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

Who and how please. San Diego news photo looks like the PZL. One of our CFI's was to be there tomorrow on the way back from Mexico, we think he couldnt go today. Thank you in advance for any info. Just out of concern and sincere condolences to all AGCSA. Karen

Hi, has anyone comparison of those sunglasses? I'd like to buy one of these, however not quite sure which are best for soaring Thanks in advance, MG

Fellow r.a.s.'ers: Tell me about the Lark. I don't yet know which model, but I hear that our club is about to acquire one. Should I be ecstatic, or concerned?

Near new, see Wings & Wheels page 10. Price reduced from $150,000 to $140,000. This economy sucks, nobody's buying toys! JJ

Hi guys, It has been a while since I have posted here. I have finally narrowed my search to 2 gliders. I am aware of the following on each glider: Jantar - Visibility during tow, and tight cockpit (I am 5'10' 148 lbs so I fit ok). Pik 20D - Thick wing mold, parts support, and flaps.

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jul/13/pilot-ok-but-under-arrest-after-glider-goes-down-on-badger-mountain/

Our club (CCSC) is starting to think about providing real-time SPOT- based glider track displays for ground crew/spectators for our 2009 Region 6 contest, and I was wondering if other clubs were considering similar programs. Sure would be a cool thing if the SSA and/or SRA were to provide a...

I just put together a REALLY cheap system for budding LVVSA XC pilots to use. Here's the breakdown: iPAQ 3870 - ebay $22.50 including shipping (I bought a 'lot' of 5) New battery - $20.00 Bluetooth GPS from Semsons $23.60 including shipping http://www.semsons.com/amabg108blgp.html XCSoar - Free I...

Good day all, before the season start I downloaded the Flarm verion 6.83 and it installed ok. We just started flying and my declaration is in light grey as the OLC system decla Autocomment: Used Aircraft is FES glider, but MOP logging deactivated. I looked in my flarm info and the licences...

I'm looking for a I.A.R. IS-28B2 or IS-32. I heard there was an IS-32 for sale receintly in CA and I was hoping someone had information on it. You can email me directly at . Thanks, Kris

I am pleased to announce IGC-approval of the Nano GNSS Flight recorder from LXNAV d.o.o., with effect from 31 August 2010. This follows test and evaluation by the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) in accordance with Annex B to the Sporting Code and the Specification for...

Is there a general consensus on which schools are regarded as the "best" for glider training? I realize this is difficult to compare, as there are lots of good instructors all over the place, but if someone were interested in taking a block of time off and going somewhere to learn how to fly...

Does any country run competitions in the IGC Club Class? USA does not. We have the Sports Class, which allows any glider to enter, and another Sports Class (called, locally, the Club Class) which uses a restricted list of gliders that is different from the IGC Club Class list. In another thread,...

Hi, where has it been in Hungary? Adonis wrote following on/ schrieb folgendes am 01.07.2003 07:02: Laszlo Hegedus has completed a 1013 km task on Staurday with a Nimbus 4 in Hungary !!!! The average speed was 106 km/h.

Anyone replace the rubber bellows on a Joseph Pietz (1976 "Komet") trailer tongue? Can you direct me to a possible supplier in the US? Or what you substituted Thanks Jim

Anybody out there got a low time Grob 102 hiding somewhere they would like to sell?

I had the honor of giving the Ralph S. Barnaby lecture at the fall Board of Directors' meeting. The title is "The evolution of US contest soaring," which I sort of talked about but couldn't resist adding an editorial here and there. If you're really, really bored at the office, you might enjoy the...

Is it legal/possible/reasonable to install just Mode A transponder (No altitude reporting)? Whenever I hear "Traffic 12 O-clock 3 miles, altitude unknown" I look EVERYWHERE. ahead. Might this provoke more visual scanning by aircraft crews which could spot gliders without transponders in the...

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