Help. I am at that age. I wear contacts for distance vision but now my arms are getting too short also. Causing headaches and queasiness when trying to read my instruments, especially the PDA. I would like to hear back from others on what decision they made on progressive vs. lined lenses...

Hi, FLARM has become extremely popular in several regions of the world (Europe, and Australia, and ...?), but it has not been "allowed" in the USA so far. However, there are several gliders flying with FLARM here in the USA. It is a great technology solution and safety enhancer. But technical...

This weekend Bob Carlton brought his Bonus Jet glider to Phoenix for Arizona Soaring Association members to demo and presented a fine PowerPoint / video presentation after our BBQ dinner at Turf Soaring. What a great time we all had. The weather cooperated, and although it was a tad windy, there...

Unless you have ridge or wave nearby. A huge reduction in solar output is predicted to occur by then. http://phys.org/news/2015-07-irregular-heartbeat-sun-driven-dynamo.html

Had the chance to make a photo of Oudie and Dell Streak 5" in direct sunlight: http://max.kellermann.name/download/xcsoar/screenshots/oudie_vs_streak.jpg

Hi @ all, my Lak-17a sn.125 is up for sale - complete and ready to race! For details look at http://www.segelflug.de/classifieds/ (navigate to 18m class) or contact me by email. Kind Regards Armin

Retired now and looking to purchase a motorized glider; weighing the pros and cons of self-launchers v sustainers. Two-placer is a priority, as I would like to take my wife. Single place acceptable as long as I can keep her happy sightseeing. We plan on extensive travelling, some to both...

I read the recent article in Soaring and it has got me fired up. I have been a member of a small club in Washington State for the last 2 years, learning to fly. The club has a 2-33 and a Lark and a Pawnee. That's it. Badge flying has not been an emphasis, even though one qualifies for at...

Hy CSK wrote: ASH25E OO-YPM with ROTAX 275 - at what rate should oil be checked/topped up/changed in the reduction gearbox? Access to the different plugs isn't simple... - temperature indication on the ILEC instrument seems erratic. What kind of transducer is used on the cylinder...

From now to March 31, 2013, I'm offering free checkrides for FAA Glider (Private / Commercial applicants, add-on or initial) and CFI-Glider add-on's, renewals and reinstatements. It occurs to me that many student pilots and transition pilots need to simply FINISH what they started, so here is the...

What are the inexpensive devices for logging Silver and Gold badge flights, and how do they compare - costs / ease of use / reliability, etc ? I will be working on my Silver badge this season, using a rented glider, so I need an inexpensive, portable, and easy to use setup. It seems to me that...

http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=130&L=1 One that is likely to clean up at the 20m two seat competitions!.

During the winter of 2009 I was bored, and aggravated with the sealed lead acid batteries that I was using in my sailplane. They didn't hold the voltage above 12v for very long, they needed replacement every few years, and I had one die 5 miles away from the airport at the end of a 300K badge...

http://silentflight.com/index.php?option=com_community&view=photos&userid=62&task=album&albumid=8&Itemid=8 Neither has a mat anti glare covering on the screens which would help both with definition. Cheers Al

Please keep your prosselitising to your church. I find such bigotry offensive. If you have a flesh and blood messiah who can personally show you how to attach to the supreme godhead, then you would be doing just that rather than wasting space on a gliding...

http://topfly.free.fr/en/accueil.htm)] Dear gliding fellows, I have been asked to participate to this thread although I do not read your newsgroup (by lack of time only). I own and fly a Nimbus 4DM Night VFR certified. I believe that this is the only Night VFR certified glider. This is a...

Due to lack of time from the owner, there's a DG 303 Acro for sale. The glider is based in Minden (NV) and is in absolute pristine conditions, like new plus all the improvements and accessories, like transponder, solar panels, etc. Also the trailer is like new and with a lot of improvements. This...

If you want to make a flight to a "goal" the sporting code says that the "goal" is a "finish point" and the definition of "finish point is defined as the end of the flight (for simplicity). Either a landing, a declared "finish point", or engine start location. My question is why does the goal...

One of our members is a high school teacher. He worked things out with the school to take a field trip to our gliderport for introductory rides. And, as luck would have it, the day they came out to fly was a spectacular soaring day! How often does that happen? And they even got the story to one...

Not much happening the past two years? https://akaflieg-karlsruhe.de/tag/12-modell/ Anyone know of further progress? Mike