https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w4okrE4xfc An ASH 31 Mi starts off by scraping the rocks low in the valleys, then climbs up above the highest peaks in the Southern French Alps. Fantastic video!

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7429/1459?maxtoshow=&eaf No further comment needed, I think! -- martin@ : Martin Gregorie gregorie : Harlow, UK demon : co : Zappa fan & glider pilot uk :

For those of you who are interested in coming to our contest this May. Here's a video for you to see what our flying area looks like. I hope you like Bon Jovi! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2fw4O4uJ8 This soaring season is off to a bang already. Last thursday we had 7,600 ft cloudbases, lots...

I sorta hate to interrupt the conversations by asking a question about actual weather, but here we are... Last fall, I posted a question on "where's the next thermal" that got helpful responses. Somewhere in this group, a pilot made the observation that on some days, the thermals vanish...

The LX7007FC flight recorder (FR) has gained IGC-approval with effect from 22 January 2012. It is included in an updated IGC-approval document for the LX 7000 series from LX Navigation. Compared to earlier 7000-series models, the LX7007FC has a colour display and a different microcontroller. The...

Updated US airspace information for the charting cycle effective February 9, 2012 is now available on my website at http://www.soaringdata.info and on the Airspace section of the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange. Updated US airport data in formats that support virtually all glide computers and...

I want to do some flying in Condor this winter and use my Oudie 2 as a PNA (screen PDA in Condor is too small, not configurable.) Can anybody coach me through the cables/Wifi/Bluetooth connection so the Oudie can get position, altitude,speed, etc. from Condor? Computer is a Windows 8 based Lenovo...

Hello all, Does anyone have any experience using the K6 Mux with a CA 302 and a Flarm Core going into a Dell Streak running XC Soar? Currently have the Flarm Core plugged into the Streak via an IOIO port and works fine, but would really like to get the air data from the 302. Seems like it will...

For Sale: Pilatus B4AF with Cobra trailer. Airshow ready! PH-1516 "B4". All markings are stickers. Winch-launch hook and tow-hook. Retractable Gear, with warning buzzer. Wheel-brake couples with airbrakes. Blue tinted canopy. Airframe in excellent state. No aerobatics flown until 2010, after...

AT&T and Terrestar announced a 3G and satellite capable phone today. Available in 2010 through AT&T this solution sounds like it would be great for those areas in the western US that do not have consistent cell phone coverage. Of course cost will be of high interest as the user will be required to...

I can't seem to find how to use the terrain view in Google Earth. What I want to do is get the same view that is available on the OLC website, but cannot seem to find out how to enable that in Google Earth! Any ideas or suggestions? I've read the help file and gone online for help but to no...

I am in the middle of preparing the world membership report for the March IGC meeting. All but three countries have furnished their returns, and repeated emails to the IGC delegates for Poland, Belgium and Austria are ignoring my request for membership figures for their countries. Can anyone help...

Hello all -- Does anyone have recommendations for clubs for an American pilot to study with while in New Zealand? I'm a student glider pilot near to solo, expecting to get a license in the U.S. by June or so. I'm thinking ahead to a New Zealand trip I'm planning for Jan or Feb. I'd like to spend a...

I am developing a real-time glider tracking system for the Ely Grand Prix and need a couple of volunteers to help out with the project. I will be testing the system the last 2 week of June and could use any help I can get before and during the event. I also need help putting up a web site...

This story about George Moffat at the nationals in his Austria SH-1 is from Sports Illustrated, August 1, 1966. http://home.comcast.net/~johan.larson/soaring/the-long-ride-home.html Thanks to David Stevenson for letting me use his copy of the magazine. The magazine also contains a photo-essay...

Hi, I have a couple of 'hot spots' in the anti-reflective coating forward of the instrument panel on my Ventus. In particular, the outline of the forward vent shows up quite nicely in my forward view as a reflection on the canopy. Almost like a gunsight - useful for locking up on that glider...

Caprock Soaring Club is hosting a TV news crew out of Lubbock tomorrow. They will be shooting from the air and the ground. My celebrity just continues to grow... Yeah.....RIGHT!! Jack Womack

In reference to Bill Collum's article in Soaring Magazine (Apr. 2008) does anyone know what FAA regulations apply to retrofitting a non- motorized glider with a turbine engine similar to the HPH-304? Is a special turbine Type certification needed? If there are two engines, is it then...

I don't usually look closely at the OLC scores for flights but on a recent flight I was given a very short triangle that didn't make sense. When looking closely, I noticed that some legs were scored shorter than they should have been by several km. The triangle was scored at about 15 km rather...

Hi guys, Thank you so much for your insights and advise. There is a local pilot that has an LS4, a little bit of crazing of the fiberglass. He hasn't flown in about 10 years. I am also looking at a brand new 15 meter SZD51-1 Junior. I know they are not quite in the same class but I am a little...