The Transponder chatter on other threads got me to thinking about who’s got the closest near-miss? Thought I’d kick it off with my incident over 40 years ago. I was flying my homebuilt wooden sailplane over Mono Lake, Ca. Cursing south at 16000’ and 60 knots when I spotted a 4 engine jet...

Could someone direct me to the site that gives the specifics on getting a low level aerobatic waiver valid for carrying passengers? So far I have been unable to find this data on the net and I have done a pretty good search on the IAC and NAA sites.

I am new to using this site. Can anyone tell me about winch launching a Ka8b and what one needs to expect. Thanks

Hello guys...... We have just uploaded our latest newsletter for the Sinus Ultralight Motorglider http://www.mcp.com.au/sinus/newsletters/newsletter-6/newsletters6.html Enjoy.... and if your passing through Oshkosh please drop by site 405 and say hello.

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:56:01 +0000 (UTC), (Michel Talon) wrote: If you don't benefit from this effect you have to sell cheaper or you don't sell. Take an example, the French glider Pegase was an excellent glider, very comparable to the LS4. It was 30% cheaper than the LS4...

I got two, very nice goose neck microphones for sale on ebay. I believe them to be the standard Filser Dynamic types, but I am not sure. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4576670816 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4576672169

The Marske PioneerIId has been doing some flight testing and cross country lately. See the Marske site for details. -mat -- Marske Flying Wings http://www.continuo.com/marske

Later today or tomorrow I'm going to be searching the 'Net for a how- to on this, but until then if anyone has a link to help with, I'll check here first. Advance thanks ted/2N7O

Good morning ... anybody have experience with the LXNAV V3 ... how do you like the unit ... any issues with installation, operation, maintenance or support. Thanks ... kk

I've reviewed the relief band in the context of my experience as a glider pilot. I'd love to hear comments from other pilots about their experiences. http://joelodom.blogspot.com/2007/12/relief-band-for-nausea-relief.html

Anyone know what the stuff is that Cobra uses to bond the aluminum ribs and skin with? I am in the design phase of a clamshell top and I would like to bond the skin/ribs, with a few chicken rivets in strategic places. Brad

I tried to post this on the RAS earlier, but haven't seen it pop up, so = thought I'd give it a 2nd try: A feature article in the Durango Herald newspaper (Durango, Colorado) = this morning (9/24/04) about a very pricey 5 star resort north of town, = Tall Timber, really caught my attention:...

Can anyone familiar with the WinPilot product tell me whether my DeLorme Earthmate GPS Receiver (with DB-15 serial interface) will work with it? If not, what advice would you offer regarding iPac (or other pocket PC) models, and portable GPS devices to use with WinPilot? -ted

A problem with interference, all advice welcome. ..radio by itself works fine...but when I turn the vario on I get huge amounts of noise (even some with Squelch ON). Radio is a Dittel FSG50, vario is Cambridge 302/303. Where do I start looking? Chris

Sign up for a Soaring Webinar The Soaring Society of Boulder is presently a Cross Country Safety Seminar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research auditorium. This will also be presented live and online in two sessions. You must register in advance to attend via the web. Date: March...

My E-mail was not complete, It should be Mike Evans, Dallas Texas

Any advice out there re the preferred location for an ELT antenna in a Ventus 2 ? With a Carbon fiber fuselage its not obvious to me the best place to install the antenna ( Ameriking supplied - about 20 inches long ) The factory suggests "under the canopy" , but to me I can't see how to do that...

For the first time in 20 years, I sat down and read Soaring magazine, cover to cover. Good stuff in there, all interesting. The 2 accident write-ups were hard hitting, factual information that just might prevent a similar occurance. George Thelen described an ASW-20 that hit the trees, I believe...

As mentioned here in an earlier post, glider pilots who would be adversely affected by a ridge-top wind turbine complex on Jacks Mt near Mifflin are cooperating with a group named SOAR (Save Our Allegheny Ridges)in an attempt to thwart this project. A quick way glider pilots can help is to vote...

I am begging around for software that can be used in Club environ where members can indicate that they are coming out on a particular day to fly, we are trying to move from 5 days a week to 7 days a week and I need to know who wants to fly. Second phase is to have some booking software for our...