There must be a good number of our crowd out there that contributed their talents to getting us to the moon via the Apollo program. One is Roy Cundiff (formerly “R1� Ventus) who was an engineer on those mighty first stage F1 engines that put out 7.5 million pounds of thrust, consuming 318,000...

I hate to have to use RAS for this, but I've been having email issues with my (former) ISP. If any of you have tried to email me from my website www.mmfabrication.com in the past few weeks, I probably didn't get it. Sorry about that. It seems to be working now, but I also have an alternate email...

I am new to this forum and couldn't find the first post after many hours so posted again.

Please accept my humble apology for the post "Looking For a Tool" yesterday. It wasn't meant to offend you and it will not happen again. If you see anymore messages advertising our site I assure you it will not be coming from me or our staff so please inform me immediately so I can put a stop to...

In my reply to "Newbie glider pilot finally got chance to fly" on 7/27/06 at 9:18 a.m., I gove the wrong link to Knauff & Grove Soaring Suppiles. It should be: http://www.eglider.org/. My aoplogies to all. ...john naas in burke, va

Having thought it over, I must apologize for my outburst yesterday at a certain spoiled brat. Had I been his parent, I'd have tanned his bottom at his first tantrum and we'd be spared his immature behavior today. I lost it and I'm sorry. But this got me to exploring the tools available and I...

We must apologise for the interupption in service to the SA Nationals web site. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

Has this site changed its appearance, or have I done something to my PC? The page is all white and there are no frames, dividing lines, etc.

Any comments pro or con about the Appleboy nose release? Reportedly there are some PIK's, ASW's, LS's and Zuni's out there with them. Had the same request on gliderforum.com for a few days. A few views, but no comments. Perhaps someone here that I haven't already had an exchange with? TIA,

How difficult is it to apply insulation to the inside of an aluminum Cobra trailer ?.What type of material to use ? Dan

I am planning to place an order for control seals and tape to reseal my glider (304CZ). For those of you who have recently done this to your glider, what can you share to make this an easier job for me to do? Are there any special technics or tools required? Any additional sealing information would...

http://www.youtube.com/user/Pakiavelli#p/a/u/2/3wdsE1UgP6k You must watch this in HD. Quite impressive (starts a bit blurry and then clears up). -bob

I just finished reading the news account of the light plane pilot who buzzed the Statue of Liberty and interfered with LaGuardia traffic. In our post Sept 11 era, with enough of the public jittery about aircraft, this sort of behavior is just putting nails in our coffin IMHO. Any idea what sort of...

Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce that a new approval document for an IGC Position Recorder has been issued by the Gliding Federation of Australia for flights under its jurisdiction, after discussion with the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC). The IGC Position Recorder is a...

Hey Ho- I'm interested in whether someone can interpret my POH for me. I have MiniNimbus B and the POH says, *** The Mini-Nimbus B is approved for the following acrobatic maneuvers: Maneuver Entry Speed (kts) Inside Loops 108 Spins ...

Does anyone have a suggestion for inexpensive flight recorders that are approved for competition? -mat

I was using see you recorder app, but it no longer works. I am looking for a replacement. Does anyone have suggestions? I’ve seen skylogger xxl, skyvario, iglide and sensbox. None of them have enough ratings to know which one is worthwhile purchasing. If a anyone on this discussion has used...

Just wondering if a guy was going to take a week or two at end of April for some early season soaring in AZ, 1) how is the soaring that time of year and 2)what would be the best place to fly (best potential for XC flights and a place that is friendly to private gliders, lodging nearby or bunk house...

April Fools to you too Dr Jack The sky is falling

Story of 3 AD'd L-13s and the AMOC (altern meth of compliance) fix.