Will be selling off my collection of gliding and aviation books many rare and out of print, over the next few weeks. Need funds for a glider. See:- http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/paultol62 for more details. If you have a Vega with 17m tips - would be intersted in buying!

I have an old Ben Green metal trailer. It's spent most of it's life inside a hanger. I plan on parking it outside a hanger for a couple months. I have not seen any water damage inside on the wood floor, however I want to make darn sure that no water at all comes through the roof. What is the...

If you happen to have one of these and would consider parting with it, please e-mail direct. Thanks!

I have an old Ben Green metal trailer. It's spent most of it's life inside a hanger. I plan on parking it outside a hanger for a couple months. I have not seen any water damage inside on the wood floor, however I want to make darn sure that no water at all comes through the roof. What is the...

Hello all , A good friend, who is going on 89 and still soaring with the eagles, needs some help on a GPS he is thinking of buying. He flies locally only in S. Fla. and his datalogger has seen its last day and he want to replace it with 1. BendixKing AV80R found at MarvGolden.com or, 2. Garmin...

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Just posted this on GliderForum.com Pictures and description are on there. http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-view.asp?threadid=3328 Apologies for earlier post hit the enter key before it was ready to go. Cheers

This video was mentioned on backcountrypilot.org. I figured I understood tailplane icing, etc. But watching the video was an eye-opener. This also very much applies to pilots who don't plan on flying in icing conditions. A failed gap seal on a glider comes to mind as well. At first I was going...

A celebration of Bill's life will be held in Las Cruces, New Mexico at Bill and Carol's house on Saturday March 14th. If you have a story to tell about Bill's life come share it. The crazier the better. If not come to listen to all of the others share theirs. Please email me directly for...

1962 Scheibe SF-26a 15m sailplane. Standard instruments with audio vario. Excellent condition, very nice open trailer. L/D 31:1. Located in Vermont. 7500 USD or best reasonable offer. Pics and description on "Wings and Wheels" and "Barnstormers". Be ready for the IVSM this year with a...

The chair style long Softie parachute is designed for comfort and to maximize the comfort of the contoured seating found in todays high performance gliders and acrobatic aircraft. This Navy Blue chute has the Preserve I FFE 201-(c) canopy for use by pilots up to 240 lbs at 140 kts deployment speed....

The 2009 proposed Sports Class Handicaps are now posted on the SSA Website - http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=6789819598&show=blog&id=1614. Please submit comments prior to March 1, directly to me (this site will not be monitored) at (include a telephone number). If...

LS-4 FOR SALE: 1982 LS-4, ser. # 4209, N30RD, only 462.8 flight hours. NDH. Standard category certified. Complete logs and manuals. Blue tint canopy. Narrow panel for tall pilots. Sage vario, Tasman, Dittel radio, -302A GPS/logger, iPaq 3950, GNII. Rudder and horiz. tail/elevator refinished...

The Region 5 South Club Class contest is now sanctioned and open for online registration! May 11-15, Practice May 10 Special waiver US Club Class contest--see SSA list for eligible ships. This is the first of its' kind. Y'all come to Cordele!

Ive listed a roll of 1.6 oz glider fabric on Ebay. This fabric is in good shape, and is PMA'd so it can be used on certified aircraft. Excellent option for a minimum weight recover job on a 2-22, 1-26, etc. The roll is 60" wide and 40 yards...

Full Details http://chicagolandglidercouncil.com/seminar Overview ------------- The ChicagoLand Glider Council is sponsoring a day long spring soaring and safety seminar open to all soaring pilots. Safety, medicine, racing, competition, gear, gliders and gab will be on the agenda. The...

Nationals can now declare a “No ballast” day without all pilots agreeing. A motor glider or a heavy glider will have a considerable advantage especially on a good day if this rule is not modified. Here is an example, imagine Diana 2 (420 lb empty with instruments) competing with ASG-29 15 m (620...

Does somebody have a drawing of the PIK-20D large instrument panel? An autocad file would do fine. A .pdf would do too.

Finally, Mr. Diblin has researched the actual stats. Supprised us there have been 14 such incidents in 38 years, but actually remembered almost all. How many flights do you recall? How many unpowered commercial landings since 2001? All airline drivers should be glider bums.

To our German Fruende, What does "Leergewicht mit Mindestausrustung" mean? The empty weight part I get-- "mit Mindestausrustung" I don't know. Danke, Ray