Since the start of our club three years ago we have been looking at the possibility of buying a new club ship. We are looking at the ASK21 and the DG1001. Funding has always been difficult, in this small start up environment it is almost impossible to obtain the amount of monies necessary to pull...

The US Team poll notifications starting arriving in mailboxes of pilots with 85% or better US Team Rankings with week. I got the 15M one last Sunday and the 18M one a day later. Previously we have encountered some issues with email delivery due to the SSA email alias being tagged as spam on many...

Folks, Please share your opinions with the rules committee before January 10. Here is my feedback: Hank, Happy New Year. The 2018 rules changes look good with the exception of the finish penalty which is only a minor improvement over the previous -200ft land-out scenario from a competition...

It looks like I'll finish this batch a bit ahead of schedule. If I can finish making and adding the shank fittings this weekend I will start mailing them out Monday 28 November. It also looks like I might have one left over--when I make parts like this I always kit out one or two extra assemblies...

I just received word a couple of days ago that Hod Taylor passed on August 19, one day shy of his 97th birthday. Hod was a fixture around the old Black Forest Glider Port for many years until it closed, then became a permanent resident of the operations at Minden. I would like to gather some...

I'm cleaning out the garage and it's time to let my Soaring magazine collection go. It's complete from 1960 with a few issues from 1959. They are all in good condition with some of the early years in binders. I already offered them to the SW Soaring Museum, but they have way too many now. The...

As a power pilot who lives fairly far from a tow and would rather fly than trailer, I'm pretty much sold on getting a MG. I've looked at LSAs and don't like them, nor the restrictions they come with. I have already received lots of info from MG doubters and haters, so i don't need to hear that...

I have a fairly early copy of this book. Copyrights 1975 and 1978 with the second printing in 1981. Does anyone know if Reichmann ever updated it or if anyone else did after his death. I was going to reread it this winter but was curious if it had been brought into the GPS/flight computer era...

Hi pilots, I know this subject has been discussed in the past but I am not sure if this particular issue has come up. I run a CAI 302 which drives both Winpilot Pro and a 303 head. The wind speed and directions are often differing by large margins on these two displays even though they must be...

Getting a lot of fans and followers from Europe. But need a lot more from the U.S. Lots of good photos, videos, links, info, and fun stuff. Go to: http://www.facebook.com/WGC2012

Serial# 2022 (N3GE) Approx. 930TT. Wing root mod done by Robert Mudd. Excellent finish; polyurethane acrylic paint, very few nicks. Two landouts resulted in minor gear door, gear system and finish damage. All repaired and logged by A&P and composite shops. Large cockpit (6'-5": you fit),...

Serial# 2022 (N3GE) Approx. 945TT. Standard class built and delivered in 2000 (I'm the original owner). Very good finish, clean canopy. Can fit a 6' 4" pilot up to 240lbs. The Cobra trailer is clean, no problems although the lift gas struts for the aluminum top could be replaced. Other than...

I like many others understand that the glider community is small, and perhaps getting smaller. In trying to sell my glider, I placed an ad on Tim Mara's Wings and Wheels. He states on his website that he offers this for free to help the community. Or so I thought. Selling a glider is a difficult...

Genesis 2 -- $45,000.00 SN2022, N3GE, TT980. Acrylic paint option, very good finish. Wing modification done by Robert Mudd. Cobra metal top trailer in very good condition: needs new lift struts. Filser radio, Filser DX50FAI computer, Borgelt B400, Aerox O2 tank, regulator and flow meter. More...

Weather is shaping up nicely here in south central Texas. We had several good cross-country flights in and around the Region 10 South contest task area this weekend. (you can now download the contest turnpoint files at the World Turnpoint Exchange website). You can see some of these flights on the...

The soaring contest season is up and running. And this Texas contest site for 2009 has some facts to that will motivate you sign up now: 1. Preferential entry deadline is June 11 2. Texas soaring weather: August in Central Texas offers abundant lift across a large area 3. Very chick-friendly town....

The 2009 Region 10 contest has just passed the 50% entrant mark. We're up to 23 entries with a max limit of 45 for this year's competition. To learn more visit the contest website at: http://www.houstonsoaring.org/2009R10/index.html Brenham Municipal Airport is the contest site and the event is...

August 9-15. Hosted by the Soaring Club of Houston and the Greater Houston Soaring Association. For complete info and inspiration visit the contest website at: http://www.houstonsoaring.org/2009R10/index.html Important note: we're up to 18 entries and there's an entry limit of 45. So don't linger...

For 2009 the Region 10 South Soaring Championship will be help at Brenham Municipal Airport near Brenham, Texas. To learn more and to make plans to compete, please visit the contest website at: www.houstonsoaring.org/2009R10 The contest dates are from Sunday, August 9 (practice) to...

The good thing about the 'new' OLC rules for the USA contest, that being Canadians now claim to the USA contest for USA flights (in prior years we could claim USA flights within our own OLC contest, treating North America as one space).... is that we now regularly check the USA contest to see how...