I haven't heard anything in a few years about the requirement to carry an FAA Exemption letter in the cockpit. Is it still a requirement or has common sense prevailed? The latest info I could find on the SSA web site only extends the exemption until October 2008. Thanks, Bob 7U

So, a few years back, there was a spate of undercarriage collapses on LS 6 sailplanes and a Technical Bulletin was issued by the LBA on how to fix the problem. http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/Data/TM-LS/LS6/TM6012.pdf Does anyone know if the suggested replacement part for the gas strut (4R2-111) is...

I am deciding on a homebuilt project. I am considering a project like the classic Fournier motorgliders. I believe they are called touring motorgliders. Thr RF4 style or my favorite looking plane, the Schleicher ASK-14, is the type I'm refering to. Powered flight would be my primary purpose to...

Could I ask what operating the mono wheel motorgliders, such as the Fournier RF-4, Ask-14, Europa, is like. I have not found much written on ground handling and crosswind operation of these undercarriages. I am interested in the systems with the small outriggers for self launch operation. It...

2006 jet sailplane montage video and 2006 jet sailplane night show video posted at www.silentwingsairshows.com/video.html The night show video is best viewed in high resolution (60 meg file). BC

Well, the 2006 airshow season is over. I've burned over 400 gallons of jet-A this summer and there is no doubt that the twin-jet glider is the most fun aircraft I've ever flown. Thanks to all the guys at AMT-USA for their support, and a big thanks to all the airshow volunteers and sponsors without...

A while back I read an FAA definition of a glider (as opposed to an airplane). I think it was an FAA document that referenced JAR 22. One of the criteria was a span squared over weight number (S^2/W). I can't find this document. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Bob C.

A while back I read an FAA definition of a glider (as opposed to an airplane). I think it was an FAA document that referenced JAR 22. One of the criteria was a span squared over weight number (S^2/W). I can't find this document. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Bob C.

Video of the Silent-J jet sailplane at sunset. 22 June 2007. Denver, CO. Elevation 5500'. DA about 7000'. Thanks to JD 'Dave' Radomski for filming and editing this piece. http://www.silentwingsairshows.com/video/jet_sailplane_sunset.wmv BC

Which vehicle to tow a glider trailer has been debated ad nauseum on RAS. I have always been a staunch supporter of towing with a full-size truck. After the events of last Thursday, I feel my position is vindicated. I was towing my sailplane westbound on Interstate 40 near Gallup, NM. I had...

_Jet Sailplane Makes Its Maiden Night Flight_ Just a quick update on the jet sailplane. It's 11:30 PM here. I just got home from taking the jet sailplane on its maiden night flight. I could not have asked for a nicer evening for test flying. Thanks to Bob Hudson - who is probably in trouble...

I'll have the jet sailplane on display at the 2006 SSA convention. Last year in Ontario, I fired up the engines in the parking lot. The few who were there seemed to get a kick out of it. I'd be willing to fire them up in Dallas Wednesday morning before I put the plane on display in the...

Check out Ebay item #4602107082 Also his website at www.skywalkerjets.com This guy's trying to sell the rights to name it for $0.5 Million! Unfortunately, he's serious... He's planning to fly it tomorrow. Claimed he couldn't

Check out Ebay item #4602107082 Also his website at www.skywalkerjets.com This guy's trying to sell the rights to name it for $0.5 Million! Unfortunately, he's serious... He's planning to fly it tomorrow. Claimed he couldn't

Photos from Wednesday's photo mission. I flew formation with Clayton Stansell's Cessna 175 for about 35 minutes. The twin AT-450's only required about 50% thrust to keep the sailplane in the formation at 80 MPH indicated (about 92 MPH true) at 7000' MSL. Photos by Bill Pearson of High Altitude...

Photos from Wednesday's photo mission. I flew formation with Clayton Stansell's Cessna 175 for about 35 minutes. The twin AT-450's only required about 50% thrust to keep the sailplane in the formation at 80 MPH indicated (about 92 MPH true) at 7000' MSL. Photos by Bill Pearson of High Altitude...

I just found a really nice panel volt meter. It is 7/8' X 1-3/4' X 1/8'. Weighs nothing. It needs a single 7/32' hole for mounting. The wires run through the single hollow mounting stud to the rear of the panel. Really slick! 2 wires (+V & ground). Reads 4V to 25V. It's from Lascar...

Yesterday afternoon Mark Mocho (MM Fabrication) opened the canopy of his Pegasus to get his cell phone. By the time he made a call to me, his soaring hat, which was lying atop the glare shield, was smoking. The canopy was acting like a big magnifying glass and focusing the sun's rays onto a...

Apologies if this posted twice. Contact Cessna. There are factory approved drawings for a Schweizer towhook installation. There is a charge for the drawings, but once you own them, you can install the towhook with nothing more than a logbbook entry. Since it is factory approved additional...

Contact Cessna. There are factory approved drawings for a Schweizer towhook installation. There is a charge for the drawings, but once you own them, you can install the towhook with nothing more than a logbbook entry. Since it is factory approved additional equipment, and not a modification, no...