King made a version of their KT-76 Transponder with only 150 watts of power and called it the -78. Im curious if anyone has ever tried to use one of these in a glider. If so, what sort of power draw did you experience? Thanks! -Tony Condon Cherokee II N373Y

Well, I did it. I can't help myself. After hanging out with the VSA guys all last weekend, Leah decided she needs to start flying gliders, and Dave Schuur helped convince her that that Cherokee in Lawrenceville would be great for her. So we're going to get it. I'm looking for a towball headed...

I guess I didn't announce this to all you RAS readers, but I got engaged last spring, am getting married in the fall. I thought you all might be interested to see our engagement photos, taken at the Wichita Gliderport. http://picasaweb.google.com/abcondon/EngagementPhotos# -Tony Condon Cherokee...

Ive got Steve's Cambridge here, model 25 I think, hooked to my laptop through a serial port. and it is powered on. I think there is some program I need to download to get the file off the GPS and convert it to IGC for OLC posting. What/Where is it? Thanks! -Tony Condon Cherokee II N373Y

Steve Leonard was brave enough to make a public offering here on RAS that he would loan me a logger. We are out in Ulysses this weekend for a little soaring camp and got a late start today. It was pretty neat having the cambridge on board. I can see why you guys like this stuff, maybe I'll...

I posted this on a few other aviation forums. Got the Cherokee out into some of those booming kansas thermals today. I didnt think the stats for the trip were too shabby for a 23:1 glider flying most of the flight below 2500 AGL. Weather was forecast to be decent, although there was a strong...

Does anyone know of any glider operations on the island? A friend is headed there for the next week for a wedding and was curious. -Tony Condon Cherokee II N373Y

as posted elswhere, the cherokee got back out tearing up the skies this weekend. weather was better than forecast but a challenge with high cirrus creating large shadows. Launch was about 1:30 PM. the day was really humid at Sunflower. A couple fiberglass ships had launched and were managing to...

Im in the process of reskinning the trailer for the Cherokee and am nearly ready to start riveting aluminum. I plan to paint it a nice white to help avoid cooking my glider. Im thinking that a plain white trailer would be boring, what should I paint on it? A few suggestions were a side view...

Tim - Easy enough I suppose. when I first got the Cherokee it had an old Crossfeld electric vario in it. the audio part didnt work. Either the flask or the battery was hooked up backwards and when I was in lift it showed down and when I was in sink it showed lift. Also, the scale was way off. ...

I have an old Soaring Aids variometer that I am installing in the Cherokee. It has ports on the back for static/TE and capacity flasks. They are not labeled. One is red and the other is green. Any ideas on which is which? Thanks! -Tony Condon Cherokee II N373Y

I have returned from my weekend at IVSM 2009. What a blast. I really enjoyed flying off Harris Hill and could've stared at the beautiful gliders and visited with the pilots for days and days. I did manage to get a couple good soaring flights in, one hour in the ASK-13 and an hour and 45 minutes...

I'm considering replacing the axle/suspension for the trailer on the Cherokee. Reskinning the trailer after windstorm damage has devolved into rebuilding the trailer. I'm sure you all know how that goes. I've been looking at the Rubber Torsional axles and I'm curious what the opinion of the...

I've been slow to get airborne this year. I moved to Wichita in Feb. and the glider came down at the end of March. I managed to break the canopy while doing the annual so first thing was to put new polycarbonate (Lexan) on the frame. That turned out well, then I decided it was time for a...

What I am trying to do is find out is if a sacrificial skid, sacrificial plate or nose wheel can be safely added to the Slingsby kestrel. I fly out of a strip field and I am looking flight winterising a Kestrel. But in the recent weather the field has become very mushy and subsequently the...

What I am trying to do is find out is if a sacrificial skid, sacrificial plate or nose wheel can be safely added to the Slingsby kestrel. I fly out of a strip field and I am looking flight winterising a Kestrel. But in the recent weather the field has become very mushy and subsequently the...

I recently bought a used ASG 29 and get a loud noise like an organ pipe above 83 knots. Can anyone suggest a cause and cure. The noise is very loud and distracting.

Does anyone have SUA and turning point files for the Southern Alps (Sisteron) which will work with GNII? I would be very grateful for a copy! Tony Parker

We (Greater Boston Soaring Club) had our first Spectra "glider flinging" session today and were surprised that we saw no altitude improvement after switching from steel cable. The winds were not favorable and our heights may improve in time. .... But that's not the question. We have the option...

BTiz wrote: My Policy has this requirement: A Standard Airworthyness Certificate. I do not think that "Experimental" is "Standard".. but I could be wrong... You are not wrong. It sounds like experimentals are excluded. Tony LS6-b "6N"