Great news! The Duck Hawk has taken several test flights and so far all is well! Windward Performance wants me to tell you all that they are ready to take orders http://windward-performance.com/projects/duckhawk/ Boggs

Some one left a message regarding the dolly. This message got deleted instead of saved, would this person contact me again by phone or email one more time. Regards Udo

Hi all. I currently have a CFIH and commercial glider, sometime this year I would like to get my CFIG. Question is do I need an endorsement to take the CFIG written? Thanks, GB

I am heading to England this afternoon for work. I'll be staying in Maidenhead for about a week. If I have any free time, it would be awesome to get in the air. Can anyone recommend a place I could get some glider time in that would be relatively nearby?

(Title intended to add a bit of levity to serious post.) Soaring can kill you, but how do we put that risk into perspective? A statistics based Mortality Calculator helped me do that. I answered a few questions about my medical profile and age and it told me that statistically I have a 19%...

Pilots have been flying in Uvalde and feedback is positive, see postings on R.A.S and other locations e.g. John Cochrane: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.aviation.soaring/msg/788ec3b10c70618a?hl=en Nevertheless there are some issues which require our attention: FLARM range Some of the pilots...

I flew yesterday (26 October) and had two hours, later I used the Cambridge utility on my PDA to download the flight log from the Cambridge 302. First thing I noticed was that the utility said the flight was 111 hours long, and that the date of the flight was 21 October. I later checked the log...

Padded aluminum cusp that slips over trailing edge with web strap that goes over leading edge then down to cable or stake with hooks and ratchet for tightning. Can be easily carried in ship. E-mail me for picture.........see Williams Soaring, set of two for $125 + shipping. JJ

Hey Guys, We had 33 pilots flying on US Nightly Soaring last night! More and more folks are getting back on Condor and having a great time. See report he https://soaringeconomist.com/2020/03/26/record-numbers-fly-us-nightly-soaring/ If you would like help getting involved on Condor, feel free...

Well, it's time to set clocks back...and I noticed something interesting today. My VolksLogger's clock seems to run 15 seconds ahead of other GPS units...and the US Atomic clock (which appears to be synchronized with GPS time -- or vice verse -- per the readout from a Garmin GPS90). I say the VL...

Hi, I am considering an upgrade for my ASW-20 and would like to know more about the ASH-26E. I am interested in every aspect of the glider (comfort, maintenance, ease of operation, etc) and mainly about performance as a glider. I have some time on the ASW-27. From my research, it seems that the...

Tuesday morning of this week, OSTIV President Loek Boermans sent me a message indicating that the International Gliding Congress assembled at Lausanne, Switzerland, had voted to accept the OSTIV-proposed definition and creation of a new class of gliders- MIcrolift. Professor Boermans introduced...

Hello All, I am returning to the sport after a 30 year hiatus. I have recently purchased an SHK1, which I am refinishing/restoring. My goal is to use this ship to earn FAI badges, not to fly competitively. Given this information, and a limited budget, I am looking for opinions regarding...

List, Am in the process of redoing the panel during the off season and currently shopping for a transponder. It would seem the best thing to do is purchase a unit with ADS-B functionality. This narrows the selection a bit. Are there any units to avoid? Should I wait and see what comes available...

I've imagined that birds detect thermals in part with superior vision. They can see the little bits of stuff in the air that show motion. Now it looks like America's Cup sailors will be lighting up the little bits with lasers. http://www.catchthewindinc.com/

Hello gliding world ! Please visit http://www.vpos.no for a presentation of the vPos system - a impressive new technology that amazes pilots, crews and spectators at the 3rd Club Class World gliding Championship currently beeing held at Elverum, Norway. 15-20 gliders are equipped with the vPos...

Readers of this group might like a very nice article on turn radius and handicapping by Judah Milgram http://skylinesoaring.org/NEWSLETTER/2005/February/ Though mostly about handicapping, it also shows very nicely why you should not thermal at the "minimium sink speed" corresponding to the level...

I have a Laister LP-49 and am looking for a polar graph for it. I would also like to talk to anyone who has added a total energy probe to the vario on this glider. It has metal flight surfaces and a plastic body with solid bulkheads. Might be a trick to plumb the line from the vertical stab.

Hi, me it has been given And E-vario of the RICO ( model VACS), for my PIK20B Unfortunately I do not possess the use manual. there is someone that can help me? Best regards, Fulvio

What Hawker cockpits should look like (without the glider bits strewn about): http://tinyurl.com/hhcaj Jack