Folks, I recently committed to talk about some European racing techniques highlighted in my World's report at a team camp. The guidelines for when to search for thermals and when to park and exploit others doing the searching are interesting. The camp will likely be run alongside the Cordele cross...

Hello everyone, I would like to share a video from the Region 2 North Contest at Wurtsboro Airport (June 22 - 29, 2013) Jonathan Elie, one of our younger glider pilots and Wurtsboro ground crew member took footage over several days of the contest from ground, towplane and glider. He edited it...

CNv Club Software is now available for download at http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html Please read the release notes and instructions. You will want the vario software as well as the companion PC configuration tool (also updated). Good Soaring & Good Variometry! Evan Ludeman for CNi

Does anyone know where I can find information regarding the modification to make the canopy on my CR to a hinged canopy instead of a 'leave in on the grass to kick' version? Cheers Rob

The Feb 2010 AOPA Pilot magazine has an article about two pilots rescued after an airplane crash in Idaho. Each had a SPOT but neither unit was well secured; fortunately, they were mobile enough to dig through the wreckage to find and activate them. A medical helicopter landed on the take off...

Platinum Canopy Caps are now available for the Acro/Jantar Std 3! Franklin Fabrication now has a fine tuned pattern for them on hand. For those unfamiliar with these innovative and highly useful covers: http://www.easycanopycovers.com/ -Paul PS. if anyone wants a pic or two of how cool your ship...

Is it just me or others have the follwoing issues since the 2009 season started: 1 - The result list defaults to the whole month instead of latest day as it used to be. 2 - Most of the time the google map does not work resulting in an error message. I wrote to OLC about it but they claimed it is...

Glider Flight Instructor Seminar, Sept 8 thru 12th at Ridge Soaring Gliderport, Julian, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this seminar is to enhance standards in flight training methods. Essentially, we will begin with flight lesson one and share how we do it to ensure compliance with Federal Aviation...

I am curious if any one knows what just the fuselage weighs for their single seat sailplane. Cheers, Brad

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a Glider Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic in Albuquerque, NM on February 12 and 13, 2008 You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend. Clinic Hours: Saturday: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. For more information or...

I looked at his profile and his e-mail address is German ". Now I understand his mean spirited agenda. What a shame... One has to really drop low to be doing this kind of thing.

Does anybody have a PDF manual for the Ilec ASR glidepath computer? I know there's one on Ilec's website, but as far as I know their site is down since several days. Any language will do (ENG preferred...). Many thanks in advance, cheers Flavio

Sometime about a year ago, there was an article in SOARING on the subject of camera mounts to facilitate in flight photography. Included were illustrations of 'universal' mounts for wings and a nose cone. I have lost the issue and the article. A young team of students from the Niagara College...

Hi, The SSA has asked me to organize "Soaring Products Training" the day before the start of the SSA Convention in Texas. Last year it was called the "Software Academy" and was a great success. WinPilot, SeeYou, StrePla and Glide Navigator II held training sessions on their products. More than...

Stumbled across an interesting wind tunnel test of a Harris' Hawk (L/D=10:1). http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/149/1/469.pdf

Hello, I have a Colibri logger (3.01) that on two consecutive flights gave me faulty altitude logging (long periods of fixed altitude, and sudden spikes to 50.000 ft+) Even though the flight was on April 1st, I tink there is something wrong ;-) Also, it seems to be able to produce numerous...

May this aviation innovator rest in peace. FRANCIS ROGALLO, "FATHER OF HANG GLIDING," DIES AT 97 (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1456-full.html#201129) Francis Rogallo, who patented a flexible wing design in 1948 that has been credited with spurring the development of hang...

Just saw where a Lambada pilot deployed the chute and descended under canopy near Boerne Stage airfield. It sounds like he could have had a flight control malfunction but this is pure speculation.

I was thinking we really needed one to test fly flights. Did a search and found this: Google Earth's Hidden Surprise: A Flight Simulator Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/31/google-earths-easter-egg-a-flight-simulator/ We've always known that Google has wanted to challenge...

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