On Aug 21, 2:55 pm, ryanglover1969 wrote: Very interesting indeed! Blather aside, I'm thinking that the tool in question is a waviness gauge such as the one I made for checking plugs and molds: http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24/update_11_october_04.htm My experience,...

Just as an experiment, I thought I'd clarify the Subject content and see if I can make this sink out of sight faster. Please do not reply. Thanks, Bob K.

This just up on CNN: ...A weathered sweat shirt, cash and a pilot identification card with Fossett's name were found Tuesday near Mammoth Lakes, police Chief Randy Schienle said. The ID did not have a photo, he said... http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/01/fossett.discovery/index.html

Richard, I lost your email address. I need a couple more sets of those taper pins and pin sockets. Thanks, Bob K. bob at hpaircraft dot com

Where do those big holes in the spars of composite gliders come from? You know, the ones where they put the bushings that you insert the main pins through? Somebody with a big drill drills them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ3rISscO2I Thanks, Bob K.

Just curious if anybody on this forum knows who won the salvage bidding for the DG-505 that hit a fencepost in Colorado: http://www.aigaviation.com/aviationsalvage/salvagedetail.aspx?faano=N505KK It's cool if nobody wants to fess up, I'm just curious. That wing looks like it might be repairable,...

Back in the old days (you know, like the 1980s?), the standard pressure breathing O2 regulator for wave flying was the A14. They were (relatively) cheap and common, and pretty much all of the players like Bikle and Harris used them. Does anybody have a sense of what is being used these days? I...

Glider Pilots Ground School - Eastern PA Philadelphia Glider Council will host the 2006 Glider Pilots Ground School. This course is designed as a tutorial for those prepping for the Glider Written Exam, as a refresher for an upcoming flight review, or as a general tune-up for experienced...

Glider Pilots Ground School - Eastern PA Philadelphia Glider Council will host the 2006 Glider Pilots Ground School. This course is designed as a tutorial for those prepping for the Glider Written Exam, as a refresher for an upcoming flight review, or as a general tune-up for experienced...

Winch for Sale - U.S. (Pennsylvania) Philadelphia Glider Council is selling a 350 Chevy based winch with 4500 ft. of relatively new high tensile rope. Capable of launching a max gross Grob 103 to 1200 ft with 3600 ft of cable out. Complete with chute and rigging - ready to go. $5,000 USD. Contact...

My 4 best: 1) First ever....nervous, but remembering what to do, flat field, recently worked, no obstructions... I see a nice long field, on final, see some wires in the way, alternative to the right is PERFECT!.... inside a horse track, must be flat, and a tractor is working it up as I watch, up...

Just got back from a week at Mifflin PA. What a kickstart to the season! A half dozen Canadians were there, and a large group from the Greater Boston Soaring Club. We all discussed having mixed feelings about reminding you here in RAS that you all can fly *ANY* time at Mifflin, since the busier it...

I hope this ominous warning gets to him in time! https://youtu.be/u-ZExeyZCUw Does anybody in the States recognize this man? Can you contact him somehow? He may be in some danger today.

Glad you were able to get a copy of George Moffat's book, however, soon that will be his first soaring book as he has just completed the manuscript of a second extensively revised version. It should be out of the printer (hopefully) by the SSA Convention. George says it will be a different book,...

I'm amazed at the number of seeming experts who are littering this site with passionately uninformed opinions yet don't seem to have the credentials or expertise of an infectious disease MD or actual governmental experience. Lets get back to what this site is about: Sharing information about the...

The FAA has just issued a new AD grounding Blaniks until they can be inspected using a new procedure. Unfortunately, this new procedure does not exist. Bob McKellar

I have asked to check out a rumor that there is an L-13 Blanik flying legally in the US. That doesn't sound right to me, as I think I would have heard of such a thing from verifiable source. Has anybody else heard such a rumor? Bob McKellar

If your grounded Blanik is insured for storage only, and a tree falls on it, what kind of value would the insurance company use? Would it be the market value pre grounding or the current scrap value?

The cable that allows adjustment of the front pedals in our club 103 Twin II Acro has broken off at the panel, making moving the pedals awkward. Where should we be looking for such a specific repair item? Thanks! Bob

http://www.youtube.com/user/Pakiavelli#p/a/u/2/3wdsE1UgP6k You must watch this in HD. Quite impressive (starts a bit blurry and then clears up). -bob