Does anyone have any experience yet with Condor under Windows 10? I'm trying to decide whether I should upgrade yet given some concerns about connectivity with my Vertica V2 running LK8000 (this may also be a problem for Oudie users). I purchased a USB to serial cable from Glidertools several years...

Rex is looking into making glare-shield antenna mounts for the PowerFLARM dipole antenna, especially for gliders with glare-shields that jettison with the canopy (Schleicher, LS). The mount will featu - mast sticks up above glare-shield - base mounts underneath glare-shield with velcro -...

Most flight computers nowadays calculate wind vector, but only few calculate headwind/tailwind component, which, in my opinion, is almost equally important, since it tells you if your glide over terrain/final glide is going to suffer or benefit from the wind component, as well as help you estimate...

Just reply with a country name.. - Denmark

My club purchased an ICOM IC-A14 to supplement our existing ICOM- A4's. The ICOM-A4 has been recently discontinued. It has a simple limited keypad (no numbers) which is perfect for a club using only one frequency. We keep them "locked" to prevent accidental mis- communications from inadvertently...

I am about to make my first foray into the world of soaring software. I will, most likely, be using a Naviter Oudie Lite hooked up to a Cambridge 302. My focus will be cross country flight (versus contest flying) for the foreseeable future. I have read reviews and comments about both XCSoar and...

So, it's time to fess up. I have used flarm tactically in contests. I enjoyed it. And I think it increases, not decreases, the "spirit" of the sport. How: One soupy, incredibly hard blue day at Perry, I had (as usual) screwed up my determination that this time, I was not going to foolishly go...

I'm just getting back into the sport after a long hiatus. I've seen that a lot of glider pilots fly with parachutes (ones they wear) and I have seen Ballistic Recovery System parachutes in planes as well. From my layman's view, it appears that getting out of a plane using a traditional chute after...

The towplane rudder waggle signal has done more harm than good. We have spent at least ten years trying to educate our pilots about this signal, and we have failed. It is time we got rid of the signal. http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20110715X11650&key=1 -Pat

ASW 27's and Ventus 2B's are are both 15 meter (flapped) and sailplanes -- nice ones at that! Should they be considered equivalents or are there reasons to prefer one over the other (based on performance, handling, price, niceness, holding value, maintainability, availability, etc., etc.)? Are...

Our club has yet to try winching, though a half-dozen members have experienced it elsewhere sometime across the last fifty years. Reading Piggot, I discover the command "All Out" for the beginning of the launch. Is this the customary command in other places besides England? Why this? What does...

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111013X31821&key=1 NTSB Identification: WPR12FA010 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Thursday, October 13, 2011 in Cle Elum, WA Aircraft: DG FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH DG 1000S, registration: 7760A Injuries: 1 Fatal. This is preliminary...

Does anyone else think this would be an unbelievable combination?

From Sept 2010 "Soaring"...article on FLARM... ...."we were flying in big undiciplined gaggles"... ...."I received indications about one idiot who pulled in behind and then passed 10 feet over me."... ...."I received many beeps from gliders following 20 feet behind and just outside..."

What e Readers are you all using with XC Soar? Check out this photo. Looks outstanding to me...what product is this? This is a European glider I...

I recently bought an Oregon Scientific UV888 Personal UV Monitor (~$30). Among other things, it measures the UV flux and computes the UV Index (UVI), then determines a "safe exposure time" based on your input of skin type and the SPF of the sunscreen you are using. Naturally, I made a...

Does anyone know the story of Competition Identification numbers and/or letters? Who decided they were necessary? When? Why? etc... (It's cold, gray, wet, and winter and I was just wondering

I have been looking at OLC and trying to make a determination as to had the best flight of the day in North America. Now listen, no politics here, just flight evaluation and the cut off time is midnight on the East Coast. No flaming liberals shall post. Bob

OK this is kind of silly but the the actual size of the PowerFLARM device has been discussed in other threads. And as pointed out there I think the renderings on the PowerFLARM web site makes the unit look a bit larger that it really is. Anyhow being a visual kind of person (and somebody who...

Darn! I just finally looked at the speakers and topics for this convention and there is not a single time slot that doesn't have at least two different speakers and topics I really want to attend. :( Would someone mind giving my presentation so I can go to the others scheduled during my time...