Hi, LX Navigation will soon begin shipping the new LX7007 Pro IGC flight computer. I expect the first units to arrive sometime in July. The LX7007 Pro IGC is the newest version of what was previously the LX7000 Pro IGC. The new version offers a faster processor, more memory (I think) for...

I don't recall these cameras being mentioned befo Samsung TL350 (/WB2000 Europe): 24 mm (equivalent) wide angle to 120 mm zoom, AMOLED monitor screen, auto and manual modes, advanced panorama, compact size. ~$350. Samsung HZ35W (W650 Europe): 24 mm (equivalent) wide angle to 360 mm(!), GPS...

Marfa, West Texas, USA March 19, 2005 The annual Marfa Spring Wave Soaring Camp began this weekend with lenticular clouds in every quadrant. In March and April, steady SW winds over the mountains in Mexico may generate the wave downwind near Marfa. Sailplanes thermal up to cloudbase (15,000'...

Hey ! Who're you calling a nerd ? Objective: URL that shows task area geo-image overlaid with Turn and Landing points. Google released its API for mapping. See http://www.google.com/apis/maps/ With a few lines of clever Javascript (ECMAscript, OK, whatever), you can overlay your own data on top...

ILEC SB-7 for sale. With insulated capacity. Good condition. Make a reasonable offer. Jim Hendrix 662-234-0492 voice 662-234-2195 fax

FYI, SimplyKool is running a 10% off Spring Sale through April on all silver reflective canopy covers. Ask your dealer to add it to your order or buy direct from the manufacturer on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/130723757512

We see a few pilots in this discussion who have admirably bought a Club Class glider specifically to compete in Club Class. Some have no other glider. What an awful thing to scold them. Sean, great flight at the Dust Devil Dash in weak conditions, by the way. I had a great time working at the...

I'm curious what others are using for inter-thermal cruise speeds for modern 15m (and 18m I guess) gliders like the Ventus 2bx, Ventus 2cx, ASW-27, ASG-29, Diana 2, etc (add models as necessary). Here in the U.S. we have been moving toward cruise speeds much lower than would normally be dictated...

Video from Australia: http://www.recreationalflying.net/threads/i-almost-cried-libelle-sailplane-landing-wounded.26923/

I'm trying to make sense of the weight and balance section in the ASK-21 manual but having no success. They give an equation for r sub R, which I assume is the empty CG, but it's not specifically called out. The units don't balance; there is length on one side of the equation and length squared...

What is a reasonable value of a Bohli compass? does not appear to have ever been installed Does it still have value? r/Jim

Does anybody with Windows XP have difficulty running any soaring software? Does any software not run on XP? Specifically: Does WinPilot work on XP? I'm going to upgrade my OS soon, and I don't want to get stuck with one incompatible with future software purchases! Chris

Didn't see anything about this in the archives. Anyone with a recommendation/good experience to share?

Crossposting over to soaring... worth 500 clams?.............. http://www.zaonflight.com/content/view/2/13/ Some have commented that the lack of bearing info is a limitation, others not so much. Anyone with lots of experience using this unit or similar, thoughts?

As a US pilot, I've flown low tow a few times but mostly just high tow as that is the convention here. I'm wondering what all of the trade-offs are by the two methods? Might it be time to reconsider this? As pointed out on another thread, low tow would seem to be safer against the problem of...

Should be a new world record for 1500km O&R: http://scottishglidingcentre.com/blog/ Way to go John ! PS: John also won overall European OLC championship in 2007: http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/champion.html?st=olc&rt=olc&sp=2007&c=C5&sc=

Cambridge 20 GPS/NAV freshly calibrated 8/12/09 with software version 6.0 along with an LNAV with 57mm (small) variometer for $1100. This is an IGC approved system that is a perfect entry-level low-cost system that doesn't need a PDA to operate. Works perfectly and the only reason I am selling it...

The South African Nationals started yesterday in Welkom - about 260km South West of Johannesburg. What makes this years championships amazing is the participation of Bobby Clifford who is taking part in his 50th consecutive South African Championships. Is there a pilot anywhere else in the world...

Over 1600 pictures in 74 different categories. http://trade-a-glider.netfirms.com/picturepro/nfpicturepro/index.php

From my reading of flarm and my limited knowledge about the product. I understand that you could in theory have the location of other gliders on screen and use it to your advantage during a competition given that it transmits such data? www.flarm.com