Anyone have more details about it? In particular, was the glider equipped with transponder? This is not good rep for us, but could have been worse....

Does the 750 km and 1000 km have to be an FAI triangle. Are polygons OK for 1000 KM Badges and Diplomas for flights of 750 km and more. These are a family of badges that are achieved on completing a distance flight of 750 kilometres or more, in increments of 250 kilometres (ie. 750 km, 1000 km,...

Saturday, April 7th turned out to be a day to remember for soaring pilots in Tennessee. For several months now, Chilhowee Gliderport has conducted satellite operations on good ridge days from the Marion County airport of Sequatchie Valley. On April 7th four pilots took tows, and the results are as...

Not a bad day on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania ridges today. A rare SE day without cloud or rain issues. Bill Thar flew his Duck Hawk for an "easy" 750K with only one turn in 5.5 hours. Not too shabby! http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2771979

Here is a link to the video of 767 landing in Warsaw this morning without landing gear. The Capt. of this airplane is a glider pilot. http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/plane-carring-230-lands-without-wheels-in-poland-27123533.html Jacek

Thanks for all the wonderful ideas that have given me a good few laughs. At present I'm trying to imagine putting it in a trailer, and what might be able to tow said trailer...

If you can get 79% of race pilots to agree to anything that is amazing - surely this can be considered a mandate for a rule change/serious study. No other poll item was as clearly delineated as this. 6.2 Landouts - Carefully read John Good's evaluation of treatment for landouts under IGC scoring....

This news made today easier to bear. http://soaringspot.com/wwgc2013/results/club/total/day1.html

Long story short, I decided to go for broke and change out the two front rubber washers/ O rings in my pitot tube in the tail of my ASW-20B. Years of dry pitot tubes going in and out had taken their toll on the washers and they were starting to leak. Reminder to all - lightly grease your pitot...

I would appreciate info from anyone who has experience with aerotow with this AC (80hp fixed pitch rotax enginded falke) Thanks and regards John Spargo

WTB an old Electric Vario my Cambridge got smoked..dont need audio,just a simple couple a wires commin out to hook up ta the On/Off switch...In An old 2-23 Thanks Jeff in Bar Harbor Maine 602-488-1828

Mile High Gliding, 303-527-1122, needs an 80mm mechanical vario. Make and scale not important.

http://wiat.com/2014/08/17/small-glider-plane-down-in-sylacauga/ http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26301105/glider-pilot-ok-after-crashing-plane-in-sylacauga From the looks of the glider, it is quite fantastic that the pilot had only minor injuries.

Nothing is posted for 9/22/15 Did no one fly in the USA?? I know it's been a crap summer! Glen

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I can't find anything in my books about how to make a 90 degree turn (e.g., downwind to base) while in a full slip, but maybe that's because it's so obvious. (Given my limited # hours, just because something seems obvious to me doesn't mean I'm not going to check it out.) I figure I'll turn with...

A nautical mile actually measures 6076', not 6080.

Check out his tract on the OLC....the Whites must have been ripping!!

Does the ClearNav bearing display satisfy the magnetic compass requirement of FAR 91.205?

*Does your glider operation use a weak link at the tow plane end of the rope, as required by 91.309 a (3) ii? Jack ---* § 91.309 Towing: Gliders and unpowered ultralight vehicles.