http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huk_WOxk1oc After seeing this video, I think I'm going to try and recruit 5 people to help me assemble my ship instead of just one....

The maintenance manual for my ASW 20C glider says to be sure to only use "mineral oil" based brake fluid for the hydraulic brake system. As far as I can tell, DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluids are glycol based, and DOT 5 is silicone based according to my 15 minutes of research on the internet. The...

The panel in my glider is the ultimate in sunlight readability, low power consumption, ease of use, low maintenance, low clutter and low cost. http://www.gfbyars.com/SGU1-20/final/P1010425.JPG If you want to see terrain features, look out the window. If you want to know where you are, look at...

This has been covered in these pages before, but it may be timely to post it again in view of the coming fuel price squeeze and the increased interest in winching. This Excel spreadsheet explains mathematically why a winch system comprised of lighter linear (rope) and rotational elements...

The new Naviter Oudie PNA device with preinstalled See You Mobile for PNA scheduled be available in April. To preorder see http://www.craggyaero.com/oudie.htm $650 includes See You Mobile PNA

I bought a Mountain High O2-D1 flowmeter last year as a replacement for a personal one that had gone missing. I used it one time, then found my old one. It has all the parts that come with this unit (cannula, mask, bag, etc..) BUT NO TANK REGULATOR and is ready to go. Since I bought it Mountain...

Can someone recommend a repair shop for a Dittel radio? I have sent my Dittel 720 B out to a repair shop that is advertised in Soaring Mag. however I can't get them to return my call. I have tried for over a month to get information about the status of my repair. Only to get "the guy who is fixing...

I have an older Cobra trailer (1980ish - aluminum) and need to find another tire rim (I had an axle mishap and lost one of my tire/rims). The rim is a 4 x 100 metric (four lug holes and 100 mm between each lug) and supports a 13 inch tire. Does anyone have a rim for sale or can suggest a source...

Does anybody have a manual for the Peschges Vario VP4 H in english? I just bought a PIK20D but I have no idea how to use it. I am using SeeYou Mobile but it would be nice to know what this thing can do. Thanks. Chris Aniol

We are in dire need of a PDF or scanned version of the IAR IS-28B2 Twin Lark manuals since our manuals have disappeared. Does anyone out there could provide me with an English version or has an idea where I could find it? Thanks a lot for your help in advance, Markus Graeber Aeroclub de Colombia

I'll be traveling to Southampton UK next week and would like to stop by Lasham on Saturday & take a dual flight. I've visited the website and unfortunately wasn't able to discern what options are available. Any local knowledge would be gratefully received. Thanks, Craig Funston -- Using...

The 11 best things at the 2015 15m/Std Class Nationals 1. The weather. We flew 7 out of 10 days in Elmira. We could have possible even squeaked in another but the CD wisely called a rest day. One of the practice days was fantastic soaring. Thanks to God, Alleluia. 2. FLARM used in the stealth...

I have read very good critics about Diana-2 but as well very bad news about it. The good news are from the people who seem to have flown the first two Prototypes. The bad rumors I heard about number-3 of Diana-2. Obviously the main difference is, that the wing position was shifted some centimeters...

Reading all the posts about accidents and their causes, reasons and excuses has made me google my fingers off (I'm about to go blind) in an attempt to as completely as possible understand all that's happening physiologically regarding dehydration. Knowing the early warning signs of any problem is...

Good evening, I need some assistance! I am an early solo pilot looking to buy my first glider, but don't really know what to go for! I want it for local soaring, but eventually to go cross country in it. The slight issue is that I am 6`4 tall and 17.5 stone - arguably too heavy, but the question...

I'm surprised this spin thread hasn't produced more discussion of the flat spin. One poster told us about getting into a flat spin after several revolutions of a "normal" spin" at Minden when the Puch went flat (nose on horizon). The poster thought it was kind of thrilling, until he applied...

All, I have been using a JRC JHP-500 handheld radio for field communications and have been a bit disappointed with it's performance. It has a standard 6" flex antenna. When I am in the air and someone tries to talk with me using the handheld, the transmission always sounds very weak, even if I am...

Yesterday afternoon Mark Mocho (MM Fabrication) opened the canopy of his Pegasus to get his cell phone. By the time he made a call to me, his soaring hat, which was lying atop the glare shield, was smoking. The canopy was acting like a big magnifying glass and focusing the sun's rays onto a...

Recently I tested two 12v SLA s which had been in use sequentially for some years usually recharged before going going flat, or at least within one day. Both were run down to 10.5 v with a 10 ohm load and then recharged to 14v, The Yuasa 7 AH bought 2005 was good for about 2.5 AH the UB...

I've seen several remarks lately in Soaring Magazine and on my home club's internet forum about the characteristics of this particular sailplane. Though not directly bashing this ship, comments made seem to imply that it's a difficult or dangerous sailplane to fly. I think that's wrong. Some of...