Hi All My Std Cirrus trailer (eberle) needs a new torsion axle with a handbrake... cant find one in US? Any one else had this problem ? Hoping there is some experience on sourcing one of these ... Help much appreciated Peter Deane (2T)

I fly an ASW-28. The under-surface of the wing has a nice little piece of plastic that covers the dump valve and which is hinged by a piece of cloth tape. When flying with water ballast my assumption is that correct procedure is to leave the piece of plastic in place, but open and hanging down from...

We are examining the Type Certiifcate for the K13. The original indicates aerobatics including spins "not approved". in 1967 Schleicher issued an AD approving semi aerobatics and spins, and printed a modified page 22 to the flight manual. Does this automatically modify the type certificate? ...

Hi, I'd like to write a small programm (online) to evaluate our paragliding competitions. We usually set a couple of turnpoints with a radius of 400 meters and the aim is to pass all these one by one and fly to the target cylinder, the finish. Just to get an idea how it looks like, I made a small...

CNv Club Software is now available for download at http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html Please read the release notes and instructions. You will want the vario software as well as the companion PC configuration tool (also updated). Good Soaring & Good Variometry! Evan Ludeman for CNi

Hello everyone, I would like to share a video from the Region 2 North Contest at Wurtsboro Airport (June 22 - 29, 2013) Jonathan Elie, one of our younger glider pilots and Wurtsboro ground crew member took footage over several days of the contest from ground, towplane and glider. He edited it...

Excellent condition $275 with free shipping in the USA (new price ~$550). -- Dan, 5J

GREETINGS!!!! Santa Barbara Soaring is pleased to announce their celebration of three years in operation, and an invitation to the public to come fly with us at the Santa Ynez Airport over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Â* Towing service will be available on Friday through Sunday (25-27...

National 425 parachute for sale. Mfg. 1998 and last repacked in 2012 when age stopped my glider flying. Chute has been stored well and is in good condition. Picture available. $990.00.

Anybody successful in connecting a Cambridge 302 to a laptop using the new USB port? The instructions say that the laptop should find the necessary driver on the device, mine does not, says it can not find driver software for DLP-TXRX, and that's as far as I can get. Is it possible to get the...

Just saw where a Lambada pilot deployed the chute and descended under canopy near Boerne Stage airfield. It sounds like he could have had a flight control malfunction but this is pure speculation.

Striking pictures of the clouds around a volcano as seen from space. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1195215/Stunning-pictures-hole-clouds-astronauts-witness-volcano-eruption-International-Space-Station.html Sadly, no mention of the variometer reading from that thermal. Chris

anyone ever re-packed the whell bearings on a Komet trailer? I don't know when this was last done on my trailer but I'm thinking it's something I should do this winter. Dan

Does anybody have a PDF manual for the Ilec ASR glidepath computer? I know there's one on Ilec's website, but as far as I know their site is down since several days. Any language will do (ENG preferred...). Many thanks in advance, cheers Flavio

Try an e-mail to Portmoak (Scottish Gliding Centre) they've adapted a K21 for such a task. Peter "Ralf S." wrote in message ... Hi NG, We wave a guy who recently has been disabled by an accident. He still

There is a new format of iPAQs. I just look at HP web site and the have new (at least new to me and my knowledge) iPAQ 4705, 3715, 3115,etc. Does anyone know how they work with WinPilot and Cambridge 302 for example? How about those digital iPAQs? Looking for feedback and information.

Stumbled across an interesting wind tunnel test of a Harris' Hawk (L/D=10:1). http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/149/1/469.pdf

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I looked at his profile and his e-mail address is German ". Now I understand his mean spirited agenda. What a shame... One has to really drop low to be doing this kind of thing.

Our 2-33 has an original dual Schweizer probe on the nose bowl. One of the probes is pitot but I can not figure out if the other is the static or a TE probe of sorts. Does anyone know for sure? Thanks Pete Brown --