HI Gliding Enthusiast Our September issue will be mailed next week. New subscriptions/renewals are through www.glidinginternational.com First Aircraft Skinned with Graphene This is a dramatic ‘new' for aviation. We have told you all previously that it was coming. We thought ...

Can someone please explain to me why the XCSOAR for android program always uses the serial id of "AAA" in the filenames for the .igc file it creates? From page 18 of the 31 May 2019 IGC GNSS FR Technical Specification: Long file name: 2015-06-17-MMM-XXX-02.IGC MMM = manufacturer's...

Looks like the trailer for my Open Cirrus is falling apart from its trip across Canada!! I am thinking I should build a new trailer myself which I have no problem with. Are there any plans out there I can purchase or scrounge? Thinking of a clam type shell trailer. Thank for help. Geoffrey

It is about time, the weather here in South Florida is finally changing, yes fall is upon us and the soaring weather is getting better. After a dismal summer and an October that was about like July the cooler dry air has made it south. I flew yesterday for about 3 hours and got to about 6K AGL....

How much is a fair market value for a "reconstructed" 2-33A that had been totaled by an accident in its previous life? A) $10,000+ B) $20,000+ C) $30,000+ D) $40,000+ E) $50,000+ What if I would say (hypothetically): the wings are sanded (not stripped) and painted. It has no seat cushions, no...

SSA Life Member, Leader, and Hall of Fame Member, Gene Hammond passed away Novermber 12th. https://www.themaplefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Eldon-Hammond/#!/Obituary https://soaringmuseum.org/pdf/hof/pdf44_pdfbio.pdf

Looking to renew my CFIG on line. Have done the ones where it is all focused on CFI for power pilots. Have found none that are designed specifically for glider instuctors. Anyone know of any? Thanks

Some may find this interesting. Today as I drove home in a snowstorm, three large objects fell from the sky onto the street in front of me. I stopped to see what they were. They turned out to be three metalized Mylar toy balloons encased in ice! Darned kids probably didn't get a weather...

Anybody got a ballpark guess as to what a National 425 chute is worth?

I had small leak on the right wing water ballast bag on my LS6. Pulled it out and tested, It looked O.K. from outside, (Seems original LS genuine "3F5-28" two part tank of total 80L capacity), but water slowly penetrate internal Brown PVC layer to the tan colored water-sealed outer nylon layer,...

I have attempted to open Flarmnet with two different computers (a Macbook Pro and a Win 10 latest). On both computers I am unable to open the site. I get a message that "certificate expired". I can't find anything mentioned on the Flarm site nor on OLC that there is a problem. Any insights...

I am downloading files Club Class Nationals and came across airspace files with "xformat-SSA modifications" (I have previously used Soaringdata.info for SUA files) What are the SSA modifications?

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Question for the Moriarty, NM locals: Is there a parachute rigger available at the field or in the area who is familiar with chutes used in gliders, i.e. who can repack a chute 'lump-free'? Uli 'AS'

team, anyone successfully add weight to tail? if so how and where. need to shift CG rearward on my 1-35 C, many thanks, mike

I bought this variometer for Christmas to install it in my current glider, but since then I took advantage of an opportunity to upgrade my glider and I will not be installing this unit. The price is significantly below current pricing at $3100. Andrzej

Anybody have a suggestion for how to easily get at the valve stem on an ASK-21 main wheel without dropping the shroud? Would like to make checking the pressure part of our club's daily routine, but hard to enforce if we have to unscrew the main gear fairing every time. Thanks...

Hello Ken, In 51 years of soring I have had two unplanned terminations from a tow. Both took place in the 70's. In 1973 while on tow in a Std Libelle the tow rope quietly released from the nose hook (Tost). I had done nothing to precipitate this release ...no hand on the release, no banging the...

Yes, 2020 was a special year, so much turmoil in the world, Covid , Trump, even Michigan football took a huge fall. Glider ports were shut down, contest were canceled, production of gliders was interrupted, what more can we expect. I posted a sign today at the gliderport that all pilots should...

Gliders trace graceful arcs across the skies of central South Island on the occasion of the Grand Prix, thrilling the crowds of visitors with the skill and daring of competitive gliding. graceful arcs = skill & daring??? let's use the most exciting international gliding event to sell...