Fellow soaring fans, Early in the course of the SSA crisis, involving embezzlement and fraud on the part of the SSA's CFO, the entire Executive Committee committed to resign before the end of this calendar year (except Phil Umphries, who was too new to have been tainted by the scandal). Since...

With all the discussion about FLARM, ADS-B and the Pros/Cons, I thought the time is right to bring some facts into the discussion. Last September I had a near mid air with a C421. Since I had recently equipped over the previous winter with a Mode S transponder (Trig T22), I was curious whether: 1)...

Just doing some day dreaming..........but why not make a sustainer, capable of climbing out after a short winch/auto/aero tow and finding lift. I think the prop could be smaller, the HP of the engine lower, the battery capacity less. Plus I have just the spot in my Apis to put one! Brad

http://tinyurl.com/337bok7 ...I'm sure it works like a champ. Nice work John/Hank/Dick!

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All, As I'm sure many of you do, I use Google Earth to check out new locations at which I'm going to fly. Well, at an "Easter Egg" site, I just found that Google Earth has a wonderful (at least for us) undocumented feature which turns it into a mini flight simulator allowing you to "fly" anywhere...

RAS group, I purchased this DVD from Cumulus Soaring a few weeks ago. An amazing flight and DVD, I am very happy with my purchase. I am trying to figure out who did the music at is used at the end of the flight during the landing. Any help would be apreciated.

Our tow plane prototype has just made its first flight. look http://www.windcraft.fi/pik27/welcome.htm -- AkiSuokas Posted at www.flight.org

I'm trying to find out what happened to Heini Dittmar after WWII. He was a famous german glider pilot, and the first official Soaring World Champion in 1937. He was also the first test pilot of the Me-163 during WWII, his name is usually associated with that project and with Lippisch and his flying...

This is a fork of the Cobra trailer brake thread. I encountered an unnerving situation a couple of weeks ago. I was backing my Komet trailer into a new parking position near my house. This required moving the trailer less than 15 feet slightly uphill. For such a short move, I didn't think the...

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

As an experiment in using high definition video and images for soaring education, I've put together a site: hdsoaring.blogspot.com with a few installments for your viewing . The intent is to use the fine detail available with high definition video (both live and with graphic overlays on still...

Hello folks, it's annual time and we plan to give our LS1-f a bit of a buff and polish. A product called NuFinish was recommended, however a quick Google search finds that it contains silicon and I understand that this is not a good thing should any future repairs be required. Is this correct, or...

Add up your ten longest flights, you have made in your lifetime of soaring, and then average them. I was on the phone today with Carl Herold, IV, he just averaged his 10 longest flights, they averaged 699.4 miles. 699.4 miles (statute) is equal to 1,125.58 kilometers, ok,...

Should this topic not be moved to another forum?

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Good news from Lange Aviation: http://lange-aviation.com/htm/english/news/news.html Cheers, Andor

Since no one has posted anything about this yet..After getting the Tom Knauf e-newsletter (recommended BTW if you don't already get it) stating John Roak is undertaking a new soaring publication called ' Gliding International' I emailed John and here was his response: Hi Paul, Such is the...

The Albuquerque Soaring Club, based at Moriarty, NM, is actively seeking soaring pilots who want to join in the exceptional flying conditions found in the high desert of New Mexico. Come fly with us! The best season-long X-C conditions are found here! If you do come to fly here, we invite you to...

Don’t have a hangar, so planning on tying down the glider, a standard cirrus, during the weekend. Has any one done this consistently. How bad did the gel coat deteriorate; any tips?