OK, folks - got a question here. Are there any sailplane manufacturers in China? I have found obscure FAA references to a Shenyang HU-1 Seagull and HU-2 Petrel, but nothing more on the actual gliders other than a reference to the Shenyang Sailplane Factory on a German historical aviation...

If you take a look at the Vans Aircraft website. You will find the story and pictures of the RV-11. Looks cool. Scott.

From: Chairman IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee Two changes to the list of IGC-approval documents for GNSS flight recorders are announced. These took effect from 1 January 2004: 1. Filser LX20 GNSS recorder - update to the IGC-approval. This update is Version 5 after the original...

We are looking for a single place ship for our rental fleet, preferably a 1-36. If you have one for sale, e-mail me at: Thanks!

So you see, folks, from this recent spate of posts including our infamous jerk, Lennie the Lurker, there is no justification for responding to him in any way on the NG. Please, if you wish to make the fore-doomed attempt to convert him to some sort of rationality, do so in private email. He...

Mark your calendars and Enter the first US Regional Contest to have an official 18m class listed at a regionals. Competition Classes will be: Standard, Sports, 15m, 18m Dates June 20 to June 26 Registration info at SSA website under 2004 contest listings.

Does anyone have a transceiver for sale? I don't need anything new, just something cheap and easy that I can carry for starting cross country flying. If anyone has any leads, please tell me. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1...

The January/February issue of the Region 12 Soaring Council newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now on-line at: http://www.SoCalSoaring.com Articles in this issue include: Taken Anyone Soaring Lately? Announcement of Back in the Saddle Spring Refresher 2004 Meagan's First Flight -- An...

The Dutch pilots visiting Vågå Wavecamp in 2003 made a very nice video from their stay. The video is now available on http://www2.wavecamp.no/gallery/ (380 MB, mpeg2 format, 12 mins duration.) Merry Christmas to you all! Anders B.

Looking for other people who have and still fly their Peterson J-4 glider's.

For those that haven't seen this before you might get a chuckle out of this. http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-view.asp?threadid=494 Al

Can someone provide me with advice on buying a comfortable parachute? I suffer from a long back and therefore have difficulty in getting low down in the glider. This also leads me to ask if any one has got any good advice on where to buy one? Many thanks for your time

Is it acceptable practice to put lead in a gliders tail to counter the weight of a large pilot? David R.

I just finished reading the news account of the light plane pilot who buzzed the Statue of Liberty and interfered with LaGuardia traffic. In our post Sept 11 era, with enough of the public jittery about aircraft, this sort of behavior is just putting nails in our coffin IMHO. Any idea what sort of...

Philadelphia Glider Council is holding a ground school on 4 consecutive weekends beginning January 31, 2004. The ground school is open to any aviation inclined individual willing to make the effort. Classes held on 1/31, 02/07 and 02/14 will cover instructional material required for the Private...

OK, I give up. What are those two black nylon latches? at the back of a Cobra trailer? They are on the inside at the back end just below the slot that the wing dolly side support runs in. They have four detents (pointed up, pointed down, pointed forward, and pointed rearward.) I thought they...

I have the above instument installed and to know if it is working properly would like to know the answers to the following questions. The type is U 1.13 E. Is this metric or British units ?? What should the indications be with the glider on the ground and at rest ?? Is there a self test on start up...

Actually, the L33 has one of the roomier cockpits around. It was a little tight for me but wasn't bad. It was a lot better than some others that I tried. Anyway, I thought I got a great deal on a virtually new glider that I could keep outside. I wanted more performance and a glider with a large...

I think if you look deep enough you might find that the "head first" position is prohibited by the FAA regs. Mac