Groupflights, a new Python program, now updates club/group web pages to show recent personal flight distance and speed improvements, recent top flights and all-time top flights. Updated daily from WeGlide, OnLineContest, and SkyLines. You can see a working example at...

My Discus2 canopy and frame fit a little too tight to the fuselage making closing difficult or impossible when it really heats up. In the winter it was much better, but still a bit tight. At normal temps. in Florida (90 to 95 degrees this time of year) in the shade, it is clearly too tight, since...

These amazing vehicles really are undersea gliders. Link to NyTimes article: http://nyti.ms/17Q0j7V Quote from the article: "There are several models of submersible research drones on the market, but the Gliderpalooza fleet consists of propellerless Slocum Gliders, designed by the Teledyne Webb...

20 years ago there was a waiting list to fly National contests. Could it be that nationals today are really designed for a small number of pilots that like 'extreme competition', long task, long hours, new types of tasks, no crews etc. 20 years ago nationals seemed to be designed for a broader...

This sort of follows up on the future of soaring thread, but is more focused on the sailplane design aspect. Ok.....here is the scenario: the powers that be have decided that once again the soaring community needs a sailplane that represents Joe Sailplane Pilot. Joe sailplane pilot wants a...

Hi, I just created my first soaring video for YouTube. It is and time lapse (interval recording actually) film of the process of bringing the gliders out to the runway, gridding up and launching. It was filmed at the 2007 Albert Lea MN Soaring Contest. The contest included the U.S. Open and...

Hi, I have been doing a lot of playing with my iPAQ 310 and SeeYou Mobile for PNA. Somehow the unit is now in a mode in which I can't turn it off so that it stays off while connected to the wall charger. Every time I turn it off it turns itself right back on. If I disconnect it from the wall...

What would be the consensus for the minimum number of flights to get a ground launch sign off for an experienced glider pilot? How many cable breaks and at what altitude? Of course it would take more for some and less for others, but I would think at least 15 launches with 5 cable breaks at various...

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Hi Everyone, Logged my 1st OLC flight yesterday from my Android phone which I thought was quite cool ... havent in the past ever got around to having a personal GPS logger or PDA, just used the club ones including the hassle of downloading from a Cambridge with a RS232 serial port .. yuk...

"Does anyone have any experience with EMFO covers for sailplanes. I would be interested in how they compare with the ones made by Jaxida. " This question was already asked in 2005....and no real answer was given to the initial author (James d'Andrea). I recently have received from Emfo company a...

I need some advice for finding good online material I can download/buy to study/practice for the FAA Written Knowledge Test and for the Check Ride Oral & Flight Tests. I am overseas and really can’t get books sent to me. I’ve scoured the web. I’ve looked at “Dauntless-soft.com” for instance. If...

One of the plastic chock holders that came with my Anschau (Komet) trailers has fallen apart. Before I do the obvious and go to the trailer dealer(s) for an (expensive) replacement, has anyone found a local source for these? I'm looking for a set of light-weight plastic chocks with holders, so I...

Hey guys, I need your help. Someone asked me if there was a video on the internet that would show them a little about the sport of Soaring . Guys, I need your input….and thanks in advance. I honestly do not surf the you tube site and don’t know of any off hand. I have seen the one with the...

So.. I bought a share in a 1-35 this winter. I've already had a blast in it this season. I own just 1/4 of it, so not much of an outlay of cash. I've got the disease pretty bad. I'm interested now in going halves with another club member on something glass and in the 40+ l/d Lets say a ASW24. ...

I've seen some excellent lists on this forum for the pilot, glider, and landout/emergency kit. I'm wondering if anyone has developed a list for the tools, parts & materials to always have in the tow vehicle. I need to assemble a single toolbox that I can transfer between tow vehicles (I use a...

I was given a junked K8b due to water damage to the wood at the wing root and multiple tears in the original fabric and chipped/peeling paint. However, it looks like it may be restorable (worth it, that's another story). Anyway, I'm interested to know if there is an online repair manual that lays...

Finally, someone managed to explain what EASA's Part-M and CAMO is all about, in a way that I can understand.. Maybe others can benefit from this description, too. There are also some refreshingly direct comments about the DG Flugzeugbau blackmail scheme. Cheers, Lars...

Hello all, My Becker 4201 just started acting up. Specifically, it has a cyclic regular dead spot when transmitting, so the person listening to you gets about half of each word. It receives just fine, and all functions work as they should. Same thing happens with a fully charged battery or one...

Anyone have any experience with the gas strut failing in the compressed position? My 2002 fiberglass top didn't quite open fully on its own in March, so I ordered replacement struts. Unfortunately, the next time out the top only opened a few feet, then progressively less as I tried to lower and...