Ranking List for 2010 is available on the three identical Soaring Servers at soaringweb.org/ PRL, soaring.gahsys.com/PRL, and soaring.xinqu.net/PRL Some of the names are just WAGs,...

Hi, I have recently imported a Discus BT into the UK. The glider has FLARM fitted with the antenna mounted under, and parallel to, the coaming. The FLARM installation manual states that the antenna should be mounted vertically. Mounting the antenna vertically under the coaming means feeding it...

For details of this, query the NTSB site using the N-number. Very, very = lucky pilot by how the images look. http://www.aviation-salvage.com/N34LB.htm

A recent article highlights the AOPA's advocacy of in-flight cell phone use: http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2007/070426fcc.html It references this March 2005 article, http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2005/050328cell.html which states in part:

The Wikipedia article on Peter Masak is scheduled to be featured in tomorrow's update of the "Did you know" section of the Wikipedia main page as follows: Did you know...that American inventor Peter Masak developed glider winglets for gliding competitions that helped him win a U.S....

I'd like to make a stout wire cable or rope with proper TOST ring, to have on hand should I have to tow my 15m glider from mud/soft dirt/ guano. Is a metal cable necessary/preferable, or would high breaking-strength rope be sufficient? My only experience here (Chester loam, Pegase, and stick-shift...

I would like to be able to calculate the actual CG position for my ASW-19B, in addition to using Schleicher's cockpit load CG check. I found some data in the AS Airworthiness Test Report and more in the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet, but 3 items are still unknown. Schleicher does not give any...

The AE-1 is a self-launching sailplane. The innovation is that the thrust is given by electric motor! http://www.airenergy.de/silent/index.htm I think that it is the first battery-powered glider with retractable propeller but I am not sure. Have you already see this kind of propulsion ? Do you...

MARFA 2004 APRIL 3 - 11: Dick Johnson's annual Marfa Wave Camp, with guest instuctor Bob Wander, author of many soaring books and mentor to thousands of glider pilots. MAY 28 - 30: "Wings and Wheels" Memorial Day weekend Fly-In for airplanes, gliders, vintage cars and motorcycles. Pancake...

Hi All, Whenever I accelerate, my varios bump up and tell me I'm climbing, then settle back to reality. Any idea of what I need to look for to fix this? My setup: Kestrel 19, two static ports in the tail boom, pitot and TE in the fin. The TE line is split under the seat using a Y connector and...

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Roger Bard has a letter to the editor in this month's SOARING mag. His point is "Why even bother" to fly the OLC contest and he lists four reasons why.. Answering his "reasons why not" is the following: 1&2. A Nimbus 4 is not required since results are handicapped. Ron Schwartz flew his 1-26 to...

Trying to find the following information and an FAI Sporting Code reference for the following: 1) The minimum separation between turnpoints on a 3-turn task 2) Maximum distance between start and finish on a closed circuit FAI task (O&R or Triangle) Thanks!

I have an old EW B model flight recorder with no manual. Is anyone familiar with this device willing to post a quick list of the keyboard functions? I have figured out the basics and can get it to record from my GPS - I just want to know how to access all of the functions, or as many as someone...

I am looking for articles / videos on how to compete well on OLC. How to get the best scoring, What type of tasks are better than others, or just working in OLC flying in general. Any links to articles or videos, or whatever would be useful. For others as well as myself I'm sure.

Does anyone know of a USB-to-Compaq Aero 1550 cable? I would like to avoid the USB-to-Serial Cable and the plug the Serial end into the cradle. Likewise, does anyone know if any of the Compaq IPAQ connectors fit the Aero 15xx? Thanks, Ira