OK - a bit of a Soaring spin on some real-life pilot/mechanic communications: Commercial Glider operation - Commercial Pilot notes in Daily Log to local A&P about maintenance issues with the glider that requires his immediate attention: Pilot Entry: Glider seems to have a new rattle. A&P: Yes,...

Glenn and Matt Holden have added more photos of the 2005 Region 5 North race, currently underway at Perry, South Carolina, USA. http://gahsys.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=r5n05&page= 1 They've included some nice photo's of several pilots waiting on the grid. They all seem to have...

Glenn and Matt Holden have added more photos of the 2005 Region 5 North race, currently underway at Perry, South Carolina, USA. http://gahsys.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=r5n05&page= 1 They've included some nice photo's of several pilots waiting on the grid. They all seem to have...

I just got an email from Andrej Kolar of SeeYou that the Mobile 2.3 upgrade registration problem is fixed by the new version on the SeeYou website. Here's some of the email: we are at the Aero fair in Germany. Can you please post to R.A.S that the version with today's date solves the...

Glenn Holden and his son Matt are assembling photos of the 2005 Region 5 North race, currently underway at Perry, South Carolina, USA. There are about a couple dozen photos on the site right now, but he isn't finished yet. It is still a work in progress. He will continue adding photos as...

I'm looking at some of the polar files WinPilot uses and I'm curious about the speed points that are selected to be the three ones in the file. Assuming sink rate data are available for many different speeds (see any of DJ's flight tests), is there a method to picking the best three to go in a...

Skylark North in Tehachapi CA USA needs a new full time Tow Pilot as the ever-present and highly reliable Ken wants to retire (again). Fly Pawnee's exclusively. Good Equipment and facilities. A CFIG and mountain flying experience would be useful. This is a beautiful place to live and...

17th - 24th September 2005 http://www.ddsc.org.au/2005state/default.php

The 2006 Multiclass gliding competition is to be held at Gawler during January 2006. The dates are as follows. Monday 2nd January to be the official practice day, Tuesday 3rd January First official competition day, Friday 13th January last day

Dates for cup are 19 November till 27 November 2005 a.. www.narromineglidingclub.com.au Anyone else got any other dates yet for state comps or National comps ? Thanks Mal

2005 ELY CAMP 26June thru 2July There will be a fly-in at Ely, NV from 26 June to 2 July. The emphasis will be on fun and learning. Daily weather briefings will be provided by Ely Soaring. There will be tasks (for those who want to fly together), badge and record attempts along with "just for...

I'm sorry to say that another Estonian glider pilot passed away on April 16-th after spinning to earth on final because making a downwind turn at 100ft while trying to eliminate excess heght. Glider involved was Cobra-15 (rented from our club). It particularly hurts us because there's so few of us...

A few weeks ago, I asked that question here and a few other places that would generate the answer. This morning, the answer fell into my lap. There are 72 examiners authorized to conduct the CFI exam, and 24 more that are only authorized to conduct private and commercial for a total of 96. My...

I've started a blog about my experiences as a student pilot and now as a low-time private. I hope this will be helpful to new soaring student pilots. When I was starting out, I found a wonderful web site for those new to the sport, that really helped me a lot. That site's gone, so I thought I'd...

Hmmm, have just discovered that Googles new video service (still in beta phase) accepts video uploads: http://video.google.com/ It reads: "We're accepting digital video files of any length and size. Simply sign up for an account and upload your videos using our Video Uploader (please be sure you...

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1.A Mooney was taking off at Albury Woodonga, NSW -- the pilot had an Irish setter on board. As the ship accelerated for take-off, the excited dog jumped from the back seat into the baggage compartment, hit the compartment door, which, unlocked, opened. The dog put his head out, automobile window...

Hi, we have written a open source flight log softwa FluPP (http://flupp.sf.net). At the moment it is written in Delphi and only available in German. We plan to rebuilt FluPP2 from scratch. This time we use C# for better compatibility to Linux and Hand helds and there will be the...

The 2005 Governor's Cup is already going strong, with at least 10 qualifying flights made in the last week. On Tuesday, several intrepid pilots of the Brandywine Soaring Association set out from New Garden to compete on the South Course. Meanwhile, Aero Club Albatross has already posted a number...

ALAMOGORDO FIESTA 2004 The White Sands Soaring Club had a great "first" Fiesta over the Memorial Day holidays. The club felt that late May and early June would provide better soaring than the Turkey Fest that was held for years. They were certainly correct and we have been able to enjoy the...