Our club is seriously considering buying a Blanik L-33 but I have heard a few reports that the fuselage can be easily damged if a tail first landing is made. I would appreciate it very much if clubs that own an L-33 could give me guidance. Is a Blanik L-33 rugged enough for club use? Does the...

DG Flugzeugbau: DG-505 (incl. AMS) 5 DG-808 15 DG-1000 17 LS8 2 Scheibe SF 25C Falke 11 Schempp-Hirth: Discus CS 3

Giulia Incisa della Rocchetta, 23, died yesterday in an attempt to outland her LS-8 during the EGC af the Armed Forces. The competition is being held in Romorantin (France). She was well known in the Gliding movement. She was selected to take part in the Junior's WGC (Hus-Bos, UK, next July). Aldo...

Hi, LX Navigation will soon begin shipping the new LX7007 Pro IGC flight computer. I expect the first units to arrive sometime in July. The LX7007 Pro IGC is the newest version of what was previously the LX7000 Pro IGC. The new version offers a faster processor, more memory (I think) for...

The European championships for 15m and open class started today in Finland. The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-) Check http://www.egc2005.fi/index.html Lars Peder Danmark (-Go Henrik, Tom, Jan and...

All, I purchased an 8 Amp-hour battery for use in my ASW-20 about 6 months ago. I had been running a radio, ELT, 302/303 combination, and IPAQ 3800. With that combination my battery would last longer than I wanted to be in the air; generally more than 5 hours. I recently removed the 303 and added...

Photos from Wednesday's photo mission. I flew formation with Clayton Stansell's Cessna 175 for about 35 minutes. The twin AT-450's only required about 50% thrust to keep the sailplane in the formation at 80 MPH indicated (about 92 MPH true) at 7000' MSL. Photos by Bill Pearson of High Altitude...

Some people were having trouble connecting to my video, problem is fixed now... Download the video at: http://www.flynik.com/HHJuniors05.wmv Remember that this is 5 min longer than the original version (Draft.wmv)... If you have any problems please tell me...

I currently charge the (hard to remove) batteries in my ASH-26E with a solar panel and charger installed on/in my trailer. During a contest, the plane may not spend much time in the trailer during daylight hours, but it does spend most nights in there. The solution would be to use the solar panel...

Looking for a set of 16.6m tips for a ventus B. (No I haven't lost them) :-) Thanks Chris

Recent medical check reveiled I suffer from migraine. Well, no harm done there, since I seem to have that all of my life and am pretty much used to it. Still, after a long talk with my family doctor I do want to try and find out if any medication helps me to either kill an attack or prevent...

On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 21:57:51 GMT, "Malcolm Austin" wrote: Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't...

Hi everybody I would like to gather some information about a passive reflective device which could be used to increase the visibility of a glider. It was described to me as follows, during one of those typical launch point chats: It takes the shape of small sphere, mounted just behind the canopy...

On the top surface of the wings of a 17m Kestrel I am looking at, the spar is clearly visible and you can feel it (it stands out slightly proud) below the surface of the wing itself. This is uniform down the whole spar and on both wings. Is this 'normal'? Will it affect...

For the digital crowd...a question. I am running a SNAV/GPSNAV quite happily...but will send the GPSNAV in for calibration and can pay to have it upgraded to run the Compaq. Before I go this route.... 1.) I already have the Aero and all the cables and mounts 2.) I do not race 3.) I fly...

www.lasoaring.com Don't know anything else about it, but I bet they are getting a LOT of new (foriegn) customers with this damn TSA thing shutting down the ASEL foriegn training. In article , Larry Dighera wrote: On Tue, 7 Dec 2004...

I'm looking for some info on THEMI: How do they work, what's the technology used, etc. Can you help?

My crew and I are purchasing a motorhome soon, and at the same time, replacing her Toyota pickup with a more economical sedan. I'd like to get one that's light enough to tow behind the motorhome on winter trips, but heavy enough to tow the glider when the need arises. Iow a towable tow...

Is there a rule stating the cover photo for SOARING magazine HAS to be a sailplane? I would doubt it. And why should there be? I like the cover photo, showing the SSA headquarters building at Hobbs, NM, in snow. It's a nice, seasonal, shot of our organization's home base. What else could go on...

To all of my flying friends, Glider Training is what seamlessly enabled me to switch gears and take this event in stride on this one. A guardian angel might have helped as well. I was talking to Detroit Metro tower, circling over a densely populated site 8 miles east of Detroit Metro (DTW)...