For inclusion as examples in various local safety seminars, I've started collecting credible anecdotal reports of NMACs (loosely defined) between gliders and other aircraft. I'm particularly interested in incidents or near-incidents with airliners or other "heavies". I have four such anecdotes...

I've been using Glide Path on an iPhone 4S for a couple of years w/o problems, but recently it stopped directly uploading an IGC file to the OLC. Emails the file just fine. No support available from the developer . . any suggestions??

Did you ever fly at the Warrenton Soaring Center (WSC) in Virginia? WSC operated out of Warrenton Airpark (7VGO) in Fauquier County until 1991. Hundreds of people flew there over the years, many moving on into aviation careers. Even one astronaut visited and flew there! Several of the staff and...

I just renewed my subscription which expired 10/12, and have my receipt, but XCSkies still has me locked out of my pages, insisting that I renew again! Is the site down? I've tried to contact them twice but got no response, so had to call the credit card company to cancel the payment.

Reminder - for anyone who flew at Warrenton Airpark (7VG0) with the Warrenton Soaring Center - we'll have our second potluck picnic reunion starting at 1100 hours on Saturday, September 3. Rain or shine (if it's raining, we can use the hangar at DC Skydiving). For more information, contact jim at...

WE have a new replacement strut, already compressed. Any tips on how to install it??

Anyone in the US using an internal Tost reel in an Aviat Husky?

The Warrenton Soaring Center operated out of Warrenton Airpark, a grass strip in Fauquier County, Virginia for years until 1991. It's now the home of a popular skydiving company and several somewhat unique airplanes. Glider pilots who flew there (or anyone interested in Virginia's soaring...

Are there plans or intentions for participants from the United States in the FAI World Air Games to be held in September, 2020 in Turkey?

On Mar 13, 10:56*pm, Dan Bourgeois wrote: I was just forwarded this survey and thought I'd pass it on. The topic is reducing glider mid-air collisions. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/reduceglidercollisions From my understanding author of this study is currently...

It's always bothered me that the public, and to some extent aviation policy makers, have no clue as to the real meaning of "general aviation", and it bothers me even more that soaring is lumped into that group for the purposes of making policy. And there's evidence of why this is a serious issue...

Some years back there was an article (maybe several?) in SOARING magazine about installing tip strobes on gliders ... Anyone remember/know what issue(s) that was in? I'm researching collision avoidance stuff (again, still . . gr) (Boy, do I wish there was a good INDEX to Soaring! I've got...

Has any US-based gliding club been involved with a public airport's switching to a "dutch auction" for its hangars on an annual basis? Has any US-based gliding club been subjected to a "based aircraft" fee by a public airport? Jim Kellett Skyline Soaring, Front Royal, VA

Anyone know what happened to the SOARING Magazine index project? It used to be at http://acro.harvard.edu/SOARING/JL/Soaring_Index/HomePage.html#toc but this URL wasn't working this morning . . Jim Kellett

A Club in SSA Region IV, operating at a public airport, is facing the imposition of a "Based Aircraft Fee" in addition to hangar rental. Is anyone aware of any public airport, one at which gliders operate or not, that charges a fee, in addition to tiedown or hangar fee, for "basing" the aircraft...

We've been using a Tost reel internal to the towplane (PA-25) for several years now, and are delighted with the overall improvement in operational efficiency and safety. However, we've also had over a dozen breaks in the Tost-supplied rope/cable, always right where it enters the "slug" that...

Trying to figure out the best places to install the microswitches on the spoiler and gear. Do not want ANY exposed wiring. H3, Front Royal, VA.

1. We have an older (Model 20) L-NAV that suddenly started reading ca. 2 - 2.5 kts "pessimistic". This started, perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not, right after we'd had it at a public display, making us wonder if perhaps someone accidentally tinkered with some of the settings. We went back to...

We have a G-103 that needs the 3000 hour to extend airframe lifetime, and are trying to find a good shop east of the Mississippi who knows how to do this. Suggestions?

The Master Pilot is the "most prestigious award the FAA issues to pilots certified under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61" (see https://www.faasafety.gov/content/MasterPilot/). Five members of our club (Skyline Soaring) have been recipients of this award, and I was...