What is the best soaring site in USA considering climate, services, access, scenery, airspace etc for a tourist interested in soaring? js

The Delorme InReach Satellite Tracker is now available for pre-order on their website. Unfortunately, they apparently decided that the minimum update interval would be 10 minutes, the same as the SPOT tracker many of us use now. It is also MUCH more expensive for initial purchase, and (I think)...

Fellow r.a.s.'ers: Tell me about the Lark. I don't yet know which model, but I hear that our club is about to acquire one. Should I be ecstatic, or concerned?

OK, Ive not done one. Been checked out, approved and even go to the "all ready to break my outlanding virginity" stage during many flights -only to be saved by a low thermal or afternooon crop fire. So, outlanding is an interesting idea that I am sure to come to grips with soon enough, weather...

I am interested in hear U.S. glider pilot comments on the pros/cons of all these sites for soaring forecasts. I have used them all at one time or another and find them generally comparable. But, some like RASP and DrJack do a much better job of locating convergence zones/shear lines....

Does anyone keep records on sailplane sales? I have been curoius about the number of the various types of gliders sold in the last 15 years. Bill Snead

I'm considering the addition of a PowerFlarm and probably a transponder (TTG21/22) to my Ventus 2bx, and am wondering if anyone has modified the forward and/or aft battery restraints to accommodate taller batteries. The restraints in my ship are set up for the typical 7-9AH SLA with dimensions...

OK All, So I've been 'round and 'round trying to figure out the right glider to buy (all year). I'm sure you all are getting tired of me by now! :- P But I have a related question for you (for once that does not involve a "Which glider is better" question): How detrimental to performance are...

Vertical Card Compass for Sale, used, but only for a few months. I needed the panel hole for something else. Made by Precision Aviation Inc. Houston TX, April 10, 2000. This instrument has been sitting in my "glider Box" for the last 6 years. It looks and works like new. The highest bid over...

I'm looking for a PZL KI-13A compass to replace mine that has become almost unuseable - the plastic window has clouded and the numbers cannot be read very easily anymore (understatement!). Anyone out there have one sitting on a shelf gathering dust? I know, what do I need a compass for...well, my...

I live in a fairly busy area, airplane wise. Just last weekend I spotted a single engine plane coming more or less straight at me at my altitude. I quickly banked to 1) get out of the way and 2) be more visible to the approaching airplane. I didn't notice any reaction so I don't know if he saw...

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Following the thread on landing with one spoiler, I wonder what proportion of landing accidents result from mechanical failure or jamming of primary flight controls and spoilers/dive brakes. I personally know of a couple of failures - one spoiler handle sheared off as the pilot did his pre-landing...

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There is still some confusion on the subject of the audit, or lack thereof, and the board. The answer given by the Excom to the members in their first statement was not correct. That is 'the board decided .....'. Then the attempted clarification was also not clear. So let me state it very...

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Here is a question for you DPE's and Instructors to weigh in on. A student pilot on his checkride, was not passed for his private for the following reason. He landed in the opposite direction that he took off from. A little background, the entire days operation was operating from runway 18. His...

Messenger, that is... OK, so I've just been driving with it recently. But I have kinda figured it out, and have also set up an email filter to generate a much more useful email or text message position report. What follows will be most useful for someone who already has one of these, but it may...

With all the talk on 13.5m electric stuff, new class of "soaring competition" etc... A challenge for anyone currently flying only gliders with some sort of "method of propulsion": Fly a season in pure glider to get your chops and credibility back up. You don't have to buy a new glider, either...

Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?