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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:56:01 +0000 (UTC), (Michel Talon) wrote: If you don't benefit from this effect you have to sell cheaper or you don't sell. Take an example, the French glider Pegase was an excellent glider, very comparable to the LS4. It was 30% cheaper than the LS4...

My first BFR is coming up soon. That gives you an idea of how long I've been flying. At this point, I figure Gold Distance and Duration are quite doable on a "good" day. Those badges will be challenging, but within reach. The altitude gain is not impossible, but unlikely where I fly. The biggest...

How about creating new FAI Class-The Economy Class. New gliders you can buy for , let's say $40,000 or less. To hell with the other specs. The only one shall be...40G. It will screw the high end producers, and should flood the market with hundreds of very good, simple and affordable gliders. rrk

Good morning ... anybody have experience with the LXNAV V3 ... how do you like the unit ... any issues with installation, operation, maintenance or support. Thanks ... kk

Having fun in the DuckHawk 15m sailplane By: Daniel Sazhin In early September, I had a fantastic day of flying at Blairstown Airport, the culmination of which was having the opportunity to fly Windward Performance's new DuckHawk. I had just flown the club Grob Twin Astir with my brother, promptly...

I was surprised that Karl's column in the November issue of soaring hasn't generated any comment. To start the thread, I'll point out an important fallacy in Karl's argument. Karl suggests that water is unnecessary: a complicating factor in a sport that only gives advantage if one pilot can...

I got two, very nice goose neck microphones for sale on ebay. I believe them to be the standard Filser Dynamic types, but I am not sure. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4576670816 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4576672169

Last weekend our club did some ground launching from a nearby dry lake. I had two very successful launches using our "cheap" 1800' rope. With the cheap rope we don't use a parachute on the cable. When I tried to launch with the 3000' spectra rope, equipped with a parachute, the chute at least...

I've reviewed the relief band in the context of my experience as a glider pilot. I'd love to hear comments from other pilots about their experiences. http://joelodom.blogspot.com/2007/12/relief-band-for-nausea-relief.html

Any advice out there re the preferred location for an ELT antenna in a Ventus 2 ? With a Carbon fiber fuselage its not obvious to me the best place to install the antenna ( Ameriking supplied - about 20 inches long ) The factory suggests "under the canopy" , but to me I can't see how to do that...

Does an experimental ASW20B require a compass to be legal. The minimum equipment list in the amnual does not specify a compass?

I'm looking for sources of tow rope in the USA. Can you help? Thanks, Doug

Later today or tomorrow I'm going to be searching the 'Net for a how- to on this, but until then if anyone has a link to help with, I'll check here first. Advance thanks ted/2N7O

The following message from Ken Sorenson speaks for the Rules Committee and the rest of the contest commitee on the subject of contest reports from Logan. Please especially note that NO ONE from SSA censored the previously posted reports. UH Ken's message: Many of us enjoy following contests by...

Soaring Cafe has published an article I wrote about the subject: http://soaringcafe.com/2012/09/whats-your-pleasure-turkey-fajita-or-glider-wrap/ I would be interested what this forum thinks about the points made and what the potential downsides are of wrapping a glider in plastic. From my...

I am in the midst of a project to install a gear/airbrake warning system on my glider based on the built-in capability of my Cambridge 302. This system is better than the simple "airbrakes open, gear up" warning system (http://www.wingsandwheels.com/pdf/gear%20warning.pdf) as it also alerts the...

As used at the recent WGC in Benalla... An excellent forecasting tool has been released in the USA, first available for the SW. More to come? https://skysight.io I have flown using Matthew Scutter's SkySight website when in Australia and found it extremely useful. Jim

http://www.flightsimnetwork.com/cgi/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=show_th read&om=6909&forum=DCForumID21#1 U may have to copy and paste the URL rather then clicking. After reading this...would it be possible to derive information from the simulator to drive glide slope and wind data...as well as the GPS...

Saw the document on thanks to John Welsh. Link to UK site below. Jim http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/20170906EASAAD20170167E.pdf