For those of you contemplating this, I've made some rough power measurements. Sitting in my shop with a clear view towards the airport, the TT21 is reporting nearly constant interrogations, and drawing between 120 and 150 ma. The TN72 alone draws about 70 ma. When both are powered and broadcasting...

Looking at getting an RV (25' length). Combine that with a doubleseater glider trailer and I'm at 60'. I'm in NV, so I'm good, but going into OR I would be 10" over the legal limit. Anyone out there run into any issues with the "fuzz" for exceeding combined vehicle and trailer length? Thanks

Anyone know what has happened with the ruc sounding plots that used to be available from NOAA? All I get is access forbidden now. http://rucsoundings.noaa.gov/

Was just browsing the FAA Registry and noticed they have made a change. They have actually added some useful information for those that have a Mode S Transponder. They now show your Mode S code in both hex and octal.

Ron Schwartz is trying today out of Blairstown. Perfect combination of a ridge day with nearly maximum available daylight. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0glVc2hGaLGsP5y7dT5lXiZJ7FKDLiqJU

The 2nd of three glider safety webinars is this Saturday. Broadcast begins at 10:30 AM EST with the seminar beginning at 11:00 Cost is $20 for each person; under 21 only $10. Sign up on our web site www.eglider.org. A follow-up email with log-in instructions will be sent to each person. Groups...

Well, it has come down to the final couple of days to take advantage of the FLARM early-bird discount. FLARM will be THE major electronic device for glider safety, and I suspect those who are most serious about glider flying and safety have already joined the several hundreds of pilots who have...

Is there a standard for the colors on the Winter quick disconnect, i.e. blue for TE, red for static, etc?

We are making this a turnpoint from our gliderclub in Arkansas. Only 46 nautical miles to the north of our club lies an old military airport that does not have a control tower. Easy to get in, they do have an FBO. The best part??? An old Southwest Airlines 737 turned into a restaurant right on...

Hey does anyone have a high quality electronic version of the Schleicher Logo? I'd like to make a Vinyl decal for the tailgate on my Ka-6 trailer. Thanks Pete

Anyone interested in coming to a West Coast USA Motorglider Flyin? The Grob 109 group has suggested this idea and has found some interest. Please indicate if you might be interested in such an event. Send your name, location, Aircraft type to me so I can put you on the notification list and keep...

My club recently removed an LNav from our Grob102 and replaced it with a donated Cambridge 302 system. Price for the LNav, vario, bottle and all cables - $600.00 US dollar. Thanks Fred

Wanted links regarding the history of gliding. sample http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/pilcher.html Thanks -- Mal www.mals.net

Hi everyone! Any idea how a French pilot with U.S. licenses (paper) goes about replacing them with the new plastic licenses..........without having to come to the USA?

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2 things: 1) Does anyone have a detailed guide or notes on placement of turbulator tapes on the ASG29? 18 meter is the priority, 15 meter sections would be nice to have. I am also looking for an inventory list of what size, brand, type of seals and t tape to buy, etc. 2) Does anyone have an...

I have purchased my first glider, an LS1-f s/n 435. I was wondering how to search the forum for threads concerning this model glider. Thanks in advance for your help, I look forward to exchanging information on this forum. Joe Maloy

This trailer was specially built by Shirenewton trailers in the UK to take =20= 3=20 gliders and fit inside a standard shipping container. Each October the owner= =20 loaded his glider and two others and towed the trailer to Southampton=20 container port where it was loaded in a container and...

Is it possible to use a USB SD card reader with the new SN10 USB port? Apparently, Winscore prefers SD-type media over USB thumbdrives when it comes to fast downloading of .igc files, so in the interest of keeping contest scorers happy, inquiring minds want to know. Of course, I could just go out...

For all you Open Class competitors out there - the National contest will be held in Ephrata, WA this year from June 28th through July 7th with practice days on June 26th and 27th. The soaring season has already started at Ephrata with some pilots contacting wave just last weekend. As you all know,...