New 10 cell Tenergy battery pack with charge and discharge connectors. Plenty of power for almost any ship, charges much quicker than a lead acid, also maintains voltage for a longer useable period than a lead acid of same specs. Measures 12.75" X 2.5 X 1.5 with 3.5" leads. $80 with shipping in...

I would like to borrow, rent, or if I must buy, a Compaq 1550 bracket which attaches to the canopy with suction cups. I need it for a temporary installation in a rented glider for a contest I am considering entering in the last half of July. If the cable was included it would be all the better. ...

Just wanted to take a moment to give the parts department at Schempp-Hirth a well deserved atta-boy. I placed two separate orders for a number of parts for my glider. I was prepared for the worst, but their prices were less than I feared. The shipping was prompt and while there was a minor...

I am trying to find any regulations about Oxygen use, type of masks and/or delivery allowed versus altitude, frequency of inspection of various parts of the O2 system. I've spent several hours searching on the FAA website with no luck beyond 91.211. Any help would be appreciated. Also I need...

You may remember be talking about research carried out by Bath University and the Caravan Club of the UK -- well, after 20 years of research(!), something has finally been published on the web. http://towingstabilitystudies.co.uk/index.htm There's not a whole lot there, but that reflects the fact...

I am working with a fourth printing (1988) and the equation presented for Optimum Average Cruise Speed does not make sense. It is equation VI in the book, but it gives a very slow speed to fly compared to the graphical approach of just finding the tangent to the line. Plugging in zero for the...

I'm looking for a used SN-10B. Please contact me if you know of one for sale. Regards, WE

Hello, Does anyone know if NJ applies a sales tax on used gliders that are purchased out of state. I know there is a sales tax at motor vehicles when the trailer is registered. Thanks

This guide, originally published in Soaring in 2002, and updated in 2004, is now expanded another 10 pages to include information on Mode S transponders, ADS-B equipment, portable transponder detectors like the Zaon MRX, and the "glider TCAS" (FLARM). Other new sections are "Myth-information about...

“The problem is time,” offered Walter Hurney, a real estate developer. “There just isn’t enough time. Men won’t spend a whole day away from their family anymore.” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/nyregion/21golf.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Does anyone know if there is anyplace online this manual can be downloaded? I currently have this vario hooked to a Total Energy probe connection. I would like to know if this vario will still funtion properly if connected to a static port on the TE probe instead. I would like to use my Total...

So, what do you call an outlanding? If you land at an established airport/airfield is this an "Outlanding"? Or is it an uncompleted flight into an airport. I have read a lot of club SOP's that recommend a "planned" outlanding into an airport as training for a real outlanding! Not the same thing. Is...

I would like to spend some time flying in Nevada (or some other place on the West coast) and because of that I would like to ask you: - which place would you recommend - when is the best time to visit - where I can rent glider Best regards Uros

One of the little things that seems missing in other reports was the buzz created by the Condor Competition Flight Simulator. There were several booths set up with it in use and one session about using it in flight instruction. People are wild about this thing. Bill Daniels

I'm curious what others are using for inter-thermal cruise speeds for modern 15m (and 18m I guess) gliders like the Ventus 2bx, Ventus 2cx, ASW-27, ASG-29, Diana 2, etc (add models as necessary). Here in the U.S. we have been moving toward cruise speeds much lower than would normally be dictated...

Can anyone tell me what a typical power consumption for a PDA is? I got ipaq 3950, but I guess they all must all be close.

Sorry to beat your brains, but I'm trying to wrap my own around all of this. I've read many posts on the subject so far and am still confused. I'm trying to determine the costs with moving my ship to CA and the related taxes. I've already been hit by the tax man in my current state, will have to...

Looking for opinions on a portable, handheld aviation radio for ground support operations. No special features needed beyond the basic transciever functions, as far as I know. If there is a handheld that would be suitable for use in the glider using an established external antenna, please comment...

TORONTO AREA GLIDER PILOT GROUND SCHOOL! Winter 2008 Session starting Saturday March 1 ============================================= York Soaring will be hosting a Glider Pilot Ground School directed at beginning pilots...

If one is good, how much better is two?