Treasure Coast Soaring Club located in Vero Beach will be conducting the Soaring Safari during March, You may be our club guest and fly the best soaring conditions in Florida. This year once again we will be promoting the challenge of Lake O or you may want to soar the Florida straights, stretching...

I'm interested in learning more importing a used glider (15 meter span) from the Neatherlands to Southern California. Anybody have any experience at this? Any advice would be useful. Rough estimate of cost? How long? Thank you in advance, Dan Rihn

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I have a new LX7000proIGC flight computer/FAI datalogger for sale at a very good price. Brand new with full factory warrantee. Only US $ 3295.- For more details contact Ed Hollestelle / Solaire Canada (519) 461-1464 or visit our website www.solairecanada.com ( specials section)

On Feb 3, 5:27*pm, "Karl Striedieck" wrote: For all you Spratt watchers, Charlie received a new kidney today (Tuesday). Standby for progress reports. Karl Striedieck Fingers crossed. Mark! - good finish Charlie

Does anyone have the info on how much shock strut fluid is required for proper servicing of the Krosno oleo. There is nothing I can find to indicate this. The pressure is marked on the strut but nothing to indicate the volume of fluid. Thanks mike maskell

Report is available at the SSA reports site or at SoaringCafe.com (not the NET site) TA

Just a short announcement to confirm that Solaire Canada/ Ed Hollestelle has resigned as the dealer/agent for North Central US and Canada.

Evan, I have had the USAF altitude chamber training x 5. I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV. Glen

Nimbus 3DM Professionally restored in Slovakia. Perfect condition. Located in Pennsylvania, USA Contact: Thomas Knauff

Is there any US pilot here who has installed a transponder in an ASW-19? I'm trying to get a copy of a 337 for such an installation, to help smooth the way at my FSDO. -John

Check SSA web site. The rooms at the discounred price will not be available after Monday. If you plan on attending the 2004 Convention, you should make reservations at the Waverly now. GA

I added several airports to the "User Database" section of the Airports page in LXe, but when I transfer the airports data to the LX5000, the user airports do not appear in the Near Airports page on the instrument. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong, or how I can fix this? Also, I thought that...

G'day All, Just a quick one to let you all know that the Inagural Australian Junior Nationals is taking place at the moment. For all results and daily updates check out www.joeyglide.com Unfortunately a lay day here, but have had two very interesting days sofar - both with thunderstorms and big...

Hi, Issue 2/05 of Free Flight has a cool photo of a hangar full of vintage gliders on Page 20. http://www.wgc.mb.ca/sac/freeflight/05_02.pdf Do you know of any other pictures of well-packed hangars on the net? Ciao, MM

I've been tracking auctions for copies of Soaring Magazine for the past few months. Something comes up for sale about once a week, which is more than I would have expected for such a minor periodical. The biggest surprise I have seen so far is the bidding war over a 1949 issue; the price went to...

In another thread, some folks mention flying with these "light sensitive" glasses. I have a pair, but find I must use clip-ons while driving, as the glasses apparently react to UV, and the car's windows filter most of it. I have also found that same effect, though a bit milder in the sailplane. ...

I just took delivery of an RS-15 in dire need of a face lift...excellent workmanship but packing in the cosmetic side... http://www.flickr.com/photos/91412217@N00/272587388/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/91412217@N00/272585143/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/91412217@N00/272593549/

Has anybody been able to post and score flights using either WinPilot or a EW microRecorder? How many people posted last year but gave up this year? Just curious....

Guenther emailed me that he may operate through the second weekend of thi= s month, I have been unable to reach him by phone or email-anyone know if= he will have ops this weekend? The FBO saw him on the field yesterday.