Power pilot accused of intentionally turning off ADS-B out to cloak a different infraction (flying under a bridge). This was not a license suspension, it was a life-time revocation by the FAA (After 60yrs of flying, she'll have to start over from scratch). Pilot acknowledges the bridge incident...

1998 Stemme S10VT for sale, email for details.

Hi, FLARM has become extremely popular in several regions of the world (Europe, and Australia, and ...?), but it has not been "allowed" in the USA so far. However, there are several gliders flying with FLARM here in the USA. It is a great technology solution and safety enhancer. But technical...

http://topfly.free.fr/en/accueil.htm)] Dear gliding fellows, I have been asked to participate to this thread although I do not read your newsgroup (by lack of time only). I own and fly a Nimbus 4DM Night VFR certified. I believe that this is the only Night VFR certified glider. This is a...

I'm looking to buy a Ka6E but all of the current owners are being stingy and won't sell. :-( Can anyone give me a comparison b/t a Ka6E and a Ka6CR? Also, are there any comparable ships you might consider in lieu of a Ka6E? Thanks! Jeff

http://silentflight.com/index.php?option=com_community&view=photos&userid=62&task=album&albumid=8&Itemid=8 Neither has a mat anti glare covering on the screens which would help both with definition. Cheers Al

I'm growing weary of my PowerSonic (PoS) batteries crapping out a few minutes after their 1 year warranty expries. Are Werker batteries any better? ... or are they essentially the same? The salesman at Batteries Plus said they pretty much stopped selling PS because they were having quality...

What are the inexpensive devices for logging Silver and Gold badge flights, and how do they compare - costs / ease of use / reliability, etc ? I will be working on my Silver badge this season, using a rented glider, so I need an inexpensive, portable, and easy to use setup. It seems to me that...

In the entire club, 15, and standard WGC, the US team posted a grand total of two pilot reports about what was going on https://ussoaringteams.org/#news Clearly there were lots of lessons learned here! US team: you want our support. You want our money. You want our volunteer time. And yet you...

I have to refurbish/replace my wing wheel assembly and need some suggestions/insights. The current one is the typical aluminum wing cuff and bicycle wheel. It wasn't well made to start with and it's falling apart. I want to take this opportunity to improve the thing. One of the biggest issues I...

Location, location, location! A well-known US pilot had the gold altitude and distance certified when he had a total of 19hrs gliding time and had not yet done the 5-hr flight. He is a person for whom I have enormous respect, a natural, but he still had to have the location at that stage of the...

I've been told (and witnessed) that aerotow on CG hook is initially difficult for someone who has trained for aerotow with a "nose hook" (aka hook-forward-of-CG). Suppose this CG-hook-newbie were to take winch tow training (with CG hook). Would the winch training reduce the initial difficulty of...

Rec.aviation.soaring favorite, Devin was kicked out of the Junior Worlds for being up until 4:00 AM drinking on flying days, and general disrespect for the coaching staff. It is unfortunate that such a potentially talented young pilot was unable to meet his duties to the U.S. team due to his...

ASH-25E - Rotax 275 Having flown some of them, I noticed a couple of recurrent problems: 1. Actuator cannot start to lift the engine out of its well. The usefull lever to start moving is short... Manually opening the hatch helps. Door sandows are original. Battery voltage is OK (a car...

In addition to max gross weight, some glider manuals specify a max weight for non lift producing components. But I haven't found much discussion of the significance of exceeding the max or information that would allow one to calculate the weight of non-lifting components (like a breakout showing...

Some observations on the effects of the current Sports Class handicaps on Sports Class Nationals results. I looked at the final results for the SC Nats from 1997 to 2006 (all the ones available on the SSA site) 1997: 37 entrants. Top ten gliders: VentusC (2) VentusB (1) Mosquito...

There has been discussion about the life of wooden gliders. Anyone owning or thinking of buying a Schleicher wooden glider should look at the inspections required by the British Gliding Association. This is British Gliding Association mandatory aircraft inspection number 042/07/2004 issue 2,...

One of our members is a high school teacher. He worked things out with the school to take a field trip to our gliderport for introductory rides. And, as luck would have it, the day they came out to fly was a spectacular soaring day! How often does that happen? And they even got the story to one...

Hey all - I just acquired an original Oudie and I have noticed a gear warning in the profile setup. Not mentioned in the manual and the previous 2 owners do not know about it. I have not noticed it trying to get my attention in the pattern either. I will ask Naviter next unless youze can fill me in.

Hi All, I would like to announce IGCDroid, an Android near real-time Glider Tracking App. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ajw.igcdroid Description IGCDroid, partnered with GlidePort.aero (aka www.SSA.org's Sailplane Tracker) will change the way you record and track your...