Hello all, A bit of my background. I've been flying power for 3 years (300 hours ... I was "keen" g), and just finished a "concentrated" glider "conversion" over the past 3 weeks (12 flying days), and now have a "glider" license. Literrally "glider", as I've been trained to safely glide locally...

Is anyone here using gpligc ? I'm trying to use a scanned map file with opengligcexplorer, and keep getting a file not found message. This is on Windoze. I've tried every combination of path, back slash, forward slash, upper/lower case, etc, with no success yet. e.g. :

Wanted: Roadworthy enclosed 15m trailer in Southern California. Can be purchase or (better) tax-exempt donation. John H. Campbell Collegiate Soaring Association http://www.ssa.org/Collegiate.asp

All, I don't use wax SOOOO..... Which is better, a 12 volt or 14 volt battery? (OK to delete next 150 replies to this question). Cheers!, Pete

Hi I'm going to be in San Jose in early November and may have a spare day. Where would you go and why? Cheers Tim -- Tim - ASW20CL "20"

All pilots wishing to be candidates for US Teams in international competition should review the .pdf item under "Special Reporting" on the right side of the page under the following URL prior to planning their 2003 competition participation http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/ust_committee.htm Doug...

Tailored towards the newbies: On final, assuming there is a crosswind and you need to forward or side slip, does it make a difference which wing is held down, and why? Jim Vincent CFIG N483SZ

Christmas is a-comin' etc. and I'm thinking of replacing my old A14 diluter demand system with a Mountain High EDS system. The A14 hasn't been used for years; now I'm living in the mountains I want something I know I can trust Can I trust the EDS system? Anybody out there got anything good or...

On 2 Oct 2003 08:32:56 -0700, (Bob Kuykendall) wrote: The FAA has just announced an AD against the Grob 103 sailplanes. You can view it on the Web at: http://www.avantext.com/media/files/ADs/20031914.pdf The AD seems to have about the same content as the Grob...

New flap/spoiler gas springs are on order for my Nimbus 2C. Would anyone care to give me the procedure for getting the old one out and the new one in? It looks to be a real pain to get the rear bolt out. Bill Daniels

As the subject line says. I'm looking for a Nimbus 3T or early Nimbus 4 ( turbo ready ) Cash waiting! All condition aircraft considered ( I've got 6 months till the season picks up again! ) Anyone know of any Nimbii looking for a new owner? Ian

Just wanted to report that Cambridge is still in the repair business with good results. Two weeks before the New Castle (USA) regionals, my CAI Model 20 GPS/NAV stopped working. The green light that normally blinks stayed on full time, the box made a clicking noise every couple of seconds, and the...

There is a 3 page article on Steve Fossett in this weeks Newsweek starting on pg 73. About 1/3 of the article is about gliding, and there are several large pictures of him in his ASH-25M. Kevin Christner

Dr. Jack, Welcome to retirement and RAS, I hope you have a thick skin as you will need it here. A great big thanks for the BLIP-MAP, I use it every time I fly and find it very accurate. All the best, JJ Sinclair

Fellow US pilots: This year's SRA pilot poll will be on line in a few days. It contains a question on the 500 foot rule. I urge you to read it, think about it, and vote. In particular, this is a rule that benefits newer, less experienced pilots. It doesn't matter much to the top 5 national...

A 45 minute programme, "Rodeo in the Sky", featuring the Mountain Wave Project will be shown on the German TV-channel Radio Berlin Brandenburg around 9.15pm on October 14. It covers historical aspects of wave discovery and research as well as the sensational record setting flights in the wave...

In New Zealand when you export you can claim tax back ,do you know if the same situation applies in France, Germany, or other countries in Europe or USA gary

Ok folks. Gotta a simple question. Do I need a specific endorsement for FAR 61.31 (j) (ii) to do aerotow? My CFI-G says nope, my solo endorsement was for aero-tow and I dont' need a seperate endorsment. (Although I don't find the word aero-tow written in my log book at all). I am going for...

Are these guys still in business? I've found several links to http://www.groupgenesis.com/, but it appears to be for sale.

Gentlefolk, Since when wuz 120-155 mph fast at an airport? Not for a long long time, and it wasnt against any airport speedin rule was it? In fack, it aint fast at all.