I was poking around on the Web looking for information about wave soaring, and I happened to notice that in a few days it'll be the 20th anniversary of Bob Harris' 17 February 1986 wave flight to 49,009 feet absolute, with a height gain of some 39,900 feet. What I remember most about the flight...

At 23:55 05 April 2020, Gregg Ballou wrote: ...Yearly flu has a higher body count... Quick update: Some time in the next few days, US deaths from Covid-19 will exceed 250,000. That's in about 9.5 months since the first death reported in early February. At that run rate...

At 23:55 05 April 2020, Gregg Ballou wrote: ...Yearly flu has a higher body count... Quick update: In the six months since the first US deaths in early February, deaths from Covid-19 are now around 150,000. --Bob K.

HP Aircraft is hosting another of its "Akaflieg" build sessions at our Arnold CA facility from 27 January through 2 February 2020. At this session we'll be installing wing internals (spars, ribs, control system parts) in a new set of all-carbon wings for HP-24 sailplane. We might also be making a...

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I'm looking to develop a standard O2 cylinder installation for the HP-24 sailplane kit, and I'm curious what size cylinders people generally have installed these days. These days a lot of folks seem to be using EDS systems which seem to offer very good efficiency at turning pressurized gas into...

Just curious if anybody on this forum knows who won the salvage bidding for the DG-505 that hit a fencepost in Colorado: http://www.aigaviation.com/aviationsalvage/salvagedetail.aspx?faano=N505KK It's cool if nobody wants to fess up, I'm just curious. That wing looks like it might be repairable,...

Earlier, "Brian Glick" wrote: The foam gets water logged... Quite, quite unlikely. The foam used in sandwich core composite construction is closed-cell foam that does not admit water beyond the first layer of cells. And even that layer is sealed by the sandwich skin so...

Some while ago I saw an article on the Internet about building an oversize glider trailer. I seem to recall that it used a steel tube truss that was about 60" wide and about the same tall. However, today I tried all the search terms I could think of and couldn't find it. Does anybody here remember...

Anybody know who was the high bidder on the Stemme S10 that got submerged in the Florida hurricane? Thanks, Bob K.

Link: http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/4354751/detail.html?subid=22100441&qs=1;bp=t Condolences to friends and family. Bob K.

This is an interesting piece of news from the helicopter industry: STRATFORD, Conn.,- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced an agreement to acquire Schweizer Aircraft Corp., a privately owned U.S. company specializing in the...

Para-Phernalia Mini Softie backpack style parachute. Four years old. Medium blue in color. As new condition. Carrying bag included. Fresh repack, recertification, and shipping within the US included. $995.00 US (new price from Craggy Aero is $1485). -- Excerpt from catalogue: The Mini Softie...

Set of Jaxida covers for Duo Discus, used, mfg. in 1999. Complete set for entire sailplane. These covers are intact and usable, but the fabric has become weak due to UV degradation. Several tears have been repaired with white sail repair (ripstop) tape. Covers look OK, but show some...

In the May 2005 issue of Flying magazine (yes, I am behind in my reading) there is an excellent article by Bruce Landsberg in the SafetyPilot column. It is titled "Death in the Afternoon." In the article Bruce talks about bullfighting, airshows, auto racing, Roman gladiators, and others as...

Judy, Help me to understand the FAA legalese here. We have Pawnees that are in Restricted Category and say 'Glider towing' on the Airworthiness Certificate. Does this change mean that we no longer need to consider going to Normal Category to placate the FAA? -Bob Korves "Judy Ruprecht"...

The solstice is here! Summer is coming!!! For those of you in the southern hemisphere, well, your day will come... (-: -Bob

I have tried to e-mail Jaxida Covers in Denmark for the last three days and all the e-mails have been returned as "undeliverable". Is anyone else having this problem? I can get onto their web site without any problem. Thanks in advance, Bob...

I think I remember a posting which described a sailplane hangar for two sailplanes that were were stored side by side. There was a door on one end of the hangar and each sailplane was put on a dolly and pushed into and out of the hangar. Any info or web links to this site would be...

Scottish Gliding Union 70th Anniversary Celebrations Saturday 10th July & Sunday 11th July 2004 The inaugural meeting of the Scottish Gliding Union took place in Glasgow on Saturday 7th July 1934, and various events have been planned by the Board to mark the 70th anniversary of our founding. An...