The X prize program being auctioned off by the US Junior Soaring Association ends Friday at 6 PM. Please make sure to take a look and support junior pilots throughout the US. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6512675149&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT

One day left until the auction for a pristine copy of an X Prize program signed by Mike Melvill ends. Take a look at it here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6516525122&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT All proceeds will go to help provide scholarships for youth through the US Junior...

On Jun 4, 7:11*pm, wrote: On Jun 4, 8:41*pm, wrote: Not enough inflamatory stuff to get things going. I'll start- I love my 1-26. UH Oh, come on Hank, that's weak. *Everybody loves the 1-26. *Say something nice about the PW-5. *Or the...

http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&did=19&product_id=12166&utm_source=Pilotshop&utm_medium=email&utm_content=OXIMETER&utm_campaign=A0906B I don't know if this link well function, but Sporty's Pilot Shop has pulse oximeters for $89.95!!! Beats the $250+ I paid for mine just a couple years ago!

Is there any flight planning software that will allow you to: Load YOUR waypoint file, Then Display it graphically on the screen (map overlay showing SUA's would be nice) Then Pick waypoints (by clicking on them, not making text entries!) OUTPUT: total distance in (pick your units) , distance of...

I can't get XCSoar to display Baro altitude. The info box will display, but the baro altitude always shows 0. I'm pretty sure the Cambridge 302 is putting pressure altitude out in the NMEA stream. I haven't had much luck with the XCSoar Nabble forum lately. TIA Jim

Very long story short. Thursday another LVVSA member proposed a weekend at Parowan. I'd never been there, so I went. I've experienced better soaring conditions, but never with such wonderful scenery. I must have taken over 20 pictures, but (typically for me) only a few were worth keeping. ...

Just wondering if this is normal. I haven't seen the 'round' update in a couple weeks now.

http://woot.com/ Just saw this....

After trolling for suggestions here, I decided to fly from Cal City with Caracole soaring last weekend. What a great choice that turned out to be! Friendly helpful folks, a restaurant right at the airport, camping right on site, with a working shower and everything. I had a great time even though...

I have reason to be at Edwards AFB on Monday, and nothing pressing over the weekend. I think I absolutely must take advantage of the situation to fly from one of the many glider ports in the area. I've flown (once) from Crystalair, been to Mountain Valley airport at Tehachapi, but never Cal City...

Holy Cow! I hadn't checked YouTube for a while. I'm amazed at the speeds they're getting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaQB16ZaNI4

Perhaps one of the big suppliers can tackle this. In addition to listing the features and specifications, I would really like to 'hear' a utility that allows you to sample the SOUNDS it makes under assorted conditions. I have a fairly old Cambridge electronic vario, and I don't like the audio. ...

I'm sure SOMEONE out there knows where to get this stuff. It's used throughout the interior of my Speed Astir, and must be terribly common, since it's the exact same material used to trim the the perimeter of BMW motorcycle windscreens. I even bought a chunk at the local BMW motorcycle dealer to...

I'm sure I've seen something about this before, but my searching hasn't turned anything up. I'm looking for that 36" wide white graphic of a nose-on glider. The only place I've found it so far is a place that (mostly) sells winches and stuff for R/C gliders: http://www.theshope.net/store.aspx I'd...

In going over some very old (15 years) RAS threads on gear collapse problems, I found a reference to a service bulletin that mandates replacing the gas spring with an aluminum bar. JJ also mentioned doing the same. Alas, the 15 year old link is inoperative. On the DG website I found a listing of...

When I look at my flights in See You, it always tells me I haven't completed the task. I don't know if it's because See You wants me to fly cylinders, or of the ZERO entries in my Takeoff and Landing Coordinates are the issue. Here's what shows in the...

On Oct 23, 2:13*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote: On Oct 23, 12:34*pm, Papa3 wrote: Hey gang, I'm replacing my tires on my Komet "Euro Lite" circa 2000 trailer. *I wrote down the size on the sidewall as 85/65 R14 86T. Unfortunately, my tire...

Please be careful out there. I just got an earful from a fighter pilot who said he had an 'encounter' with a glider over the Pahranagat valley tuesday afternoon. That's a VERY busy corridor Monday through Friday.

http://www.silentflight.com/ I'm sure this will be one of those things that "Everybody Knows" (except, of course, me). Who was the owner of this glider that painted the swoopy blue stripe and OZ ID? The same paint scheme is on a different glider in "Running On Empty" and "The Quiet...