Hi All, I would like to announce IGCDroid, an Android near real-time Glider Tracking App. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ajw.igcdroid Description IGCDroid, partnered with GlidePort.aero (aka www.SSA.org's Sailplane Tracker) will change the way you record and track your...

Hello, I am closing in on my first glider purchase and have narrowed it down to three. What is a safe purchase procedure for an older glider? Two are LS3's and one is an LS3A. All have been refinished in PU. Is a new annual sufficient or it is advisable to have a pre-purchase inspection as...

ASH-25E - Rotax 275 Having flown some of them, I noticed a couple of recurrent problems: 1. Actuator cannot start to lift the engine out of its well. The usefull lever to start moving is short... Manually opening the hatch helps. Door sandows are original. Battery voltage is OK (a car...

One of our members is a high school teacher. He worked things out with the school to take a field trip to our gliderport for introductory rides. And, as luck would have it, the day they came out to fly was a spectacular soaring day! How often does that happen? And they even got the story to one...

Looking at getting a new vehicle this spring, and am currently looking into a Jetta Sportwagon TDI. Any of you guys use one to tow your ship? Good or bad? Peter

I am researching the film 'The Sun Ship Game' which featured George Moffat and Gleb Derujinsky in the 1969 Sugarbush Regionals in Vermont and the 1969 US Nationals in Marfa. I would appreciate any recollections of these two contests and their filming and would especially like photographs. Can...

I have a Bendix A-8A regulator that I took out of our glider. Is there a shop around that still overhauls this regulator, or has it become a museum piece?

http://silentflight.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=16&vmcchk=1&Itemid=16 Al - Tell us what it can do!

Nimbus 3D SN # 11 1992 ~630 hrs TT. Alum. Cobra. SN-10B both seats with Garmin GPS , Ilec SB-9. CAI GPS and PDA cradles both cockpits. Dittel Radio, Becker Transponder, EDS O2, Full Jaxida covers, 2 Softie Parachutes. Full System ready to Fly ...

I have a 1983 Komet Standard glass top trailer. The gas strut(s) just went kaput! Anyone out there know the specifications? I'd be very appreciative of the info. TIA -- Hartley Falbaum

If you were pulling up stakes, where would one move to find: 1. The longest soaring season. 2. The best x-c conditions, on average. The OLC would suggest Blairstown, NJ... Any other opinions, with or without objective data? Erik N.

I fly a lot in the mountains and find MacCready speed-to-fly information, completely worthless. Let me explain; Before crossing a ridge, I will fly slower (below MC), so that I'm assured of making the next ridge. After crossing the ridge, I may fly faster than MacCready. If I set the proper MC...

Good Day fellow sailplane racers, Unfortunately this is not the email saying I have found a coed volleyball team that will be traveling around to different glider contests to help run wings. Nor is this an email to say I found a new sponsor for soaring contest. I am trying to gain support for...

Folks, I've been playing with $10 key cams lately. Here's the result of last sunday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjSHjfEdwLs Have fun. Don't forget to turn up the volume.

The January/February issue of the Region 12 Soaring Council newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now on-line at: http://www.SoCalSoaring.com Articles in this issue include: Taken Anyone Soaring Lately? Announcement of Back in the Saddle Spring Refresher 2004 Meagan's First Flight -- An...

Darryl, Ramy, Williams, et al After installing a squat switch (such as the Peregrine brand), did your plumbing pass a pitot/static leak test? I have heard gossip of the Peregrine switch having pitot/static leak issues. Is there another approved squat switch known not to leak?

I'm some distance removed from my POH. Does anyone reading this know the speed at which a Discus B sinks at the rate of 2 meters per second?

So I am in the market for a new battery for my Libelle. I was thinking it might be time to upgrade to a LiFePO4 battery. Any recommendations/reviews from the community? I've seen people using the K2 and Stark Power batteries. Any preference between the two? Thanks Peter

Unused, registered plans (not a copy) for the construction of a wood and fabric 12 meter Woodstock sailplane. Full size drawings of all ribs. $100.00 (US) + shipping. JJ Sinclair

Blanik L-13 for sale. Circumstances have forced me to cease my commercial operation. Therefore I have a very clean, well maintained, low hour L-13 for sale with an open trailer. This plane is ready to fly. * Total Time 1179.6 Hours * Ball Audio Vario in Front Seat, Mechanical Vario in back...