I have a dell streak and have downloaded the XC soar software. I am having issues having xc soar recognize the data files like maps airspace and waypoints. I can download these data files directly and I had to use file transfer from my pc. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong. Dennis

I have a B40 with a very small loudspeaker (maybe an inch across), and a 302 with a much larger speaker (2" to 3"). Could I use the small speaker on the 302 without wrecking the speaker?

Hello all, My name is Jac and I am new to this group. I am purchasing a glider and I need to tow it to Williams in CA. I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas on how best to go about this? First option yes would of course be to go down myself, rent a pickup or a car with a tow hitch and...

Hello: Planning a trip to Australia in March, 2016. Got permission from she who's name shall not be uttered for 3-4 days of soaring during the trip. With Sydney or Melbourne as a gateway (Yarra River Valley anyone?) I am looking for info on flying dual and possibly supervised solo in a foreign...

I'm planning an Idaho soaring trip this summer, searched ras and checked out the King Mountain website. Would like to hear from people with experience at King Mountain about task planning in the area. Looking to do some 300-500km training flights in a two place glider and longer flights in my...

2003 TeST TST-10M self-launcher for sale. Excellent, "turn-key" condition. Aluminum Cobra. Max pilot weight with full fuel 201 lbs. Details: www.tst10M.com and Wings and Wheels. Price reduced to $39,000 firm. Need to start college savings plan!

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The Mifflin Soaring Association (MSA) will hold its first seminar, Ridge Soaring the Appalachians, 18-19 February 2012, Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville PA. The Saturday afternoon/Sunday morning seminar is targeted toward beginning soaring pilots with some cross country and ridge...

I plan on taking an extended trip to Europe next year and want to do some mountain flying while there. Have seen 2 great videos on Youtbe. 1 in Switzerland and 1 in France http://youtu.be/2_a1Pq-zjrU http://youtu.be/vRBJvME2CQU I guess Switzerland is expensive but would welcome views from anyone...

New t-shirt design for the 2006 soaring season. For photo and ordering info in PDF format, send e-mail to:

Any ideas where a student like me can find an affordable volkslogger? Many thanks, Sarmed.

Greetings: Last week, around Wednesday, there was a large grass fire west of Portales, New Mexico, USA. The wind was around 45 knots and it was warm. Albuquerque television station KOB aired some video tape of the fire that I found astounding. They showed two, what I would call, fire-devils. ...

Is the definition of Standard and 15-meter classes in the U.S.A. different from the FAI definition as it pertains to motor gliders? As I understand the current U.S. National FAI Class Rules, motor gliders are not allowed in the Standard and 15-meter Nationals unless an engine is disabled. I did...

Hi, Any experience with booking systems for members and the usual single seater fleet? What do other clubs use? Thanks -- ----------------------------------------------- http://www.sgi-extremelinux.com

Hi, I'm planning a trip to Canada for may and/or june this year. I plan to visit roughly the region west and North of Edmonton, say between Yellowknife and Vancouver :-) Does anyone know if there are any soaring operations that would give me an opportunity to fly there? Is there a thing like a map...

I am going to be flying in a Duo Discus from the rear seat in the near future. Since I am fairly large, 6'1', 245lbs, I am wondering about the weight limitations and the size of the rear seat. Can anyone help? Thanks! GORDY

I'll be staying in Chicago from Nov 5th to 8th (including the week-end). Is there any chance of soarable weather or would it be the same as northern Europe ? If yes, could anyone recommend a place where I could take a ride in a two-seater (I have a valid French license but I don't

Is anyone experienceing difficulty communicating with, getting parts from or information from DG ? Rick Lewis

At least it shows that they are listening! While we are on the subject, did anyone notice how quick the results from the European Championships were being posted? It was almost in real time.. as soon as a new trace was brought in, the results were updated and a .zip file of all the traces were...

Mark Boyd from first post: So for my flight review in Avenal yesterday, we did a bunch of slack line corrections. We did them during one tow, but broke the rope. 150' of rope ($12), two schweizer rings ($20), one tost ring ($35), a carabiner (sp?), two half-wiffle...