The Arcus-J is flying. Here is a video taken during its first few test flights in Moriarty: https://youtu.be/HQVWCASrZyw As most of you have probably seen, its first three OLC flights were pretty impressive, with a combined distance of ~4,300 km. It is certainly a testament to the exceptional...

ArcusM trailer (short version) built fall 2015 Alko anti-sway hitch (50mm) Removable tongue (for compact storage) 4 built-in jack-stands skid plates on rear jack-stands ArcusM handling gear (wing wheel, tail dolly, collapsing tow-bar with tail-lift) Two cobra wing-stands Shop ramp (quick-release...

I was looking on the map trying to figure out some of the tasks that Moffat wrote about in Winning on the Wing. In that book and his July 2003 Soaring article he writes about tasks using a turnpoint - the town of "Ardoin". I cannot find Ardoin on a map of TX or NM. Does anyone know where this...

Over the last two years I've designed and built three Arduino based soaring related devices.. They a 1) Tow Altitude Recorder with tow plane and ground units, 2) Cockpit Dual Battery Voltage & Temp Monitor, and 3)Trailer Lights Monitor. The Tow Altitude Recorder tow plane unit records the...

The 'Single 180 Turn From Downwind to Final' (aka 'military style pattern') and 'Stall-spin on Turn from Base to Final' are both well discussed as independent topics on RAS. But I've not seen anything about how these pieces fit together. Having recently tried the 'Single 180 Turn...' and LIKED it,...

Hey all, I have noticed some gliders have what look like small fuel filters spliced into the tubing prior to avionics. I imagine this is a safeguard to dust, etc entering the avionics. Seems to make sense eventually what's outside is going to get inside.... However, is this necessary? I see a lot...

Anyone have any experience with the 12-volt PowerSonic PSH-12100 10.5 AH sealed lead-acid battery? It's the same "footprint" (length and width) as the 7.5 AH batteries most of us use but about 2/3 inch (17 mm) taller. PowerSonic rates its own PSH-1280--the size most of us use--at 8.5 AH which is...

Question for those of you who fly with Oudie and Condor2: While sink near thermals seem to be modeled well in Condor2, some people in our club do not think that Condor models areas of sink outside of thermals (between clouds) very well. In other words, when they fly cross-country in real life...

Hi all. First off, I was a fairly experienced CFI and Chief Flight Instructor with a great record, and am now a Commercial Glider Pilot, so I'm not a total newbie in the glider world. I realize that my initial question may be obvious to some, but here in South Florida, we NEVER land out in fields...

Some observations: OLC: Get in your glider and go as far as you can, as fast as you can. Start whenever you want. Turn in your file and you’re done. Before the flight you look at the weather and plan to use it to maximize your flight distance within the given local & conditions. 1000+...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090801095810.htm

Power pilots need 10 hours of complex time to earn a commercial rating...could it be done in a motorglider? Retractable landing gear: CHECK Controllable pitch prop: CHECK Flaps: CHECK

Later this year we are planning a move to the Olympic Peninsula in WA. Are there any sailplane pilots in the area?

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A lot of the clubs here tow with thickish (5/8 inch and some 1/2inch) poly and nylon ropes, without weak links, and pilots with years of experience say that no load exerted by the glider can damage the tug - and in the worst of cases even a 5/8 rope will break before damaging the Tug (Most often...

serious question. in this day and age where the slippery glass reigns supreme are there any wooden gliders actually worth building ? if your son was on the way to a glider instructors rating, as mine is, is there a wooden glider design that would be worth building ? something with reasonable...

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Read the article regarding the diminishment of guys pursuing badges and a commonly held misconception that it takes greater than 30/1 to do xc, another thought came to mind. Namely, is there a stigma attached to landing out within the modern soaring community? Could this be a reason why guys are...

http://groups.google.nl/group/rec.aviation.soaring/browse_frm/thread/cefacb1942bbeca2/d57d9fd0ce3dfcf0?lnk=st&q=claus+dieter+zink&rnum=1&hl=nl#d57d9fd0ce3dfcf0 Are you buying the calendar of Mr. Zink this year? Please mention what he started last year against the Lowlands Cup Team! The man always...

Gentlefolk, US Airmen, and others: FAA is very current. Are you compliant ? Woo-woo !