May 30, 2006 Pre-Contest Report: Pilots John Byrd, Bill Snead and Tom McKnight have already positioned their PW-5's at Marfa for practice tasks. Crew gals Ann Byrd, Nancy Snead and Mimi McKnight relax in the shade of my picnic area next to my big hangar on Marfa Airport. My bermuda grass is...

I just installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 and now, I can't get to the flight 'info' window on the OLC page. I guess that page is a 'pop-up' and I do as the screen reads: Hold down the control key when clicking on the link. But that doesn't work. I also turned off the 'block pop-up' tool,...

To say that you cheer when anybody is killed is tasteless and foolish. I have read a few of your posts even though they are often pointlessly argumentative and bigotted. This one though, was just too much! If you can't say anything sensible say nothing.

I am participating in the rebuild/repair of an early Nimbus 2. The serial number is in the range 40 to 50. It is definitely a Nimbus 2 not Nimbus 2a. The fligth manual that we have does not give details of the flap deflection at the intermediate settings only the full deflections. The data sheets...

SeeYou V3.5 has been released with the Cambridge GPS-NAV Model 10/20/25 fix for OLC claims. If you use the GPS-NAV for OLC claims with SeeYou, you need to download this new release. SeeYou v2.82 through v3.4 used a windows DLL to convert the CAI file, and this was not completely compatible with the...

The diary for the South African Team at Eskilstuna Sweden is open - see: http://www.sssa.org.za - Ron in Indiana - are you getting this?

It may be of interest to some to watch the happenings of what is going on wrt Luke AFB in Arizona and their impression of our holding a contest here for 6 days that will involve traversing some MOA's. It seems that their commander pretty much feels that we really don't belong there and are a clear...

Soaring Enthusiasts, The Ely Grand Prix of Soaring is coming the first week in July. I am providing a real-time glider tracking system that will allow observers on the ground and around the world to watch the competition live on a SeeYou screen. To pull this off, I am in desperate need of a few...

Well, since I know Dale Kramer, I had been wondering how he was shown as winning the Sports Class Nationals. See, he's from Canada, so, if you now check again, the 2006 Sports Class Nationals, you will see who the new winner is, and congrats to the top 10. In order, KS, 34, SM, BB, P3, JOY,...

Garmin 327 and Ack350 encoder now for sale for $1,300US FSG60M Dittel 720 channel Radio $550US

Need a SZD Jantar STD 2 wing tip in good shape, I´m not looking for a long piece, the last 20cm (8") will do as long it retains the internal structure and the airfoil contour is in good shape. This is for a winglet design and I don´t want to cut mine. I´m in Brazil and I´ll gladly pay a reasonable...

Did anyone else get a letter from AIG underwriting indicating that at renewal, " policy may have a significant premium increase and / or change (s) in policy conditions or coverages"? Letter came from a Robert Lombardo, underwriter with AIG Tempe AZ. Rich

Tried to get some info via the 'Gladiators' thread w/no luck... Are any efforts underway to get Gladiators broadcast? If so, how can we support those efforts. If not, who has some connections we can leverage?

This is what a current USAF fighter pilot says: "Some fighters can "see" transponders. I'd recommend Mode 3-1200, just like other VFR traffic. However, we don't always go around interrogating them, especially in a MOA where there is usually less civilian traffic. The military radar controllers...

I am developing a real-time glider tracking system for the Ely Grand Prix and need a couple of volunteers to help out with the project. I will be testing the system the last 2 week of June and could use any help I can get before and during the event. I also need help putting up a web site...

This is the story of the recent Soaring Gran Prix in NZ. It is exceptionally well done and I recommend it to everyone on this list. I think what they've done is right on target for making the excitement and beauty of soaring accessible to a wide audience. The air to air shots are fantastic. I'd...

I am developing a system for providing real-time tracking of gliders for the Ely Grand Prix and I am looking for a couple of interested individuals that would like to volunteer to help before and during the event. The event dates are 7/1 through 7/8. I will be setting up the system and testing...

Her name is Anna, she is a teenager in Poland, now graduating high school. Anna wanted to fly gliders very bad. I have never met a person in my entire life that wanted to learn to fly that bad. The problem is that she has no money to learn to fly. Today the cost of flying in Poland is as high as it...

Day 5 is in, and the contest is official. We have blue thermals, light NW winds, and some scattered cirrus. The call is a 4 hour TAT. The first leg takes us east out across the river. Thermals are 2-3 knots and not very high. Gagle city. The second leg takes us upwind across the same valley to...

I removed the elevator from the horizontal stab the other day for an inspection of the pivot pins/bushes. The elevator has got a bunch of weights attached to it, extending forward of the pivot location. 1. This is a humble question: does the elevator weight have a purpose other than balance? ...