New people always ask about release altitudes. The more relevant question is the rate of launches. We learn to fly and gain proficiency through repetition, we gain altitude in thermals. Ever ask the guy doing pattern work in a 172 how high he got? For most licensed pilots I think the release...

Val Paget's feature article appears also in the print magazine http://www.subarudrive.com/Sum09/Sum09_Feature.htm Nicely done Val. Frank Whiteley

Does anyone know the result from the 2009 edition?

On Saturday, February 25, 1995 5:38:56 PM UTC-5, Craig Knowles wrote: Does anyone know whatever became of Northeast Gliderport in Salem, NH? I took some lessons there years ago and wanted to resume but the place is no longer in operation and seems to have been converted into a golf...

I'm struggling how to read the polar curve for an SGS 2-32. It can be found on page 19 of the flight manual found he http://www.airsailing.org/downloads/2-32%20Flight%20Manual.pdf What are the two different groups of lines? I'm only familiar with one (the top set). Any significant in a band...

I'm just coming back into gliding after a long time grounded and I'm looking to buy a glider over the winter. A two seater seems a nice idea and the Nimbus seems to be a lot of glider for the money. Are they in any way difficult or unpleasant to fly? I know there have been structural failures...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920101605.htm With this technology could anyone win a soaring contest? Expiring minds want to know. ;-)

Friends: Unfortunately it now apears that I will be unable to attend Uvalde this year and so my Nimbus 3 will be available immediately. see: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=ddfj4263_15dv8ph57t&hl=en Roy

Towplane for sale in Texas. No, it is not mine! These early "straight tail" Cessna 182's make good towplanes. Auction expires March 28, 2008 Listed on eBay as item number...

I am sure this is old news to others - but tonight was the first time I had seen the VIDEO link on the website. Some really good ones here - but I know you all have favorites that need to be added. This is the sort of thing we need to promote to our you-tube generation...

Hi, does anybody know annything about Pilatus B4 having issues with corrosion? I heard that parts of the plane are somehow corrosion protected, but does it work even today when most of the B4s are 30 years old with 3000 hours or so? Google does not give much information about it, so does this mean...

Currently, the El Paso Soaring Society operates from West Texas Airport, just southeast of El Paso, Texas. The future of the airport is uncertain, and we are starting to consider new homes. One of the options is to operate south of the Rio Grande. The Chihuahuan desert and surrounding...

When the first 7 of the 15 Metre Class come in at over 140Kph on a 3 hour Area task - thats "Hammerwetter" More details of Day 9 scores at: http://www.sssa.org.za PS - apologies for the outage yesterday evening -

Does anyone have a template or detailed instructions to make and apply the gap seal between flaperon and fuselage which many have told me I should have on my LS3?

Hi, A customer has asked me to help him sell his used Cambridge Aero Instruments CAF-302A GPS flight recorder. This unit is the version that does NOT include a variometer or speed-to-fly director. The customer purchased this unit from me (new) on July 1, 2005 - so it is only a few months old. ...

Happy holidays all: A project for me this Winter is to upgrade my ballast system on my PIK-20. I have two questions and would appreciate any assistance. (1) One of my bags has a single pinhole leak and I wonder if this can be repaired in a reliable manner. The material seems to be a thick...

I have a spare canopy upper vent rail (clear, no cracks) that I would like to trade with someones spare canopy lower vent rail. I'm in the U.S.A. . Jim

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic as follows: Location: Blackburg, VA Date: March 25-26, 2006 Registration: Jay Pokorski

Does anyone know if it is possible to get a European pilot's license based on a US license? If so, what does it take? Is there only paperwork, or is a checkride involved? Regards,

Anyone got the pin outs for the Peschges VP8 DB9 & the Din connector Pin outs. Richard