Just saw this posted to the PoA forum (second link): http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/27405056/detail.html http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41133

The KS Duo will be slipping the surly bonds at the Logan R-9 contest (July17-23) and reservations are being taken. Cost is $200/day, and this includes white knuckle training, revelation of contest-proven swearword thesaurus, thigh slapping techniques, whistling (optional) and fighter pilot songs...

Evening folks, I own a K6cr that has its original small bubble as well as another frame with a cut down, open canopy. Looking on the net I see many other cr's that have a much larger bubble, the canopy frame seems to have been cut away. Have some owners made their own alterations to the frame to...

For Sale is my 2002 National 425 back parachute. The 425 is recommended for pilots up to 208 lbs (220 max gross wt). (26' conical chute). It is in excellent condition and very well cared for. Royal blue with light blue accents. It has quick ejector hardware on the legs and thread through...

I am trying to look at the tracking info for individual gliders at the recent Seniors Championship. I opened results and reports on the SSA web site and see a number of small squares with alpha numerics under them. Nothing indicating individual gliders. When I click on one I am informed that I...

It's leaking where the bag is clamped to the PVC pipe just before the ball valve with the push rod. It's likely original as I bought it with 230 hours in 2008. When I remove the clamps, what will I find for the seal? Is the existing sealant RTV or a gasket? What to use to re-seal it? Will I...

Blipmaps show up upside down after upgrading to firefox 4. Has anyone seen and solved this problem? Thanks John Cochrane

It is a very comfortable Long Softie by Phernalia with a 24 foot conical canopy.It was manufactured in 1996. It has been repacked only nine times. The packing list is in the parachute. It was always stored in my house when not in use. $550. including an excellent...

I am curious how to best utilize my unused oxygen cylinder receptacle space. Since I fly in an area where we rarely get above 5,000 feet, I have available for use this long empty slot. It would be great to be able to use it to store items that I might want to get to during flight. The trick...

I went to a popular western US tire shop and they quoted me $175 for two 13" tires. I didn't buy them. Surely I can get good tires for less than that somewhere? If so please specify brand and type. I do drag the glider a couple thousand miles each summer so I don't want cheapest, just good...

Just noted today that the scores from the 2011 U.S.Seniors are still listed as 'unofficial' - why is that? Frank

Anyone else have issues running Lx NANO on Windows 7? The logger and the NanoConfig program seems to run fine on an older XP Pro machine I have at work but it chokes running on my Thinkpad running Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. It have tried using the virtual machine running Windows XP...

Hi, The first batch of SPOT Connect units just arrived today. http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/spot.htm You can see details on the related iPhone and Android apps he http://findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=119 It looks like a very nice system. I like that you can send any 41 character message...

Anybody got a junk trailer with a fiberglass Tailwheel cavity/recess/ holder they'd be willing to part with? Thanks in advance Bryce

Just received a Streak 5, updated to Froyo and installed XCSoar for Android, and thought I would compare it to the MIO 400 with LK8000 that I used last year and give a quick review. First of all, if you purchase a Streak 5 on Ebay, expect to pay about $300-$400.00. If it is a used Streak like I...

Sun 'N Fun.... Looks like they had neither today!!! http://tinyurl.com/4vlzvf4 Larry

Just a reminder--The preferential entry date is fast approaching. Apr 7 for RVSo and Apr 8 for Std Nats at Cordele. We need to know how many towplanes we will need as it is a remote site. Thanks

Read the AOPA article he http://tinyurl.com/3bnyg9t I'm not suggesting a 121.5 MHz ELT is a good choice, just that you can continue using it. I have one that I will continue to use, but I also have a SPOT. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to

For as long as I've been flying anything, including and especially gliders, I've had a CFI endorse a cockpit checkout in my logbook, for any new aircraft type I flew. Can someone tell me what/who requires this? Is it strictly insurance companies, or is there a relevant FAR paragraph? The reason...

1. My trip to Ely, Nevada http://soaringcafe.com/2011/03/my-trip-to-ely-nevada/ I made a trip to the US with my ASH-26 in 2006. During my trip, I visited and fly at Julian, Moriarty, Parowan, Ely, Minden, Bishop and a few other places. The photo was taken on July 25th, 2006 from Ely, Nevada. I was...