Parowan offers not only outstanding soaring with plentiful landing locations (for the most part), but it is also one long days travel from some 10 western states. The waiting list is gigantic............some 80+ last year! How do (did) we deal with all these folks that want to fly Parowan? Last...

Centrair is no longer involved with the manufacture of sailplanes and they have no reason to "extend" what could be a potential liability issue. If I had a Pegasus I would accidently misplace the log book and be forced to "estimate" the total hours in a new log book, thereafter my aging memory...

LS-3a (750 hrs) with Komet trailer, Becker radio, Cambridge & Sage varios, ASI, Alt, Comp, Oxygen, wing assembly tool, wing wheel, tail dolly, wing stands, canopy cover, spares. Forward fuselage replaced and ship completely re-finished in Prestec, 20 years ago after a wind- shear landing accident....

Hey Abigel, I'll take the 7.5 million. You will definitely not be placing it in the WROUNG hands! Bad speelers of the world unite! :) JJ

I'm about ready to splice on a good fin & boom to a badly broken Puchacz fuselage. Made a clean cut 56" aft of the aft lift fittings, glued in a sleeve, jigged up the two pieces (both sides straight, top & bottom straight, fin vertical, lift fittings horizontal), spliced the push-rod, hooked up the...

Al, give me a call or send me an e-mail. I have looked over your Salto and have some numbers. JJ

Rich George has opened a glider re-finishing shop near Redding, CA. I have worked with him on my latest re-build of a DG-300 and he re- finished the wings. He is quite a craftsman and one hell of a hard worker. We stripped one wing and I finally had to tell him to go home because I didn't work that...

I'll swap someone my little Winter ASI for a big one. This one is near- new with LS-8 markings ; yellow triangle at 51 knots, green from 51 to 110 and yellow from 110 to 144 with (10,000 foot) red-line at 144 and another (sea-level) red-line at 155 knots. Old eyes, JJ

I inspected 3 sailplanes last week that had been stored in their trailers and left outside. Two of the ships showed no moisture damage and one showed rusted components in the cockpit. Guess which two had solar vents? JJ

If your interested in military aviation, check out this site http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/year_table.htm Fascinating accounts of worldwide ejection's, all types, all countries, Mirage, Harrier, Mig 17/19/21, F-105's, A-6's, A-4's, lots of F-4D's (I didn't know we had that...

Ever ask yourself, why doesn't our safety record improve? We seem to have the same type and about the same number of accidents every year. Lets take the *controls not hooked up*, its about time for another one of those. Every year a couple of guys will try to fly without hooking up a control. This...

When circling near a steep mountain some pilots get a strong sensation that they are diving each time the circle faces the steep terrain. Why is this? Our mind tries to make the side of the mountain, the horizon. Let's do a little test; Point your left hand up about 30 degrees to simulate the side...

The first batch sold out, so I made another run. Simply tape it onto your wing when no wing-runner is available (like on an areo-retrieve) Keeps the tip a good 6" out of the weeds and gravel. I towed from a strip that was only 30 feet wide by placing the main wheel close to the runway lights on one...

I knew the concept was valid from Schempp-Hirth instructions on how to heat up an early Cirrus wing and put in the twist that Cirrus's after s/n 175 had. I have a badly twisted gear door (corner stood proud a good 5mm), so I thought I'd give it a try on a much smaller scale. I held the gear door in...

I have just listed parts available for ASW-20 and PZL 50-3 and/or parts needed like a repairable left wing for the 20 or a repairable fuselage tor the Puchacz. Also B-100 and Cambridge M-Nav for sale, at www.soaring-classifieds.com JJ

OK, you just landed at a deserted strip and called for an aero- retrieve, but there's nobody around to run your wing. Been there, done that, and it wasn't pretty! I put the right wing down and aimed the fuselage 30 degrees left of runway heading, hooked up the rope, climbed in and crossed my...

I'm finding it increasingly harder and harder to latch the aluminum top of my Cobra trailer after closing it. Investigation revealed the whole top has moved forward about 1/4 inch (5mm) I believe this was caused by the gas struts that hold the top in the up position, when extended, actually apply...

Ash-25, s/n 25148, 625 hrs total time, gelcoat in perfect condition, wings contoured, M&H wing tips & winglets bring the span to 26.5 meters. L-Nav with repeater & Cambridge model 20 flight recorder & display, 2 Schuemans, 2 ASI's, 2 Alt's, compass. 60 cu ft aluminum oxygen bottle & nelson...

In most ships, the cable attached to the release handle goes around a "walking pulley" and then goes to the nose tow hook. The walking pulley is attached to the CG tow hook. When pulling, the weaker tow hook will open first, then the tow hook with stronger springs will actuate. At Hobbs, last week...

Ever had the sensation that you are flying way too fast for your landing? It happens when you see objects coming by the cockpit, going way too fast for a normal landing. When does this happen? Well, when you're landing down-wind or when you forgot to put the flaps down. I have done both and got a...