Hi XCSoar users, I am new to XCSoar. I am currently reading the manual for version 6.2 and playing with XCSoar on my PC and iPAQ hx4700. My goal is to become a technical resource for XCSoar users. But since I'm new, it will take me some time to get up to speed. I'll be perfectly honest, in...

Typing this with my fireproof suit on...last weekend I tried to duck between two rainy cumulus clouds on my glide back to home base. As I went through the gap it became filled with virga and I was sucked rapidly upwards, probably would have been about 10m/s if I had not had the nose well down. ...

I am trying to get away from the surge brakes and has anyone converted their trailer to electric brakes?? Thanks

I am starting this post to get the topic off one individual's personality. The 2018 team has ben selected as outlined in the new process. Claims that the process was not carried out fairly have no basis in fact. The Team has very little time to prepare and needs to get to work. Here is a summary...

I'm not the OLC police, but these flights are extremely odd. Taking off with an ASH-25 from Lost River Resort, even with a 260 Pawnee would be sketchy. Self launch is out of the question. (Especially when the airfield is covered with snow) Also, None of the N numbers on this fellow's stable of...

Hello All: While progress has not been as quick as we had hoped for, plans are moving forward to take the GP 14 E Motorglider to first flight very early in the new year and then for first customer deliveries soon after just in time for the beginning of the European racing calendar. For a taste of...

Hello all, My Becker 4201 just started acting up. Specifically, it has a cyclic regular dead spot when transmitting, so the person listening to you gets about half of each word. It receives just fine, and all functions work as they should. Same thing happens with a fully charged battery or one...

I think this merits its own thread. Due to legal concerns, Flarmnet has encrypted their files, and as I understand it most displays including the Butterfly will no longer show pilot or glider information. This is separate from the opt in/out of tracking as I understand it. I liked the ability to...

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I use a Cambridge 25. Also using the cai2igc4olcb zip exe files for conversion. The program appears to successfully convert stating Seal; intact, Date integrity check PASS, Security check PASS After upload to OLC, the notorious RED V symbol (log file not valid) appears for the flight. Using...

First a disclaimer: I understand the security issues involved in the following and would not encourage anyone to try this at home, but I am interested in the theoretical side of it. Imagine you get things wrong and are caught out low on final, still a fair distance out, and it looks marginal...

Okay, I'm looking for a place to do some ridge soaring. Never done it, it doesn't exist where I fly. (Seminole Lake GP, Florida) Any suggestions as to the best ridge soaring and availability of instruction? Walt

My club has a 1983 Grob 103 Twin II that needs a new master cylinder. Over the years the Grob factory has made changes to the system without full documentation and as a result the US distributor can not be sure of how I go about purchasing the proper master cylinder for this glider. If you or...

Hey guys, what's your opinion on the use of mylar seals at the horizontal stab/elevator gap? Specifically for LS ships. Do people opt not to use them for fear of "lifting" tape or mylar and causing elevator effectiveness issues? Losing elevator effectiveness is certainly a valid concern, but does...

I've reviewed the relief band in the context of my experience as a glider pilot. I'd love to hear comments from other pilots about their experiences. http://joelodom.blogspot.com/2007/12/relief-band-for-nausea-relief.html

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...

I have started a webpage that will collect appearances of gliders in TV programs and movies: http://home.comcast.net/~johan.larson/soaring/onscreen.html So far I have five movies on the list, with more to come. I know of the following: Escape From New York Dawn Flight The Sky Trap

According to the 2006 Sports Class Nationals Rules: 'The purpose of the Sports Class Nationals is to determine the 2006 Sports Class Champion, and to select team members for international Club Class competitions' With most of the gliders at the latest 2006 Nats in the ASW27/28 & LS-8 range, does...

I'd like to see posted various generalized, and glider-non-specific pre-lauch checklists with the letters followed by explanation of what it means. I've heard a couple of variations on familiar ones, and I'd like to get them all down. I also welcome further discussion. Nyal Williams

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