CONGRATULATIONS to our own 1 man army of soaring promotion Tony Condon, aka "The Cherokee Kid" who today took and passed his Airline Transport practical test in the twin engine Cessna 421. Tony did this on his own without going to a special school or incurring massive debt WHILE also instructing...

Tony Condon has departed Sunflower Aerodrome headed south destination the Gulf of Mexico. Follow along at http://glideport.aero/map?p=GlidePort:389

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I came to soaring through a club that had no cross-country culture. There was one instructor with a Silver Badge and to me he was a god. I'd been flying for years before ever meeting a competition pilot much less flying with one. Due to increased communication via the web the days of isolated...

I'll be delivering a glider to SE New York state Sat and leaving for the midwest late Sat or early Sun and could pull a trailer westbound for a very reasonable fee. Matt Michael

The "unofficial woodstock homepage" has been out of service for a while now. I'm wondering if Les still has the files and might allow me to revive it. If Les isn't reading RAS perhaps someone out there can hook me up with him. Thanks, Matt Michael

Anyone here know if there is any soaring activity in the United Arab Emirates or Dubai? A local friend thinks I should go over there and start a soaring school. He's a real nice guy but I take his ideas with a grain of salt. That said, he does know a lot of folks there and thinks they would not...

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Is Freds hotmail address at Great Western still faamasterpilot? Thanks, MM

One of our Iowa soaring community members and recent poster here on RAS Jim Meade was injured Mon. night when the Cessna 2 seater he was flying into Iowa City crashed. Initial indications are power failure probable. It appears Jim managed to miss houses and cars and crashed landed on a...

I recently noticed a Cherokee II project in Nebraska for sale on Barnstormers. Called and it's reported sold to "someone in Illinois". If anyone out there knows where it's ended up I'd love to hear about it. We have a restored Cherokee here in Iowa and it would be great to share knowledge and...

Has anyone created a vent on the SZD-55 and what has been your experience or success? With battery and ballast weight installed in the tail, I cannot find a place for air to vent out the tail other than up the vertical and out the top (not my preference). There would be access for air to flow if...

Security 150 parachute for sale listed on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4540009070&category=26440&sspagename=WDVW Starting bid $250 Last inspection and repack was on 3/7/2005 Located in Texas To send me an email directly remove spaces from addrress...

SZD-55-1 For Sale Follow Link for Details: www.szd55.org

Jeff Farrow created the Polar Glider Software located in Australia. All the final glide calculators (JSW,Wright and Stocker)that it produces are only available in kilometers from what I can tell in Version 1.1. Does anyone know if the program was ever modified to support either miles or nautical...

Anyone know the trick to installing the rubber tim on Cobra Trailers? Tried soapy water, two people and about 1' left to go. Thanks, WDM

Missing Brake Parts on Cobra Trailer My brakes have not worked on my Cobra trailer since I purchased it. It is probably 10 years old. I finally pulled the drums off and found all the internal parts missing. I assume that a previous owner went joy riding with the brake lever on. The brakes were...

FS: Cambridge CAV-II $250 USD It is presently installed and working great. I just need a mechanical vario for back up instead of an electric vario. I will consider trades for a good 80mm Winter Vario. Wells email address: (remove SOAR from address)

I have some SZD-55 questions for folks familiar with the 55. 1) How to stop the honking sound when applying rudder in cold weather. The noise appears to come from the mylar on the vertical and is less prevailent in warmer weather. Though mylar appears to be in good shape and tight. This occurs on...

What accounting software are soaring clubs using for there operations. I hear QuickBooks may not be flexible enough for soaring club operations. Something to handle billing, accounts payables, reports, aircraft time and charges etc. Thanks in advance, Wells Morse wdmorse AT earthlink DOT net