A number of the current threads talk about winching in the US. As this is fairly new to the US, and old hat in Europe, it might be useful for European readers to offer tips to US clubs who are thinking of trying it. My tips would be: 1. A 3,000 ft run is enough, but 3.5-4k ft is better. 3k ft...

We want to hang up our ASK13 in our hanger. Our ASK13 has a nose wheel and glass fuselage modification, that is why a rope or a band/strap hang is not possible. We know there are 2 holes on the outside of the fuselage around the mid section of the cockpit. Maybe this can be an option for...

Hi There Does anyone have a contact for Ron Tabery - Open class member of the USA team for Uvalde please? pm is best - peter.harveyatpeteair.co.uk Thanks Pete Harvey (GB team).

On Friday, July 22, 2011 8:14:22 PM UTC-7, Steve Koerner wrote: The most fundamental problem is that we invented too many towplane signals. Consider if there were only one signal, then there could never be this fatal problem of misinterpretation. The signal should simply be "tow...

Does anybody know who 'won' the auction for the Speed Astir in October (ish) 2009? I would like to get in touch the him. TIA Jim

Saint Stanislaus says, "As I close these Words, I beseech you to always remember: You have a Soul, and your Soul, being with you every moment of every day of your life, is that Portion of you that is Guided by Divine Light, Divine Love, and Divine Hope." REVELATION DELIVERED THROUGH FRANCES M....

Hi For some strength calculations I'd like to know the length of the water ballast bags of an ASW20 (A). Anyone? Many thanks Ruud

Hi there, I have about 70 ft. of 5.5 mm silicone tube that I used to seal my canopy. The manufacturer is selling it in 100 ft section and that is how I ended up with that excessive amount. If anyone has an interest of buying it, please call me at 509-380-4106. Jacek Pasco, WA

I have a Filser ATR 500 that can be hard to read under some lighting conditions. I'm not using the display backlight. I'd be grateful if any ATR 500 owner who has tried using the backlight can tell me if its worth disturbing the wiring harness to turn it on and if so, is there a further benefit...

Friday: A cold front moved into southern California and the wave set up along the coastal mountains. The winning speed was 82 mph, over 256 miles, for a 3 hour MAT. The beer, Worm Burner Pale Ale, is flowing.

Good observation, Bill. Most long wingers have found it best to keep the nose pointed towards the outside of the turn. It helps the climb. Your yaw string should be telling you to, "Put your foot in the inside hole". Just don't do it. Does that make sense? JJ Sinclair

There is a local Ka-6 that Rudy Mozer flew 396 miles straight out from Adrian, Michigan. The Kansas State Free Distance record is held by a long winged BG-12 at 436.1 miles. My Dad built a Cherokee with a 15 meter wing (called the Annebula). He did his Diamond distance (in a flat triangle) with...

Or what to do when the weather says, "no soaring". For those who don't get out enough (no rude comments directed towards me, please), you may not have heard of the following aviation related items (no financial or other connections with this, but they sure is fun!): "Air Hogs Havoc"...

Slightly off-topic I admit, but strikes a chord with me as a glider pilot: http://today.reuters.com/tv/videostory.aspx?storyid=42c02bd811e7e8a45466c64db02cdb0c0fd0a8a0&WTmodLoc=vidarticle-r1-featuredvideo-7 David Starer

at http://www.asa-soaring.org/2006region9.asp. If you're attending the contest but did not receive the e-mail please let me know! ~ted/2NO/CO

Jeff, A Jantar is a fantastic machine, with good performance for the price. Shame you cant use one with a 'normal' canoy, but really and truly a split canopy is of no hindrence what-so-ever. With regards to tipping over - its probably the least of your worries if you are landing in a field where...

I need to be in the San Diego area for a conference in early March and am contemplating taking a few extra days off and driving down there (from the SF Bay Area) with my glider rather than flying. I've done this before, going to Pasadena and flying two days at Great Western Soaring...

Today I took a step toward settling a question I've had for a long time. After making sure the frequency was pretty empty, I went ahead and made the call: Me: Pitt Approach, Schweizer glider 34367. PA: Aircraft calling Pitt, say again call sign. Me: Pitt Approach, this is Schweizer glider...

Those of you who can (but don't) listen to BBC Radio 4 may be interested to know that there's a program, "The White Stuff", on Monday 17 May about clouds. It may be good, it may be terrible. Who knows? But now you know about it. -- martin@ : Martin Gregorie gregorie : Harlow, UK demon :

Hi, can anyone bring forward facts supporting that a Discus2 performs better than it's predecessor Discus a/b or CS? Appreciate your insights! regards Harry