Anyone know offhand what percentage of those with their glider rating ONLY have their glider rating? Seems where I am everyone who flies gliders has their PPL as well. But most of them seem to prefer soaring :-)

Hey all, Just got my rating last month. Next time I'm at the field I think I'll be getting into a 1-26 for the first time. I'm nervous about flying a new ship. Is it like driving someone else's car for the first time? Any stories (serious and/or anectodal) on transitioning to a one seater...

I'm trying to find Jeff Stevens. He's the owner of a 1-26 sitting at Somerset Airport in NJ... hasn't moved in at least two years. I've tried reaching him the phone number I found online, but no answer. If you know this guy, have him email... It's jim not xavier in the email address. Thx.

Well I did it! My first flight in a 1-26 -- actually my first in anything other than a 2-33. Thanks for all advice. Still grinning :-)

Introducing New Jersey's newest soaring Club! Who: Hawk Valley Soaring What: Soaring Soaring Soaring When: Weekends starting April 2nd (earlier if mud disappears) plus Fridays during the summer months Whe Somerset Airport (KSMQ) in Bedminster (minutes from where I-78 and I-287...

Hi all, I'm seeking information regarding the RAF's Wave Project during 1961 at RAF Crosby, now Carlisle Airport. I am particularly interested in the type of gliders used and if possible to learn the identity of one which made a forced landing on or around 28/01/1961 with Sgt Leslie Manley at the...

I hear that Dick Johnson wrote an evaluation of the ASW19. Anyone have that as a word or pdf file that they could forward on? Or is there a reference of where I could find it in the SSA archives...... help much appreciated, JIM

Anyone out there got any data on ASW19 performance modifications: i.e. turbulator tape, sealing methods, winglets etc.

With credit to 'Propwash', from Aero-News.net see this: ------------------------------------------------------------- A Solar Plane to be funded by A-rabs In Oil Country? United Arab Emirates cited as 'Likely' To Fund Sun-Powered Aircraft (airplane) Experiment. Maybe Steve Fossett had it wrong...

Honor our Combatants of United States of America and The Confederate States of America this Memorial Day. Let us not forget them.

Shine it, with a protective polished coating inherent in the product. Simpler than paint. To make paint adhere to aluminum requires a lot of preparation; polishing does not take so much work. You can hire unskilled labor to do the polishing, Senor.

Shine it, with a protective polished coating inherent in the product. Simpler than paint. Making paint adhere to aluminum requires a lot of preparation, polishing does not take so much work. You can hire unskilled labor to do the polishing, Senor. For a shiny unpainted surface and to remove...

Dear Friends, You may find these Air Transport Pilot (ATP) airman credentials interesting. These ATP airman credentials shew glider rating only with no airplane ratings. Can you explain this? Can you do same?

On their migratory route from wintering habitats all across US southern tier states even including Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, the Sandhill cranes (Grus Canadensis) are said to go to Canada, Alaska, and some even to Siberia.

Who remembers the Fantastical and emphemeral and now almost unknown photo image poster, entitled 'CHOICES'

Long said, Long acknowledged For Beauty. Indeed.

Saint Nicolas sighted - Radar has him! USA, NORAD Celebrates 50 Years Of Tracking St. Nick A Wrong Number Started A Holiday Tradition The North American Aerospace Defense Command is observing its 50th anniversary of tracking Santa Claus on his annual rounds, NORAD officials told Aero-News...

Questions of costs and benefits, and preferences: Who benefits from annual SSA national convention? Do glider and electronics vendors benefit by annual show, vs the cost to them to go? Can you, vendor, afford to go annually and is it cost/benefit

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of gliding, Please consider carefully. What is our nature? Individual; or care from cradle to the grave? Equipment should be pilot's choice, with pilot weighing risks and outcome potentials. Further, if pilot does not return from a gliding flight let the contest...

At 00:48 30 July 2006, Elliott posted the message ' fwd: 'Elmiran wins soaring title '' at rec.aviation.soaring. In reply: re temps at altitudes Hello Elliot,