We are planning on doing the weekend at Derby field near Lovelock, about 80 miles east of Reno on interstate 80. The community wants us and will support with package deals for food and lodging. Join us for a few days of fun and soaring. Call Rex, Kenny or Jack at Williams to secure a spot we can...

I'm looking for a roommate for the 18m nationals at Hobbs. I've got a room with two doubles at the Lea County Inn and would like to split it with another pilot who also likes to incessantly watch the weather channel. Website link for the hotel is...

2006 Region 8 Soaring Championships Ephrata, Washington June 26, 2006 - Day 1 Greetings from sunny Ephrata where the sun is shining, the thermals are booming and the pilots are guardedly celebrating a fantastic day of soaring. I say guardedly because as I type this, the scores have not yet been...

I am interested in hearing from users of the Zaon MRX traffic alert system. If you have used this new device, would you please comment?

Hi All. As the new CFI/Manager for Southern Soaring, New Zealand, I invite you to check out our new website at: http://www.soaring.co.nz/ You can also click on the ad at the bottom of the page. The website outlines all the new exciting developments at Omarama and includes a new gallery with some...

2006 Region 8 Soaring Championships Ephrata, Washington June 27, 2006 - Day 2 Greetings once again from Ephrata where the sun is still shining and it is getting hotter. Today was 102º and pilots and staff felt every degree of it - at least until the pilots managed to get high and the staff...

Only a few days until the start of the 4th Club Class and 5th World Class World Gliding Championships (WGC) to be held in Vinon, France from July 14 to the 29th. There are forty Club Class entries from twenty countries while the World Class has twenty entries from eleven countries. Vinon is known...

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Do you have a spare fuselage? I have a pair of wings in Northern Ireland. Can we arrange a marriage? email to

wrote: I just heard, through a friend, that there was a glider accident reported in a San Antonio, TX paper. Maybe at the Boerne field? Something about a wing coming off on tow. Anybody have any information. Tom Dixon Idaho

66 attempted a flight from the contest site of Caesar Creek, Ohio, USA back to his home field near St. Louis, Missouri, USA, a flight of about 250 miles. The report is...

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Get help with your gas or have it paid for to haul one or more gliders. Prefer glider pilot/driver. Email: tom

Right, hope I've got the right forum this time... Hi, Just finished reading the above book - what a great story of early gliding in the US, what a guy. Can anyone tell me what Mr Joseph Colville Lincoln is doing these days, where he lives, is he still involved in

Just did some business with Paul at Cumulus Soaring. He evened helped out getting some wiring information for me. When his shipping charges turn out lower, he refunds that amount to you. When I checked out, the charges for shipping were $5.95., But they turned out less, so he refunded that amount...

Marble canyon, which is up behind my home, got hit with 5-8 inches of rain and hail in less that an hour. A wall of water came out of the canyon, and took out numerous homes. It happened in a very short time frame. Cars were floating down the street, with people still in them. The dry raven that...

We are looking to purchase a fixed gear trainer hopefully located in central or eastern US. Prefer a Blanik L-23 but would consider Puchacz, ASK-21, Grob 103 or similar. Ready cash. No L-13s or 2-33s please. Thanks Roy B. Greater Boston Soaring Club Please respond to:

I had my SNAV send the low memory-battery message and shut down and restart while flying. I dutifully replaced the battery and still get the same message...I checked the replacement and it is 3.4 volts on the amp-meter. The manual says the message is only generated if power less then 2.2 volts. ...

66 attempted a flight from the contest site of Caesar Creek, Ohio, USA back to his home field near St. Louis, Missouri, USA, a flight of about 250 miles. The report is...

2006 Region 8 Soaring Championships Ephrata, Washington June 28, 2006 - Day 3 Once again we greet you from Ephrata where a slight change in the weather has brought the forecast temperatures down to between 92º and 96º. It doesn't seem like much but I can tell you, we will take anything we can get.