Anyone know what fuse rating i would need for an old Edo-Aire RT-551 radio. Its marked inop now but i still want to replace the fuse in the panel for it

Saw this on the OZ report... seem applicable to gliders! http://www.designfax.net/cms/dfx/opens/article-view-dfx.php?nid=4&bid=315&et=featurearticle&pn=03 I could see a pilot throw a line out with 50 of these on/inside a flying tube that recharges a battery in 10 or 15 minutes. Reel the line...

I made a last-minute decision to attend my first SSA convention and just managed to get my registration in time. I'm hoping to get there in time to catch Burt's session on Wednesday, but might have to drive over from Charlotte if the flights to GSP are full. AirBnB room pending a few blocks from...

..... and contrary to some other recent video suggestions, this one is actually soaring related! :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrnis7-hvJE Uli 'AS'

New glider owner - looking to purchase insurance- companies - cost? Value sailplane + trailer = $32,000

I have people ask me about gliding all the time. I always send them to the http://www.letsgogliding.com/ site and forward them links for Bruno Vassel or Balleka videos on YouTube. Does anyone else have any favorite sites that they send people to in order for them to get interested in gliding?

Hello folks, My PIK-20B bags need replacing. Does anyone have suitable bags for sale? - I am considering manufacture and have contacted Guy Achard / Airsolid. Are there any other fabricators? - The 20B is allowed to carry 140 Liters, but the bag drawing on trafi.fi show a bag labeled 60L. Why...

I have Flarm Core with Flarm View and would like to learn how to Electronically Declare a flight, Can I do that,if so how? I use a Oudie but it's not connected to Flarm. Thanks Glen

If you have, I would like to discuss it with you. MarkGrubb(at)aol.com 661.557.0673

Say overall speed is not an issue (you are not racing) and the only objective is to achieve best glide to make it home with a marginal final glide. Also lets assume you fail to maintain the correct speed and deviate +/- 10 knots. Which will have less penalty, flying 10 knots too fast or too slow...

Has anyone of the early adopters actually flown with the new DeLorme InReach ? I had a contact with their tech support a while back, who mentioned that they report elevation, not altitude. Also their tracking pages mention elevation. I found tracks of Paul/Frank and Sean, but they look like they...

We are examining the Type Certiifcate for the K13. The original indicates aerobatics including spins "not approved". in 1967 Schleicher issued an AD approving semi aerobatics and spins, and printed a modified page 22 to the flight manual. Does this automatically modify the type certificate? ...

On Oct 12, 11:24*am, GK wrote: * * HP HX4700 (1MB memory card included) with Winpilot Adv. latest version with free upgrades until the end of the year, cradle and power supply cable included, new battery. Ventus cradle, craggy power converter with separate power supply...

I just received some very bad news regarding Charlie Spratt. This is a very tough letter to write. If you don't know Charlie Spratt - he has been a soaring contest CD (Competition Director) at many soaring contests around the USA over the last few decades. He did a great job running soaring...

Another style more widely used in the entertainment/movie industry is called Cloth Backed Gaffers Tape. It features a strong cloth backing, not plastic and a better adhesive. It will not turn to mush and leave gobs of hard to clean off adhesive all over your finish. Its available in a number of...

I don't want to start any war between the SeeYou church and the StrePla one here. However I would greatly appreciate any insite or advise regarding those 2 similar software. Many thanks in advance. Matthieu

Did anyone fly a straight-out 500k flight originating in either the U.S. central or eastern time zones between Oct. 1, 2002, and September 30, 2003? The flight must be in a motorless glider with the 500k distance being measured from release to landing. If so, please contact me because you could be...

OK.What goes faster then the speed of light, and cracks the 100 mph barrier at Parowan for the first time??? Well, its a ASW 27b, DRY, driven by GW, Steve Koerner. On a 2 hr TAT. All classes flew a TAT cause of build ups. We launched early, 11:25 am was first tow. Black flat bottom building cu are...

The camera shutter shows the propeller stopped on the Durango Pawnee. It's a Hoffmann HO 4/27BHM-185 "quiet" prop, and your operation can have one, too. Enjoy the phenomenal noise reduction and consequent neighbor pleasure that Val-Air Soaring is the latest to attest to in the USA. We hold and...

Our club Discus has a spot for a battery just aft of the rudder pedals but the straps are MIA. Is it safe to make new straps or use Velcro for attaching the battery hold down? Brian 17