This new app for iOS looks interesting and is supposed to be available this month. It will be interesting to see how it compares to iGlide. https://lufty.app/

Yeah, its early but we have a new site for this year's Region 3 Contest. If you plan on attending, please sign -up early in order for our organization to make arrangements. There has also been inquires to hold world class for the PW-5's. (If we are able to have (3) register we will hold a world...

so I made the ultimate dumb move - I updated a working IT device right before I went to a contest. It has not worked since......... To be fair - I did not update the firmware correct off the bat (should have ready the Manuel better) Now - on the ground it looks like it will work fine - as soon...

THE MAY 2012 ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL A wealth of news for soaring pilots from around the world. A 64 page issue. Stories include: 1. New sailplane now in production designed to introduce a new concept to the sport. Dynamic Story. An eight page feature article.

Seen this? http://www.flarm.com/index_en.html Radar and transponders are just so 20th century. John Galloway

I've been daydreaming about flight computers... Not the ones we have now, but the next generation... I haven't seen any significant step changes in the functions the current generation provide... So I started day dreaming... and I came up with a wish-list, (now some of these are obviously...

Dear US-gliding community, it seems likely that I am going to spend about 2 year in the US (NJ area) starting next spring and I would like to bring my German registered glider along. Given it is for 2 years only, I would like to keep the ship under its German flag and keep any changes to glider...

With all the drama in the 2012 WGC Open Class, here's how the various designs compared by total average points, followed by the total number of ships flown through the end of the contest (for calculating statistical variance): 11427 JS-1C (4) 11316 Concordia (1) 11240 EB-29 (2) 11089 ...

Does anyone have any data, preferably quantitative, about what sort of braking performance is required? On the one hand, it would seem that effective braking is primordial for safe landing in the event of an outlanding, but on the other hand many gliders seem to have inadequate brakes, to put it...

Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather permitting) for the LVVSA Fall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach dry lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada border. Directions can be found on the LVVSA.org website. Auto and Aero tows, great food, lots of...

I hear as from the 1st October all gliders in the UK will have to be registered with the CAA and placed on the normal UK aircraft register carrying the allocated G- marks. At present the BGA has always overseen this. What difference will these changes have, besides of course costing us all more...

Apple is rumored to have a smaller, 7" iPad in the works to compete with the Kindle Fire which would make it more accomodating in the cockpit for a nav aid than the 11" version. (There may also be a touch- screen in development with realistic tactile feel from a company in Sweden). Anyone have an...

I am trying to help a friend find a glider that he can fit into. He is looking for a club class glider or slighty higher cost. What gliders would he be able to fit into?

I have a headache after shopping online for new pants to wear in the cockpit. R.A.S. never lets me down, so... Anyone know which company makes lightweight cargo pants that have zippered front/side pockets (so the cell phone stays in if you bail out), and a zippered fly (relief system-friendly)? ...

I am in the market for a first glass ship and both these gliders are available locally and at my target price range. I would appreciate any feedback concerning the relative pros and cons of each.

Still learning to benefit from thermalling with another glider and so far have not realized the benefits. If you are opposite another glider and observing your progress in relationship to the other glider how do you adjust your path if you see the other glider in better lift? I seem to have the...

All, My radio (Dittel FSG 71) Squelch seems to be a bit sensitive (but by design, cannot be adjusted by the pilot). In my case, when flying, the squelch is a bit sensitive and the “white noise” of the radio comes on at times, even when there are no communications received. I can always reset the...

I have been very actively looking for the perfect "new technology" battery solution for my glider for a few years. I have been looking to fill two battery trays in my 27B fitted for the standard 6' x 2.6" x 3.7" 12 volt 9ah lead batteries with lighter and higher amp hour batteries. There has been...

A question: How does Winscore calculate finish altitude on a cylinder finish? I assume it is based on the logger's pressure altitude reading for the closest logger fix after crossing the finish line, but how is that altitude adjusted for the local altimeter setting? Does it compare the...