Does anyone have experience of removing flaking paint from the skin of a metal trailer? About 1/3 of the paint is coming off...I want to strip all the paint off and preferably leave the metal skin 'bare'. Is this just 'buy a big can of paint remover and a large brush' or is it more complicated? ...

Stefan Melber, et. al., have just published an aerodynamic simulation of a Standard Cirrus glider. It's a scholarly work and will not be understood by most of us, but the pictures are informative and worth taking a look at. You will find a link to it at www.standardcirrus.org. It's a 1.2 MB...

I am located in Sydney / Australia and wonder what the pros/cons are to do a glider course in our winter instead of our summer. Weather here is generally sub-tropic and I guess comparable with South Africa or maybe Spain or Southern USA. Looks like a much nicer season to be out and about than the...

"Snead1" wrote in message I am currently flying with a Cambridge GPS NAV and a L-Nav. I would like to upgrade or add equipment to help me fly the Turn Area Task. What works well and what are the important features that can aid in making correct deci- sions while flying...

The Colibri II GNSS Flight Recorder manufactured LX Navigation (www.lxnavigation.si) has gained IGC-approval with effect from 20 November 2011 for "all flights". For IGC-approval levels, see para 1.1.4 of Annex B to the Sporting Code for gliding. This brings the number of IGC-approved Flight...

Folks, If you haven't made plans yet - one of the premier international events in soaring is just a few days away, and here in the USA! The International Vintage Sailplane Meet (IVSM) is held every five years in the USA, on historic Harris Hill near Elmira, NY. This is the site of our National...

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This is cross posted from the SSA Home News & Information General News, It is specific to the US, but generally applicable as well. The original post is avaliable...

Could any owner of a german registered glider shed a light on this subject: As a private owner, and sole operator of a self launcher (DG-808), I'm a bit confused as to what should be done concerning the: Application, Declaration and Approval of a Standardized Maintenance Programme (SIHP) in...

Hi Gang Occasionally one finds a good read on a subject that many of us are interested in, namely soaring. Well the Government funded in the 50s the development of a new spy plane - a motorglider - named the U2. The specifications of this machine included operation up to 80,000 feet at 80% the...

Why don't people in SRA and SSA get the message about contest safety? A unnecessary loss of life because the FINISH GATE was used and not a FINISH CYLINDER. Charlie Spratt and the top racing pilots want the finish gate at contests because it is so exciting! All the near misses in the pull ups and...

I saw this story and it reminded me, has anyone ever tried landing on a curved flat road or something similar to a circular runway? I supposed the banked sides of this concept help. BBC story "Will circular runways ever take...

I have just seen an unscientific poll on a guitar forum that I found fascinating, and not because of what it means for playing guitars. In this poll, almost 41% of those responding were between the ages of 50 and 59. The next largest group, 40-49, is at only 18%. Like most, if not all of us...

We have cats and just got a new type of litter for them called SoPhresh Gel Lock. This stuff would be great in a zip lock pee bag! Super absorbent and turns into a gel immediately. I have not tried it in flight yet, but once i saw how this stuff worked i knew it would be great to put in some pee...

During the 2016 SSA convention, TOPMETEO.COM announced availability of their suite of soaring, ballooning and general aviation forecasts for the United States Region. Dr Bernd Goretzski briefed me on the soaring version of this product. It looks to be nearly identical to all the TopMeteo soaring...

I found this on YouTube and I would be more interested in what the crowd on Aviation Banter/Soaring had to say. I am impressed that this individual would post his video, has to be a bit embarrassing. Lots of second guessing and backseat flying in the comments but I think he did the right thing. ...

Pilots who have participated in a recent SSA Sanctioned contest are being polled in an attempt to persuade the rules committee to adopt a MIRA (Mandatory if Rentals Available) rule for 2011 SSA sanctioned contests. The proposed rule will require all contestants to submit, after each contest...

Anybody have a recommendation for a small thin digital camera with decent quality that might be suitable for taping to a winglet for inflight down-the-wing shots, with a connection for an rf remote? Have not been able to find a small camera with remote option. Thanks...

Our Club is reworking towing height fees. We are based south of Denver (elevation 7,000' msl). Normal tow heights are to about 9,000-10,000' msl. We have new members who now are asking for tows to 14,000' msl. This is causing up to 45-minute waits for the next tow. Normally, we get about four or...

An annoying property of my Ventus 2C is that the safety harness does not hold me into the seat. When encountering turbulance my upper torso leaves the seat and my head ocassionally hits the canopy. The position of the shoulder strap anchors aft of the cockpit is high enough that no downward force...