Video of indoor slope soaring miniature glider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWAR2WD-BgM&feature=related Has anyone thought about trying this with a full sized sailplane? Perhaps a Sparrowhawk and a big-rig truck? I don't see anything in the Sporting Code that would prevent someone claiming a...

So if several sailplanes arrive at pattern altitude at the same time, how does the port authority expect them to land "legally"? -Tom

Or if you're at the command line of a Linux, Unix, Mac OS-X machine: $ date Fri Jun 24 22:07:18 PDT 2011 $ date -v+180d Wed Dec 21 22:07:24 PST 2011 ;-)

On Friday, July 15, 2011 4:05:32 PM UTC-7, glidergeek wrote: "Tonopah traffic Skywagon N180BM entering left down wind descending out of 7200' ". Better example would be to use Stewart Airport, about 3 miles away from Caesar Creek. Just ask one of the AGL proponents to describe the radio...

On Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:43:20 AM UTC-7, Andy wrote: I'm sure that if you open it up there will be a way to adjust the length without cutting the tip off. I thought I had the same antenna as you but my sleeve is larger diameter. My measurements a I looked inside mine a while back...

On Thursday, July 21, 2011 9:30:04 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote: How many more pilots need to die until the rudder waggle will be replaced with something more sensible, like a radio call?? And if the glider is on to at a busy GA airport with near constant radio calls by other aircraft? What then?????

On Friday, July 22, 2011 6:42:31 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote: I've had two engine failures with gliders on tow (blown front engine seal and failed oil pump) and both times the glider released when I rocked the wings. Had they not, I'd have dumped them without concern of the terrain ...

On Friday, July 22, 2011 8:14:22 PM UTC-7, Steve Koerner wrote: The most fundamental problem is that we invented too many towplane signals. Consider if there were only one signal, then there could never be this fatal problem of misinterpretation. The signal should simply be "tow...

On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:09:10 AM UTC-7, wrote: Do you do a pre take off check list? Yes Do you "close and lock" ths spoilers as part of your pre take off check list? No. I use the spoilers to maintain rope tension and prevent over-running it if the tow pilot takes...

On Monday, April 18, 2011 7:26:40 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote: my regular password does not meet their requirements. I hope it's not a password you use at multiple websites. One gets broken in to and the bad guys now have all your passwords. Try these guys to better deal with remembering...

On Monday, March 28, 2011 8:07:15 PM UTC-7, DANFITZ wrote: I get the same error. Try http://pinpon.posterous.com/quirkodyssey-picture-one-in-a-million-chance I did a Google search for "one-in-million-chance-this" and got several hits, including the one above.

I just made my first flight with the new Panasonic DMC-ZS3 camera and it's quite impressive. The lens does an effective 25 - 300mm zoom, so not only can you get good pilot perspective shots, but air to air photography is also possible without the need to fly dangerously close to the other ship. ...

One minute of LATITUDE is approximately a nautical mile. Use your fingers as a crude caliper to measure distances on the chart. Double the distance and multiply by 100 for 30:1 Triple the distance for 20:1 I'd set my GPS for STATUTE miles then use the above math while flying the club's ASK-21...

The best way to get a good wind calculation while flying "straight", such as on a final glide, descending through wind gradients and shears, I do the following per conversation with Dave Ellis a few years ago: 1. Turn 45 degrees off course and fly straight for 10-15 seconds. 2. Turn 90 degrees in...

"Flying over the white cliffs of Dover, the two pilots of a Gulfstream 450 jet keep their eyes glued to a flight-deck display, ignoring the almost cloudless sky over the southern coast of England on their descent to a nearby...

s/n 26185 (2001) I love the ship, but an ASW-27 will better fit my flying style, so a trade could be the best deal for both of us. Posted on Wings & Wheels: http://www.wingsandwheels.com/want-ads10.htm 996 hours with 65 hours on the engine. One owner, no damage history. Metal Cobra trailer. 302,...

There's also SpiderTracks - http://www.spidertracks.com/ I looked at this a while ago by following a banner ad on some aviation website. IIRC, the airborne unit is $2K (maybe less) and the data plan is also pretty expensive. -Tom

I'm using parallels on my MacBook to run SeeYou on Windows XP and quite happy with the solution, pretty much transparent as it's possible to make the Windows app look like it's running natively on the Mac's desktop. Another option is http://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover/ which...

On Friday, March 25, 2011 10:41:58 AM UTC-7, Tim Taylor wrote: Sad thing is the AOPA site never mention the obvious error that if he had turned left rather than right he could have used the cross runway in a smooth 270 degree turn rather than the 360 degree turn required to go back to the...

On Saturday, July 23, 2011 2:47:31 PM UTC-7, Morgans wrote: I believe that in power planes migraines are a disqualifying condition. Maybe someone with more knowledge can confirm that. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They are indeed. In...