Reducing the drum size has more effect on torque than I realized. My spreadsheet shows 953 lb-ft for 48", 242 lb-ft for 36" and only 85 lb-ft for 24". What do you think? Bob --

Hi Olin and Mary Merry Christmas!! http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~larry/ -- ----------------------------------------------------

Hard to tell what he wants to do -- http://www.126association.org/classfid.htm#Planes Bob -- ----------------------------------------------------

Scottish Gliding Union 70th Anniversary Celebrations Saturday 10th July & Sunday 11th July 2004 The inaugural meeting of the Scottish Gliding Union took place in Glasgow on Saturday 7th July 1934, and various events have been planned by the Board to mark the 70th anniversary of our founding. An...

I think I remember a posting which described a sailplane hangar for two sailplanes that were were stored side by side. There was a door on one end of the hangar and each sailplane was put on a dolly and pushed into and out of the hangar. Any info or web links to this site would be...

I have tried to e-mail Jaxida Covers in Denmark for the last three days and all the e-mails have been returned as "undeliverable". Is anyone else having this problem? I can get onto their web site without any problem. Thanks in advance, Bob...

Para-Phernalia Mini Softie backpack style parachute. Four years old. Medium blue in color. As new condition. Carrying bag included. Fresh repack, recertification, and shipping within the US included. $995.00 US (new price from Craggy Aero is $1485). -- Excerpt from catalogue: The Mini Softie...

Set of Jaxida covers for Duo Discus, used, mfg. in 1999. Complete set for entire sailplane. These covers are intact and usable, but the fabric has become weak due to UV degradation. Several tears have been repaired with white sail repair (ripstop) tape. Covers look OK, but show some...

In the May 2005 issue of Flying magazine (yes, I am behind in my reading) there is an excellent article by Bruce Landsberg in the SafetyPilot column. It is titled "Death in the Afternoon." In the article Bruce talks about bullfighting, airshows, auto racing, Roman gladiators, and others as...

Judy, Help me to understand the FAA legalese here. We have Pawnees that are in Restricted Category and say 'Glider towing' on the Airworthiness Certificate. Does this change mean that we no longer need to consider going to Normal Category to placate the FAA? -Bob Korves "Judy Ruprecht"...

The solstice is here! Summer is coming!!! For those of you in the southern hemisphere, well, your day will come... (-: -Bob

Anybody know who was the high bidder on the Stemme S10 that got submerged in the Florida hurricane? Thanks, Bob K.

Link: http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/4354751/detail.html?subid=22100441&qs=1;bp=t Condolences to friends and family. Bob K.

Some while ago I saw an article on the Internet about building an oversize glider trailer. I seem to recall that it used a steel tube truss that was about 60" wide and about the same tall. However, today I tried all the search terms I could think of and couldn't find it. Does anybody here remember...

I was poking around on the Web looking for information about wave soaring, and I happened to notice that in a few days it'll be the 20th anniversary of Bob Harris' 17 February 1986 wave flight to 49,009 feet absolute, with a height gain of some 39,900 feet. What I remember most about the flight...

Just kidding. Move along, nothing to see here. Bob K.

Just FYI, USAIG has placed the Hawker 800 bizjet involved in last year's midair collision up for bid. The web page for the salvage auction contains new photos of the damage, but they don't show anything you wouldn't expect: http://www.usau.com/USAU.nsf/Doc/1998Hawker800XP,N879QS Except maybe, it...

RASers, I'm making a couple of ASK21 disassembly tools for a friend. If anybody else wants one, let me know. They'll be $50 each, plus shipping, satisfaction guaranteed. I'm only making one batch of these things, so if you want to buy one next year plan on spending about twice as much to have it...

Some type-specific sailplane canopy resources in the US: Aircraft Windshields, Inc, in my experience the best in the aircraft transparency biz: Los Alamitos, CA, no Web site --Gliders various, just ask (incl. 2-seat Lark, I think) --Custom tooling and acrylics ThermoTec (Ray Poquette), advertises...

Richard, I lost your email address. I need a couple more sets of those taper pins and pin sockets. Thanks, Bob K. bob at hpaircraft dot com