Sailplane designers, Modern wind turbine blades are strikingly similar to glider wings. They are now now coming out in sizes approaching 50 meters. The market expansion for wind energy is expected to grow rapidly. The ensuing economies of scale from mass produced wind turbine blades just...

Or.... iPhone vs Android. I am in need of replacing my blackberry and am trying to decide between iPhone or Android. Since I have been using an old blackberry, I know little of the App world and what might be available for use in Soaring. Thought that if there is a difference in available...

For the Reno, NV Soaring Convention Feb 2-4, I'm organizing a 2 hour compilation of the best soaring videos to show attendees and the visiting public. The objective is to 1) show the visiting public that we are much more than rides, and 2) share spectacular clips with other pilots. The 2 hour...

Hi, I'm a flat land glider pilot with 70 glider hours of which 35 are in a standard Cirrus. I'm doing a week trip to Minden this winter as a familiarization and glider checkout adventure. SoaringNV. There is almost endless info available on the web, and I'll get help from an instructor, but...

Hi All - After my Soaring report Tuesday (frozen toes), I got a recommendation for "Sorel Bear" boots. These look like they might be stiff in the ankle making rudder operation annoying (a problem with my current poorly-insulated...

I've been having problems with my rec.aviation.soaring news feed for the past three days. As a result, I haven't received any new threads. I have contacted my provider and am still working on the problem. This message is a test to see if the problem has been resolved. Wayne

The promo is a great idea, nice graphics and all. Love the ASH-25 pic.........just one question. Why did you use a picture from Australia? Not a slam on Australian soaring, but isn't the intent to promote U.S. Soaring and get people's butts in gliders here? No suitable American scenes, pictures of...

There seems to be a fair amount of confusion about the springs used in almost all modern sailplane rudder cables. The springs are there to keep the pedals upright (pulling forward) and to facilitate rudder pedal adjustment through the use of an 'S' tube. Each rudder cable enters the top rear of its...

Hi, The new butterfly variometers are now in stock. You can see details he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/butterfly.htm Best Regards, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

Can anyone help with the wing profile data for a Ventus 2cm? I need the numerical data and if possible someone who could make templates on a CNC. I have contacted US dealer with no response. Ken

I had a look at the on-line SSA Sailplane Directory and have to say it looks like a very nice addition to our information sources. I noticed that there were no pictures of the ASW-28 and was thinking of submitting some. I then found the conditions for posting pictures: "It is a condition of...

I'm sure RAS has an opinion. I'm going to be putting brakes on my trailer. I'll be adding a Flexride axle and I can either buy just the axle and buy drum brakes to fit it or i can get it shipped with Disk Brakes installed. Thoughts?

Has anybody have a blanik not pass the wing inspection? We're just getting started and are interested in what others are experiencing. Thanks, Jim Dingess

You might find this entertaining: http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2010/08/18/f_bsg_electric_airplane.cnnmoney/ See ya, Dave "YO electric" PS: Not sure of the schedule for airing on CNN...

Here in the states I find it impossible to find metric hole saws.....so, what have others done when cutting new panels for 57mm instruments? Thanks! J4

I just came across this letter on another forum. I think we just discussed this but it turns out that compensation is compensation and the FAA is not in the business of delineating between "logging time" compensation and "money"...

Before everyone gets thier shorts in a knot, give peace a chance. There WILL be a rental program for contest gliders. There are 4 months to get this up and active. Dale has elected to abdicate the effort to MIRA but that does not mean that the rental effort is dead. We are very busy with other...

When did people become "air minded", and why? For me, it was in 1950, when I was about 4, when Dad took me to an RAF "At Home", at Castle Bromwich Aerodrome and the sight of those beautiful aircraft soaring and wheeling, high in the sky, and the sound of their engines as the flew low and fast...

With almost perfect timing to answer some of the problems raised by the USA Competition Rules Committee, Tucson Soaring Club is pleased to make a preliminary announcement of a Cross-Country Soaring Camp. The idea for this came independently from several pilots and is intended to provide a venue to...

The proposed changes to the 2013 competition rules are posted on the SSA website. http://www.ssa.org/files/member/2013%20Rules%20Changes%20Summary.pdf The deadline for comments to the Rules Committee is January 18, 2013. For the committee, John Godfrey (QT)