In our discussions here on whether or not too add Club Class to the list of competitions held in the U.S., the main sticking point seems to be the effect on adding a burden to place yet another contest at dwindling contest sites. This should be a real concern for all classes, not just if we add...

The Sailplane Racing Association site now has a domain name: sailplane-racing.org http://sailplane-racing.org/index.html The new 2003 Rules Committee Meeting Minutes and 2004 Rules Summary have also been posted to the site. Please advise if you have operational issues.

We are looking to add a hangar to the airport and wordered what others have figured out for the "optimum" length/width/height (door clearance) for a hangar that would hold a combination of 15m and 17m gliders (6 or more). Trying to find options that minimizes total cost, so door type and width also...

MY PREFERENCE ON COMBINING STANDARD CVLASS AFTER FURTHER REFLECTION (July 17th) After further reflection, I'm going to agree with Steve Northcraft and choose to group the STDs with the 15M (and OPENs if necessary). The 15M and OPENs are having trouble getting sufficient numbers as well. My...

Hi, I'm sorry about this being the 3rd commercial post I've done in the last day or so. I tend to do them in spurts... I promise to slow down after this one. Being a US dealer for StrePla and pocket*StrePla and a member of Team StrePla I have found that many customers are impressed with the...

In a few different threads now I have read disparaging remarks towards those people who choose to fly gliders with less than a 40:1 glide ratio. There are a few glassholes on this group who put down anyone who can't afford or doesn't want to fly an LS-4. ASW-27, Ventus etc... Mention a Russia,...

Serial number 760-004837 Excellent cosmetic condition Works perfectly Microair boom mic (excellent condition except portion of foam muff is missing) Boom mic wire has been cut (to remove from glider) and must be resoldered Push to talk switch Speaker Wiring harness Operating manual

Can anyone provide an update on what happened the the Cygnet P1C World Class Glider and Dick Monghan's Osprey? I wonder if these ships are still around and flying?

The SSA will have a display booth at the upcoming RC Exhibition to be held April 4-6 in Toledo, OH. Info he http://www.toledoshow.com/ Our booth will have all kinds of new SSA event signage (thanks Lane), soaring video's running on a 65 inch LCD, sailplane models and most importantly will...

Its time again to change batteries in my motorglider. There are 4 lead batteries with modified (vibration proof) terminals. A major pita. I have been enviously following the threads for improved batteries for pure gliders. Lighter, more performance, holding their charge, longer life cycle yada...

The U. of Chicago has taken my infection rate metric (confirmed cases per million population) to the next level: interactive county-by-county visualization. This shows hot spots that state level data miss. Hot spots are counties with high infection rate that are surrounded by counties with elevated...

Purchased some black "felt" at the local fabric store in preparation to felt my glare shield. Once I got the stuff outside the store in the sunlight, there appeared to be some sparkly polyester sheen to it. Any recommendations on type of fabric to kill glare? Jordan ASW20 E

One thing is for sure, the climb gets no better. But there is an interesting effect that few people are aware of: Higher speed means higher Reynold's numbers accross all of the wing, in direct proportion. Higher Reynold's number generally means higher efficiency. Therefore, there may be some small...

chute sold, thanks all.

I have been having bad luck with trailers recently. Here is what happened a few days ago, maybe someone will benefit from hearing about my misfortune: Best I can figure, the Cobra trailer emergency brake application cable (which attaches to the bottom of the brake handle and clips to the tow...

Hello USA. In late June, I'll be driving my restored Schleicher ASK-13 from Marfa, Texas, to the International Vintage Sailplane Meet (IVSM) on Harris Hill, near Elmira, NY. Ready to replace the tires on my enclosed Swan trailer (a Cobra copy), my local tire suppliers cannot find the "T" or "ST"...

I recently installed a Trig TT22 transponder in our LS6. Today I got to fly it for the first time and I was getting constant conflict alarms on my Oudie about traffic at (for e.g.) my "6 O'Clock and 35ft above me" The only way I could figure out how to silence these alarms was to set my...

I was reviewing some contest flights from 2008 and it occurred to me that there hadn't been a thorough review of people's experience with the new "start anywhere" rule - which measures distance on the first leg from a start from anywhere along the boundries of the start cylinder. I general I...

From the SSA e-news service, I assume this it's on the member web site too: "State of New Mexico authorities have already informed us that no interest or penalties will be imposed. We are working diligently with the IRS to mitigate federal penalties and interest." Also, it sounds like the...

There are two reasons for a tinted canopy: - against snow and clouds a tinted canopied glider can be seen better - a tinted canopy creates less reflections inside (cloth, shoes, maps.. my friends with DG's prefer the tinted ones) Chris "Steve B" wrote in...