Sean Fidler (F2) of the Ionia non-club and I are organizing an in- person Condor regional contest to be held in January in a location convenient to U.S. Region 6 area (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky) pilots. The idea is to hold a contest that is as close to a real-life regional soaring contest...

While many of you live in areas where flying is shut down, don’t waste the time watching the View (ridiculous), the news (depressing), or the stock market (down right scary). Theres much you can do that will jump start your soaring season once this viral mess is done. Here’s some suggestions,...

My registration is up for renewal and I just sent in the form and a check for $5. Today in the mail I got an offer for a third party to handle it. Total cost? $65. Jeez. I think its a bit funny that you can't do this on line with the FAA. I also like the part where you have to enter the name and...

New IMI 2 axis powered solo rigger. The "heavy" guys will love this rigger. Nice job Jan Kantor! https://youtu.be/JoOWbqEzDlU

Preliminary notification of publication scheduled for December 23. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/23/2016-30910/transponder-requirement-for-gliders-withdrawal

On tow the this weekend I noticed my transponder display was blank. It was lit (Or Backlit) but no 1202. The display may have been in direct sunlight for a few moments (Just a few, I am very careful about this)before launch. After landing I cycled the TX a few times and got a blank backlit display...

Most glider ports have a standardized procedure for 'the one right way' for line crew to operate in normal and abnormal launch situations. It would be useful to catalog the minor and major mistakes that people make in glider ground operations, the incorrect deviations from the standardized...

Looking for some help I am in the midst of trying to guess what my husband would want for his piper Commanche Can anyone advise me on which communicator would be best - He already has a Stratus - I have read some reviews on both - since I don't fly, myself, - I am at a loss. Is this the right...

http://tophatsoaring.wikispaces.com/Top+Hat A Free Droid Based Glide Program, based off XC Soar....Designed to be user friendly. Click on the Demo's Works great on a Nook or Droid... I use the Nook, which is a Black and White screen, the visibility in

Generally speaking the customer support from all of the soaring equipment vendors and sellers (that I have dealt with) has been very good. But Naviter's customer support has been so good I am motivated to tell others. - Recently my Oudie needed repair. Fearful that this will mean sending the...

An outline of a talk on the Time Distance Task is available. It was presented by Joerg Stieber, the Chairman of the Sporting Committee of the Canadian Soaring Association. It resides on the web page of Canadian Advanced Soaring. The URL is www.sac.ca/cas/resources/resources.html I recommend this...

I am looking for a B50, can have either size vario display. If you have upgraded and would like to sell on please contact me.

Maybe anyone knows how to add or change glider polars in this variometer? Thanks

Hi there, I need some scrap carbon fiber. If anyone has a couple of chunks and doesn't need it please call me at 509-380-4106. I am in the US, Washington State. Thanks, Jacek

Below is the response I got from Dr Smolik about his intriguing new yaw free probes, which are surprisingly a good bit cheaper than Esa probes. The advantages of a probe free of yawing errors is obvious, especially if you use the 'Holighous way' for thermalling (mildly slipping your circles) as...

Some of this has been mentioned already, but let me review the advantages of soaring cross country in a 1-26 (at least when you're getting started: - The 1-26 is about the easiest glider available to land in a small field - The 1-26 is probably one of the safest gliders to be in if something goes...

TIME Magazine ran this article on soaring back in 1973: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,908181,00.html The text is available on their website, but not the pictures, natch. Johan Larson

Author : Tom Dukerich The caption under the pilot's photo says he ejected, yet the aircraft has BRS. Maybe a statement of the pilot's confidence in the BRS? Steve Leonard

I didn't expect things to work out quite as they did. I was pleasantly surprised, several times. I flew back to Houston from Amarillo on Friday, over summer-like skies. The cus were popping and cloudbase was about 10,000 AGL. That was a beautiful sight. I got home and found out that we were in fact...

Hello, What's up with the Fayence soaring centre website http://www.aapca.net ? -It's been down for a long time now. Happy Soaring, Lars Peder --