No two second peeks of scantily clad hard bodies in this one... sorry. Just a couple minutes of spectacular stacked lennies. Doing it again, I'd have chosen a different camera position -- due to crab angle in 60 kts of wind the straight ahead view misses a lot. Youtube won't allow me to post...

A new thread, for Rick and John (and me and anyone else): On Jan 26, 8:56 am, John Cochrane wrote: Rick asked about the insane (my opinion) 13.5 meter class, including the momentous issue of water ballast. People will race anything they can. I support that.

Robinton "Super Charger", 14V fully automatic fast/trickle charger suitable for 14V sealed lead acid batteries. Used through 2010 season, no issues. Mid 80s manufacture, very rugged. I've switched to 12V system, no longer needed. Yours for the cost of shipping. Cost of shipping to R5N contest...

An Estonian Mr Peep Lauk is bilding a flying wing equipped with two retractable engines. The design is similar to Horten gliders. Albums: http://www.purilend.ee/gallery?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=4622 http://www.purilend.ee/gallery?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=4560 Regards, Tanel

Palju sellise asja ehitamine võiks maksta? http://www.portmoak.force9.co.uk/new_hangar_photos_3.htm#entry

Two of us flew a declared 750K mission out of Post Mills VT yesterday and I am now wondering if this was a first in the Eastern US. Previous 750s I know of in Eastern US were all flown using extended ridge runs. T8

A Good landing is one you can swim away from. -T8

There's a bug in the current CN2 software release that over time turns into a serious performance problem. The cause is simple: some of the diagnostic logging functions used in the software development process didn't get switched off for the public release. Over time, the diagnostic file gets big...

Hi John, I use captive safeties that look like this: https://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/SoarNH/LandR.jpg https://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/SoarNH/AileronsandLeftFlapHotellier.jpg I think you can buy them from a Schempp Hirth dealer.

Ad will be live one of these days at W&W.... Cliff Notes: ASW-20B, NDH, 1650 hrs, M&H winglets, Komet III trailer. $39K with CN2, CNvXC, PowerFlarm, other configurations possible at lower price. Evan Ludeman "T8" 603 (number of days in most years) 7088 or reply to author

Bug fixes and performance improvements in this maintenance release. Recommended for all CN2 users. Get it he http://clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html See release notes and installation instructions. best regards, Evan Ludeman

Has anyone found anything not to like about the Inreach Mini? T8

18m here http://wgc2018.onglide.com/current-day.xml?class=18meter Anyone know how the live tracking speeds are calculated? I see guys flying together with speeds that don't correlate with start times. Go 70!! Go 5E!! Go XG! (CA import tariff cost you one exclamation, sorry :-)) Evan Ludeman /...

My club is seeking an airworthy single seat Schweizer glider, no projects. We're interested in 1-26 D / E, 1-36 or 1-34 (fixed gear). Reply to author or look me up on ssa.org. Evan Ludeman Post Mills Soaring Club Post Mills, VT

Winter isn't quite over yet, so... The excerpt quoted below is from an email I received from my state record keeper (who owns two motor gliders). It is an extract from a communication to state record keepers from Bob Faris (who has been collecting records with his motor glider), US B&R Committee...

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

Those of you using our v3.5 beta software in CNv vario should download and install the latest release, available here http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html Release Notes: This release (3.5.4171) fixes a rarely occurring bug that can impact serial communications with a ClearNav or third...

At the usual place... http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html The new feature set is described here http://tinyurl.com/zdz2jrq Good Soaring and best regards, Evan Ludeman for CNi

Can someone recommend a current 15" notebook with accelerated graphics that works well with Condor? best, Evan Ludeman / T8

I think we may have set a regional contest record for non-completions at R4S at New Castle this year. Every day shut off like a switch, not always in a predictable way or at a predictable time. Happily, conservatism ruled the day. The vast majority of the incomplete tasks resulted in landings...