Interesting news, the entire Australian team has been penalised for unsporting behaviour on the last day.. A protest is currently being heard. The bun fight at the Keepit corral.

I would like to retire our old Barographs and replace them with a portable Flight Recorder that could be rented to candidates for SSA badges. Does anyone have any suggestions for a portable flight recorder which would meet the badge requirements? Thanks. Carl Baxter Turf Soaring

OK, so I made a long post in one thread about competition classes... 5U started another thread about the Rules Committee and I was really tempted to respond to Karl's comments there; but I didn't want to hijack the topic. So I'll post this in a new topic instead: I'm a low-time glider pilot...

I bought a Mountain High O2-D1 flowmeter last year as a replacement for a personal one that had gone missing. I used it one time, then found my old one. It has all the parts that come with this unit (cannula, mask, bag, etc..) BUT NO TANK REGULATOR and is ready to go. Since I bought it Mountain...

Just went to do my daily window shopping trip through the W & W classifieds. I love the new site. It seems like a great improvement so far. Now back to my search.

Hello All, I am looking for real world reviews of the Puchacz (or the newer Perkoz) in the club / instructional environment. How do they hold up to daily use/abuse? Maintenance issues? How are they for ab-initio? Truth to the spin-eager rep? Any bad habits?

I'm hoping to tap the voice of experience... I've been thinking about buying a glider ever since I moved to the US, its been 10 years now and I'm still waiting to get my Green card... yay go USA... anyway... bitterness aside... I know that I can't register an Aircraft on the US register unless...

Hello, Does anyone have experience running XC Soar or Tophat Soaring on the newer Samsung Devices? The note 10 and S10 are reported to have brightness levels over 1000 nits. I’m guessing the previous 8 and 9 generations may also be pretty close for a lot less$ Cannot find much information out...

In discussions with other US glider pilots recently, and based on a quick search of the FARs, I believe that US pilots with PPL-Glider rating do not need any endorsements or sign-off to go cross country. If anyone knows differently, let me know. Before there's lots of advice to get training, fly...

Yesterday afternoon Mark Mocho (MM Fabrication) opened the canopy of his Pegasus to get his cell phone. By the time he made a call to me, his soaring hat, which was lying atop the glare shield, was smoking. The canopy was acting like a big magnifying glass and focusing the sun's rays onto a...

Anyone retro fitted a set of factory (piontkowski) winglets onto a Ls4 Points for and against thanks in advance

I am wondering if others have experienced the shearing of a Tost brake bolt resulting in brake failure - I'm speaking about the bolt which extends from the hub and is secured to the aircraft frame (not the bolt which extends for the wire lever attachment). I experienced such a failure on my latest...

i am searching for any studies / info on the variation of rising versus sinking air & specifically the variation of the maximum rate of rising air within convective thermals. i am curious how this max lift rate changes with thermal size / total thermal energy. are larger "spikes" due to smaller...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huk_WOxk1oc After seeing this video, I think I'm going to try and recruit 5 people to help me assemble my ship instead of just one....

As you may already know, I am ordering a new ASH31Mi. I am in the process of coming up with the panel layout and instrument selection. I would love to here from other pilots what they consider to be their dream panel (cost is not an issue). Tom

Can someone recommend a repair shop for a Dittel radio? I have sent my Dittel 720 B out to a repair shop that is advertised in Soaring Mag. however I can't get them to return my call. I have tried for over a month to get information about the status of my repair. Only to get "the guy who is fixing...

Hi All Does anybody out there have FIRST HAND experience of aerotowing with a Rotax engined SF25C Falke Motor Glider. I know these are certified for aerotowing in Europe and that a number of clubs are using them. I am interested in hearing some feedback with regards to performance, costs and...

Our club is discussing what we can do to deter birds from perching in our hangar and messing up our aircraft. Can anyone recommend a technique? Are there any methods which have not worked? The birds are small, probably swallows. Thanks Ben

There you find some nice shots of new polish glider . http://www.gorpol.pl/lotnictwo/diana/3/diana2-2.html http://www.gorpol.pl/lotnictwo/diana/2/diana2.html and some info about her http://www.dianasailplanes.com/szd55.html

Hi; We spend a lot of time discussing electronic collision avoidance devices, and advice to keep a good lookout. To help the situation we could also make our aircraft more visible to those what are keeping that good lookout. Isn't some sort of visibility marking required in Europe? A search of...