Hello US Pilots Nominations are open for a seat on the SSA Contest Rules Subcommittee. The term of service is 4 years and one seat is open this year, currently held by Rich Owen. Nominations are made by directors and sent to the SSA office,with a pilot biography, and with a copy to Hank Nixon, SSA...

Does anyone have contact information for a company called FBW Flugzeug Bau? I bought a couple of tail skid/wheel units from them a few years ago, but I can’t seem to find them (the company) now. The tail wheels are doing fine. I’m was trying to pass this vendors contact info to someone but...

I've been interested in following the results of the recent E-glide contest.. I've looked at the site website, but it does not seem to list the results. There are numerous YouTube videos of the live tracking, but without commentary. I have yet to see a website that lists the daily results in a...

Soaring magazine has a page titled “Remembering the past�, with 75 years ago, 50 & 25. This month told of Region 11, 1994 regionals. It was a 2 weekend affair and the first Sundays forecast looked Blum, so the 15 meter pilots got together and all decided not to fly, packed up and went home,...

From the Perlan website: The @Airbus Perlan Mission II Virtual Cockpit is live! While the weather here is not producing much high altitude wave, the calm conditions are perfect for data collection. Follow this data collection flight http://bit.ly/PerlanVC --

I have a radio that needs a wiring harness, Becker AR3201 can anyone help. Thanks, Bob

I love my ASW-20C but one thing is missing. A baby soft fuzzy headreast to lean into against those full-rack black-out pull ups, and barf your guts red-out push overs. I need one of those soft lams wool pillows attached to a decent frame to configure the perfect head rest. Does anyone has a...

I need a wheel for an older (ca 1992) Cobra trailer: 13 x 4 1/2 wheel with a J flange manufactured 9-91 (the stampings read K13S133 and FAD | 4 1/2 JX13H2 ). Offset measures approx 29 mm. This is the 4 bolt lug pattern on a 100 mm bolt circle. 57mm centerbore. If you have a wheel, or you know...

Tehachapi's Mt. Valley Airport Dust Devil Dash Contest. Handicap free distance straight out contest. Maximum distance wins! Here is my Dust Devil Dash Contest video for 2019. https://youtu.be/W8UKVjutfnI Hope you enjoy it. Regards, Oscar.

(1) The IGC Sporting Code Annex B (SC3B) on equipment required for flight Validation was updated on 5 September with Amendment 13 and will take effect, as is usual for Sporting Code updates, on 1 October. (2) Amendment List 5 to the Technical Specification for IGC-approved Flight Recorders was...

I recently have been given access to a friends Libelle model A. I think the Serial number is #83, Unfortunately, the POH is lost. Could anyone send me a copy or e-file of this document? Thank You Dennis

The link below is to an EASA document on the subject of many different allowable modifications to gliders. It spells out the legal procedures and methods to be used. You may find it handy to save a copy. https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/CS-STAN%20Issue%203.pdf

I have a new gas spring from the factory for my LS8 canopy. Install looks fairly straight forward, but you never know... Has anyone replaced one of these recently? Are there any helpful hits? Or gotchas to avoid? I believe it’s the same for LS4 and LS6, so any insights on those should...

Over twenty glider pilots had an amazing week in Logan, Utah mid-August 2019 and the world should know how great Logan is to come fly. Logan is a magical, technical mountain soaring site that allows pilots to fly all over northern Utah and far into both Idaho and Wyoming as well. I figure you...

I've been approached by an estate of a former club member who's glider is stored at my club. Its a 1978 PIK20-D. They have gone through his entire belongings and have not found any logbooks for the glider. Our club records indicate the glider has not flown since 2003. Its been at the club since...

Long time ago I landed glider with broken rudder. Rudder cable broke during stopping spin rotation in aerobatic flight on 3000 feet, decided not to bail out to see if flying and landing is possible and to save the glider. Flying with "hardover rudder" (full deflection) was interesting experience....

The rudder on my D2b has become very stiff on its hinges during this season.. I disconnected the cables at the rudder horn, and it's clear the problem is in the rudder not elsewhere in the control circuit. Removed mylar seals without effect. No visible damage to the rudder, and no foreign objects...

We just noticed some play on our club L-23. It was detected in the stick while on tow with a forward CG. Does anyone have experience with a horizontal stab being loose on an L-23? The elevator auto-hookups have large pins, but it seems like there's no way to really tighten...

Since there was a Yahoo group for DG owners that wasn't getting much activity, we'd like to share info and memories in a Facebook group. You can see the group with this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2493017574091871 We're looking forward to seeing many members :)

Hi - A friend of mine had his quite-sweet LS4 damaged in a tornado last September in Minnesota (no mud slides or earthquakes for us, no sireee). He is looking for a quality repair. The damage is non-structural. Anyone have a strong recommendation? He has seen the ads in the back of soaring but...