I confirmed with the FAA recently what others have said here befo after 1/1/2020 glider flight at altitudes 10,000 ft and above AND above 2,500 ft AGL WILL require ADS-B out. The only good news that I got is that the FAA is actively looking at low-cost, low-power GPS sources for the GPS part of...

Looking for some suggestions on location of Transponder antenna from people who have them mounted on their Nimbus or DUO. Looking for area for placement of a 3rd Battery. Do you have a location that works well? Thanks in advance for the suggestions. Mark Mahan 2K

At the 2007 SSA convention I gave a pair of back to back speeches. Soaring Flight Computers and Recorders - This presentation details GPS systems for use for soaring pilots. I talk about how flight recorders are used, how they are wired together, how to upload and download flight logs and other...

Hi, Has anubody got any experience with XCSoar? On the face of it it appears to be a good package. Trouble is the site is currently down, anubody got any ideas why? Anybody know what will happen in 2005, according to the site, when it was working, it will be free until 2005.

During the last few months, several threads have discussed soaring possibilities on Mars, but what about Titan? The NASA probe Cassini, launched in 1997 will arrive in Saturn's orbit this summer, and will send a probe to land on Titan in January 2005. Titan is Saturn's largest moon. It is a...

Hi All, I'm pleased to announce Wings and Wheels has been named as the US Distributor for flyWithCE. I, through my entity 'Sailplane Navigation Solutions,' will be doing setup and support for the software. First, for those of you who don't know me, I am a 17 year old Private Pilot Glider with...

Is anybody else having noise issues when the Oudie is hard wired to ships power. I know two aircraft that have the squelch turned on to try to drown out the noise on the radio. I believe it is from the Oudie while it is being charged. I recently added the Oudie to the aircraft and now the radio...

Saw the quote below in another thread regarding spoilers open while turning (it was actually in the comment section under the video ) and was wondering if anyone could comment? This is the proper spin recovery technique. "The ASW 20 killed a number of pilots by spinning inverted out of a steep...

Now that my PowerFlarm PCAS performs as well or better than my Zaon (thanks to the latest firmware and the shorter antenna) Just last weekend I flew another side by side comparison between the ZAON MRX and my Power FLARM portable. For about half of the flight the Power FLARM indicated a...

I like to fly at different places, so I visited Driggs, Idaho and flew with Teton Aviation this summer. Driggs is a small town (population: 1100) right next to the Grand Teton range and a scenic place to fly. But if you are interested in flying a pure glider there, there are a few details you might...

COBRA Skin Trailer Protector - Commercial The front of my COBRA trailer has been receiving a good deal of pitting. I got to looking around and discovered many of my friends are having the same problem with their cobra trailers with no good solution available. So we developed the COBRA Skin Trailer...

I am returning to gliding shortly and am considering buying either a PW5 or a Russia. Being of advanced years i am looking for ease of assembly. Any pros or cons please. Bill Alexander

I am not a glider pilot, although I have been up with friends a few times in the past, but I know the basic instrumentation is pretty limited- and for good reason. However, would an AOA indicator increase the efficency of gliding enough at best L/D, min sink and other specific angles of attack...

Following on from Cherokee's funny thread (which I'm afraid I turned into a discussion on the Silver badge - sorry chaps!) perhaps people would like to share their most amusing moments after landing out off the airfield. Here's a few of mine: The time I set off on a Silver attempt and made...

Hi, I currently sell a nice mechanical water meter for use when filling the glider wings. It works great. The only thing it is lacking is the ability to zero the meter. Therefore, you need to make note of the number before you start filling and calculate what number you want to arrive at...

Could someone give me a synopsis of Richard Johnson's test and opinion of the Sparrowhawk from his presentation at the 2005 SSA Convention?

Just finished this conversion. Found a flat-free wheel and tire at the local Tractor Supply Co (tractorsupply dot com). SKU 3553230 "Never Flat Tire, 8 inch". It's rated for 220lb / 100kg and has a 2.50x4 tire. It's soft enough to provide some shock absorption. But that wheel has 5/8" bearings, and...

Just a quick email, we have just uploaded our latest newsletter to the website for the Pipistrel Motorglider. Some of the features are Flight for Sight.... A trip in the Sinus and Virus around Queensland Australia raising funds and awareness for Vision Impairment Solo around-the-world flight in...

I just replaced the gas springs/struts for my trailer with ones from EasySprings of North America. They were very helpful. If they do not have what you need on the shelf, they will custom make them to your specifications. Fortunately I was able to read the label on my old struts (900N) so with a...

Should this topic not be moved to another forum?