I have one and I'm seriously thinking about putting a hitch on it to (among other things) tow glider trailers with. Anyone out there doing it? What hitch do you have? Which engine? I have the 1.9 TDI, which I think has plenty of power for it...

I've done a search in both RAS and on the web but I'm not finding the information I'm looking for. I'm restoring a 1963 S Austria and one of the previous owners used what I think is Sikaflex to bond the canopy glass to the metal canopy frame. It's now separating badly. What should I use to bond the...

I recently heard from an owner having installed a MKIV yaw string on a FES (front, electric, self-launch/sustainer) equipped glider. He said that the MKIV was not indicating straight back centered in level flight, being slightly off to the side and deflection in turns was "not even, more sensitive...

I've recently acquired the capability to make updated sectionals that can be used with GlidePlan. Kinda. Right now it is a pretty manual process that takes me about an hour or so for each one. I'm trying go gauge how much interest still remains in that program to see if it would be worth the...

Two comments/questions: 1. I had purchased a panel mount extension USB cable to allow me to plug the USB drive into the panel for upgrades and flight downloads. I didn't think anything about the cable type but after doing the install I can not download flights. I started looking at the cable and...

I have a customer looking for hangar dolly for heavy glider (Antares). Anything that works for Duo, Arcs, DG-500/1000, or similar will probably work. Anybody know of commercial fabricators of such things, or a used one available ? Thanks, Best Regards, Dave

There seems to be a fair amount of confusion about the springs used in almost all modern sailplane rudder cables. The springs are there to keep the pedals upright (pulling forward) and to facilitate rudder pedal adjustment through the use of an 'S' tube. Each rudder cable enters the top rear of its...

nice design for this wing wheel dolly carbon fiber texalium shock absorber easy to use watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXBxx9ys_Y

O.K. now that I am getting back into gliding, I will want to purchase a glider of my own in the not so distant future. I had a lot of fun flying a 1-26 when I was doing my solo training, and am thinking seriously about getting one as the money flow allows. But there is that part inside me that...

I am looking for a source for a replacement bottle jack for a cobra trailer ramp (yes, I know I should switch to the mechanical jack and all problems will go away, but I don't want to go down that route yet). The Torin 2-ton jack that Walmart and Autozone sell is extremely poorly built, in addition...

Have received a letter from the tax assessor requesting location and value info on my glider for the purpose of property tax assessment. I am curious, why now? Since I have owned the glider almost 5 years already, I wonder if it took that long for the County/State to catch up on the paperwork. The...

OK all, its cold (with an F), wet and dreary here in Oz, and time to fire up the dreams machine. What ship, down to 3 options- ASH26E 304S with Jet sustainer Antares 20E Which is your choice and why?

I have received several letters over the last year from people interested in purchasing my glider. I was wondering if this is common or rare? I'd like to think it rare and that I own a highly desireable and marketable glider. I also wonder if it is some type of scam. The letter's content...

An annoying property of my Ventus 2C is that the safety harness does not hold me into the seat. When encountering turbulance my upper torso leaves the seat and my head ocassionally hits the canopy. The position of the shoulder strap anchors aft of the cockpit is high enough that no downward force...

Following the thread on landing with one spoiler, I wonder what proportion of landing accidents result from mechanical failure or jamming of primary flight controls and spoilers/dive brakes. I personally know of a couple of failures - one spoiler handle sheared off as the pilot did his pre-landing...

In addition to AGCSC, there is a winch at Twentynine Palms, and one run by the CAP somewhere around LA. That makes at least three known winches operating in California.

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I'm going to watch my parachute get repacked this evening. The local Master Rigger is teaching a rigging class and I'm invited to watch him repack my 'chute in front of the class. Can I ask him any questions for r.a.s.? Bill Daniels

Hello! Can someone tell me which compensated varios do not need a total energy probe? (no electronic compensation) Thanks a lot! Robert

Be ready for the worst: I totaled my ASW-28 last summer. The next day while I was "out of it" in the hospital, the Feds (FAA-FISDO not the NTSB {because I didn't get killed I guess}) inspected the damaged glider and removed all paperwork and my smashed PDA. A few weeks later they returned all by...