I'm going to China for a few weeks in October and I thought it would be nice to get in a little flying while I'm there. Unfortunately information on the subject seems hard to find. I've found a couple of posts in this group which didn't get much in the way of replies, and I found one article...

A prospect was checking out the nifty Antares 18T sustainer system somewhere over the forest west of ZWB, when to his great surprise, the propeller departed. Hell of a way to impress a prospect. The problem is with the Solo propeller shaft with the belt reduction system as used on, IIRC: - Ventus...

Looking back through the threads for past few years, it doesn't look like there has been a Region 1 race since 2008. Do any of the racers from the area think there will be a race in Region 1 in the near future? Is there any interest from the clubs in the Region in getting together to organize...

It hasn't happened yet, but we are going to kill or maim the flagman if we don't change our ways. It's just a matter of time. This has become my personal pet peeve. Over the years, I have personally observed a lot of gliders drop a wing and veer off the runway. And admittedly a number of...

Hello, Anyone out there have specs/measurements for the rotary switch that Schleicher installs in their newer gliders, to enable switching between batteries? (see the lower-left part of the panel in this image, as an example: http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/2/2/1272229.jpg...

We have not seen much performance increase with new gliders for couple of decades, other than increased wingloading. I wonder if anyone has run the numbers for glider with FBW steering. I'm thinking of flapped glider with multiple moving segments of flaps (independent servos) and very small rear...

Fellow Soaring Enthusiasts on RAS, The SSA and specifically the SSA Growth and Development committee have accepted the donation of a Blanik L13 for use as a static display at aviation events. Meant as a promotional tool, this purpose built display will allow adults and kids to experience the...

A group of people within the Academic-Glider section of the Technical University of Graz/Austria has designed a rather spectacular Flight-Computer, certainly a fine addition to any sailplane's panel too. Best of all, the Glider-Nav-Computer can be build at home by DIY to material-costs of approx...

I'm somewhat confused with the functionality of the flarm core in regards to producing flight traces. I was never able to obtain a trace from my Flarm Core Pure. I put the usb drive in, turn it on, wait for the light to settle to green, turn it off, pull the drive - nothing. Updating settings from...

Soarist It is thanks to the many hundreds of hours of research, investigation and dedication by the California City Glider Pilots Action Group and the soaring community in general. That we at least temporarily have some hope of Caltrans re-permitting Cal City Airport to return to the safe, sane...

http://cumulus.atmos.und.edu/winds_introduction.php Note first picture. I think it's easy to see how a pair of AOA sensing ports could be added to a glider nose.

King made a version of their KT-76 Transponder with only 150 watts of power and called it the -78. Im curious if anyone has ever tried to use one of these in a glider. If so, what sort of power draw did you experience? Thanks! -Tony Condon Cherokee II N373Y

Hi, Photos from day 4 of the WGC in Uvalde, TX are available he http://www.flickr.com/photos/remde/sets/72157630984490418/ Good Soaring, Paul Remde

Hello All, I am looking for real world reviews of the Puchacz (or the newer Perkoz) in the club / instructional environment. How do they hold up to daily use/abuse? Maintenance issues? How are they for ab-initio? Truth to the spin-eager rep? Any bad habits?

It's the solstice, so you won't be doing much soaring... but you might want to read about it. I put two new articles on my webpage http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john.cochrane/soaring/index.htm#safety_rules "Team flying." Pilot to pilot radio communication will be allowed at regionals this...

Given that I've got another 15-20 years of flying left, I was thinking of getting a new parachute since my current one won't last that long anyway and I might as well replace it and get a more comfortable one. ;-) Of those sold by Strong, National, and Para-Phernalia, it appears that they are all...

Ck. Michael Graves' comments on his March 30, 2013 OLC flight posting. Gary

Under discussion at the club is selling the Cub and using a C-172 as a tow plane. Does anyone have experience with this? Good, bad, ugly? Thanks,

In case somebody was interested, the video materials from 17th EGC (Club, Standard, 20m) are available at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa5hoVLTl803FzSQOiQVz6w Today the video of the daily task briefing was posted about 9am EST (3pm local). So one could watch it while the competitors are still...

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