Hey Guys, We're running a School Class task in Slovenia tonight. Come and fly a 1-26! Teamspeak: channel: ts3.virtualsoaring.eu:9982 | password: ask13 | Channel- MNS/USNS. (Note, please go to Settings and set up “Push-to-talk� for your mic.) Register (for free) here to receive briefings two...

Looking for a serviceable 1-34 canopy/frame.

Our club 1-34 lives outside, and during heavy rains will accumulate some water in the fuselage. There appear to be no drain holes in the bottom of the fuselage. Is there supposed to be a drain in there? If not is there an approved method of adding these? Peter

Serious question. I've spoken to several pilots regarding the handling characteristics of the 1-34, and the general comment was that the Rudder could have been a bit more effective. My question is, Has anyone tried to modify the rudder to be more effective? What would be the result of adding a...

Iam looking for a 1-34 rudder in good shape. If you know someone who has one please let me know. Tom

An evil gust of wind totalled a Canopy for one of the LVVSA member's 1-35 today. Initial searches for a source for a new one didn't yield good news. Any help would be appreciated. TIA

So you have a choice for a first glider. You're flying in northeastern US, i.e. generally light conditions (when it's not snowing). These 2 planes have roughly similar performance on paper and prices, although they probably handle quite differently and I would guess the 1-35 penetrates better....

For a distance flight using up to three turn points the Sporting Code says at 1.4.5.b. : "The turn points must be at least 10 kilometers apart and may be claimed once, etc." Why "10 km", why "once". Does anybody know. Karel

I got tired of using 3/4 inch electrical tape as gap tape. A friend ran off some 25mm (approximately 1 inch) tape for me. This works well for me. It is similar to the 3/4 electrical tape, but wider and slightly thinner. Unfortunately, to get him to do a production run, I had to take more than I...

A great opportunity to manufacture and sell your own Mini Bird of Time sailplanes. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3810641804&category=325 8&sspagename=STRK%3AMESSE%3AIT&rd=1

http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/21273287/hang-glider-sets-two-records-in-a-day/ Rather interesting news story on multiple World Champion Jonny Durand.

This is a continuation of the earlier thread about tow plane fuel. From AVWEB February 11, 2008: Tetra-Ethyl Lead If I had an aircraft that required 100LL, I would read every report from Innospec, the only manufacturer of tetra-ethyl lead (TEL). Here is a quote from their 2007 third quarter...

Keith Willis wrote ---- Hi Kris and Charles, Wishing you both a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I have flown over 60 hours in PW-5 in the last 5 weeks, now only need 67 more hours, for the 1000 in PW-5. I was at the Bendigo G/C couple of weeks, ago and had about 40 hours in 7 flights,...

On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain,...

Just wanted to point out ad congratulate DS on an awesone 1000 km ridge flight! Put him at the top of the OLC after a brilliant season in vintge gliders. Mark

Hi, Wow! Today I noticed that my "Soaring News" Facebook page just surpassed 1000 "likes". I am humbled by that. Thank you! I try to post links to interesting soaring news and soaring photos from around the world. It is nice to know that the effort is appreciated. I'll strive to do make...

It must be the the first 'real' completed 1000k task in thermal only. Well done to the pilots but very well done to the organisation, fantastic. I know of a one well known international task setter who probebly would have set a 4 hour assigned area task on that day !! Mel.

Daniel is making another run on a 1000k 1-26 flight. Looks like he is running well with an early start this morning. Go Daniel!

When doing 1000K, how many turn points are you allowed during the flight and how far away from the last turn point do you have to be to turn at the next point? I know, hopefully really far but is there a limit? Thanks Brian Iten 17

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DRJACKT.INFO Site... Wed 9:30am PDT. Take a look at ETA (Now the NAM or WRF model) for Fri/Sat 06/23 & 24 Fri... There is an extensive area 21,000 msl across all the Eastern Sierras then east into Central NV. Even the Mojave Desrt of Southern CA is showing Ti=0 max...