This group sees as a recurring post people looking to get more electrical power. To go from a 7ah standard gel cell to the same battery with 12 amp hours would be a 70% increase in power, but the key will be manufacturers who will modify their existing battery holders so they will accept a...

In our winch clinic last week, the paraglider folks we shared the dry lake with, seemed surprised we could get something as big as a Blanik off the ground with a long steel cable. Their tandem instructor asked our CFIG, "what was the largest gross weight sailplane ever ground launched". Never...

Huge collection of beautiful Bikini Models, find your favorite Bikini Models in this gallery, many Bikini Models are shown here. http://hotbikinimodels.notlong.com/

Saturday February 26th “Bikle Gaggle” Noon to 2:00 p.m. Fox Field, Lancaster California Marking the 50th Anniversary of Paul Bikle’s 1961 World Altitude Sailplane Record Flight Static Display of Paul Bikle’s Record Setting Schweizer 1-23E N91893 Serial #30 Point of Contact: Bob Hoey Home Phone;...

Friends: It is with regret that we note that Bill Aronson died in a Las Vegas nursing home during the night of February 5th. Bill had suffered for years from Parkinson's disease. Bill was a Schweizer glider dealer and flight school operator as Aronson's Air Service. In his later years he...

Check out this Aviation Week item on drones in the NAS airspace within the $63B FAA Re-authorization bill: http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/10807-bill-authorizes-use-of-unmanned-drones-in-us-airspace "..within nine months of the bill’s passage, the FAA is required to submit a plan...

A celebration of Bill's life will be held in Las Cruces, New Mexico at Bill and Carol's house on Saturday March 14th. If you have a story to tell about Bill's life come share it. The crazier the better. If not come to listen to all of the others share theirs. Please email me directly for...

Group I would like to send an email to Bill, does anyone know his email address? Paul ZZ

With the greatest of regret I write to inform that Bill passed away in the early hours of this morning at a cottage hospital in Bishops Castle, Shropshire. He had been ill for the last couple of months. He regularly frequented these pages. RIP Bill. Luke

In a remarkably close election, Bill Elliott has been elected a member of the US Team Committee, replacing Sam Zimmerman when his term is up at the end of the year. We thank SZ for his wisdom, perspective and work over the years of his service to the Committee, welcome Bill as an energetic and...

Bill Gawthrop who won the U.S. Open Nationals at Montague on July 3rd, is doing well after the crash of his beautiful JS-1c Jet at Truckee, CA. I have not talked directly with Bill, only his wife Dianne. The circumstances of the crash remain unclear, but seem to be unrelated to any mechanical...

"Bill Gawthrop (F8) died August 23rd at his home in Northern California.. Bill was an avid student, a generous teacher and a gracious competitor. Bill began his love affair with fight, flying hang gliders in Colorado where he established several still-used soaring sites. Bill took up gliding in...

Does anyone know how to contact Bill Laister?

At Marfa in far west Texas, near the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park, lives a legendary rodeo rider, rancher, soaring pilot, towpilot named Bill Shurley. He has been an enthusiastic supporter of soaring since the first contests at Marfa in the mid 1960's, and was very encouraging to me...

No problem: you can spend the Winter flying it in Condor! Binder EB29R was released for Condor 2 this week :) http://www.condorsoaring.com/ or http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/ or https://condorworld.eu

Anyone out there got a Bing fuel pump, as used to be fitted to the Solo 2350, that they are willing to sell? Dave

I'm trying to find out what happened to Heini Dittmar after WWII. He was a famous german glider pilot, and the first official Soaring World Champion in 1937. He was also the first test pilot of the Me-163 during WWII, his name is usually associated with that project and with Lippisch and his flying...

Hi, I just added some new batteries to my web site tonight. They have been highly recommended to me by several sailplane pilots. New - Bioenno Power Lithium Iron Phosphate LiFePO4 12V Glider Batteries - Enhanced cycle life - up to 2000 charge cycles! After 2000 charge cycles, the battery...

I am wondering how many others suffer from a mental disorder such as Bipolar or Schizoaffective disorder seek out soaring because of it's lack of medical certification requirements. Also, I am wondering what options there are to taking medications which state, 'to avoid heatstroke it is important...

I got a kick out of this one. http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/travelsmart/2011/08/10/the-herrick- chronicles-birds-and-fighter-jets/