So what is the collective wisdom for a decent P&S camera for the glider. I'm looking for something slightly better than my cell phone camera, but small enough to fit into my Libelle with my lard butt in there :-) Thanks Peter

Anyone know where I might find a small quantoty of 20 x 3mm spring steel to rebuild the tail spring on my Ka-6? It suffered a hard landing and one of the leafs got buggered up pretty badly. All I can find at the usual sustpects (McMaster and Grainger) is mild 1008/10018 steel in that...

Our webhost just informed us that due to upgrade our current booking system will no longer be supported (developed by a club member who has since passed). Just out of curiosity, what are other clubs out there using to schedule Club planes, tow pilots, and instructors? Peter

I have an old Oudie (first gen), and was wondering if anyone has opened up theirs to replace the battery? The battery life on mine is going south at a rapid pace, and I think I may be due for a new battery. Pete

So last year I buffed out my Libelle with 3M Finesse, and then waxed and sealed it with WX Block/Seal. Since spring has tentatively arrived here in the frozen tundra of the upper midwest, I started thinking about getting the old girl ready for the season. So do I need to do any surface prep before...

Looking at getting a new vehicle this spring, and am currently looking into a Jetta Sportwagon TDI. Any of you guys use one to tow your ship? Good or bad? Peter

Any planned meetups/dinners this year? Haven't seen anything here or on the SSA page. Pete

I have an early model Oudie 1, and lately the internal GPS has been dropping out on me. Is anyone else experiencing intermittent GPS drop outs? I suspect that it may be heat related, but I wanted to see if anyone else is having similar problems. The last few times this has happened it was rather...

Just saw this on the interwebs this morning. A paraglider pilot managed to finally complete a 300km triangle in the alps. http://www.xcmag.com/2014/06/thomas-walder-flies-first-paraglider-300km-fai-triangle/ Pretty impressive for something with slightly better than half the L/D of a 1-26 :-) Pete

I may be in the need for an s-nav calibration. For the last few flights i've been wondering why the s-nav keeps showing 50+kt headwinds no matter which way I go. So I finally read the fine manual, and tried to adjust the airspeed offset in the box. Even at full -99 it till showed an airspeed of 50...

A freind of mine sent me this youtube vid today. The pilot hets a wee bit low during his final glide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZxvYMC2QvI Enjoy Pete

Our club 1-34 lives outside, and during heavy rains will accumulate some water in the fuselage. There appear to be no drain holes in the bottom of the fuselage. Is there supposed to be a drain in there? If not is there an approved method of adding these? Peter

So I am in the market for a new battery for my Libelle. I was thinking it might be time to upgrade to a LiFePO4 battery. Any recommendations/reviews from the community? I've seen people using the K2 and Stark Power batteries. Any preference between the two? Thanks Peter

Anyone know where I can get a german style aircraft logbook? I like the style, and would like to keep using them on my Libelle. Peter

So I just picked up a new to me Libelle (S/N 13), and the belts are pretty old. I'd like to get them re-webbed. Anyone have a good suggestion on where to go for this service? Thanks Peter

A friend of mine in my club found a used ASW-15 in Europe, and the price seemed attractive enough to investigate. It hasn't been flown in about 10 years, and would need an export CofA. The broker he's talked to over there warned him that getting the EASA form 27 could cost close to $3000. Can...

So I still have an Oudie 1 and was thinking of upgrading to the brighter screen Oudie 2. Is Naviter still doing the upgrades, or did I wait too long?. I checked the Naviter website, and see no more mention of the upgrade option. Thanks Peter

So I was talking to a fellow vintage glider pilot from Wichita (we'll leave Tony unnamed here), and go to wondering if it were possible to set a distance day using current sports class rules. Would one turn point 1000km radius TAT work? Pete

Hi, got a dumb question. The O-rings on the TE probe of our L-23 are shot. Of course I forgot to measure them last time I was at the field, so I hope one of you might know what size to get. Thanks Pete

Ok help me spend more time putzing around with my glider. I am in the process of redoing the aileron seals on my Ka-6Cr, and it got me to wonder about the rudder and elevator. Right now the gap on the elevator is not sealed off at all although the trim tab on mine does have a mylar gap seal. The...