I'm some distance removed from my POH. Does anyone reading this know the speed at which a Discus B sinks at the rate of 2 meters per second?

Did anyone run across any information related to Wingtips design/availability for the PW-5. This is understood that it will negate PW-5 World Class categorization however shell be available to all PW-5 registered uder Experimental Cert... I believe I SAW it only once somewhere in Australia (Website...

My apologies to the Usenet police cross posting but I am in mourning for friends lost, and in sympathy for the families they left alone. This week we have seen behavior that can only be described as reckless.

I need a Cambridge 1500 series ball joint mount exactly as shown in http://www.cambridge-aero.com/1500mnt.htm If you have one you no longer need please email me. Thanks

With all the new (and some of the older - SN10 for example) vario-computers having accelerometers and settings for ballast and polars, would it be possible to compute and display the optimum thermalling speed adjusted for wingloading and bank angle (as a function of instantaneous G-loading)? Since...

Dumb beginner question follows: I am just starting out flying gliders.... Here in the USA it seems nobody wears a parachute unless they are contest flying or doing aerobatics. However, I generally do like knowing that I have a backup plan and a parachute seems reasonable. I suppose a history...

Comment period ends 5 April. It would require an inspection within 60 days to ensure the elevator control attachment slot on the vertical stab be measured. One which caused a fatal crash in UK last year was found to have been enlarged. If the cut-out has been enlarged, the factory must be informed...

The US Rules Subcommittee has added Club Class as a national championship class starting in 2013. The plan is to co locate with Sports. Generally described, subject to usual wordsmithing and refinement, Club will be gliders with a handicap of .898(similar to what Worlds does except letting in LS-6...

2014: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GYqUEaesROmKdkzS2Y1h7MSBUrQCdfydJxu6WnSbzOQ/edit?usp=sharing 2013: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NO7073Z6J-r77aUbR1oOEKrusXwfYf4amtaem_Rw-E4/edit?usp=sharing 2014 US Tasking Highlights Total Number of Tasks - 189 TATs - 122 or 65% MATs -...

I recently rode with a towpilot who leaned the engine aggresively after retarding throttle at the start of the descent. While he is probably correct that it slows the rate of cylinder cooling significantly, I had never seen it done before. Is anyone else using this procedure?

Seems to be a common thing at contests or any other time you are flying something different than what the pilot is use to pulling. How about the next time it happens to you, have your radio call be 'Towplane pulling Glider (Insert your callsign here), please speed up 5 MPH' or some such if you...

Hi All, I'm doing some research for my local club, and one of the things I'd like to determine is how to increase the usage of our "glass" ships (Astir, Apis, and L-33 - yes I know the L-33 is metal). All are kept stored in trailers. These 3 ships (all in great condition) sit in their trailers,...

I am trying to get honest and accurate information on the general handling characteristics of a couple of 18 meter class sailplanes. Here is what I am interested in. I would appreciate some honest feedback, preferably backed up by some experience in the sailplane that you would like to give...

Does anyone know of a source of any statistics that might indicate the effectiveness or otherwise of FLARM in reducing the rate collisions between FLARM fitted gliders in those European countries in which it is in widespread use? Thanks in advance. John Galloway

I am looking to purchase a new (to me) XC ship. Which ones have the largest/roomiest cockpit? Not for a tall person, one with broad shoulders, about 5'9 and 200lbs. Discuss and Thank you in advance!

MOBILE: We are very pleased to inform you of the Internet availability of SeeYou MOBILE Version 2.0 released June 30, 2004. There have been significant improvements over the 2004 SSA Convention version and you should go to the web site and download the free upgrade as soon as you have an...

The previous posts under "Stay in, or get out?" raises questions about the current state of ballistic recovery systems. As paraplegic, I have a personal interest in BRS because thoughts of my successfully exiting an out of control sailplane with a parachute, and then landing without the use of...

Running XC Soar on an Ipaq 2215. The program loaded and runs fine as well as the Flashcard GPS unit. My problem is how do you load the map data into the program? I have gone to the Naviter web site and downloaded the map covering this area,but can't get XC Soar to find it. Ken

I have purchased an ASW20L and want some feedback on winglets M & H quote 5% improve in l/d with their set . Does anyone have an opinion on how accurate this claim is. Is there other manufacturers that make them ,net sites please and opinions if you have them. gary

my email address is I am looking for a Grob motor glider. Thanks