Hi Folks, I'm selling a copy of Ellison's "British Gliders and Sailplanes 1922 - 70". It's on eBay at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6921575191 Quibblers note: both reserve and buy-it-now prices are less than I had to pay to get this about seven years ago! Ian

Hi Folks, I have no time to fly him, so Cyd the Pirat is for sale. In summary: 1975, PZL-built, about 1,000 hours. Generally very good nick. Simple panel: altimeter, asi, PZL mechanical vario, Cambridge electric, airpath compass. Parachute of unknown quality and condition. OK barograph. 10-year...

Dear Soaring world, I need, fairly urgently, the connector on the wing centre section which attaches the ailerons: it's flat plate with a threaded rod at one end and two self-aligning bearings. If anyone has any Pirat bits, or has a smashed Pirat, or knows anyone in either of these categories,...

Hello Folks, Any suggestions of a good person in the UK to repair my Winter mechanical vario? Ian

I was just reflecting on the Bright Hopes for the future of soaring which have appeared here in the past. What became of ... * the American Spirit / Eagle? * the Genesis? * the PW-5 / PW-6? I know a fair few PW-5's were made, but did it ever come close to the

It looks as if my CAV50 is on its way out, so I'd like to replace it. Since the glider is, alas, not worth much now, I am therefore in the market for something economical at 80mm. Has anyone out there got something suitable going spare? Ian

In the good old days, this was a buzzing place. By comparison, nowadays, the sagebrush is blowing across my screen. Where is everybody? John Roake ... Peter Masak (whatever did happen to the Scimitar?) .. Iain Strachan ... all gone, it seems. It's pretty clear that usenet is dying on its feet, but...

Hi Folks, Who's the current TM6 radio repairer / crystal-adder in the UK at the moment? That's assuming there is one, of course! Ian --

Anyone want a nice, cheap Pirat? About 1000 hours total (from memory), has six months CofA, comes with reasonable trailer, highly dubious parachute, OK (make and condition) clockwork barograph. Currently at Borders GC, but I could deliver it elsewhere. Modest offers and any enquiries...

I urgently need to find out about gliding operations in Namibia or the adjacent bit of South Africa. Can anyone give me any contacts or links? Ian --

Hi Folks, The sale of my Pirat seems to have fallen through. Anyone want it, cheap? Nice nick, ok trailer, lying Milfield (Borders GC) UK. No reasonable offer refused. Ian --

Can anyone point me in the right direction for a microphone for the microair 760?.Dynamic or electric?. Having the devils own problem finding a compatabile unit. Web site and instruction book not very helpful. Cheers Ian K

Anybody got any hints or tips on setting up a Microair 760? I have an eltec(?) mic from svsp that was recommended, but the transmission is reported as low and distorted.Have tweaked the mic gain pot, but doesn't seem to make any difference. Batt voltage around 12.5v.

Can anyone give a comparison between Glider Service in Slovenia, and Refinish in Poland? Costs are within spitting distance, so looking for ease of communication, quality of finish, follow up service and all those other things that make you choose a over b. Cheers Ian K

Hi, Looking for a flywheel/starter ring for a Limbach 1700EO. Starter ring has 97 teeth. I think the P/No is 170.039.010. Cheers Ian K

To save re-inventing the wheel, whats the best way of securing the oxygen bottle within its fitting in an LS3? Any suggestions welcome. TIA Ian K

Due to having to upgrade to 8.33Khz spacing, my AR4201 is for sale. S/No 5485. Good condition and in working order. Comes complete with connector and wiring harness. Say $350 inc postage from the UK. Cheers, Ian K

Does anybody out there know of a LNAV 80mm rearseat repeater which may be for sale? Ian McPhee (skype macca304) Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia Tel +61(0)2 66847642 mob +61(0)428847642 ianmcphee at aapt.net.au

People do not come much better than Gary K at Cambridge. Just talk to him on the phone and quietly he goes thru things with you. Regretfully the quality control of Martinsville Cambridge left a bit to be desired but it was real basic stuff which took 5 min to fix. Do not blame Gary for Martinsville...

99% Microair are perfect but yes there have been problems with earlier sr nos. There are several service notes from Microair that address some of these problems. I will admit Microair are sensitive to its antenna even problems with just some frequencies in the middle to upper part of freq. ALSO...