Open towball available going to and from the SSA Convention in Greenville, SC. Very convenient place to pick up or drop off that glider that you've bought/sold from the other side of the country. Save yourself the drive. Plenty of trailer towing experience, references available. Save your vacation...

Hello All: Does anybody have an electronic version of the Pilots Operating Handbook for an ASW-20C? Have e mailed Schleicher and searched the internet with mixed results. Thanks Gene

A witness stated that she saw a glider coming down with a wing detached. http://www.az.com.na/unf-lle/segelflugzeug-bei-blumfelde-abgest-rzt.421887

Looking for a Grob 109B in very good or better condition in the U.S. We have several local students that are interested in Aviation. Any leads would be appreciated. Nick

I am in need of the control hatch cover for the top of the fuselage for my '20. I have put a plea out on the ASW-20 Yahoo group as well. Anyone know if the cover for a '19 would work as well? Any leads appreciated. Gary Adams 'GB'

Has anyone tried to download this new version yet? Are you having any issues? Dennis

Friends: Can somebody please teach me how to capture an image from See You and store it in a manner that allows it to be incorporated into a document or a power point presentation? I used to know how to do it with screen capture via Picassa and the image would show up in my Picassa library -...

Submitting corrections is quite easy. Just send a brief email to the address below stating the problem and the chart at issue. For us glider pilots, the most important problems on the charts are old airstrips which have become unlandable for one reason or another. When...

Does anyone know offhand the factory color name or number for the Grob 103 orange and blue?

Everyone had so much fun flying at Sunflower last year that we are going to do it again. You may remember last years first-of-its-kind "Low Performance" regional contest at Sunflower Gliderport near Hutchinson, KS. We had about 20 gliders of several varieties on the grid including homebuilts (kits...

Todays task was a TAT of 3 turns which were all North of Seminole. Start was 52B, #16-20 miles, #17-5 miles,#18-20 miles, 361 finish. Top 3 for the day were KS, RF and 711. Top raw speed was 70 mph. The top overall 6 for the contest were KS, KM, 5U, Z, 711 and DUO. The sores were not held up, but...

40 Rolls of white gap tape for $45 Shipping paid to addresses in the USA. This tape is good for single day use. Put it on, fly, take it off. It is NOT as good as the $8 to $15 a roll tape, but for about $1.10 a roll it is a reasonable alternative.

An important but difficult question to answer is "How well did I sleep last night?" It would be nice to have some objective measure of that other than "clock time" because sleep quality varies. I've been experimenting with an Ipod Touch App that uses the accelerometer to log my "tossing and...

Through a Soaring Society of America Board vote, it has been decided to have the winter SSA Board Meeting in Houston, Texas on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The host hotel is the Hyatt North Houston, The toll free number is 800-233-1234. You can start making your room reservations on December...

Anybody have a strong Backpack parachute bag to sell. Thanks, Jim 702-371-1513

Oct. 12-14, 2012 Chilhowee Oktoberfest is always an enjoyable flying and social event. You are invited to be a part of our excitement as we meet to relive the highs of the season, appreciate our racing sailplanes, play with vintage gliders, fly the ridge, and drink in the breathtaking backdrop of...

Hi, Today I experimented with time-lapse photography by taking a video of the launches today on Day 4 of the WGC in Uvalde. I setup the camera to take 1 photo every second. It turned out OK. The towplanes and gliders go by a bit fast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-5wxuQZSo0 Watch in HD...

Going up on E-bay Wednesday 13 July Sailplane / Glider connection system for Colibri (not included) to color iPAQ. All cables and connectors and adaptors are NEW in original packaging. The iPAQ PAD is USED. Parts include: iPAQ Color. Battery was removed and replaced by Compaq. It has been recently...

Here's a view of tow operations in Llano in late July. Thanks to all our great tow pilots for making our contest possible! Great job! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm2ctPMMqyw -GE

The Air Sailing Sports contest concluded on Saturday July 25. We flew 5 out of six days in great conditions. The rest day was flyable however with the long flights a rest was needed. Air Sailing is a great venue for a soaring contest. I have attended for four years now and conditions have been...