Was it you who mentioned the glider accident with lightning if so read http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_avsafety/documents/page/dft_avsafety_500699.hcsp

Well I brought the Cherokee down to Littlefield, TX on Saturday hoping for some good soaring. Ended up making it 2/3 around a 200 mile triangle and most significantly got a 10,700 ft gain so my Gold Badge should be complete after a little paperwork. Guess I'm alright to start flying in the back...

I just came across this video from UCAR on youtube today. I hope they post more of the interview somewhere. http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D7ufbABtRkYg Peter

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

9th - 21st January Club class http://www.waikerieglidingclub.com.au

Hi. I have a LX 5000 version 6.13. I am interested in opinion of of owner who have upgraded to version 9.xx or version 11.0. I find these upgrade expansive is it worth the many $$$ they ask?

At 15:06 26 January 2006, Bert Willing wrote: In rural France, maybe... but then, who wants a house there :-) For an estimation of the 'real price' of a glider, real estate is not of much help. If you compare it to the mean of yearly gross income, you will find that gliders haven't become...

Hi all in US-glider land! I am just curious: what happened to the rebirth of the Polish Kr-03 trainer, which was supposed to be built by a company in Florida? With the Euro growing stronger and stronger against the US$ and the aging fleet of 2-33, I thought there would be a good market for this US...

Help! Advice sought on software to track club operations. Hopefully such software would be amenable to on field usage, track usage for billing, maintenance, squawk reporting and other things those much more clever than me can think of .

General Tadeusz Gora Jan 4, aged 91. Polish pilot who completed a remarkable glider flight on May 18 1938 when he flew a PWS-101 glider from Bezmiechowa, in south-east Poland, to a small town near Vilnius, a then world record distance of 577.8 kilometres. For this he was the first recipient of the...

"Having the "right of way" only works if the other pilot see's you. He can't "yield" to what he does not see." Of course! My comment was directed, through the readers, to those who would say that having gliders in the air is the problem. Having the right-of-way didn't help the tow pilot, maybe...

Will your soaring organization be having or attending an airport open house soon? Introduce interested, prospective youth through an application to the Cadet Youth Flight Scholarship http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=7503688335&show=blog&id=2388

We are looking for any existing Form337 to install a battery driven electrical system in an SGS 2-33A. We are tucked in close to Class B airspace that is about to expand in the next year and feel a transponder would be a great idea in all of our gliders. We've been using handheld radios for years,...

Here is latest FES presentation video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTeNKM2cXQk&feature=youtu.be Regards, Luka

Wurtsboro Airport will be hosting a Schweizer 1-26 Fun Meet again this spring - Saturday and Sunday, April 27 & 28. Open to any and all 1-26 Pilots, young and old, new or experienced. Weather permitting, we will set tasks on both days that are achievable for novices while also providing a...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g8PguG4j5o Posted for all the people who (like me) are dissuaded by cold temperatures

Hawke Tracking is sponsoring the Eagleville, TN GTA race. Follow the contest at Maps: Google Maps: http://www.hawketracking.org/gta/files/tracking.htm Google Maps Large: http://www.hawketracking.org/gta/files/trackinglarge.htm Mobile: http://www.hawketracking.org/gta/files/mobile.htm Google...

Not to make light of the 3 deaths associated to the SFO crash. But this demonstrates how politically "correct" the media is. Think outside the box? what box! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=L1JYHNX8pdo

OK, someone got a 100point penalty, and NO points for the day. The scoring code was "FD" and "FFD" Not listed on the score sheet as to what the infraction was. What was it? J4

All, Hopefully, by the time you read this you will have already read the SSA E-news bulletin sent out today regarding SSA's intent to respond to the FAA ANPRM regarding transponders. If you do not get E-news, you can find a link to the E-news bulletin on the front page of the SSA website. In...