Fly the best. 5 Ugly. Discus 2A. Nationals and regionals winner.Highest placeing standard class glider at the 15M nationals in Hobbs 2003.Waxed and buffed every 3 months. Cobra fiberglass trailer in excellent condition. This is the best performing standard class glider in the USA. $65,000.00...

I think in Feet Per Minute... I must be from a different country. How do you convert Kts per Sec / Meters per sec / Kilometers etc... to Feet per minute Thanks

Here's a device that will give you one more opinion of what to do with the thermal. Especially usefull on blue days. In original carton. Sells for $850 new. BO Bob Salvo

99% Microair are perfect but yes there have been problems with earlier sr nos. There are several service notes from Microair that address some of these problems. I will admit Microair are sensitive to its antenna even problems with just some frequencies in the middle to upper part of freq. ALSO...

Brion got most of the correct answers to the last NQD, so now a new one: While heading for my selected turn point, I center the turn arrows on my Cambridge GPS and notice that my bearing and track are the same, but my sailplane is pointed a good 15 degrees left of the turn point. Why? JJ Sinclair

http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/f.braaksma/ or as my coworker said "don't do this to your daddy's 737". OK, so good opportunity for me to discuss hail... So the FAA books recommend flying at least 20NM away from isolated thunderstorms, under the concept, I assume, that hail sucked way up...

Amongst the Soaring Communitity does anyone have experience with Sun Tiger sunglasses. I saw the ad in Soaring and wanted to cut through the ad-hype. I would appreciate comments concerning the quality of them filling prescriptions. Thanks in Advance. D. Sieber

Yes, look at Soaring Pilot at http://www.soaringpilot.org Henryk Birecki JohnH wrote: Does any software exist for the Palm OS? I'm looking into a Pocket PC, but since I already have a palm..

"John" wrote... Does anyone else in the USA have an LS-6c 18m besides me? I mean a 'true' 18m with the upturned winglet-style wingtips, a la LS-8/18....NOT the 17.5m flat-tipped version. Thanks, just curious. There are two in Northern California, one...

What are the 4 situations where course, heading and track are all equal? JJ Sinclair

I've just gotten bitten by the glider bug, but as a right arm amputee, I am not sure of how to proceed given the challenges of flight control operation, primarily dealing with simultaneous flight stick and spoilers on final approach. Are there any other disabled glider pilots out there with similar...

There does not seem to be a lot ot these ships on the used market so it's difficult to get price history. I would appreciate your input as to a fair market value for a DG-100 with basic insturments, older radio and a homemade trailer. Thanks all!

Hello, I'm just now learning about Gliding and will start instruction soon. Question: I'm 6ft tall and weigh 232 lbs. Have I weighed myself out of many sailplane options? I DO plan on losing some more weight, but just in case I don't, would appreciate some knowledge on this :) The instructor...

I am pleased to announce that on 25 August 2003 the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) agreed updates to the IGC approval documents for Cambridge GNSS flight recorders. These updates involve only small changes of wording and are currently being placed on the fai/gliding/gnss web...

Our club has gradually moved to winch over the last few years and now we use ordinary aerotow rope on the winch (its cheap,made everywhere ,easy to splice and wears extremely well)Rope bungees slightly so pilots have to be trained how to keep an even load on the cable (makes you a smoother pilot as...

The spoilers on our L-13 are starting to squeak when u open them on the ground. Where can they be oiled/greased? __________________________________________________________________ scott ICQ#: 34312461 Current ICQ status: + More ways to contact...

Many pilots here use petrol-guzzling sport-utility vehicles to tow their trailers. I'm trying to get some input as to whether my new VW Jetta turbo-diesel is up to the task. You forgot to tell us the weight of your trailer incl.discus... I'm towing a trailer, total weight 780 kg, with a...

So when are the cloudbases the highest in west Texas? I'l like to plan a trip there next year and was wondering which months would justify a 2 day drive and 2 back. Chris

Hi, My DG200 has developed a loud noise from the canopy seam, it is a 2 piece canopy wich open to the rear. I tried open cell foam from the hardware store and silicone, no success. When I closed the side vent the noise stop. Any suggestion? Regards, Gilles

Do any DVD's exist on Soaring? I still have an old VHS player if I have to get that format. Any information appreciated. john Orlando, Florida