I'm looking for a good charger for my PowerSonic AGM batteries. I have a car charger, but that seems to be malfunctioning, as it doesn't seem to want to charge car batteries or my glider batteries. Any recommendations on a good charger for these type of batteries?

Is there a general consensus on which schools are regarded as the "best" for glider training? I realize this is difficult to compare, as there are lots of good instructors all over the place, but if someone were interested in taking a block of time off and going somewhere to learn how to fly...

Why do so many gliders seem to have multiple varios? Is it that critical to have a back-up for this instrument? Do they often fail and leave you in " the lurch"?

Any recommendations for where to get/what computer to get that would run Condor 2 well. Also thinking of trying Oculus Rift with it at some point. Don't want to spend a whole lot of money on this though. Thanks.

If there is a listing that I'm interested in that is now moved to the "Cancelled Not Renewed" tab, how can I contact the seller? There is no longer a contact option for the add. I've tried looking up the N-number, but all I get is a physical address. I guess I could write a letter the...

I was given a junked K8b due to water damage to the wood at the wing root and multiple tears in the original fabric and chipped/peeling paint. However, it looks like it may be restorable (worth it, that's another story). Anyway, I'm interested to know if there is an online repair manual that lays...

I've been interested in following the results of the recent E-glide contest.. I've looked at the site website, but it does not seem to list the results. There are numerous YouTube videos of the live tracking, but without commentary. I have yet to see a website that lists the daily results in a...

Has anyone else noticed how many Discus 2 and Ventus 2 gliders have been coming up for sale lately on W&W? Is this because of folks moving up to the new V3, or is there some other reason?

I read the recent article in Soaring and it has got me fired up. I have been a member of a small club in Washington State for the last 2 years, learning to fly. The club has a 2-33 and a Lark and a Pawnee. That's it. Badge flying has not been an emphasis, even though one qualifies for at...

With the rise in popularity of 18m soaring, what do you guys think will be the future of 15m? Are there enough advantages of 15m over 18m for it to continue to have a strong place in competition? It seems most manufacturers are now making 18m sailplanes, that can be converted to 15m, but they...

Our club is fortunate enough to have a winch, and a large number of ground launch endorsed pilots. We use a steel cable and encounter some kinking and twisting at the glider end of the setup. Last weekend we installed a swivel in line before the cg hook and were initially pleased with the first...

Help! Advice sought on software to track club operations. Hopefully such software would be amenable to on field usage, track usage for billing, maintenance, squawk reporting and other things those much more clever than me can think of .

True - but even on dull days in Scotland I have never once in 27 seasons found sunglasses off to be preferrable to sunglasses on in a glider. The light reduction from a tinted canopy is a fraction of that from the average sunglasses. They just look dark from the outside because the observer is...

I have a vague recollection that a while back someone mentioned in passing that their club used a little drougue chute near the glider end of the aerotow rope to fly the rings higher during approach and landing. Does that ring any bells? If so I would appreciate some information - or did I just...

All you SeeYou users have probably been doing this already but just in case: Lets say another SeeYou user with satellite raster maps asks you what its like to fly from X site (which preferably has a bit of terrain around it). Send him the IGC file of your most relevant flight from there. He runs...

I would be interested to make contact with anyone who has an order placed for this type or who has been enquiring about doing so. Thanks. (The header email address is not functional)

Through the contributions to the avoiding VNE thread runs the theme of the difficulty of avoiding overspeeding and/or overstressing some modern designs in accidental spin recovery. This is made more difficult than in older composite gliders because they had a little more drag and a little more...

I am looking for a manual or a copy of a manual or a contact to get a manual for this variometer. Failing that can anyone tell me the set up procedures for Netto zeroing (the vario zero is easy to figure out) and setting the wet and dry speed to fly pots? This is the model with pneumatic probe...

Does anyone know if the full reports and flight tests from the Idaflieg summer camps are published in any form that is accessible to the gliding public. All I can find out is that flight tests results aren't generally released for 2 years (to protect the manufacturers) and that, after that, ...

It is a classic wing from a classic glider design by a classic glider designer. It has a slightly larger wing area than some more recent designs and should carry the extra weight of a motor glider well. It is well behaved and benign in its flying and stalling characteristics and also tolerates...