Good news from Lange Aviation: http://lange-aviation.com/htm/english/news/news.html Cheers, Andor

I made my 6 month check up visit to my skin doctor yesterday, and in our conversations I mentioned I was a glider pilot and was trying my best to not have any more malignancies. I was pleased that nothing was found that needed to be cut off (for a change), but still had the usual substantial number...

As a winter project I have brought my fuselage home to fix it up alittle and re-finish it . My question is, just how much time I should spend contouring, smoothing ect. as to not be wasting my time and money vs. getting another L/D for my trouble? It's in pretty good conditon, a bit of peeling...

In this video, the guy is kiteboarding on the water. Normally when jumping, the max is about 50'. He gets caught in a thermal and ends up a few hundred feet up. Quite remarkable that he survived. http://www.kiteschool.net/mary_poppins.wmv Jim Vincent N483SZ

http://tinyurl.com/gsmxwne best, Evan Ludeman / T8

https://plus.google.com/photos/107761712519280835678/albums/6028311610122980273 Incredible photo's of the Minden Flying area, part 1 of 2.

Gordo Boettger and Hugh Bennett launched out of Minden this morning to see if they could make a high-speed dash south along the Sierras and then back to Susanville. Start just south of Susanville at around eight, turned north of Inyokern at around 11:30. Visit SoaringNV's Facebook page for...

In a note from SSA Chairman Dianne Black-Nixon in the November issue of Soaring magazine, SSA announced a policy change regarding paying fees to NAA for Sporting Licenses. ...."Under an arrangement with NAA, SSA has been distributing Sporting Licenses for Soaring to SSA members as one of our...

Years ago when I was Mac based, there was a great game where you had to fly a paper airplane through a house, using air vents for lift, avoiding fans and other heinous objects. On a whim, I did a quick search hoping for a Windows based version. Alas, no luck...but if you have a Mac, this is a...

I put this into a new topic in order not to SPAM other topics where this question came up. I thought that a vario needed to use the 3-D inertial sensor to sort out the horizontal and vertical components of "gusts", and I thought that nobody was doing that just yet. Or does the inertial sensor...

Hi Anybody from Australia or Germany has flown with the Vaulter inertial vario made by Wharington Smith instrument from Australia? Comments, opinions. Thank you, Gilles

Hello, I am interested in purchasing an inexpensive handheld GPS for crew use during retrieves. Any suggestions on units that are easy to use for a first time user (simple for the crew), and easily accept Lat/Longs to find a glider out in the boondocks would be appreciated. Sources for discounted...

Umm - its getting colder here. Where should I go in the nice Northern - warmmmmmm - hemisphere for a months flying. Europe! North America! India! Any ideas....?

Ok, anyone know why we are stuck with paying a grand for a blind IGC logger, when one of these is available for less than $200? http://www.astrotekinc.com/DL-100%20Spec.pdf I realize that for it to be a fully IGC-compliant logger it would need more hardware (pressure sensor, security features,...

Hi all, I'm doing some research for our club. I'm trying to investigate what options are available for 'inexpensive' portable IGC accepted data recorders. Our club would use them for SSA badges and OLC competitions. We would like them to be portable so we can use them in different club ships,...

This is being touted for use in cycle touring, but might be of interest for soaring use, as well. http://global.mobileaction.com/ - Rich Karas (used to fly a Diamant HBV and Libelle 301)

There's an article today in EAA's e-Hotline about studies and testing of infinite glider flights. The glider is equipped with an autopilot and wind sensors. Here's a link to the...

Where can I get a small rubber bladder with a little hand pump, without having to by the pillow that normally goes with it? Udo

Today while towing my wife, a pre-solo student, the tow plane suffered a power loss at about 300' AGL and started down. Too low to think of turning back, I was chanting "Straight ahead, straight ahead" as I began rocking the wings. I did not feel a release so I pulled my release and began a...

Thought I'd break this subject out of the Landout Laws thread. I have no opinions to share on this topic, but would like to read yours as regards off airport landings during cross country flight. However, I suggest review the FARs and AIM for the FAA's definition of emergencies, pilot...