Hi All, Have an older Komet trailer with the original European tail lights. The plastic lens are really faded, and the internal corrosion is getting bad. Thinking of replacing the lights with the newer LED Euro lights. The existing lights are the original Euro 4-wire types that are...

Recent Air Accidents/Incidents appear to have been very poorly reported by the press. Especially when light aircraft are involved. They are extremely unknowledgable, wether a paraglider (or other a/c) / RAF training a/c is involved?

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As implemented in the latest version the maximum value of Max Altitude is limited to 15,000ft which is not useful in SW USA. It should be obvious to anyone that the limit should be setable at least as high as 18,000ft. In fact there is no reason for any hard limit at all as the pilot may fly in a...

Anyone else running XC flight software on a PDA find them to be sluggish and almost unuseable during a flight? I am using an iPAQ 3850 running XC-Soar, the unit is hooked to a Garmin Map60CS. Sure everything works, but while in the air, if I push a button or touch the screen somtimes it takes...

My wife and I have recently acquired a 1-26B with a Ball 400/6 (not a new installation). It is plumbed parallel with a Winter mech. (and T.E. probe). Since we acquired it, the Ball indicates climb pretty much at all times, and no amount of adjustment (red knob on back), setting selections, etc....

Sorry guys, this morning another bout of "diarrhea of the keyboard" struck and out came a proposed "letter to the editor" of SOARING. I decided not to wait the month or more (and/or the probable rejection) for your reaction, if any. So, here 'tis. Fire away. Ed Byars

Does anyone know how to get circular start gates to work correctly in WP 9? I cannot get the arm start/auto start process to work with circular gates and when I start manually the speed on task is never correct (starts very high). -Evan Ludeman / T8

I would like to tint the canopy on my asw-15. I have heard that plexiglass does have gasses that are constantly released and will damage regular car tint applied to it. Would static cling tint sold from homedepot work for it? Anyone ever seen or heard of a glider tinted with film? The curvature...

Dear All: I'm having problems with the linkage for the retractable gear on my G102 Standard Astir III(c). I'm looking for any input on where Grob parts can be obtained now that Grob stopped selling parts directly through its Ohio office. Does anyone know who now sells and services Grobs in the...

There has been a midair today - sounds as if the glider pilot parachuted out, but no word about the occupant(s) of the light aircraft. From the BBC photo it looks like G-CXHZ, which is an LS4. This follows a fatality yesterday and another at the Mynd two weeks ago - a friend there tells me it was a...

Tom Serkowki had a post on May 14 about this camera. I bought one from 6th St Camera for $373 delivered. Got a 16 GB SD card from amazon with a cute little USB reader (Transcend) for $44. Camera is a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS3. Great features include 12X optical zoom, VERY wide angle 25mm, image...

Does anyone have an "Intro to Soaring" PowerPoint they'd be willing to share? I'm looking for something that targets teens, covers basic aerodynamics and has some graphics and maybe some videos. I was going to try to put one together myself but figured I'd ask here first as I'm barely competent...

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Has anyone used this database? Is it still available? An EXCEL 2000 Spreadsheet of 12 Western States: California: 73 Not-to-Land sites and 339 landing sites Nevada: Not-to-Land Sites and 164 landing sites. Thanks.

Today I pulled out the RIGHT-side water ballast bag from the wing of my DG-300 (s/n 3E1). Before I began this I noted 3 strings sticking out (two white, one yellow) and was prepared to attach a line to the one that began to disappear into the wing as I removed the bag (this string would be...

I'm, running See You Mobile on the HP310 as a backup NAV system, and I really like it except for the failure to get a contest start in 6 out of 6 attempts at R5E. Does anyone know the secret combination to getting it give you a contest start??

Which one-man assembly dolly is the preferred for 15m?? What dolly works best if two(older) people are assembling/disassembling and on a hard surface? Jim

I am not a glider pilot, although I have been up with friends a few times in the past, but I know the basic instrumentation is pretty limited- and for good reason. However, would an AOA indicator increase the efficency of gliding enough at best L/D, min sink and other specific angles of attack...