The majority of clubs and FBO's in Region 11 have gone to a mandatory radio policy after the recent midair where the tow plane and glider collided turning final. The tow plane was not radio equipped and therefore didn't know (hear) that the glider was turning final from the other direction. That...

The legendary Manfred Radius will fly at Sun n Fun this weekend: his pyro-illuminated night show on Saturday, and his day show, with its beware-the-pucker tail-slide to inverted ribbon cut on Sunday afternoon. If you've never had the chance to see Manfred perform, check out his website...

I was recently asked to contribute some flight log analyses for an upcoming presentation by John Mittell for his club on his first-time competitor experience at the Seniors. I downloaded flight logs from the SSA site and started going through them in See You, and I noticed that thermals looked...

Hi I have to bring the owner manual when I fly my LS 6. I have a copy on a memory key. Is it acceptable? Regards S6

Howdy all I'm looking for the manual / installation manual for the Cambridge 301/301 flight computer. Thank you. John Wahl

anybody have a manual for a C-Nav. Scanned version. Thanks Dave

I am looking for a manual or a copy of a manual or a contact to get a manual for this variometer. Failing that can anyone tell me the set up procedures for Netto zeroing (the vario zero is easy to figure out) and setting the wet and dry speed to fly pots? This is the model with pneumatic probe...

I will be learning to fly a Schweitzer 2-32 after Thanksgiving. Does anyone know where I can get a POH that will list generic payload and Vspeeds etc. TIA. Daniel L. Lieberman

Does anybody have a manual for the Peschges Vario VP4 H in english? I just bought a PIK20D but I have no idea how to use it. I am using SeeYou Mobile but it would be nice to know what this thing can do. Thanks. Chris Aniol

Hi, me it has been given And E-vario of the RICO ( model VACS), for my PIK20B Unfortunately I do not possess the use manual. there is someone that can help me? Best regards, Fulvio

Have you ever noticed the lack of images on glider manufactures web sites? Especially cockpit and closeups. Sure they have a few of the gliders flying, but auto manufactures have detailed images and even 360 cameras and the autos cost less then a quarter as much. Yeah I know there is more auto...

Does anyone know the relationships between the following companies? Pipistrel and AMS are obviously linked by the common wing to all their aircraft and now Pipistrel has picked up the Apis line. the Silent from Italy has an nearly identical fuselage to the Apis, but not the same wings. there...

Direct message FAI Gliding � @FAI_IGC 4h4 hours ago More President Eric Mozer @ericmozer has closed the 2019 IGC Plenary meeting and has wished the Delegates safe journies home. #igcplenary �

There are many errors in the FAA's "Glider Flying Handbook". In particular Chapter 3, the aerodynamics/ theory chapter, seems to average about one major (embarrasing!) error every couple of pages. S

Hi, I've just added a batch of photos to my NK ClearNav web page he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/nk.htm#NK-0600 Good Soaring, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc. http://www.cumulus-soaring.com

With all this discussion going on now, maybe someone with some knowledge or experience could enlighten us on the consequences of 10 or more sailplanes in a tight gaglge all squawking the same info. Will ATC see them all? Or will interference and/or filtering software at ATC make some or all of...

As a member ham and member of the local Search and Rescue organization, we have been interested in tracking fellow searchers. The technology has been available for some time, but was not straightforward. That may be changing, and the change may be very useful for soaring pilots who wish to...

I have a perfect high res scan of Michigan Aeronautical Chart (ideal for the 2011 R6N Contest Ionia Flying Area) and need to figure out how to create a suitable(.twf) file for use with GlidePlan Contest Map creation software The "geolocated" sectional file...

The topography of the United States mapped by the shadows of hills and mountains just before sunset on the summer solstice. http://imgur.com/a/klLBZ

I was absolutely stunned the other day when I was looking at the aerial view of my glider club (http://skysoaring.com) on Mapquest only to find that there was a glider on tow complete with shadow! Hard to tell but it looks like our Schweizer 1-34R being towed by our venerable L-19 Birddog. I...