Hi All, I just got my EAA Sport Aviation magazine and to my surprise found two good sailplane articles in it. The first, pgs 34-37 is called Pured Flight, and is a general overview of gliding, beginning first on explaining sailplanes, then launching them, then soaring followed up with...

Hi I am planning to come to the East Coast area next spring and travelling around for a couple of months. Looking for some recommendation on where the best ridge soaring might be and what glider(s)to approach. I still have my US private pilot licence, but not yet converted to US Gliding licence,...

Can anyone answer this question? When buying a monthly skysight subscription, does it cover 30 days from the date of purchase or does it go to the end of the current month? i.e. if I buy it today, is it good until 31 July or 10 August?

It is Monday April 17th and I know it is Easter Monday. Has anyone been able to contact Costello lately? Both numbers (480-968-7746 and 800-528-6483) say that the number is out of service. Anyone have any more information? Thanks, Bob 7U

Can anybody shed some light on why manufacturers continue to use glass (AGC) fuses rather than blade type plastic (ATC) fuses in gliders? Is there a certification issue, is it simply inertia? Automotive, marine, heavy equipment, and pretty much everyone else has moved on to the ATC style. From...

Hi I have just purchased a Ogar motor glider sn B774. It has a Rotax 912 engine and is currently sat at the Edmonton Soaring Club waiting for fine weather so I can go there and bring her back to her new Home at Cowley Alberta. I would like to know of any other owners out there? Any information on...

Does anyone have a Tail Dolly for a Libelle they would like to sell?

FAI approved secure data logger suitable for OLC, badges, and records (includes SD card). External GPS antenna. More info at: http://www.ewuk.co.uk/ Asking $400 or best offer. Contact: Jenn Player

On May 17, 5:49*pm, " wrote: Just a quick reminder... PowerFLARM *improvements over ‘classic’ FLARM - PCAS, Transponder alarms (Mode S only, until updated) - ADS-B aircraft displayed (today) - Graphical, colored display (instead of 10 LED) - Twice the...

On Apr 27, 1:15*pm, Larry Dighera wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:06:21 -0700 (PDT), "F. Baum" Just to clarify, The FAA does not classify a glider as an airplane so this has nothing to do with the exemption. The press release is poorly worded. I...

Terry Bellair Winner Narromine Cup 2007 Bendigo Gliding Club Ben Loxton Narromine Airport Caravan Park Trophy VMFG Peppercorn Motel Award Ed Marel

The NTSB has issued a decision on the case I mentioned here. The administrative law judge had previously refused to revoke the part 135 certificates of the two operators and instead issued an indefinite suspension. The FAA appealed and argued for a permanent revocation, the respondents argued...

Hi, I just want to use this forum to thank Adam Schneider, the guy behind GPS Visualizer, for providing this fantastic tool - for free! As you might have noticed, we used it on the homepage of the World Gliding Championships 2006 to display IGC-files both in Google Maps, Google Earth and as...

Eric Greenwell wrote: We're really talking about making it even easier than it ever was, not "making it as easy as it used to be". If you're standing still, you're falling behind. Even if you're moving ahead slowly, you're probably falling behind. You may not...

Launch was pushed back till 1:45 pm. Lift was light and the cd, errrr the sniffer whos the CD, was not climbing well. The task for Standards and 15 Meter were changed to a MAT of 2 hrs. with Tatum as the first turnpoint. 927 is in first place in Standards with a flight around 148 miles at 58 mph....

I'm interested in learning more importing a used glider (15 meter span) from the Neatherlands to Southern California. Anybody have any experience at this? Any advice would be useful. Rough estimate of cost? How long? Thank you in advance, Dan Rihn

The Kiwis seem to have worked out how to capture the race using helicopters to gapture the gaggles on film and GIS systems to predict thermals etc. In this day and age of advanced met and digital technology... Will it ever make it to the podiums? Tried this post on UK RAS and got zero replies....

Congratulations to Colin Barry! Check out his flight on the OLC 13.6.2006. Boulder, Colorado to New Mexico to Wyoming and back home. Good Job Colin! Randy Cone

I'm posting this for someone in my club here in Virginia Beach, VA: Schleicher ASW27, Total Time 432 hrs, GPS NAV/ L NAV, Compaq Aero PDA w Cambridge mount, Dittel FSG 71M, Winter Mechanical, Winter ASI, 35K Alt, Vertical Card Compass, Oxygen, 5 Pt. Harness, Relief System, Parachute, Tow Out Gear/w...

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7000406093 Are robotic aircraft permitted in OLC?