Some folks came home early, other folks somehow got around and home, then their are the "others". Simply said, it went KA BOOM big time. A 3:30 one turn MAT and the first turn(#39 west of Uvalde) was hard for some, maybe easy for others. Myself, I came home early as a 10 mile safety finish was...

I recently purchased a Speed Astir IIB and I'm in the process of getting it sorted for the next flying season. I'm interested in getting information from current and previous 104 owners regarding their tips, hints, and suggestions on flying the 104 as well as maintaining it and possible...

Pilot's meeting started 10 am. Mark, our CD, and Kerry, our CM, simply know how to put on a show. Brief, to the point and excellent side shows for weather, griding, and taxiway/ tow out use, etc. The weather, well some of the models are good, others need to be trashed. A lot of conflicting...

We have a holiday home just 11 miles by the GPS from Seminole Lake. We do not advertise it to rent commercially in the UK but it is available to glider pilots (and power pilots exploring the wonders of flying in Florida) when we are not there. Always pleased to supply details to anyone who is...

To all my friends in the United States of America. You may have got the impression from some recent correspondence on this site that winch launchings is about as risky as bungey jumping or joining a Kamikaze squadron! In fact we do many tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of winch...

Posting for a clubmate... WTB welded steel bits for ASW-19 landing gear, mainly the fork structure with diagonal cross member that connects to the retraction mechanism. reply to author please Evan Ludeman / Post Mills Soaring Club

Hi all, The Perlan 2 glider just launched for a last test flight in the Sierra. There is a possibility of wave as well. After this we ship to Argentina next week. You can follow real time tracking on Virtual Cockpit. If using a cell phone screen, the map is below the gauges. The link...

Hi I am looking for a text on total energy, netto and relative netto. Specifically on why use one in particular in climb or cruise on my vario? Which setting gives a better picture of the condition you are in? Thank you Gilles

I am looking for non Internet history, photos, stories and anecdotes about the factory Schweizer 1-20, NX91840, between the years 1964-1994. Any info would be appreciated. Guy Byars

Unstable weather. Here is John Good's report from Contest Day 1 http://ussoaringteams.org/john-good-30-july/

Looking to buy an open trailer, Schweizer or equivalent. Any condition. The closer to SW Ohio, the better. Guy Byars

Question concerning aerobatics in glider category. We have 2 Grob 103s, a 103A Twin II and a 103C Twin III Acro. The Airworthiness Certificate for the first just says Standard Category Glider while the AC for the Twin III Acro says Standard Category glider, Aerobatic. Now the question. The Twin...

Hi, I recently acquired from an estate a number of sailplane winch towline recovery chutes. Photos: http://imageevent.com/aero92/glidertowlinechutes The sample I inspected is ~88" along the major axis. Construction seems excellent and durable. I do not know the manufacturer. These have all been...

Homebuilt trailer for sale, will fit a 15 meter glider. Currently for a Libelle. Paint is not great but the trailer tows great and has new tires as of June 2017 and a brand new spare wheel and tire. Rear lights work and is very easy to rig and derig out of. Lots of storage up front with 4 different...

On Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 9:21:19 AM UTC-5, Tom Kelley #711 wrote: Yesterday, started around 2:30 pm for me. Small CU started to pop and shortly I decided to run South. As the afternoon developed bases, yes, bases rose to 10,000 msl late in the day. Some ran North into the hill country. Seems...

Pilot's meeting @10 am went quick again. Mr. Bruce Taylor (from AU) won the first practice day at 88 plus mph. XG Jerzey was second at 86 mph then came the rest of the flock hanging out around 80 mph. Scores on the SSA website were not updated in time for the meeting. Today is the second practice...

ACCESS TO 0.5KM VISIBLE IMAGERY! I've found a University of Wisconsin GOES-16 tiled access site to various imager channels. Try...

On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 8:15:06 AM UTC-7, Dan Mockler wrote: I just returned from a week in Ely and I wanted to report on the weather, facilities and such. The weather while not epic was phenomenal. I managed 5000 kilometer in seven days, two of which were considered 1\2 days. ...

A 282 km racing task for JP, Daniel, and Noah in the Club class. Track them and the others at: http://jwgc.onglide.com/current-day.xml?class=club&datecode=77U

My flight yesterday... https://youtu.be/uFTgSqcalus