Hopefully someone from Germany can help out. I'm in the midst of a discussion with someone about the handicap for the SZD-55. The debate is on what reference weight is/was used for the handicap. The table I see from the DAEC includes reference weights for many ships, but not for the SZD-55. ...

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17390606 (paste link into browser) In this Episode of The Thermal, a 1300 km convergence line flight in Australia. Pete Temple tells us what it was like and how cold it can be at 10-thousand feet. @13:15 minutes Liz Sparrow is one of the people behind...

Did you check the contacts in the S-Nav? Maybe they have some corrosion on them, causing the vario to see lower backup battery voltage. Steve Leonard 2 S-Navs, 3 L-Navs.

Hi, It is easy to see what soaring products are on-sale using the "SALE" menu item near the top-left corner of my web site. Direct link below. https://www.cumulus-soaring.com/store/sale Current Limited-Time Sale Items - PowerFLARM Core, new, $200 OFF, Normally: $1599, Currently: $1399, I'll...

Just a bit of information about Florida weather, as to date we are about 26 inches ahead of normal rainfall for the year. Now this is a big problem when it comes to soaring during the spring. We really need to dry out quick to have some good spring soaring weather. If it dried out tomorrow and...

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/pilot-rescued-after-glider-crashes-in- mountainous-terrain-near-invermere-b-c-1.5022279

Pilot-Owners of Bus Class or 20-Meter advanced trainers who hold a Commercial Glider rating or CFI-G are needed to mentor Juniors at the SSA's 2020 US Junior XC Soaring Camp to be held at Caesar Creek Soaring Club August 3-7, 2020. Volunteer pilots need to have extensive cross-country and racing...

I want to buy a used P 124 Aviator Emergency parachute. Bill Snead 512 8194163 cell 800 772 8272 office 8 to 5 m-f CDT

On Tuesday, December 25, 2001 5:15:06 AM UTC-8, Niclas Schopenhauer wrote: Has anyone here tried mounting a camera on the wing (or tail) of a glider? If so, how did you do it? All my pictures (from inside the cockpit) are pretty boring in comparison with the pictures you see in glider...

Hi all, Add me to the list of Montague open class contest bloggers. I'm sitting in the rear seat of JOY, like I did in the 2012 Nationals. I take photos and videos and write for a non-pilot audience. http://stepleton.com/ Cheers, --Tom

Hi, Looking for a Cambridge/ClearNav style polars for my new ride. What I have in the ClearNav at the moment for 18m config is weight: 410kg Best Glide: 46, at 105kph -2m/sec speed: 160kph Don't have anything (yet) for the 15m config

Very interesting to see Chip Garner in the 15m Duck Hawk winning the day in what appears to be relatively weak conditions. Span-limited in comparison to many of the ships with longer legs, he was nearly 10% faster in raw speed than KS, who is leading in a Duo. Gary Osoba

So if several sailplanes arrive at pattern altitude at the same time, how does the port authority expect them to land "legally"? -Tom

At the request of the SSA Board of Directors, Costello Insurance has been able to obtain a valuable and very useful benefit for soaring clubs that are covered under the SSA group insurance plan. Basically, the enhancement allows a club to provide towing for hire to a member of another SSA-insured...

I had an ASW-24 for some 10 years but the landing flaps on the ASW-27B take my breath away. Truly powerful and make my all too frequent outlandings less exciting. For that I am grateful. But I would defer to UH since he has owned both with more time than I.

I've got to go to St. Paul Mn. in September sometime around the second week. Anyone needing a Glider transported on the way from So. Cal to almost anywhere along the way contact me. I can be flexable and only need fuel exp aprox 17 mpg. R.B.

When at Uvalde, my small shock absorber broke off right at the end which caused the wheel wheel to collapse. It happen while pushing out onto the grid. It did cause a problem and something I never gave any thought to which might break. There was maybe a thread and a half left which held on to the...

So I'm having a problem with my Nano this season. It will power on and I get the left most LED blinking as expected. The issue is that I never get the second LED blinking to indicate that the GPS is happy. I've left it powered on outside for over an hour and still only the one LED. The Nano...

I'm giving a couple talks on Friday, and could use a hand recording them. Anyone who's attending either, iPhone-savy, and willing to help? If so drop me a private email, Thanks, Best Regards, Dave

I just updated my transceiver troubleshooting guide to take it to a "what is the symptom" approach to the radio problems that plague us (discounting Covid-19 for the moment). Please give it a look-see and let me know if I... - Only served to confuse everyone - Made a grotesque mistake...