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...

I'm considering the purchase of an IMI Power Rigger. If you own one I would very much appreciate information about your experience with it. Bill

Has anyone heard of or experienced a case where the pull of the glider's release handle during flight failed to result in the rope dropping off the release mechanism? Last summer two of us were under tow when turbulence threw us too high above the tug (or sink drove the tug too low) @~2,000ft agl....

What do you think is the best tow vehicle for a single place glass sailplane? What is the smallest vehicle one can safely tow with?

Is this the future? No more shock cooling here! https://newatlas.com/siemens-airbus-electric-plane-world-record-glider/48806/

Hi, every now and then, we all have this chore of updating the flight book and the pilot log book with these hard to calculate hours and minutes. So several years ago, I made a web page for that. But that was even cumbersome, so now I have made an Android app for it, minimizing the number of key...

This is the sort of dumb aloud-wondering usually reserved for the soaring off-season, but... How many days or weeks do you think it would take to fly a sailplane across the continental U.S. or Canada? Really fly it--no trailering as has been necessary during the Smirnoff Derby and Return to...

I'm interested in doing some ridge flights in the Northeast US at various sites like Blairstown, Wurtsboro, Springfield etc... while bringing fellow club members along to share the new experiences. Can anyone point us to specific information and resources for the different sites? I've been able to...

Reading the latest Rules Committee meeting minutes I see item number 14 slips a "tax" in the rules. $50 charge by waiver for any contest pilot showing up without a crew. Note it is $50 PER DAY! This was not included in the pilot poll, we currently have a sanctioning fee surplus, the minutes...

Hi all, I'm looking for any information I can find about a sailplane pilot named (I think) Hutch Hutchins. Last I heard, he flew in Southern California, and he once owned a Ventus. Is he still around? Where did he fly? I'm trying to track down a piece of soaring lore that he was allegedly involved...

Hi, I have just completed testing of a method for uploading waypoint databases and downloading flight logs from an ILEC SN-10 to a Pocket PC. Details are found on my ILEC page: http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/ilec.htm It worked great. It is easy for a Pocket PC power user like me but may or may...

I spent a bit of time on the SSA website trying to find out if "Position Recorders" (not an IGC Approved Flight Recorder) are allowed for Silver badges. The info from 2010 seems to indicate that Position Recorders are not allowed for Silver badges, unless someone has in addition a barograph. Did I...

I'm not a frequent reader of rec.aviation.soaring, so at the risk of asking a common question, I'll pose my question. I fly cross country here in the meaty middle (cheesy middle? ;)) part of the US-- mostly Wisconsin, often Minnesota, sometimes Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, Michigan. I often land...

I soared from the Minden area down to abeam Independence then back to Mono Lake before needing my engine to get home to the Bay Area. (I also used the engine to get me to Minden.) As long as I stayed with the clouds, lift was fantastic east of the Sierras. I saw 13 kts on my averager several times,...

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a winning team? Now is your opportunity! Warner Springs Gliders is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for our team roster for the 2008 On-Line Contest year! We have an immediate need for International Competitive Off-Site Pilots, Hired...

As I was typing up the text for "Sailors of the Sky", this sentence pounced out of the underbrush: "You'll see many sailplanes with electric vibrators mounted on the instrument panel." Johan Larson

Does anyone know if it is possible to get a European pilot's license based on a US license? If so, what does it take? Is there only paperwork, or is a checkride involved? Regards,

I'll be taking my first glider ride this week (not soaring, just gliding) and was wanting a description of what to expect. I've never flown in anything but a passenger jet, so that's my only frame of reference. We'll be using an ASK 21 model. I've been told gliding is like floating down with no...

There is a very nice and interesting report by Gerhard Marzinzik of the Aerokurier: Is the LS10 a Winner's Glider? http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/ls10-meistermacher-e.html

One of our club members has been approached by a local newspaper reporter wanting to do story on him. It seems the reporter was tipped off that he may be the oldest glider pilot in southern New Jersey. The subject of the story would be Otto Zauner, a name that may be familiar to many of you who...