L-Nav, new 2001, V5.8, small vario, temp probe, G-meter, flask, cables, manual, $1000 (US) and I pay shipping. Guaranteed in good working order. JJ Sinclair

Minden will host the Region 11 Championships again this year on June 7 - 12, 2004. Standard, 15 Meter, 18 Meter and Open classes will be offered. Come fly the Sierras and Whites, speeds in the mid 80's last year with distances of 300+.. All Sports class contest will be held during the same time...

The members of ras. have enjoyed a year of helpful and rigorous discussion about soaring issues. There are a few who never have anything to offer and only want to argue. I urge you to DON'T READ & DON'T RESPOND to these posters. I have 3 on my list of people that I NEVER READ & NEVER RESPOND TO....

I installed Mylar on my ship last spring and I followed all the guide-lines. Sanded the underside of the Mylar and the corresponding side of the wing with 220 grit. I wiped everything down and rolled the Mylar down with considerable pressure. Half way through my first contest this spring, I found...

December Soaring has Don Dorrell listed under Final Glide. Does anyone have details on his death? The Don Dorrell that I knew was a young guy and as you all know that means anybody younger than me. Sad news, Don was a good racing pilot and always fun to be around. His wife, Joy, was just that, a...

Hi Gang, Me again. Just got my copy of Eagle Call, which is the official publication of the California Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. They participated in the search for the downed ASW-20 out of Hemet Ryan wit 43 personnel, 4 corprate and 5 private aircraft. They flew 217 hours looking for a Cessna...

Just saw an On-Star commercial, went something like this: Mrs. Jones, This is your On-Stat advisor. I show an air-bag deployment and automatic activation of your on-star system, on Route 16, north of Albany, are you all right? Mrs. Jones, Nooooooo! On-Star advisor, I'm calling the State Police...

I'm going to install an antenna with a ground plane tube on the lower portion (about 24 inches) Question; Is it OK to mount the antenna on the side of my motorhome with only the antenna portion sticking up above the roof ? Just got us a TREK with the bed that raises up to the ceiling, don't even...

For the first time in 20 years, I sat down and read Soaring magazine, cover to cover. Good stuff in there, all interesting. The 2 accident write-ups were hard hitting, factual information that just might prevent a similar occurance. George Thelen described an ASW-20 that hit the trees, I believe...

Last week at William's Octoberfest, we used some new tasking ideas; Contestants were told to pick ont turn-point from the Northern task area and on from the Southern task area. Start at Lutz lake with unlimited altitude, 2:00 Minimum Time and handicap the speeds. Great results with something like a...

There are several questions concerning motorgliders on this years SSA / SRA pilot poll. Some of the questions may have been spurred by my letter dated 7/11 03 which follows Members of the rules committee, A few years back, we allowed motorgliders to have their engines...

How about some feedback on issues discussed on ras? Dr Jack, How did you fix your plugged probe hole? Kirk, What did you find out about adding zig-zag to your LS-6 stab? :) JJ Sinclair

Just checked my policy and it said a number of things about my pilot license, but nothing specifically about not breaking FAR's. It said my pilot license must not be suspended or revoked and that I must be current. This would include a biannual and those 3 takeoffs and landings within the last 90...

Arnold has sworn to repeal the tripling of our car tax, so we will still be able to drive to the gliderport. So there, It's about soaring! No hate mail, please. I hear N(E)vade is working on a new Governator also. :) JJ Sinclair

Good luck on getting high enough, this time of year, to generate enough pressure to dislodge the pesky little critters. Seriously, I have used an air bottle with about 50 psi in it to blow out the TE probe hole. Give it very short bursts, like sssttt, then wait and hit her...

I'm planning on trying turbulator tape (zig-zag, probably) on the horizontal tail of my Ls-6, in front of the elevator. Anyone have any experience doing this? I added .4 mm ziz-zag to to the elevator of my LS-7 and it changed the stall dramatically. Before adding it, the ship stalled like an...

Good report Tom, What's happening here? JJ being civil to a MG pilot? John Cochrane and I are bud's over the 500 foot gate (still got a needle in your doll, over the +15 minute thing) By Spring we'll all be Kissin' Cousins. I would add one thing though, you wrote If the pilot kills himself...

I'm new to this sport and have a few questions about waxing my ship. Some say NEVER wax because if you ever get wet, you will come down like a STONE. Others say you MUST wax to ward off the TERRIBLE affects of moisture and UV. I'm confused, can anyone help? One more thing, what kind of wax is BEST...

Isn't there an FAR that says aviators will not fly below 500 feet, if over people, places or things, unless they are in the act of landing? This question was asked by a pilots wife/crew at a nationals. Her motorhome was located on a permanently closed runway about 500 feet from the active runway....

I fly a lot in the mountains and find MacCready speed-to-fly information, completely worthless. Let me explain; Before crossing a ridge, I will fly slower (below MC), so that I'm assured of making the next ridge. After crossing the ridge, I may fly faster than MacCready. If I set the proper MC...