Rest Day today, we have had 4 good days with 4-5 hrs in the cockpit and the next 4 days look good with the forecast for Wednesday predicting the hottest temps since we have been here of 93 degrees.

After a sweet flight, I get home to discover that the flight trace did not copy onto the USB stick. Do I need to bring a computer with me to the airport to check each time before I leave the glider that the trace made it?

For those of you using iGlide, which version did you download? Any suggestions on which to download? Thanks in advance! Mike

We've been have some fun making videos. Come join us in the Sonoran Desert for some fantastic spring soaring. https://www.facebook.com/NWSkysports/posts/949071558445295 Boggs

I would definitely fly a USA/North American GP - so long as I could find a competitive glider to borrow/rent. Yes, my means keep me stuck in Club Class :-( , but my ambitions are high :-) You know, there is mostly NOTHING but $$$'s stopping interested US pilots from going overseas and competing...

The video on this link may be disturbing to glider pilots. Cockpit area of glider in tree is shattered. You can read the article and not watch the video. http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_glider-crash-near-mt-mitchell-15167.shtml Pilot injured. Excerpt from...

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a number calculated from your height and weight. On the logic that pilots with BMI over 40 are likely to have Sleep Apnea and therefore more likely to fall asleep when piloting, the FAA is planning to require AMEs to use BMI to trigger evaluation for sleep apnea when...

Hello all - I've decided that I need to build a tail dolly for my 1-35. It occurs to me that maybe someone has one they'd sell and that would save me the trouble...? One from a 1-34 would likely also fit...

N321V, SN 4-149, 1986, 1950 TTAF, 171 TT engine, 17 m tips. All ADs complied with. Located in Richland, WA, glider has spent most of its life in a dry desert climate (yes, there is a desert in Washington!). Instruments include airspeed, altimeter (35,000 ft), LXNAV LX100 vario, Borgelt B40 vario,...

Hi, Today I received the first proof of the soon to be released book "Sky Full of Heat" by Sebastian Kawa. The proof is nearly perfect, so the book should be out in large quantities in a week or 2 or 3. I have only skimmed through the book, but it looks very, very interesting. I anticipate...

Gordon Boettger was to launch today for a downwind dash hoping for 3000k. Any word? Gary GB

Hallo, I'm working on my panel redesign. It's a "long distance project" with me on one continent and the glider on another... Would someone with a "winter access" to his glider take some measurements for me? - what is the exterior dimension of Ilec engine controller? I know it is 57mm hole but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_zJFp4vNOk Start time: 3:30 to 6:10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YMg2-7xQEg Start time: 0:00 to 2:38 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m02zkveYeE Start time: 2:29 to end Watch the take off roll. Can you say "forward CG limit"? Enjoy!

OK, now that I have your attention, I'm looking for a Cleveland 40-78 rim set w/disc in new or good condition, and an M&H CF480 O2 tank if anyone has one of those laying around they don't need... I have *some* monies, but also have the following NOS Cleveland parts for trade/sale: 40-19 (older...

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic in Albuquerque, NM on February 12 and 13, 2008 You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend. Clinic Hours: Saturday: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. For more information or...

This gentleman left a message regarding my AS-W20, Unfortunately, the phone number he left on my machine is garbled. If you know him, please urge him to contact me again. Thanks, Mark 661.822.3941 eves.

Yesterday some guys in a small town in Southern Germany made themselves a christmas present: The first flight of the new Quintus-M. http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=130&L=1 More pictures he http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=220 Merry Christmas from Germany

Today made up for yesterday. The sky simply kept xploding with great white flat bottom cu's. The best climb of the day was SM with a 17 kt average over several thousand. Folks, these aren't vario readings, but the average climb over several thousand ft. seen on See You. Yep, all had great flights,...

I am NOT a 50+ year old wanting to take lessons, and as such the lessons I get should be more tailored to the type of experience *I* enjoy. Loop the 2-33 all you want, i'm not gonna mother grundie you or your instructor But I do take issue with the above statement that once you turn "50+" you...

Does anyone have a spare steel (D) O2 bottle they would sell? It needs to be 108mm (4.25") or less in diameter. John Murray found us one but we need two more. They vary considerably in diameter and the Mfg. is not interested in sorting out a few smaller ones for our use. Thanks. Dale Bush