2009 Laister Sailplane Count (“Bird Count”) Currently, I know of 4 Laister sailplanes that are regularly flown in the U.S. I suspect there are more. Do you know of any active Laister Sailplanes flying in your area? Do you know of any Laister Sailplanes undergoing restoration in your area? If so,...

Hi, I'm trying to find the number of 2008 SRA Poll invitations sent out, as a proxy for the number of 'active' competition pilots in the U.S. last year. Can anyone help me out here? TIA,

New news about the soaring ops. at Pearblossom CA (ex-Great Western Soaring School). The new organization "Soaring Academy" is scheduled to open January 1st, weather permitting or not. The new website www.soaringacademy.us is not yet operational -- at least I could not get into it. All you antsy...

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Hi! Unfortunately due to problems with the site "http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/planador" provider was deleted! I am switching the site to Google's servers with a new address: http://sites.google.com/site/planadoresbrasil

http://www.varesenotizie.it/territorio/provincia/29489-le-foto-esclusive-dellaliante-atterrato-in-emergenza-a-cuvio.html On December 23 there was a collision between 2 gliders in Italy. The private ASW28 and the club's ASK21 were both soaring the ridge in a mild northerly wind, in opposite...

I wonder what's up with them. Today I see their 3 best single seat gliders (LS3, LS4, and Discus) up for sale on W&W, all on the same day. I was hoping to get out there and rent one of those this spring, now that I have an excuse to go there. (Sister-in-law just moved to Reno). If I see...

OLC has done a great job of making weekend cross country flying interesting. Being a senior citizen with a somewhat competitive nature, I am discouraged by the necessity to fly a lot of really long (5-7 hour) flights in order to place well in the OLC standings. Most of the time, after flying...

To all you glider drivers out the here's wishing you all a safe 2009 soaring season, 12+ knot lift and endless cloud streets at 18,000 ft. Cheers, Charles

Instructor Revalidation Clinic – Eastern Pennsylvania Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic – February 7 & 8, 2009 Sponsored by Philadelphia Glider Council Presented by Bob Wander and the Soaring Safety Foundation Revalidate any instructor certificate – CFI-Glider, CFI, CFI-I, etc. Focused on...

I just got an email, and check out these pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/lakralc/CherokeeIIModel# and: http://picasaweb.google.com/lakralc/CherokeeIIModelConstruction# oh and by the way, we're having a great time spending the week in Marfa, TX. The Cherokee isnt here, but 5 of my best...

www.soartech-aero.com/SoarTech-6.pdf There also is some interesting reading along with it.

Hello all, after the several inquiries posted this past few days regarding Fred, I had been waiting for someone else to come up with the grim news. It did not happen, so here it is. I was told yesterday morning that Fred had died by his own hand. I know nothing else. There is no towing right now...

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Hi, this post is for everyone interested in planes of all sorts. I’ve just acquired a new website (www.aviationearth.com) that is all about aviation news, images, videos, articles and more. The aircraft are both old and new from around the entire world. The database is not complete yet but is...

Fred LaSor of "SoaringNV" at Minden, wrote a short piece on wave flying that's worth the read. http://www.pacificsoaring.org/articles/Staying-Safe-in-Wave-Fred-LaSor-12-2008.html Fred refers to the mnemonic PRICE (I had to ask him what the I-C-E part was. That's Pressure, Regulator, Indicator,...

Hi All, The January issue of Gliding International is to be mailed before Christmas. It features - € Detailed report on the Akafliegs conference and the new innovations coming up in Germany € An interview with Tilo Holighaus (Schempp-Hirth) on how his company is

I had an AV-5 that worked well but fell victim to the trees overhanging our neighborhood streets. I'm wondering if anyone has experience using a longer antenna without a ground plane on a fiberglass RV. Or perhaps there's an antenna similar to the AV-5, but with a flexible base? ~ted/2NO

The New York Times, December 28, 2008 is bringing series of essays titled” The Lives They Lived”. One of the essays, written by James Vlahos is taking note on life of Steve Fossett. Two page article is accompanied by big beautiful 2002 picture of Steve’s glider in flight.

I have the aft portion of Schemmp-Hirth factory (Mecaplex) canopy transparency available. I would like to keep this as a spare, but will sell to an Open Cirrus owner in need. Not for sale to resellers. This part was recieved from the factory this fall, in perfect condition with the side window...