Gliding International posted -ASK 21 is grounded after November 30 Who knows what ?

How did PowerFLARM perform at Perry? Understand Dave Nadler was there as the PowerFLARM rep to address concerns raised at the Seniors. What up Dave? FLARM works exceptionally well in Europe. Other than frequency, what is the difference in the USA unit. Did the FCC require the FLARM technology be...

I flew yesterday (26 October) and had two hours, later I used the Cambridge utility on my PDA to download the flight log from the Cambridge 302. First thing I noticed was that the utility said the flight was 111 hours long, and that the date of the flight was 21 October. I later checked the log...

AOPA ONLINE has a nice article on the benefits of glider training based on the recent Hudson River Landing. http://www.google.com/accounts/RP?c=COGKzJWbgYOk0QEQs_is05uH3Ya_AQ&hl=en

A couple weeks ago, I posted a message announcing that GPS Visualizer could draw Google Maps from your GPS data. Now I'm happy to say that you can also use it to generate KML files for display in Google Earth: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map?form=googleearth Pilots, take note that you can choose...

I am heading to England this afternoon for work. I'll be staying in Maidenhead for about a week. If I have any free time, it would be awesome to get in the air. Can anyone recommend a place I could get some glider time in that would be relatively nearby?

Does anyone have a .dwg/dxf file of the ASW19 fixed instrument panel?

I have a Laister LP-49 and am looking for a polar graph for it. I would also like to talk to anyone who has added a total energy probe to the vario on this glider. It has metal flight surfaces and a plastic body with solid bulkheads. Might be a trick to plumb the line from the vertical stab.

Expanding on cherokee3's and Alistar's thread, I have achieved the lofty (and unplanned) status of more than one landout in a day. Last month with a new XC pilot, I managed to put the Duo down at one county airport about 30 miles away and then on the retrieve tow, got off too early and had to land...

This past weekend the Arizona Soaring Association tried a new fun racing format, and it was a blast! A little background: The ASA runs a weekend racing series from April to September, with a weekend race just about every third weekend. Between races, the usual gang of suspects usually get...

We had a wonderful premiere of A FINE WEEK OF SOARING at the SSA convention. Featuring stunning photography and an exciting storyline, the film gives an insider’s view of the Mifflin, PA regional contest from the back seat of a Duo Discus, with 15-time national champion Karl Striedieck at the...

Ladies and Gentlemen: I have been contacted by a television production company creating a series on adventure sports. They were very impressed with the crappy media I gave them about soaring and would like to include an "expedition" if we can meet their parameters. It is Friday afternoon and I...

I am in the process of compiling a digital collection of all fiberglass sailplane maintenance manuals. So far I found a source only for the DG & LS sailplanes at the DG site http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/handbuecher-e.html I would appreciate URLs for other types, in english. Bela

Hi after recommendations for a good water meter in Litres. A faulty meter last year cost me dearly. It reverted to gallons somehow and displayed litres. Sydney Australia The links to Auzzie comps are on my site www.mals.net

Lithium Ion rechargeables seem to have recently seen a 50% or so price drop. A 4-cell, 14.8V, 8AH with charger and mounting plate can be had for $169.99 (USD). These are basically long endurance laptop batteries. This is still too much for me given that a SLA with the same capacity is around $25...

Hello gliding world ! Please visit http://www.vpos.no for a presentation of the vPos system - a impressive new technology that amazes pilots, crews and spectators at the 3rd Club Class World gliding Championship currently beeing held at Elverum, Norway. 15-20 gliders are equipped with the vPos...

Please be careful out there. I just got an earful from a fighter pilot who said he had an 'encounter' with a glider over the Pahranagat valley tuesday afternoon. That's a VERY busy corridor Monday through Friday.

Besides mechanical instruments and radio, right now my glider's setup is: LXNAV Nano -- LXNAV V7 -- Oudie I'm wondering if I switch it to: FLARM Brick -- LXNAV V7 -- Oudie Does anyone fly with this setup?? I don't have panel room for a dedicated FLARM display...the V7 and Oudie can...

Hi guys, what is an interesting model of Standard Libelle? http://www.nitra2005.sk/pribinacup2006/foto/day00_2006-04-13_by_Vierka/Picture%20016.JPG Thanks John Miller

What Hawker cockpits should look like (without the glider bits strewn about): http://tinyurl.com/hhcaj Jack