An article by Tracie Cone of the Associated Press was published in our local newspaper and it questioned if Personal Locator Beacons gives us a sense of security that allows us to push onwards, where otherwise we might not. From her article: "Now you can go into the back country and take a risk...

Proposed AD addresses an issue with the airbrakes on S-H Discus 2a, 2b, 2c, 2ctx and Ventus 2a, 2b. Doesn't look unreasonable- an inspection and possible parts upgrade to address a possible problem with airbrake retraction. Comment period is still...

I'm looking for an elevator for a Schweizer 2-22. Steve Vihlen 901-488-3154

I just got an Ipaq 3955 and I have been searching for a cradle, preferably with a suction cup and built in dock. Does anyone know of where I can find one? I'm looking to spend less than $100. Thanks, JP

What are the minimum experience levels required at your club before a member is allowed to get out of gliding distance back to the home gliderport, i.e. go cross country? Thanks, Fred Houston, TX

Has anyone else seen it? Has a nice sequence of an ASW-24 in the mountains. I was watching on an IMAX Dome which sort of distorted the image so I'm not sure if it was CGI or not, although I suspect it was. The film was about the 787 and featured Boeings chief test pilot. It sort of was a basic...

Does anyone know the weight of the inner wing panels of any of the following 18 meter wings? Ventus 2cx Discus 2c ASG-29 Thanks, Greg

Probably the strangest incident of this kind happened in the sixties to the well-known pioneer of alpine flight, Jochen von Kalckreuth. See his book: Das stille Abenteuer (The silent adventure - I don't now if it has ever been translated to English) He was cloud-flying over northern Italy in an...

Anyone here know the diameter of a Jantar Std3 axle? (or SZD-59 axle, or any other Polish ship that happens to use the same axle...) My ships' far away and I'm scheming right now, lacking numbers. The manuals etc speak not of it. Thx. -Paul

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Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. Help?

If anyone can point me to resources on the following SUA topics I would be most gr8ful: 1) DAFIF file format, specifically, descriptions of the fields (and their relationships) in the BDRY.TXT, BDRY_PAR.TXT, SUAS.TXT, and SUAS_PAR.TXT files. (These are the four files used by Carl...

Does anyone have any experience when importing a glider into USA from Canada? This particular glider was already registered under N number in the past and later found its way to Canada. Any input will be highly appreciated.

I'm with the Orange County Soaring Association. Sean Clancy left a piece of equipment in one of our gliders a few months ago. He called about it, but I lost his phone number. If you know how to reach him, please ask him to contact me so I can mail it to him. Roger Worden Thank...

A rare opportunity to purchase this classic gilder. She has been very well looked after and flies like a dream. She has very low hours and launches (845 Hours & 361 launches as of May 2009). She has her original Gel coat, which is in very good condition. The flaps give good slow speed handling in...

I am looking for the benefit of recent experience with modern ropes for auto tows. We fly off a 5000 foot grass runway (with a couple of rocky spots). What size and type of rope would be best? Bill Snead

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What's with all the zombie threads lately? The original post is a fifteen years old!