Art that is! http://www.blanz.net/x-plantation01.html imagining the lookout pattern(s) is making my head spin! Not glider stuff per say, but I think most pilots will appreciate this guys work. There are several pieces to scroll through, enjoy. -Paul

Anyone have one of those brass 200x50 (20mm axle) tailwheels laying around and want to sell/trade it? TIA, -Paul

Anyone know the specs for the gas strut used on the SZD-59's canopy? The writing on mine is beyond reading and I would like to replace it (without paying the $ZD factory price or waiting weeks for the infos...) since mine is a bit soft. I've measured the shaft at 8mm and eye to eye being somewhere...

I just bought a new solar vent for my trailer from North-Star Marine for a very reasonable price, $60 for a stainless day/night model that moves 1100 cubic feet/hour. The ABS model is even cheaper at $50... Shipping was $15 for the first but would be free on a second unit. My first one got busted...

Anyone know? All this 'ultimate soaring adventure' talk got me thinking how cool it would be to do X/C- without the benefit of aerotow/winch/noisy thing... Also called 'slope launch' or 'rolling launch'. For those unfamiliar with this launch...

seems like a good deal... $1000 inc shipping for a blue mini back Softie from 2005, NIB w/sweatpad and carry bag, from a reliable seller. http://tinyurl.com/ydud4fk -Paul

Platinum Canopy Caps are now available for the Acro/Jantar Std 3! Franklin Fabrication now has a fine tuned pattern for them on hand. For those unfamiliar with these innovative and highly useful covers: http://www.easycanopycovers.com/ -Paul PS. if anyone wants a pic or two of how cool your ship...

With a few extra battery packs sitting on the charger... maybe, just maybe... http://www.gizmag.com/yuneec-e430-electric-aircraft/12036/ made in China... (Chiner if your in the UK ;) If it's successful, I bet bigger/more powerful ones will follow, which WILL be up for towing. -P

I'm having trouble finding someone simultaneously capable as well as willing to make a cable for my brake assembly for my ship. Spruce doesn't have any barrel adjusters, a common motorcycle part.... I want the fancy swaged eyelet ends on a 3/32 cable (Spruce also only offers .078 cable or I would...

Anyone out there have a schematic for a proper hp310 (hp3xx...) charging cable showing which pins/wires to bridge with which type/ value resistors for operating it using an external 5v battery power source such as the Socket Mobile Power Pack that they'd be willing to share? I think it's Gnd,...

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...

OMG, I had no idea it was such a militant sport! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5fwa3dvLMU ( PG-13 for language, but 10 for creativity...) -Paul

Anyone know if the SZD-55 canopy uses the same perspex molding as the SZD-48-3 or the 59? (the Jantar Std 3 and the Acro have the same exact canopy/frame, I have a 59...) Before lectures start about how even 'identical canopies' are slightly different from one individual ship to the next, I'm not...

I'm having difficulty getting the portrait driver to correctly work on my 310. I've followed the installation and uninstallation directions as carefully as possible, but continue to get only half a screen in protrait after the install. I've tried to join the Naviter forum to clear this up there,...

Stemme has finally announced thier 4 place 'stretched' version of the S10, called the S10-4VT that they have been quietly developing. It will be available as a self launch or pure sailplane, with only 3 more meters of wing to deal with, but otherwise the performance figures remain about the same,...

It's short, but... http://www.gizmag.com/solar-powered-hybrid-aircraft-sunseeker-ii/11121/ -Paul

Just read an AOPA article about hybrid engines being developed in Germany, but the article is rather short. http://tinyurl.com/aqnq5o anyone have any additional info? -Paul

http://blog.aopa.org/letsgoflying/?p=92&WT.mc_id=090313epilot&WT.mc_sect=blog not sure whow wrote it (presumably Val...) as they don't credit the author, but I thought is was pretty good, so Thanks to the author! -Paul

Anyone out there have a current phone (as in other than what is on the SSA site...) for Trigg? I have a model to deliver (time sensitive, a birthday thing...) to him, but have no address to ship to and he's not responding to emails... Figured this is worth a try... -Paul Hanson

Hi all, We've secured a primary tug/pilot for all but Friday May 15. We still need a backup, in addition to a primary for Fri. Contest dates are May 13-17, with the 13th being practice day. TIA! -Paul Hanson contact info: