I announced the following FAA rule in my popular newsletter (please see www.eglider.org) This is just the first of new airspace rules ending the airspace freedom we have enjoyed up to now, and may make glider flying near the major east and west coast corridors impossible or impractical. ADS-B...

Well, it has come down to the final couple of days to take advantage of the FLARM early-bird discount. FLARM will be THE major electronic device for glider safety, and I suspect those who are most serious about glider flying and safety have already joined the several hundreds of pilots who have...

Every year at this time, we receive many orders for the new year soaring calendars from people who did not receive one as a gift during the recent holidays. We still have several copies of each of the three calendars still in stock. In case you are not familar with them, the European calendars,...

Accident Prevention Flying gliders is dangerous. The “Accident Prevention Manual For Glider Pilots” written in 1992 has been an important and effective tool to train pilots to fly safer. The difficulty is getting pilots to read the manual. The relatively light sales of this book, and the fact...

Today, we removed the trailers from winter storage and plan to roll the runway for our spring opening this weekend. Ridge day scheduled for Sunday. Saturday evening, we will have an spring opening party. Don't miss it. Tom & Doris

Word from Europe is the new FLARM is in final testing and May delivery is very likely. Tom Knauff

Flight Training and Safety #3 Newsletter has been posted on Facebook and my free newsletter. Sign up at www.eglider.org This newsletter is about preventing launching accidents. Tom Knauff

Brian Collins is submitting a claim for a US National Record (General - Distance around 3 turnpoints, 15M class). Flight details: From Ridge Soaring Gliderport 23 April 2014 Pik-20, N9Z

Yes, four of us flew yesterday. Several of our flights are posted on the OLC. 7V, 8H, SZ and myself. Ran north to crossroads, then "they ran to Andrews, Jal, something like #77 and home." I went after crossroads to Brownfield and that was a sink hole. But out in the blue hit an 8 kt climb to almost...

Sugarbush Soaring Association at the Warren-Sugarbush Airport in Warren, Vermont, 0B7, is seeking a highly qualified Certified Flight Instructor-Glider (CFI-G) to join our team for the 2020 season. Sugarbush Soaring is an active glider operation that specializes in flight instruction with...

Reaching out to query about golf carts - we use them to tow gliders (not on a flat surface, plenty of inclines) and transport people. I know there are a lot of different opinions but generally I’m curious what is the prevalent type in use out there - gas or electric? Both have their ups and...

Anyone know the trick of getting the last rubber “donut� and it’s keeper on on the MLG suspension on a PW6? Doing the 6 year/1,000 hour mandatory items on our older PW6. Attempting to replace the rubber rings/donuts for the main landing gear suspension. How does one compress them enough to...

Anyone know of an occurrence of a forward hinged canopy that opening in flight? Any possibility of this happening if the forward hinged canopy was unlocked on a flight? Thanks Tom

Sugarbush Soaring has potential openings for the 2018 Youth Soaring Camps. The camps are open to eight youth ages 13 through 18 and are held at the Warren-Sugarbush Airport (0B7), in Warren, Vermont. Instructional flights are conducted in our two-place gliders (one ASK-21, two PW-6s, and one SGS...

Sugarbush Soaring is possibly looking for a good condition 2-33 for its fleet. There seem to be none advertised anywhere. Any intel? Thanks Tom

Hi! We are trying to get new two seater from various funds for our club. Most of the funds force to buy new glider. Can you please help us a little bit with market research and suggest low budget two seater? Thank you all!

If anyone would have an old working e box for a DG (not the Ducati boxs) I would like to buy it. Tom Stowers 775 782-4944

For you SN-10 flight computer users, ILEC has announced the availability of a new USB adapter. No more connecting your laptop to download flights at the end of the day! Simply plug in a flash drive and zip - you are done! Dealers should have them in stock in a week or so. Tom Knauff

Support your gliderport It is mid-summer and the full effects of the economic slowdown are affecting all small businesses. Many gliderports have been greatly affected, which includes flight instructors, tow pilots, and line personnel. Glider pilots can do a lot to help. When gliderports...

Ridge Soaring Gliderport announces a summer sale of numerous soaring items exclusively for our many newsletter subscribers. The newsletter is free and you can subscribe by visiting our web site: www.eglider.org. Enter your email address information in the block on the right side of the...