What does the term Netto stand for? Is it an acronym or some sort of abbreviation? I'm not asking for an explanation of it in theory or in use I'd just like to know from where the term derives.

My glider used to have a panel behind the spars which meant nothing could fall into the fuselage and foul the aileron & air brake connections. We have no idea when it was lost, but it's not there now. We want to make a replacement, but the easiest and IMHO best way to fix it safely is using the...

If anyone in the UK has a G-Reg Pegase with a Gadringer seat harness could they contact me please?

There was a group for Pegase owners which unfortunately I can no longer find. Does anyone have a link to a parts list and an email for Centrair? I have managed to lose the emails from them when I replaced the trim spring. :(

many years ago, there was a soaring short movie that the TV stations would sometimes use a filler late at night. the plot was simple but striking: a man goes up in in sailplane. another plane appears near him and kind of taunts him. he takes the challenge, and what follows is some amazng...

Visited the Toronto Aerospace Museum today (more of a restoration workshop than museum, but quite interesting). Anyway, hanging from the ceiling in a back corner was a sailplane. Looked to be quite small, under 15 meters, shoulder wing single-seater. There was no information posted, but a handout...

This completely ignores the desires/requirements for efficiency, cost and cycle time, but has anyone out there ever towed a glider with a helicopter?

I just returned from an awesome tour of Israel. Was pleasantly surprised to see gliders on tow over the Jezreel Valley (from the top of Megiddo), but the tour guide would not drop me off and return for me later. :( I found some basic information online about clubs in Israel. Can anyone provide...

This was found on the web some time ago (author unknown); perhaps it is time to repost... Because I fly, I laugh more than other men. I look up and see more than they. I know how clouds feel, What it's like to have the blue in my lap, To look down on birds, To feel freedom in a thing called the...

Hi Guys ............At long last we can get hold of the long awaited Quest! xc from Active Flight Systems. A few pilots have already been flying with it: "I think the Quest! xc is the best instrument for PPG I have seen so far and will appeal to all pilots casual and competition" says Paul Bailey,...

I welcome comment on the following combination of instrument. One audio vario, logger such as Volkslogger, PDA and Winpilot . Sierra

Hi When I open BMapper I get the following error message. "Run-time error 13. Type mismatch" Can anyone help? Thank you. S6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQqq_SDCwnA&sns=em GoPro, Suction Mount, lots of Tape. Worked Great at high speeds and through the rain.

At the risk of jumping into something I'm really not in the middle of, I'd like to suggest that we are not presenting our sport in a positive light to those who are considering joining our ranks. It would be great to see an active thread on how to create buyers for gliders instead. We face a...

Looking for a serviceable 1-34 canopy/frame.

Does anyone know if Everglades Soaring Club is still operating? Just moved to SWFL and looking for an operation that could use a CFIG/Towpilot....

Hi, I've got a Palm Vx and GPS companion unit (which fits onto the back of the palm) for sale, as I've just completed my first 50K from Lee on Solent to Parham, I found it invaluable, as I would not have found the Parham site without it. The only reason I'm selling the Palm and GPS unit is because...

Hi, does anyone know what kind of hub the Pik20d trailer has, as we need to replace a spring and a few other parts for the auto reversing mechanise? Thanks Siggi

Hi, does anyone know what kind of hub the Pik20d trailer has, as we need to replace a spring and a few other parts for the auto reversing mechanise? Thanks Siggi

Hi, before I put my hand in my pocket and pay for a soaring program which I can use on my iPAQ, I'm interested in hearing what people think of free programs like XCSoar and GPS_Log or any other soaring programs which run on the iPAQ. I must confess that I also have a Palm pilot Vx and think that...