Good morning, A maintenance seminar was held at the 2018 SSA Convention in Reno. The seminar was videotaped, and I posted an edited version of it to Youtube. Here is a link to view it: https://youtu.be/nm8nbfqXt5E Tom

The other day a couple of pilots were treating 123.3 as their private chat line which I was forced to listen to so I could hear my friend's hourly position reports. One of the things one kept (repeatedly) talking about was having to descend to 12,500 to "reset" the 30 minute clock. This is entirely...

Now asking $155,000. https://wingsandwheels.com/class/classified.php?id=2999

Dershowitz grades Mueller: Obstruction of justice: C+ Legal analysis: B+ Dershowitz media grade: F https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/dershowitz-on-mueller-report-obstruction-of-justice He says that Pres Trump can't be charged with obstruction for performing his Constitutionally mandated duties,...

Trading up to an ASH31Mi. Rex, the Schleicher dealer, did the maintenance and last annual: https://wingsandwheels.com/class/classified.php?id=2999 It is located at Williams, CA for inspection.

I subscribed to the digital edition at the first of the year. I received access to one issue. Then the next issue came out and I couldn't access it. I sent John an email asking for a resolution to my problem and got no response whatsoever. Since then there hasn't been any notice of another issue,...

As you may already know, I am ordering a new ASH31Mi. I am in the process of coming up with the panel layout and instrument selection. I would love to here from other pilots what they consider to be their dream panel (cost is not an issue). Tom

I am interested in the pros and cons of aluminum vs fiberglass top for Cobra trailers. Tom

I just ordered a new ASH31Mi and will be selling my ASH26E after the season is over. This is a 2006 model with pretty much every option available at the time, including polyurethane finish. Interested parties can contact me directly at: soar2morrow AT yahoo.com for more details. Tom

Can anyone out there tell me how to load a waypoint file (cup) into a Air Avionics Butterfly vario (aka Display S)? The manual is very vague on this. Tom

N321V, SN 4-149, 1986, 1950 TTAF, 171 TT engine, 17 m tips. All ADs complied with. Located in Richland, WA, glider has spent most of its life in a dry desert climate (yes, there is a desert in Washington!). Instruments include airspeed, altimeter (35,000 ft), LXNAV LX100 vario, Borgelt B40 vario,...

Dale Kramer proposed a kickstarter funder VTOL aircraft a couple of years ago (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1553012513/vlazair-model-of-230mph-3hr-flight-vertical-takeof) that I had a number of serious concerns over. While the kickstarter was unsuccessful, it is worth noting that such an...

On Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 12:20:45 PM UTC-7, Fox Two wrote: Does anybody know how to input your glider's empty weight? I've found pilot weight and ballast weight, but not empty glider weight. Thanks, Chris There is no way to input the glider's empty weight, AFAIK. The weight is...

I talked to Rex Mayes @ Williams Soaring yesterday about a broken Power Flarm I sent him. He said that the company is looking to setup a USA repair station and is in discussions with two others besides him. According to Rex they are not accepting broken units for repair at this time, so we must...

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Does anyone know where I can get the weather stripping that is used on the front hatch of Cobra trailers? The stripping is about 1 inch (25 mm) wide.

I confirmed with the FAA recently what others have said here befo after 1/1/2020 glider flight at altitudes 10,000 ft and above AND above 2,500 ft AGL WILL require ADS-B out. The only good news that I got is that the FAA is actively looking at low-cost, low-power GPS sources for the GPS part of...

I recently learned that Bruno has increased the number of gliders for the Nephi, UT event to 80. That's right, eight zero. IMHO, that is too many, even if FLARM is mandated. There will be pilots there from virtually zero cross country time to seasoned racers. They may be lulled into a false sense...

I have sold my glider to someone in South America. While I am not responsible for shipping, I do want the new owner to receive the glider in the same condition that it leaves the US. To that end, I am interested in hearing how others have secured trailers in shipping containers; what works and what...

I recently swithced to the inreach SE from SPOT. My SPOT was on the SSA's sailplane tracker successfully for years, but I can't seem to get it to access my inreach share page, which is: https://share.delorme.com/tomseim Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong? Tom