from https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/02/09/2015-02579/automatic-dependent-surveillance-broadcast-ads-b-out-performance-requirements-to-support-air-traffic Under paragraph (b)(1) of that section, in order to operate an aircraft below 18,000 feet MSL and in identified airspace...

There seems to be a fair amount of confusion about the springs used in almost all modern sailplane rudder cables. The springs are there to keep the pedals upright (pulling forward) and to facilitate rudder pedal adjustment through the use of an 'S' tube. Each rudder cable enters the top rear of its...

Has anyone done calculations for takeoff distances for various density altitudes, weights and winds for their sailplane-towplane combination? Every powered plane POH has a table but there are none in the glider books for obvious reasons (HP of towplane for one). The Arizona Soaring Assn flies...

I'm restoring a 1963 Std Austria and trying to decide the risks and merits of load testing the wings. I can't find anything definitive on the web, at least nothing that doesn't get contradicted by some other source. My concern is that load testing may damage the wings in an undetected way. OTOH,...

Do any of you use any iphone apps for soaring that you can recomend?

Hi, I have decided to buy a Dell Streak 5" for XCSoar, replacing my old iPaq hx4700. It runs with Android, not Windows CE. We will release a "stable" version of XCSoar for Android in March or April 2011, and this switch to Android in my own glider will give me...

Our Duo's turbo has suddenly stopped working. It spins up ok at 55Kt when decompressed & continues windmilling when the decompression is released. The engine starts after 2 - 3 seconds, runs for 2 seconds then cuts out. After 1 - 2 seconds it starts again & the sequence is repeated. It's as if the...

I decided traveling with a tablet computer in a touring motorglider would be easier than lugging around my 6+ pound Windows laptop, so I took advantage of a good deal on an iPad mini. I thought it's wealth of aviation apps, including soaring apps like iGlide, and others was a plus. It's a...

so I made the ultimate dumb move - I updated a working IT device right before I went to a contest. It has not worked since......... To be fair - I did not update the firmware correct off the bat (should have ready the Manuel better) Now - on the ground it looks like it will work fine - as soon...

Hi, where has it been in Hungary? Adonis wrote following on/ schrieb folgendes am 01.07.2003 07:02: Laszlo Hegedus has completed a 1013 km task on Staurday with a Nimbus 4 in Hungary !!!! The average speed was 106 km/h.

We have had a great first week with a number of good posts. We saw about 1700 visitors which we feel is fantastic for our first official week. Thank you to everyone that has visited the site and especially to those of you that have provided comments and feedback. Please consider sending us an...

Is it legal/possible/reasonable to install just Mode A transponder (No altitude reporting)? Whenever I hear "Traffic 12 O-clock 3 miles, altitude unknown" I look EVERYWHERE. ahead. Might this provoke more visual scanning by aircraft crews which could spot gliders without transponders in the...

Todd Smith posted: I was a new guy in soaring about 7 years ago and as I was working on my Silver badge, got a lesson in how to smoke a windup barograph and all that. I bought a used thermal electric model that required no screwing around, all I had to do was put it in the glider. I then

I searched and did not find that this topic was already posted on RAS. Here's the video that documents the infraction https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=QwK9wu8Cxeo&feature=emb_logo Here's Bruno's recent comment: 2 weeks ago Update 10 months later: I uploaded this video and 4 days...

PLB brings speedy rescue to pilot trapped in trees By Mike Collins, AOPA A Pennsylvania pilot is crediting his personal locator beacon (PLB) with his rescue only two hours after his glider crashed in rugged mountains near Altoona, Pa., May...

With all the drama in the 2012 WGC Open Class, here's how the various designs compared by total average points, followed by the total number of ships flown through the end of the contest (for calculating statistical variance): 11427 JS-1C (4) 11316 Concordia (1) 11240 EB-29 (2) 11089 ...

Apple is rumored to have a smaller, 7" iPad in the works to compete with the Kindle Fire which would make it more accomodating in the cockpit for a nav aid than the 11" version. (There may also be a touch- screen in development with realistic tactile feel from a company in Sweden). Anyone have an...

I just put together a REALLY cheap system for budding LVVSA XC pilots to use. Here's the breakdown: iPAQ 3870 - ebay $22.50 including shipping (I bought a 'lot' of 5) New battery - $20.00 Bluetooth GPS from Semsons $23.60 including shipping http://www.semsons.com/amabg108blgp.html XCSoar - Free I...

I just purchased a Nugget and am very happy with it. I am looking to connect with other Nugget owners to exchange info on this ship.

Some type-specific sailplane canopy resources in the US: Aircraft Windshields, Inc, in my experience the best in the aircraft transparency biz: Los Alamitos, CA, no Web site --Gliders various, just ask (incl. 2-seat Lark, I think) --Custom tooling and acrylics ThermoTec (Ray Poquette), advertises...