I’ve got two questions for European pilots regarding the Form One, arising out of curiosity on my part. First, it appears to this US pilot that one of the uses of a Form One is to certify that a new part is airworthy, with the basis for airworthiness being that the part was made in accordance with...

On the Naviter site, when you upgrade from SeeYou v3.95 to v4.01, you're presented with an opportunity to buy Vector Maps. I searched the Naviter site and their forums, and didn't find any information as to why you might want to buy the Vector Map product. The description of v4.01 of SeeYou clearly...

Need some advice for stopping a drip (once per 20 seconds) from a tail tank. I’m aware of using Vaseline / Chapstick / beeswax on under wing dump valves, but what about on a tail tank? How would you even reach it to goop it up (the seat is way up a 8 mm tube)? The tank in question is a 5.5 liter...

Trig has announced its 1090ES ADS-B receiver: http://www.trig-avionics.com/press100726.html http://www.trig-avionics.com/ta60.html It's expected to ship somewhere near the end of 2010, and will cost about $1800 in the US. Unfortunately, it's only a receiver. If I read it right, it only...

I was helping a friend with his ASW-20, and we took a mystery instrument out. The instrument consists of a small project box containing a single layered printed circuit board, non-silk-screened, that holds 3 integrated circuits, a few resistor packs, a few capacitors and a 20K trim pot. Etched...

I think it's significant that DG's Forum has gone silent. Probably DG is holding it's corporate breath, waiting until the "grace" period has expired, and hoping against hope that owners pony up some cash. I don't think they're going to be happy... -John On Feb 21, 5:18 pm,...

I've got one of the newer Volksloggers, with the rectangular connector (hardware version 3.4, firmware version 3.6). No operating problem with it, but I have a preventive maintenance question on the 10 year old device. Old messages on RAS mention the presence of an internal battery, and say it's...

I've got an LS8, whose panel outline looks similar to these three on the top of this site: http://www.solairecanada.com/index2.htm Would anyone have an AutoCAD file for this panel outline shape that they'd be willing to share? I've tried DG and the LS group, with no luck. I'm trying to see if I...

There are summaries of Frank Irving’s 1981 OSTIV paper that say he concluded the optimal CG for a standard class glider is 0.3 to 0.35 of the Mean Aerodynamic Chord. DG’s web site has an entry that says the 2001 Akaflieg Braunschweig flight test results concluded best glider results are obtained...

When you water ballast the four wing tanks of an LS8a you fill the inner tanks first, and when you dump the water there’s provision for the inner tanks to drain last. With a RS LS8-18 (and the newer DG LS8- s) this procedure is reversed - the outer tanks are filled first and there’s provision for...

This was reported today in an article he http://tinyurl.com/233vbx The other incident occurred May 5, when Continental Express Flight 2009, an Embraer 145 regional jet en route to Newark, "reported coming into conflict with a glider 20 miles north of Sparta" at 7,000 feet, according to the...

Has anyone experienced touchscreen problems with their iPAQ in heat? Any Yesterday with ground temperature at 90F I had great difficulty after landing in selecting the ConnectMe program in Settings, then in commanding various actions to download. I'd get things above and below the item I wanted,...

I need to replace a Terra TRT250D (it's failed for the 5th time). The only transponder that might fit into the Terra's rectangular cutout in my crowded panel (if I do some horizontal filling) is the Trig TT21. The Trig's specifications look good and it has an attractive price, but it's brand new on...

Hi Guys Does anyone have a 20B panel outline file that will work in Auto CAD program. The 20B has a completely rounded top a flat bottom and steps on both sides. It is different than a 19, 20A, and is the same as a 20C. Thanks Norm

Can anyone recommend a simple, effective method for removing outward horizontal bulges in the top rail of Cobra trailers? I have a 1983 Cobra with an aluminum top, which has its lift struts on the outside. Over the years an outward horizontal bulge has developed at each lift strut attach point on...

Back in Jan 2008 there was a thread about GPS interference testing, specifically near China Lake. The last several weeks I've experienced (near Philadelphia) a lot of "GPS Wait" messages from my Cambridge Gps- Nav. At least 3 other pilots at Philadelphia Glider Council have also reported having...

Recently I've seen articles talking about the use of Predator UAVs (66 foot wingspan, 10,000 pound MTOW) along the US-Mexican border (www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4213464.html), as well as tests of smaller (10 foot wingspan, 44 pound MTOW) UAVs by the Houston Police...

Poking around inside my fiberglass glider, I discovered a ground lead from the rudder pedal/cable assembly to the negative electrical system bus bar. Interestingly, there was no corresponding ground lead to the metal aileron/elevator control rods. Searching past posts to RAS, I discovered threads...

I wrote to Spindleberger about this, but they are on vacation for the entire month of August. Hopefully someone on RAS can provide a solution before the Spindlebergers return. I have a 1983 Cobra trailer with a metal top. On the rear of the trailer, one of the sliding rods in the locking mechanism...

Is there any US pilot here who has installed a transponder in an ASW-19? I'm trying to get a copy of a 337 for such an installation, to help smooth the way at my FSDO. -John