I am surprised to read Derek suggesting that there is no successor to the K13. In my mind the ASK21 is the perfect successor (probably the best, most robust trainer available) ! They may lack spinning characteristics, but in my opinion that is no big issue. Justin Craig

I am surprised to read Derek suggesting that there is no successor to the K13. In my mind the ASK21 is the perfect successor (probably the best, most robust trainer available) ! They may lack spinning characteristics, but in my opinion that is no big issue. Justin Craig

I am surprised to read Derek suggesting that there is no successor to the K13. In my mind the ASK21 is the perfect successor (probably the best, most robust trainer available) ! They may lack spinning characteristics, but in my opinion that is no big issue. Justin Craig

Having just read the posting by Alistair Wright I was some what alarmed by his narrow minded attitude in respect to a club that he does not appear to have flown at for thirty years. Highlighting a one off incident which involved a small number of people, and using this as a stick to beat the whole...

Last week I posted a message which made reference to the RAF GSA. What I had said was incorrect. In a moment of extreme anger, replying to a post by Alistair Wright, I mistakenly made the reference. In fact the GSA is a super / safe organisation, with a good fun approach to our sport. What I...

Great winches, but that one is FAUBAR. Great shame really, it is going to cost somebody a heep of money to get back up and running At 11:18 20 July 2015, Paul Southerington wrote: Withams a company that disposes of military surplus have an RAF Winch fo Sale by tender this week looks good but...

I agree. Excellent report, however he is not retiring from competition flying, quite the opposite. He still intends to fly competitions, but will be selective about which ones. At 05:54 14 May 2018, krasw wrote: Excellent report worth reading everyone. This pilot now obviously knows the risks...

Day 5 today with a 372km task. Look at the live tracking at: http://clubclass.onglide.com/current-day.xml Excellent website. Well done Melissa!

Hi all, I'm going to be on a road tour of Europe in August (South of France, Switzerland, Germany etc) and was thinking of stopping somewhere for a week to do a gliding course. My first question would be whether or not any training I do in Europe will be valid back in the UK? The second would be...

Hi guys, I have been thinking about starting to fly gliders (I have previously flown R/C and Paragliders). I am based in the Southern London suburbs, Kenley is only about 15 mins from me, but they do not fly over the weekends from what I can tell, so for a person who works Mon-Fri this makes it...

http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=11617 A new revenue stream? I think so.

Bought a glider and want to sell the volkslogger that came with it. It is in good working order, and was calibrated on 02/12/2009. Asking $650. Thanks

I like the interaction, discussion and ideas going on in the ASW20 group so much, I felt the Ventus sailplane should have one as well. I'm a new Ventus B owner in AZ and created a yahoo user group for the Ventus sailplane. Justin Rizor, PT

Hi all, Has anyone got a set of trailer plans hidden away on their hard drive, mostly interested in the box section, truss spans, RHS dimensions and wall thickness. It’s for a Libelle trailer Thanks Justin

We have set a Date for the Crystal Derby (formerly Crystal Dash). The event will be on Sunday, July 24th. (Safety/Pilots Meeting @ 9:00AM) The course will be open after the meeting, and we will fly till we can't stay up (or the sun goes down). The Southern California Soaring Academy will have...

Thanks Morgan, I'll be sure to take you up on your offer; it will help in the process for sure. Looking back on it, I should have flown Avenal a different day, as not all the ships where there on Wednesday. I saw a Genesis showed up, and would really like to see one in person. The hand brake is...

I’m new to the sport and am thinking about getting my first glider this summer. I was hoping that you guys would all put your 2 cents in and help me sort through all the wonderful why A is better than B… Some things I’m concerned about are I’m 6’2” and mostly torso. When I sit in a DG 1000 I...

When running Winpilot (ADV) on my IPAQ - Changing the McReady setting affects only the Arrival altitude on my Home airport or on my final glide airport, while when running Winpilot XP on my PC, changing the McReady setting affects the Arrival Altitude on all airports shown in the map. Why this...

Does anyone know where I can find polars, especially at various flap settings, for the Schreder HP-11?

Does anyone know the cg limits of the HP11A as percentages of chord, so some other reference?