Does anyone know how well Sony's "iSweep" panorama mode works in a glider? Does anyone know how visible the screen is on Sony's or Samsung's cameras with OLED screens? -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)

My deepest sympathy and heartfelt sorrow goes out to my friend Takeshi and every other glider pilot in Japan, during these very difficult times. I hope no-one of the glidng community has been directly injured by such catastrophic events, but I understand the burden will be great on the whole...

yes i know. 15 meters. but what is a typical length for each individual wing. starting to look at houses and need to make sure i have enough space to spend winters sanding and spraying polyurethane. more is better of course. 30 feet probably would be enough?

The old rules said "Stay in the middle of the air; don't go near the edges of it." Is it time for a rule change? At 12:02 14 March 2011, Walt Connelly wrote: Dan Bourgeois;765377 Wrote: I was just forwarded this survey and thought I'd pass it on. The topic is reducing glider mid-air...

Well the first official day went off well. Hook up crew managed to get everyone airborne in just under an hour. The Japanese guys are great, they work hard and don't seem to tire but neither did I at 19 or 20. I was standing with three of them on my side of the grid prior to launch and asked...

On Mar 13, 10:56*pm, Dan Bourgeois wrote: I was just forwarded this survey and thought I'd pass it on. The topic is reducing glider mid-air collisions. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/reduceglidercollisions From my understanding author of this study is currently...

I’m writing this report after stuffing myself silly at the superb Welcome dinner hosted by Andreea and Florin Alexandrescu in the ‘back hangar’ (which, according to rumor, is also where many of the Bass Pro Shop commercials are shot). You know Mike Fuller the owner is a real fishing nut because...

Hi, below is a link about a video we did two years ago, when a group of friends went exploring the Northern part of Brazil. It is also a nice video to show to people curious about the sport. Conditions are so good and dependable that the last National was the http://www.vimeo.com/20576644

Robinton "Super Charger", 14V fully automatic fast/trickle charger suitable for 14V sealed lead acid batteries. Used through 2010 season, no issues. Mid 80s manufacture, very rugged. I've switched to 12V system, no longer needed. Yours for the cost of shipping. Cost of shipping to R5N contest...

Long story short, I decided to go for broke and change out the two front rubber washers/ O rings in my pitot tube in the tail of my ASW-20B. Years of dry pitot tubes going in and out had taken their toll on the washers and they were starting to leak. Reminder to all - lightly grease your pitot...

LAK-17 2001, 448 hours, 15/18 tips, factory urethane (still pristine), Cambrige 302 w/Compaq 1500, new Miroair 760, Mountain High O2, tow out gear, LAK T4 trailer, nothing needs attention, Based Texas Soaring Association, Price=$61K, ph 817/781/3798. Will post on W&W Monday.

I am trying to delete a pilot name from a colibri flight logger. I have tried pushing buttons, putting a new name into unit on PC using LXE on PC, and working with the flight info file on the mini SD chip. I can add pilots but can not delete a pilot. The flight log gets tagged with the first...

The Senior Championships are coming up next week at Seminole Lake Glider Port and I am as excited as a virgin on her wedding night. I have the back seat of Karl Striedieck's Duo Discus reserved for Tuesday of the event and I am looking forward to this like a kid waiting for Christmas. I am sure...

Hawke Tracking LLC has the 2011 Seniors SPOT tracking map up and running. The real-time tracking map can be seen at the following URLs URL's a Google Maps - http://www.hawketracking.org/snats/files/tracking.htm Google Maps Large -...

Hello! Convincing a Volvo driver (in my case, a girl) for having a test-drive I was accepted into the present Volvo campaign (Romania). Winner will be the one with highest unique views for his link. My link is this: http://www.unlimitednaughty.ro/camera/video/concurent/Marian-Briceag (for English...

The Soaring Cafe Team will be launching a new site this weekend to provide a more interactive experience for pilots, crews and friends. The*http://SoaringCafe.net will focus next week on the U.S. Seniors contest being held at Seminole-Lake Gliderport in Florida where it has been hosted for many...

Hi All A Question about Boom Mics. Why are they always mounted on the right side of the cockpit? Is there any reason for not being able to mount them on the Left side. Thanks Randy

I am a glider aerobatic pilot in Sacramento, CA. I fly an SZD-59. I am looking for other aerobatic pilots who might be interested in participating in an aerobatic contest. There are several IAC chapters that put on small contests in CA, NV. They tell me that they would be happy to include...

Pilot Registration Forms are now available for this event - shoot me an e-mail if you need a copy. Brief details of the event follow: Tucson Soaring Club wishes to invite pilots to participate in a soaring meet this coming May. When: Friday May 13th to Saturday May 21st, 2011 Whe El Tiro...

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