On the SSA webpage, http://www.ssa.org/society/ListNewsArticleDtl. asp?id=432 there is an article about extending the repack requirement from 120 days to 180 days. (If the url is split onto two lines, make sure you paste it all in your brower.) This was posted on Friday, 14 JAN 05

Glenn Holden is doing the scoring at the Sports Class and World Class race going on right now at Bermuda High in South Carolina, and he's getting the scores posted in what must be record time. He usually has the scores posted between 1630 hrs and 1830 hrs on THE SAME DAY as the race! No waiting...

Any report??

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic in Albuquerque, NM on February 12 and 13, 2008 You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend. Clinic Hours: Saturday: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. For more information or...

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a CFIG Refresher Clinic in Etowah, Tennessee, on Saturday October 22 and Sunday 23 2005. Clinic Hours: Saturday: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend; all are welcome. Tuition...

I happened to blunder into a recent posting from the FRTF on SSA's website, dated July 9. Any SSA member with genuine interest in SSA owes it to him-/her-self to read it. I mention it here by way of FYI, since no one else has yet. If anyone who does can figure out how to use the contact form...

The beta release of the PRL is available at soaringweb.org/PRL Please send along your questions and comments. best wishes for a great, safe season, John Leibacher

USA / as of April 26, 2010: Your Blanik L-23 is grounded unless you have complied with FAA AD 2010-08-01, which refers to the work specified in LET/Aircraft Industries Mandatory Bulletin MB L23/052a. This bulletin describes the non-destructive testing for cracks in the inner elevator hinge. So...

I need a left hand rear seat pan and a main wheel fairing for an ASK-21. Doesn't need to be pretty, just serviceable. Any offers or suggestions to: Pete Brown Alaska Mountain Soaring Association email: office phone 907-564-0450 cell: 907-748-7529

Information alert -- USA. FAA Airworthiness Directive 2010-08-01 for Blanik L-23 sailplanes. Cracks have been reported in 7 Blanik L-23 elevator / stabilizer "inner" hinges by EASA (Europe.) Inspection per the Blanik Mandatory Inspection Bulletin # L-23/052a (dated March 2, 2010) for cracks must...

ASW-20C S/N 20834 Komet III trailer S/N 1317 Delivered October 1985 Total time: 1953 hours Excellent original gelcoat Tinted blue canopy Hydraulic disk brake Blow hole turbulators

------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Notice from AOPA President Phil Boyer June 27, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- == ATTENTION ALL NEW YORK PILOTS == URGE GOV PATAKI TO VETO PILOT BACKGROUND CHECK...

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic in Atlanta, GA, on Tuesday February 3 and Wednesday February 4, 2004. Clinic Hours: Day One: 8:30 AM to 6 PM Day Two: 8 AM to 5 PM. You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend....

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic in Houston, TX, on Saturday January 24 and Sunday January 25, 2004. Clinic Hours: Saturday: 8:30 AM to 6 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend. For...

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the Soaring Society of America) will present a two-day Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic as follows. Location: Long Beach, CA Date: April 17-18, 2010 You need not be a flight instructor to attend, and all are welcome. For...

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday October 25 and Sunday October 26, 2003. Advance registration is mandatory for this Atlanta CFIG clinic. For more information, or to make a...

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a CFIG Recertification Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday July 8 & Sunday July 9, 2006. Clinic Hours: Saturday: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend. Tuition is $150 per...

Discus 2b for sale: Year of mfg: 2000 S/N 58. Approx 120 flights, 180 hours. Factory Cobra trailer with glass top, Cambridge 302, Becker Radio, Winter Mechanical Vario, Boom Mike, ELT, Tilt up instrument panel, Two tow hooks, Canopy cover, Tow out Gear (wing wheel and tow bar), Lots of options,...

Is there one in Philadelphia, and if not, what's the closest option? -tuno

Do new gliders delivered to USA customers have Experimental Certificates? If so, why? If not, why do most second-hand gliders have Experimental Certificates? Please reference any replies. Thanks! Chris