My B has a addon tank which holds 6 liters, it *appears* that it was ins= talled by glassing it in the cavity low in the tail, and I have been told= it is a stock Schemp tank, fills from a small orifice on top of the tail= No cutting open of tail apparently. I have a friend who would like to= do...

http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/city_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2422_2 931589,00.html John C., if u are lurking maybe you can offer them a reduced rate on a wave flight.

http://www.firnspiegel.com/perlan/ Well I suppose those that have a problem with Klaus Ohlman flying a self-launcher in the Andes, can go apes--t over this :)

http://www.firnspiegel.com/perlan/

I copied this from Tom's most recent group emailing...I think he has some insightful comments, provided unvarnished. Many of you have written asking for more detailed accident statistics. It would be nice to have statistics relating number

The attendance figures and the enthusiasm of participants shroud a worry that cuts across trade groups and business associations: The number of pilots in the United States has fallen 25 percent in the past 25 years. The number of student pilots has plummeted 56 percent over the same period -- from...

http://www.schempp-hirth.com/en/main.php

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15 _4883129,00.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,211290,00.html

I recall an article specifically written on flying a new glider type, I thought it was on the old soaring server site, but could not find it. Anyone out there who can steer me to it? Thanks.

A 260hp Pawnee is expected to start towing operations in April. The schedule of available tow days is still in a dynamic state, there is no instructor or ride program at this time. So it will mostly service those running to Taos and back and the such. I am not sure if he will post an ad to...

Open class, set at Ely, Nv yesterday. Our intrepid billionaire is now of= f to Omarama to go after altitude record.

JJ's post in regards to the latest issue of Soaring motivated me to rerea= d the post in one of the hang-glider sites. They are also losing numbers= , and this topic gets beat around quite often in the winter in RAS. I en= courage you guys to read the post about "branding" on this linked site,...

http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1/?file=3Ddday_0033p1 Being Veterans Day here in the USA, I thought some of you might enjoy thi= s incredible WW2 story.

http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1/?file=dday_0033p1

I just finished reading the news account of the light plane pilot who buzzed the Statue of Liberty and interfered with LaGuardia traffic. In our post Sept 11 era, with enough of the public jittery about aircraft, this sort of behavior is just putting nails in our coffin IMHO. Any idea what sort of...

http://fuellessflight.com/ Interesting concept being developed on this website.

I received it and filled it out, some changes which will no doubt get discussed here in the works. Give yourself a few minutes to fill it out, it is an indepth survey. And for what it's worth, I would like to see SSA sponsor this product.

What is it that these guys do to improve braking? Assuming all ships could use help, are some (say a Ventus) more improved then others? How much $. Thank you.

I read a mention from a Tom Knauff newsletter, and the saw a description on the SSA racing tab. Sounds like a first, a contest getting booted.