Yes I know they’re problematic. Just returned our PA 25-235 from its annual, where one of ours was rebuilt (locked solid) and both serviced. Like I assume many of yours are, our Pawnee has no hopper and will never see gross weight again. So should the air side of the struts still be 575psi per...

Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

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Hi, thanks for the feedback we received from you here in R.A.S regarding Butterfly Display software. I am happy to tell you today that the team has been able to nearly implement all of the requested changes. The new version 3.2.1 features the following changes: • full menu is always available...

Anybody have a recommendation for a small thin digital camera with decent quality that might be suitable for taping to a winglet for inflight down-the-wing shots, with a connection for an rf remote? Have not been able to find a small camera with remote option. Thanks...

PCAS - Portable Collision Avoidance System http://www.zaonflight.com/mrx.html Is there anyone out there using this system in their glider? From what I have read, it seems like a like a pretty nice system to at least make you aware of what fast moving traffic is approaching your current...

My glider flying club in Germany has purchased a 1972 Piper Pawnee PA25-235 "C" as a restoration project. The airplane will be used for towing our gliders to replace the PA18 with "a little more power". Now we are looking for some big sketches (construction papers, blueprints or building...

What file formats are supported. I've been able to figure out a few by trial and error but wonder which ones work best. I entered .cup format waypoints which show up on the map but they do not have any labels.

This is a long shot. Our nitrogen filled pneumatic gear strut (shock absorber) on a Blanik L23 is flat. It appears that the fill valve is defective. Blanik America says that the factory is on summer vacation and it will be weeks to get the part we need. Here is a picture of the part in...

Hello pilots. My father, who spent 50 years flying gliders and light aircraft, has written and self-published a nice little book about his years in the air. He's disappointed with the anemic sales of the book at the moment and i thought that maybe the soaring community at large might know of small...

For Sale: 1981 SGS 1-36, serial #38, 980 hrs TT, 4 year old paint, nose hook and tost CG hook, wingtip wheels, panel radio and factory Cambridge audio vario, new tire,bearings, instrument tubing,hangared in Texas, almost like new, one of the last Schweizer's built. Rugged all metal construction,...

I just picked up a a Jantar SZD-38A. Does anyone know where I might purchase a flight manual?

This was my first time taking off with a decent amount of water (30 gallons) in my 27B at Cedar Valley, Utah. We normally take off to the south with a longer runway but the winds from a storm shifted the winds to the northeast (quartering crosswind). I told the tow pilot to hold the 182 on the...

Asking $69,900. See full details he http://wingsandwheels.com/class/classified.php?id=1297 -- Dan, 5J

I know this subject has been discussed here before, but searchability on google groups really stinks so I'm just starting a new thread. Getting to be winter time here in the northern hemisphere so we need something to talk about anyway. I'm dreaming about new fabric on 373Y this winter. With that...

At around 12:54 today, Thomas Johnson (V12 - MiniNumbus) was injured in a takeoff groundloop accident. He was airlifted to an Orlando hospital, where he'll be met by his wife. Emergency medical personnel were pleased with his vital signs and cautiously optimistic about his prospects for...

The Rules Committee's proposed changes for the 2006 SSA Contest Rules are posted on the SRA website at http://sailplane-racing.org/Rules/2006proposedV1.htm Subject to possible additional feedback from the US competition soaring community, these will be presented for approval at the Feb 2-4 SSA...

FAA ISSUES AD FOR BECKER TRANSCEIVERS The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive for about 1,000 Becker Flugfunkwerk 4201 VHF AM transceivers. The AD requires adding a limitation to the aircraft flight manual and a cockpit placard due to intermittent malfunctioning of the transceiver, or...

I am considering the purchase of an Open Jantar 2A and would like to hear descriptions of the handling quirks and likes/dislikes from current or past Jantar owners. I have over 400 hours in an ASW-20 and would like something affordable with longer "legs". - Mark Navarre ASW-20 OD California, USA -

Another GPS Visualizer update, for the dozen or so of you who care... :) The big news for late July, 2003: ** You can now SAVE YOUR MODIFICATIONS to maps and profiles. ** Some background info: for months now, you've been able to move labels and widgets around inside the viewer window... in the...