USAF Request For Proposal: FA8617-10-R-6210 They need approximately 20 new gliders, several trailers, support equipment, spares and contract maintenance, for delivery at Colorado Springs, CO (USA) in the next two years.

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

Planning to build a "sport canopy" (open cockpit) for my ASK-13 per the Schleicher Technical Note 15. I need the steel tube frame from a normal canopy, or if you know of an existing sport canopy, please contact me at marfagliders at aol.com Burt www.flygliders.com Marfa, west Texas USA

Several "first of the year" flights in my new ASK-21 in thermals to 8,500' msl. (Marfa airport is almost 5,000' msl.) Beautiful Lennies 100 miles north over Guadalupe Peak on the New Mexico - Texas state border.

Nice article about soaring pilot and author, Bertha Ryan. http://www.ridgecrestca.com/lifestyle/x1808777611/Valley-Voices-Bertha-Ryan

OK, so two gliders and one towplane (J-3) made the list. From a AOPA (USA) poll this date: Poll result: Which of the following aircraft would you most like to fly? P-51 Mustang 66.49% J-3 Cub 12.79% SpaceShipOne 10.59% Robinson R66 6.92%

I am assisting in researching the current details of the six LS-1 sailplanes that flew at the 1970 World Championships at Marfa, Texas. Specifically looking for those LS-1's that flew at Marfa that might be registered now in the USA. 1970 Standard Class champion was Helmut Reichmann of...

OCTOBER 22-24, 2011. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Orville Wright's record soaring flight of 9 minutes 45 seconds in 1911 at Kitty Hawk. Location: Wright Brothers National Memorial and First Flight Airstrip at Kill Devil Hills, NC. Hang soaring and...

British Air Traffic Control: Beware of Giant Vulture at 35,000 feet By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY Commercial airline pilots flying over Scotland and Britain have been told to be on the watch for a vulture with a 10-foot wingspan that can fly at heights exceeding 30,000 feet. Reuters says...

Accuracy landing short of the gliderport, on a roof top in Czech. http://tn.nova.cz/zpravy/regionalni/v-liberci-nouzove-pristal-vetron-pilot-vyvazl-baz-zraneni.html

Wanted: PHOTOS from the Marfa, Texas soaring camps and contests of the 1960's & 1970's to copy. Will also consider purchase however your donation to the archives would be appreciated. Dedication of Marfa as a National Landmark of Soaring will be at noon on April 5, 2008, during our annual Wave...

USA aircraft owners. A note to remind you if you have not already heard: As of March 1, 2010, the FAA is no longer mailing paper copies of Airworthiness Directives (AD's) and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB's) to aircraft owners. Paper copies are now only available by paid...

USA / as of April 26, 2010: Your Blanik L-23 is grounded unless you have complied with FAA AD 2010-08-01, which refers to the work specified in LET/Aircraft Industries Mandatory Bulletin MB L23/052a. This bulletin describes the non-destructive testing for cracks in the inner elevator hinge. So...

Hello North America! Our annual Marfa (Texas) Thermal & Wave Camp may need another towplane. Being hospitable Texans, we've found it hard to say "no" to pilots wanting to fly at Marfa from March 29 - April 6, 2008, so now were over-subscribed. Last year 20 sailplanes enjoyed our spring soaring,...

Hello from Marfa in southwest Texas, USA. The Schweizer 1-26 sailplane played a role in the early development of Marfa, Texas as a Landmark of Soaring. Neil Armstrong earned his Silver C here in his Schweizer 1-26 (prior to his longer XC to the moon), and Wally Scott made some very long XC...

After the SSA Directors decided in the fall of 2006 (and after another short debate in the fall of 2007 during which they upheld their decision) to hold our SSA Convention only every two years, the fabulous European Aero exhibition is now an annual event. One of the reasons presented to the SSA...

Photos are requested of soaring at Marfa to copy for the dedication of Marfa Airport as a National Landmark of Soaring (by the National Soaring Museum) on April 4 + 5, 2008. These copies (or your originals) will be added to the archives as I finish a complete history of the site. Photos from the...

Soaring gift shop in a mall. Brilliant, and I hope the numbers at the end of the month validate it. Perhaps three more December's will justify it, especially after holiday shoppers begin to expect to see this unique gift shop in the mall. What a fantastic way to develop personal connections with...

North America: Anyone have experience with this new, improved tow hook based upon the Schweizer hook? Your FAA Approval process? From the catalog at www.aircraftspruce.com (see photos there) Aircraft Spruce Pilot Supplies - Towing Equipment GLIDER & BANNER TOW HOOKS These tow hooks are...

This "new, old news" just out from the FAA: Termination of 121.5 MHz Beacons for Satellite Alerting is Coming Soon Notice Number: NOTC0981 On 1 February 2009, the International Cospas-Sarsat Organization (U.S. included) will terminate processing of distress signals emitted by 121.5 MHz...