Anyone know if the Johnson flight test for the 17m version of the LS-3 is available on the web? Thanks, Brad

Anyone use one of these? I bought one and am pretty satisfied with it, but it has this "feature" that requires it to send the flight to a website to get a "sign"/validate the G-record.............half the time I can't get my flights signed and this means they are not OLC valid. Thanks, Brad

Yesterday evening the TV news was all a twitter about a Homebuilt Helicopter that crashed, killing the pilot. News reports were that the helicopter was built by the pilot................today, we are reading in the paper (on-line news) the the helicopter was a R-22, hardly a homebuilt.....but here...

My buddies tell me my handheld is too painfull to listen to anymore. I would put in a panel mount, but since I have a mostly carbon aircraft, where should I put the antenna? Too late to install it in the rudder, or is there a solution that would allow me to install one in the rudder?? I think the...

http://www.break.com/index/eagle-drags-goats-off-cliff.html Amazing video. Brad

As a guy who has flown thick airfoil ships and currrently owns a ship with a 17% airfoil, I am curious what kind of performance in climb I might see with a 14% airfoil section. Thanks, Brad

can someone explain how the Libelle H-301 flap control is hooked up at the fuselage. Or, even better, does someone have any pictures or a rigging illustration they could e-mail me. How is the flap hinged? is it center hinged like the H-304 or lower hinged? Thanks! Brad

This sort of follows up on the future of soaring thread, but is more focused on the sailplane design aspect. Ok.....here is the scenario: the powers that be have decided that once again the soaring community needs a sailplane that represents Joe Sailplane Pilot. Joe sailplane pilot wants a...

I was browsing thru one of the Yahoo glider N.G.'s today and read where the World Class design may get ressurected. That got me to thinking: What would the ideal recreational next generation sailplane sailplane look like? I imagine it won't look much different from what we are seeing now in terms...

Anyone out there know if there have been any sailplane wings made that use a glass spar and carbon skins? Cheers, Brad

Late Wed. night a fire started in a boat shop that was adjacent to the shop, (Aero Product) where the fuselage molds for the Silent were. The Silent fuselage molds are destroyed also ruined are the molds for the leading edge of the ATOS rigid wing hang glider. The building held several job shops...

might be just a rumor, but I just read that a SC sailplane pilot was arrested for flying to close to a nuclear reactor by DHS..................seems they were rather upset and stripped his sailplane of all instrumentation................no wonder I slept so well last night, just think what might...

Greetings, group! Our local club has a pair of L-13s. In one of them, we recently discovered a badly-corroded elevator cable. The corrosion area was located was approx. 15" aft of the bellcrank attachment, under the port-side, aft cockpit flooring -- *very* difficult to get to. It would appear...

This video is off topic, but since it was made by a glider pilot, me, I thought it would be appropriate to share it with y'all. https://youtu.be/GNnxoXNScSA Stay safe! Branko XYU

On Friday, November 24, 2017 at 7:30:09 PM UTC-8, Steve Muhli wrote: Hi, New to this forum, thought I 'd pose a question..... I have a glider rating from years ago, I was wondering if anyone can suggest a list of gliders that are more "roomy" inside since I am 6'4" . I am planning on...

Hello, Sme 10 years ago I wrote a program for DOS named "Polar Explorer" - designed for analyzing both theoretical and practical aspects of glider performance in any conditions. The program was advertised in the Soaring magazine for a couple of years by CuSoft Research Inc., and some 30 odd copies...

I have been having a problem with shutting down the MZ35 engine in flight on my Russia AC-5M. The engine keeps running (dieseling) for a couple of minutes until it cools down enough and finally quits. I changed the spark plug, took off the cylinder head and cleaned the carbon deposits, but to no...

I have the unit, display, cables, and 12 volt power supply. It has not been calibrated but it is in good working order. Just needs a home. I bought a power flarm and needed the panel space. $500, shipping included within the USA contact me at

Hello Pilots, Here is quick update on the upcoming soaring seminar. The event is set for 3/12 at NCAR in Boulder, 9AM – 5 PM MST. Webcast: Watch the RAS for a post from Frank Whiteley for details about logging on. The speaker’s line up is as follows and not necessarily in this

Hello Pilots, I am pleased to announce the second annual spring soaring seminar to be held in Boulder, Colorado. It is entitled the 2010 Performance Soaring Seminar and Colorado Soaring Awards. It will be held on February 27, 2010, 9:00 – 5:00 MST at the National Center for Atmospheric Research...