Our dynamic duo outdid themselves, and drew another festive symbol in the African skies: https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=8234078 They wrote: "Hello friends, after celebrating our Jewish holiday Hanukkah with a 300-kilometer spinning top drawing in the sky...

If you have first hand experience, please switch over to the KGARS thread and let us know what you experienced in the towplane.

I'm the Canadian dealer for this very good gliding book, and I did the design and layout for the author, Bernard Eckey. It has 432 pages, 187 illustrations and 176 photographs, and has been updated and extended with new topics (for example, have you ever heard of climbing in an atmospheric...

I seek info on the connections between the ClearNavII display and the CNv ADC plug. The plug has 10 sockets. 1/2 speaker, 3/4 spoiler/gear, 5/6 spoiler/gear, 7/8 spoiler/gear/OAT, 9/10 Ground & power. The 3 center pairs are configurable. I am using 7/8 for OAT. 3/4 and 5/6 are therefore...

I purchased a 1/2 share of an ASW-19 this year and have really enjoyed it! Long term I’ve determined I would like an ASW-20C possibly an ASW-27. Is there an ASW-20 group online? Does anyone know of an ASW-20C not being flown right now? (In the US) Thanks!

HI,I am rebuilding my find from a yard and under a tarp, I need to know what AN Taper Pins are used to mount the wings on the plane and all other parts needed, nuts, bushings, etc and some pictures would help, thanks Jerry haynes. 916-230-6177.

I have a perfectly good older Cambridge Cambridge vario. I am missing the audio output box does anybody have that little audio box they would like to sell me? working or not? Thanks

For sale - New Hydraulic Retrofit Kit for Kobold Wheel and service-kit for Max II disk brake wheel, 200x50, including hydraulic hose, fittings. The cost including shipping from W&W was $881.00 Asking price is $660.00. It was purchased 1/23/2012. The LS4 was sold and the Hydraulic Retrofit Kit was...

Anyone out there have US Team patches they might be willing to part with? Looking for Australia 2001, Poland 2003 and Germany 2008. Thanks. Karl Striedieck

Dec 2014 Newsletter is now online! http://swsoaringmuseum.org/Whats_new.htm

I've started a blog about my experiences as a student pilot and now as a low-time private. I hope this will be helpful to new soaring student pilots. When I was starting out, I found a wonderful web site for those new to the sport, that really helped me a lot. That site's gone, so I thought I'd...

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:31:32 -0000, Jim Logajan wrote in : Larry Dighera wrote: The rec.aviation.stories newsgroup is not for follow up discussion, so it may not have been the right forum for this thread...

Looking to get in touch with an ASW 20 driver named Conrad Gerte in Germany. I have an email for him and we were in communication for a bit, but I now get returned mail message saying he has too many messages on the server when I use it. If anyone here knows him, if you could pass along a message...

Looking for a used fuselage dolly and a 14" wheel for a cobra trailer. Thanks, 5U

Linking a couple of recent threads: Connecting multiple varios and how to change ASI markings.... I discovered the reason for a flight computer's inconsistent readings was the bezel on the ASI not being tight enough to seal. Snugging it up resulted in a more accurate ASI and flight...

It's been 19 years and thousands of yaw strings from the first, somewhat crude by comparison, MKI. The most recent MKIV is the culmination of a few dozen improvements and is flown by pilots all over the world. While the Quiet Vent added to the serenity of soaring when sweating out a low save or...

Looking for any recommendations on a PDA that is internally battery powered (not connected to a battery mounted in the aircraft.) This would be used in a rental and mounted on a suction cup. Thanks, Walt

I am pleased to announce that an Airspace module has just been added to Cloudstreet. You can now view airspace on a flight map and the task editing pane. You can also take advantage of the module's powerful features to import and edit airspace files. For more information on the module, please...

anyone see a Peterson with a ground Tow hook on the bottom or see a modified one. It is normally a aerotow only glider and I wonder if it could be modified with a field approval for ground tow.

Hi... We're looking for a drag chute for a Nimbus 2. Must be in good condition. Thanks Ingar F Pedersen ingar.pedersen_at_broadpark.no (replace _at_ with @)