Unfortunately, there are some issues with the primary site (soaringweb.org, and the mirror sites soaring.geichhorn.com, soaring.guenther-eichhorn.com, and soaring.gahsys.com), so their content may not be up-to-date, with a restoration of service probably not before the end of August ;-( However,...

With Region 4 North completed, the 2018 racing season has concluded and the first release of the PRL is available at soaringweb.org/PRL . There are always some glitches in identifying pilots from the score sheets, team members, etc, so please check things over and send along your questions and...

With the conclusion of Region 4 North, the 2017 sanctioned contests are finished, and the first release of the Pilot Ranking List for 2018 is available on the Soaring Servers at http://soaringweb.org/PRL, http://soaring.gahsys.com/PRL, http://serkowski.com/soaring/PRL, and...

Ramy Yanetz kindly pointed out an important glitch and both of these have been updated. The new Hollister files end in 2b and the Williams files end in 2a. If you have downloaded either of these sites within the last week, please get the new release ASAP. apologies for the guff-awful! John...

With the conclusion of Region 4 North, the 2010 sanctioned contests are finished and the first release of the Pilot Ranking List for 2011 is available on the three identical Soaring Servers at http://soaringweb.org/PRL, http://soaring.gahsys.com/PRL, and http://soaring.xinqu.net/PRL Some of the...

Kathleen K. Taylor has scanned in all of the issues and they now available online at soaringweb.org/Soaring_Index. 30 years of the most formative years of our sport!! This treasure trove of content is now available to everyone thanks to her extraordinary gracious contribution, and they make for...

With the conclusion of Region 4 North, the 2009 sanctioned contests are finished and the first release of the Pilot Ranking List for 2010 is available on the three identical Soaring Servers at soaringweb.org/ PRL, soaring.gahsys.com/PRL, and soaring.xinqu.net/PRL Some of the names are just WAGs,...

The principal server (http://soaringweb.org) is down, and may remain that way for a bit, but the two mirrors (http://soaring.gahsys.com) and (http://soaring.xinqu.net) are up and running just fine. It's a good idea to bookmark all three! Continuing thanks to Guenther Eichhorn, Glen Holden, and...

The current rankings are now available at http://soaringweb.org/US_Team/. There have been significant changes to the rules, and the processes for generating the rankings have been completely re-written, so even though the rankings have been checked by many eyes there could well be glitches. If...

With Region 4 North completed, the 2019 racing season has concluded and the first release of the PRL is available at http://soaringweb.org/PRL . There are always some glitches in identifying pilots from the score sheets, team members, etc, so please check things over and send along your...

I need advice about the best choice of batteries for an asg 29e. lithium ion would be outside manufacturer's remit and the insurer's plus too many risks-the fuel tank is directly above the battery housings. I would like something with at least 9 amp hours, whether gel cell or mh.

Interesting 1932 advert for the Airspeed Tern Glider as the the original Airspeed Factory Building in Piccadilly York has only recently been demolished despite attempts to open it as a air museum. At 03:59 02 March 2018, ...

I intend to buy a state of the art new glider and I was looking at this choice. My main priority is to enjoy the flying and so I want good performance, nice handling and safe behaviour (no incipient spin tendency to keep me on edge). I am not sure if I will loose a lot of climb performance if I go...

Are they available on line? There was a mid air over the alps last August which I wanted to read about. Anyone know where to find the report? Thanks

I want to find out the year when water ballast was first used. I believe it was George Tabery who first used it, but someone may prove me wrong. If anyone has access to Soaring magazine Nov 1981, it may give more details in Tabery's obituary there. Thank you

I have a new glider on order and naturally I want to build-in all the things it will need over the next ten years at least, rather than adding things later piecemeal. In the non-carbon part of the fin I plan to have a radio aerial, a transponder aerial and a Flarm aerial. However it seems that...

This may seem a little academic, but definition of the lower limit of the green band on ASIs is inconsistent in places. EASA Certification Specifications for Sailplanes and Powered Sailplanes, CS 22.1545 (Air-speed indicator): "Each air-speed indicator must show the following markings: ... (c) for...

I'm just coming back into gliding after a long time grounded and I'm looking to buy a glider over the winter. A two seater seems a nice idea and the Nimbus seems to be a lot of glider for the money. Are they in any way difficult or unpleasant to fly? I know there have been structural failures...

Is it normal practice to have the ASI use cockpit static and to disconnect the external static vents, due to ASI errors when dumping water?

I want to bring my trailer home to do some maintenance while we're all grounded, but I'm not sure if I can access my house from the road. I have a 90deg bend to get around and then the second issue is a short, steep slope, which may ground the back of the trailer. So my question is, if I...