The front seat cable release sheared off at the handle yesterday, and the cable disappeared into the fuselage bowls. Does anyone have a drawing to show how to access the pulley connecting the front and rear releases without cutting a hole in the floor? Thanks, Roderick

Last Saturday when I landed out about 65 miles SE of Moriarty, I did not have cell phone coverage. I turned on the SPOT and pushed the help button. The location was sent as advertised to Nancy's cell phone. Nancy and I always use coordinates in degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes. We had...

One of the bags on my DG-300 is leaking. I took it out of the wing and confirmed that it's leaking at the seam an inch or so from where the plastic inlet clamps in place (the wing root end). Repair options seem limited -- but I'm tempted to try to fold over the seam of the ballast bag that's...

http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&did=19&product_id=12166&utm_source=Pilotshop&utm_medium=email&utm_content=OXIMETER&utm_campaign=A0906B I don't know if this link well function, but Sporty's Pilot Shop has pulse oximeters for $89.95!!! Beats the $250+ I paid for mine just a couple years ago!

Special thanks to John Leibacher for TP Exchange in general, and for his assistance at very short notice with creating files for an ASA club contest remote site. While working on the file preparation I was surprised to find that some Cambridge format (DAT) files on TP exchange use...

Following up on our successful wave camp in April, SoaringNV will be conducting a cross country soaring program July 22-26, 2009. We will follow a model similar to the wave camp, with morning presentations followed by afternoon X-C soaring. This will be essentially a “lead and follow”...

Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ... in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks,

Has anyone found these horizontal stabilizer fittings cracked? Our A&P thinks we should order and stock the repair kit from LIVIASA incase we need it or if LAVIASA goes out of business.. We would rather not have expensive parts on the shelf. We wre several years away from the 1,000 hour...

I was hoping to work on sealing the canopy frame, control connections etc, as well as adding an air exhaust to increase the ventilation. If I were to increase the ventilation in the cockpit and try various options can you think of any easy ways to test and compare how effective different options...

Now that we are moving to large screen nav displays, how hard would it be to install a rear view camera ... not so much for backing up ... (I can do that without a camera on any given contest day) ... but for those pesky pilots that insist on flying in your blind spot ... i.e. i'm thinking this...

The June 4, 2009 issue of Machine Design has a Sparrow Hawk glider on the cover. The article does a very good job of covering all three of Windward Performance's current sailplane projects. The Sparrow Hawk 13m ultralight, the Duck Hawk 15m racing plane and the Perlan (designed to break the world...

I'm considering replacing the axle/suspension for the trailer on the Cherokee. Reskinning the trailer after windstorm damage has devolved into rebuilding the trailer. I'm sure you all know how that goes. I've been looking at the Rubber Torsional axles and I'm curious what the opinion of the...

Hi, I've sold my volkslogger and now I'm looking to buy something else, considering price and features EW microRecorder SD logger and ERIXX logger both look interesting. I would like to hear from people that are using these loggers (not necessarily both of them;-)), please share your opinion,...

I can't find anything about repacking the bearings in the Cobra trailer web site http://www.cobratrailer.com Are the Cobra bearings sealed and don't need periodic repack? Otherwise what is the general recomendation? Thanks, Ramy

FS: 2002 Cobra Trailer. Fiberglass top, just refinished, base coat white , clear coat finish. Good tires, shocks, square tongue, large front door, fiberglass storage box in front. Very clean. ASW-27 trailer, currently used for LS1-F. Delivery possible! $12,000. 803-374-7400.

For SSA members, we can now see one of the "gods" of soaring that we worship. http://ssa.org/sport/PhotoGalleryDetail.asp?category=contest&id=352&PhotoId=4636 I don't know if non-SSA members can access this photo. But it is definitely one worth committing to memory and calling upon during times...

The World Air Games are on at Torino, Italy. There is a very cool live feed of the soaring races: http://www.wag2009.com/video/gliding.htm

I have a complete set of white numbers that are free + shipping to anyone that might want them. They are new in the box and the numbers/letters a N4709B. Of course, you can mix and match the numbers to make what you can from the set. There are two of each (two N's, two 4's, etc). They are...

I'm putting together a business plan. Can anyone answer the following: 1. How many glider pilots are there in the US? In the world? 2. How many gliders are registered in the US? 3. How many new gliders came into the country in 2006? 2007? 2008? 4. How many of these were motorgliders?

I have recently started gliding again after a long absense. I no longer have funds to support my power plane habit and am soaring as less expensive means of getting airborne. I am surprised to see that winch tows in the USA are still almost non existant. Why not. Surely a winch is much cheaper...