If anyone has regular contact with Dan at Ely please ask him to give me a call, shoot me an e-mail, or send up a smoke signal. A seance contact will do. He won the lottery but must contact me to get his jackpot. -ted/2NO 480-296-9022 t u n o at p o b o x dot c o m

An annoying property of my Ventus 2C is that the safety harness does not hold me into the seat. When encountering turbulance my upper torso leaves the seat and my head ocassionally hits the canopy. The position of the shoulder strap anchors aft of the cockpit is high enough that no downward force...

I've received a number of inquiries about the status of the scheduled contest at Turf, with the closing of the commercial operation there. The contest is still a go, but we (the Arizona Soaring Association) are now having to manage the tow planes ourselves. We need at least two, hopefully three...

I know there are several of these in operation as tow aircraft around the country. I would like to know how they compare to standard Pawnees in terms of: 1) performance 2) maintenance costs 3) insurance costs 4) fuel consumption Also how to get tow plane conversions done, and how much that costs.

Is there a web site that allows one to research the history of a particular aircraft, e.g. by registration or serial number? ~ted/2NO

What would you have thought, had you seen the following posted on April 1st? A low time pilot (we'll call him Alpha Omega) launches with a dozen other pilots in the first day of the group's annual contest series. AO has very little, if any, x/c experience, and only recently bought the glider. The...

I'm not sure if my V2C canopy's final fit is correct, and whether this can be adjusted. The canopy frame sits very slightly higher than the neighboring fuse when closed and locked, by 1 - 1.5 mm. I don't know whether this is within factory tolerance, and if it's not, if there's an adjustment...

Can someone please forward Zero Sinko's e-addy to me at tedandpam at pobox dot com. Muchas gracias ~ted/2NO

My V2C came with a factory W&B (for 18M) and a meticulous spreadsheet from the first owner to track changes (like substitution of a brass tail wheel, or using factory fin weights). I'm going over this spreadsheet in detail prior to getting my own W&B done but am unable to figure out how the 15M...

Today is the Preferential Entry Deadline for the Region 9 contest at Turf Soaring. If you haven't registered but want to come, you have a few hours left to beat the deadline! The contest web page is http://www.asa-soaring.org/2006region9.asp. (If you don't see all of that link, just go to...

Serial No. 45, Delivered April, 2002. NDH, 60 hrs TT, LX5000G-FAI computer/logger, Winter airspeed, United altimeter, PZL compass, Sage SV vario, Becker AR4201 comm, chronometer, g-meter, Schroth belts, p-tube, canopy dust cover, Cobra wing stand and one-man rigger, extra battery and charger. 2002...

2002, Serial No. 45, NDH, 60 hrs TT, LX5000G-FAI computer/logger, Winter airspeed, United altimeter, PZL compass, Sage SV vario, Becker AR4201 comm, chronometer, g-meter, Schroth belts, p-tube, canopy dust cover, Cobra wing stand and one-man rigger, extra battery and charger. 2001 Cobra...

Serial No. 45, Delivered April, 2002. NDH, 60 hrs TT, LX5000G-FAI computer/logger, Winter airspeed, United altimeter, PZL compass, Sage SV vario, Becker AR4201 comm, chronometer, g-meter, Schroth belts, p-tube, canopy dust cover, Cobra wing stand and one-man rigger, extra battery and charger. 2002...

Serial No. 45, NDH, 60 hrs TT, LX5000G-FAI computer/logger, Winter airspeed, United altimeter, PZL compass, Sage SV vario, Becker AR4201 comm, chronometer, g-meter, Schroth belts, p-tube, canopy dust cover, Cobra wing stand and one-man rigger, extra battery and charger. 2002 Cobra fiberglas top...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,13743,1646014,00.html Note the disturbing parallel between the Nazi camp guards humilation of Jews by the desecration of the trappings of their religion (e.g. forcing them to wear underclothing made from cut up prayer shawls etc) and the...

Looking for a left flapperon for my LS3

Does anyone have any information on motorglider conversions for any of the Schreder aircraft. I've heard of an HP-11 and HP-14 in Canada but I can't get any information. - Pat

I know this is not the place to post ads....but just to let my friends and customers know that I am back in business as Williams Aircraft (formerly of Steve's Soaring Service). e-mail Best regards, Travis Williams

We are looking for a new wheel brake master cylinder for our Grob 103 Twin Two Acro. The one that is in there is "Magura" brand, but no part number. This is obviously from a motorcycle, circa 1980, but we can't seem to cross reference. Some machining work was done on it to convert to fit a...

I guess we are all pretty much in agrement that the law of primacy makes it just about impossible for anyone who learned glider flying with 0 altimeter to ever be able to fly with MSL altimeter, because under pressure, he will revert back, and death, distruction, disaster, etc will ensue. With the...