1/06/04 I Need Help Hello Glider person. I'm an aircraft broker that needs to sell a 1993 Grob 103C Twin III SL (Self Launched) for an old friend. I know very little about gliders as I usually work with much larger aircraft. If you could advise me where to place ads for this very

IMHO highly interesting site, even without an English translation - gives an idea about the history and (past) popularity of soaring around the world: http://www.glider-phile.pl Tomasz Sielicki

Only 187 hours, NDH, Ilec SN10, Dittel FSG71M, LED Flap Indicator, Oxygen, Cobra, tow out gear, Jaxida Covers. Stored inside since new. Sailplane and trailer in new condition. $99,000 USD

OH, K1, ZM, GH1, RJ took tows at 1 pm. GV & 711 waited to watch dark build ups come towards Mifflin from the west about 1:30 pm. About 2 pm thunder & lighting could be seen and heard as all returned to get in the box as quickly as possible. Then the thunder gods spoke with heavy downpours,...

Some weeks ago I asked about a way to create maps to display airpsace zone on a gpsmap76s. I have to say that I got very valuable input, and would like to thanks especially Rory O'Connor and Scott Byrd (from sci.geo.satellite-nav). Here is how I proceeded: I used the files located at...

To celebrate the Spring Equinox, I hauled the Nimbus to Boulder, Colorado yesterday for the year's first flight. The 21Z ETA Blipmap forecast looked strange to say the least and I wasn't convinced that it was accurate. The blipmaps showed a strong subsidence over the mountains just west of...

I just want to warn everybody not to buy any offered things from that guy. Giovanni Salvucci ) He sold me a LX5000 which was not as stated in our written contract. After several trials to contact him and cancel the deal, with no success, I can only assume that he was fully...

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What: Glider Ground School and Cross Country Seminar When: January 31, February 7, February 14 and February 21 Whe Doylestown, PA Public Library Pearl S. Buck Room Presented by: The Philadelphia Glider Council Instructional Committee January 31-February 14 Ground School topics will include...

Anyone heading to Applebays from Tehachapi or Cal City? The National Soaring Museum needs a favor. Thanks, Bob Gaines USA

Dear All, I am looking for a vector based version of the blue soaring logo with the three seagull. If anyone can point me to a scaleable version somewhere on the net, I will be very pleased. Best regards and best whishes for the new year. PS: I am sorry if the word are not seagulls - I am not...

Today I called my three local TV stations and asked/suggested they edit a clip of the Wright Flyer on tonight's news. Getting the Wright Flyer IN the air is one accomplishment. Encouraging young people to be interested in flying requires getting the Wright Flyer ON the air. If you want to help...

I did some research on the background and licenses of the Wright Flyer team: Ken Wayne Hyde - ATP AMEL, no glider license Terry Lane Queijo - ATP AMEL, CFI AMEL, no glider license Chris Johnson - couldn't find FAA info but bio seems no glider license Kevin Bruce Kochersberger - Commercial glider...

Does anyone know if the Prue Super Standard is/was rated for aerobatics? The TC lists it as "High Performance Sailplane". Thanks, Clark

As the gift-giving holidays loom, consider buying a USA Junior Team T-shirt. I have left-over stock in most sizes XXL to S and even a few Child sizes (a "junior" shirt for really "junior" kids?), colors tan, grey, and white (long-sleeve on white). Art by 3-time Junior pilot Joe Walter, details...

Ian Fallon, author of the NOTAMPLOT software which yields a graphic representation of NOTAM data for the UK, has posted the following good news for UK pilots: 'Thought you might interested in the following press release: http://www.flyer.co.uk/news/newsfeed.php?artnum=89 'I will be re-enabling...

There is a good brief article titled 'A Quick No Math Technique for Locating the Gross Weight C.G. of Your Sailplane' by Stanley A. Hall, Sunnyvale, California, in Soaring Magazine, September 1997,

The Sailplane Racing Association site now has a domain name: sailplane-racing.org http://sailplane-racing.org/index.html The new 2003 Rules Committee Meeting Minutes and 2004 Rules Summary have also been posted to the site. Please advise if you have operational issues.

The Club Survey is now online at http://206.168.3.4/survey/surveys.php and will close January 14, 2004. This comprehensive survey will allow the SSA and the Club and Chapter Committee to better promote and serve soaring clubs in the US. The information will be used to update the database and...