The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the Soaring Society of America) will present a two-day Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic as follows. Location: Long Beach, CA Date: April 17-18, 2010 You need not be a flight instructor to attend, and all are welcome. For...

USA glider pilots, should the 20 Meter 2 Seat Class be included in World Championships? See http://sites.google.com/site/20meter2seat/ for further information. RS

I was looking for a couple small pieces of hexcel aluminum honeycomb. I want it for "airflow directionalization" project. Want the thermals to start flowing upward only ;-) Hexweb CR III or similar material Either 2 pieces of 4”x7” minimum or a single piece 7x7” min. I think any of these...

I’m writing from Immokalee Florida, after a day spent with Don Ingraham, of Cross Country Soaring http://crosscountrysoaring.com/ , working on winch launch training. To describe the first launch, the phrase ‘mind blowing’ would be suitable, were it not so over-used, because your mind just cannot...

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Since Sunship Game has recently been released on DVD http://durangoherald.com/sections/Features/Columnists/John_Peel/2010/01/25/Local_Renaissance_man_tells_all/

My glider has an old Experimental Operating Limitations letter from the FAA, dated 16 APR 1980. Among other things, it states: "No person may exceed the designer's or builder's recommended limits as follows: Maximum gross weight 1,100 lbs..." Eleven Hundred Pounds? Where did that come from??? ...

Hi I'm looking for flight manual for our old Ka8. CAA force us to have it , if not they will not give us CofA for the next year. Can someone help? regards Micha

Greetings, I'm looking for an article written in "Technical Soaring" about the Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-11 project from the 1970s. Does anyone have this? Thanks in advance, Mike

http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=738 Since Bruce's goal is to get to know the sport better, please share your comments on his blog. Also, check out the AOPA homepage (top and bottom) for SSA Convention coverage: http://www.aopa.org Bruce Landsberg, President of the Air Safety Foundation will...

On Jan 24, 5:41*pm, wrote: Tasman Vario for sale $400 plus shipping. *Works great, got it in a ship I bought and am used to Borgelt. *Just upgraded to B500. Kevin Anderson SOLD.

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Due to a last-minute cancellation, SSA asked me to speak at the convention. I'm speaking on "So you think you want a motor-glider". While I have a good supply of motor-glider stories and anecdotes (possibly too many, if you get my drift), I'm looking for more. E-mail me offline if they're too...

Winter Altimeter, 2 1/4 inch, single hand, one turn = 10,000 feet with inches adjustment. Similar to the one seen at aircraft spruce, link: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/microminialt.php Works great, I am just used to the 3 hand type. Asking $150 plus shipping. Pictures on...

Just for fun...... A long time ago, I was told that a compass correction card is required. I was also told it didn't have to be filled out. That may not be a good idea. No need to upset our FAA friends. GA

http://www.silentflight.com/ I'm sure this will be one of those things that "Everybody Knows" (except, of course, me). Who was the owner of this glider that painted the swoopy blue stripe and OZ ID? The same paint scheme is on a different glider in "Running On Empty" and "The Quiet...

Is there a version of XCSoar that is compatible with the Compaq Aero 1550 (MIPS R4111, CE 3.0). Is so, is it available for download? I have downloaded Installxcsoar-ppc2002.exe. It installs ok but returns the error "not a valid Windows CE application" when atempting to run it. Don't want to...

My credit union says they will finance 80% of the appraised value of an aircraft. The question is, who appraises gliders? I'm in the Dallas area if anyone knows someone. Thanks!

I have a club member looking for a used Cambridge L-Nav w/ GPS 20 Please e-mail me if you have one for sale...

Wondering if anyone has an early (constant chord) aileron for a 301 Libelle. I have a repair project that has a broken aileron, but it might be easier to get a replacement. So, if you have one laying around... Thanks, Steve Leonard Wichita, KS USA