Hi All, I'm fairly new to soaring, but thought it might be fun to test our clubs Standard Cirrus to see if it was getting advertised L/D. I jumped in with not enough understanding of all the factors that effect performance, other than reading how Dick Johnson does his tests. I took a tow to 6000...

I'm a member of a club that has marginal trailers for our ships. Because of this, and the multitude of small airports in our area, I usually just airport hop for cross country flights. We also have unpredictable landout options because 90% of the fields seem to be corn, which at the wrong time of...

I'm a glider pilot from Michigan. I don't own a glider. I like to travel around and rent at various locations in the US. I've just been to Williams Soaring Center. They have very very good ships to rent such as Duo, ASW24 and ASW27 all with ClearNav. SoaringNV in Minden also has great...

Anyone know the status of the XCSoar forums? Apparently still down. I miss the interesting discussions that took place there! .... Aaron

Anyone know of a database of soaring accident statistics. For example a spreadsheet broken down into fields such as off airport, during landing, on tow, during contest etc. Would be interesting to study by sorting and filtering in various ways. .... Aaron

I just did my 5 hour glide for silver/gold duration. My Colibri II's IGC file, as reported in SeeYou PC, shows the correct Takeoff time, Begin soaring time, Landing time, Duration, but then claims a Soaring End time 2 hours 42 minutes into the flight which was actually 5 hours 15 minutes total. ...

I've done three silver distance flights this spring and am working through the rules for a gold distance. I fly our club Standard Cirrrus. I just bought a Colibri II approved flight recorder. Questions: Does this sound correct? I want to do a 3 turnpoint closed course that is about 320km in...

I have a Colibri II (approved) flight recorder. This device allows the user to adjust either the current altimeter setting, or adjust its pressure altitude to match field elevation. Is this ok to do for badge flights like silver/gold, or am I supposed to leave it set to standard...

On Mar 11, 11:40*am, Frank Paynter wrote: SPOT tracking is now available for the 2012 Seniors contest at Seminole Lake Gliderport. Google Maps:http://www.hawketracking.org/snats/files/tracking.htm Google Maps...

Hi, I'm a flat land glider pilot with 70 glider hours of which 35 are in a standard Cirrus. I'm doing a week trip to Minden this winter as a familiarization and glider checkout adventure. SoaringNV. There is almost endless info available on the web, and I'll get help from an instructor, but...

How is handicap weight determined for the SSA handicap list?

A few people told me that their Cobra trailers with aluminum tops developed leaks. I wonder how frequent this problem is. Obviously aluminum top is nice to keep it looking good, but one of the the purposes of a trailer is too keep the glider inside dry. In New England we sometimes get 4 inches of...

A few people told me that their Cobra trailers with aluminum tops developed leaks. I wonder how frequent this problem is. Obviously aluminum top is nice to keep it looking good, but one of the the purposes of a trailer is too keep the glider inside dry. In New England we sometimes get 4 inches of...

Does anyone have any insight into how a 302 calculates wind? How good is it in regards to wind a straight flight with very little turning? How valuable is it on a ridge? What does it need in order to calculate probable wind one 360 turn, part of a turn, two turns? Any information is appreciated.

Does anyone have any inside into how a 302 calculates wind? How good is it in regards to wind a straight flight with very little turning? How valuable is it on a ridge? What does it need in order to calculate probable wind one 360 turn, part of a turn, two turns? Any information is appreciated.

I need some accommodation close to Cordele. My requirements a 1) kitchen 2) full size fridge with freezer 3) reasonably quite place 4) not too far from the airport for daily commute Any ideas would be welcome and I thank you in advance for any information.

The last time I flew in competition was about 20 years ago in Europe. I have never flown in competition in the US, but I am certainly going to change that this year. How often do you go to competition without a ground crew and if you do how do you deal with this situation? Are contest organizers...

If your software has it how much are you using this feature? Do you tend to use it more than traditional MC/ballast/bugs settings for final glide calculation? I am suspicious of usefulness of this feature in fast changing conditions. What is your experience? AK

If you have any experiance please let me know. I am looking at the software, but I have seen a post on naviter forum stating this feature does not work. I placed an e-mail to naviter, but I would like to hear from others.

I would like to know what for does WinPilot use pressure altitude? From what I read GPS altitude is much more accurate for final glides so what else is there that pressure altitude is good for? I browsed through the manual but I could not see any references.