I hope Paul Remde or somebody will give us an evaluation of the latest Garmin whiz box for soaring application if any. Only asking $1099 (Gulp!). What about it Paul? Ed Byars

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On the SSA webpage, http://www.ssa.org/society/ListNewsArticleDtl. asp?id=432 there is an article about extending the repack requirement from 120 days to 180 days. (If the url is split onto two lines, make sure you paste it all in your brower.) This was posted on Friday, 14 JAN 05

Does anyone have or know of a place to find a valid interprtaion of 61.113? Can a US Private Pilot legaly tow a glider for compensation?

The FAI has announced a new style of racing to be tried at France's famous St. Auban national gliding center in early September 2005. A single entry will be allowed per country and all participants will race in the 15 Meter class. Included in the new racing format as departures from the classic...

http://www.ssa.org/members/benefits/HowToJoin.asp says it all... This new website is very poorly tested. Al

Hello ! Watch this ad on ebay : 4521925927 Henning DE

New Glider Flight Instructors to be Mentored at the SSA Convention. "How to Become a CFIG" will be the theme of the Soaring Safety Foundation (SSF) booth at the SSA Convention. The booth will be managed by Matt Michael, an SSF Advisor and Master SSA Instructor. Trustees of the SSF including...

Friends: Still looking for a reasonably priced standard prop for a 230 hp Pawnee. Roy Bourgeois President Greater Boston Soaring Club 508 798 8801

There is an ad on Ebay 1955 sailplane reported to have been flown by Chuck Yeager. See: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4521925927 Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/

The Governor's Cup is a season long soaring contest serving an area including Eastern PA, Northern Delaware, Western NJ, and Southern NY. The web site has history, rules, results, etc. http://home.netcom.com/~pappa3/index.html The highest scoring club, again this year, was Aero Club...

The Governor's Cup is a season long soaring contest serving an area including Eastern PA, Northern Delaware, Western NJ, and Southern NY. The web site has history, rules, results, etc. http://home.netcom.com/~pappa3/index.html The highest scoring club, again this year, was Aero Club...

Soaring Seminar March 26, 2005 at the Penn Stater Hotel, in State College, Pennsylvania. All day speakers beginning at 10 AM, lunch and banquet. For more information and registration, please see our web site: www.eglider.org, or phone, 814-355-2483 Mon - Fri 9AM - 5PM. It is very important for...

Hi, Probably you know the EU Regulation 785/2004: http://web.nbaa.org/public/ops/intl/eur/EU_Reg785-2004.pdf How much is third party liability insurance (for 6 months) for gliders from both mass category in your countries? (below you can find some explanations about these categories)

In another thread Ian Strachan wrote: 'The standard recovery procedure once a full spin has developed that works for most aircraft is, 1. Full rudder opposite to the spin direction (make sure it really is opposite to the rotation, I for one have applied the wrong rudder in a

I have an older Cobra trailer (1980ish - aluminum) and need to find another tire rim (I had an axle mishap and lost one of my tire/rims). The rim is a 4 x 100 metric (four lug holes and 100 mm between each lug) and supports a 13 inch tire. Does anyone have a rim for sale or can suggest a source...

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The Diana 2 wings are already made, and the according to its quality and profiles, the designers are sure to reach a 52:1 L/D in a 15m sailplane that Diana 2 is. Of course the Diana 2 is being built entirely in Poland which shoud affect the price also, as the German products are getting unbearably...

Hi Stewart, The Ventus CM introduced in 1989 used a carbon fuselage with a carbon / kevlar fabric in the bottom of the seat area only. The carbon fuselage was to save weight for the motorglider, but the kevlar was for crash protection. The kevlar / carbon layer is visible on the inside, so I assume

The February/March/April 2005 issue of the Region 12 newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now on-line at http://www.SoCalSoaring.com. This is our Special Convention issue, with a preview of every event: Convention Presentations -- Abstracts of all convention talks Powered Sailplanes --...