Any idea how much weight the urethane paint option adds to an 18 meter glider?

I think in Feet Per Minute... I must be from a different country. How do you convert Kts per Sec / Meters per sec / Kilometers etc... to Feet per minute Thanks

Your opinions please. Walt

I am new to the R.A.S. and I am an aspiraring contest pilot who flys XC every chance I get,but I have never persued a badge or a contest.I read with some interest and amusement the thread about the OLC sunset warning.This inspired me to look up all of the OLC information on the SSA website.I also...

There had been yet another fatality recently as a result of misinterpreting the open spoilers signal. True we all passed the written test and know that wiggeling the rudder means check spoilers and rocking the wings means release, yet so many students and experienced pilots alike continiue to...

Trying to do some work on my ship. Does anyone that reads this forum have experience in the best way to remove gelcoat? I've got an area thats too big to hand sand on the wing that needs some work. A friend suggested I buy a water sander that continuously feeds water to the sander (similar to a...

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I'm preparing for my Private test, and in discussing it with the local FAA examiner, he indicated that one item on the test is a landing with no drag devices, using only a turning and forward slips. As he explained it, the task in the PTS is to demonstrate the ability to land totally...

Matti Adolfsen wrote: I have problems with 2 aircraft receiver-transmitters. I think I can solve this problem by reverse-engineering the RF stage, still I think a schematic might help.

Gang, I'm leaving this Friday to pick up a glider that I purchased 1100 miles away. The trailer looks brand new, but is about 12 years old, as are its tires. The glider and trailer weigh in the vicinity of 950 #. The tire spec from the owner is : Carlisle Sure Trail ST ST205/75014 (replaces...

What are FAA minimums for CFIG rating in U.S.A., the requirements and experience that glider pilot has to have before FAA flight test for glider instructor certificate. Also, what are criteria and minimum experience CFIG has to have for commercial operation and for a club in US. Are they...

What gliders were/are open cockpit? Baby Albatross?? or.....

All - Having never participated in a sailplane competition (yet), I have a question about competiton length... Are all "serious" events in the US (even Regionals) 7+ days long? For major events where people are travelling long distances, I totally understand the need for a wide window of...

I was really surprised to see this in the PowerFLARM Core manual: 'CORE has two separate FLARM radio transceivers FLARM A and FLARM B. FLARM A is used to receive and transmit and must always be connected to an antenna. FLARM B is only used to receive, an optional antenna may be used for better...

My article, Mini & Me, about test flying a Mini in Lithuania appears as a cover piece in the current Soaring. Also, Garett Willat has an interesting piece on the way FES may change XCountry soaring.

------------ fwd ------------ Few aircraft are as legendary as the P-51. The aircraft and the pilots who flew them during WWII are disappearing. This coming weekend, there will be a very special gathering in Columbus, Ohio. They expect 120 P-51s to attend along with many of the 80 or so...

In French Alps last week end.. http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2010/09/20/coupe-icare-un-planeur-se-disloque-en-plein-vol

I am installing a new vane style antenna for my transponder. My original antenna was located where the cg hook used to be on my discus. This location often tangled with the trailer ramp when loading the glider. Next I tried a whip style on top of my instrument panel cover. All of the self...

"Mark James Boyd" wrote in message news:4095c4f4$1@darkstar... Why are these things so long? If they were 2" instead of a foot long would it really matter that much? Is the airflow really disturbed enough to make a difference? Mark Boyd Avenal, California,...

Viewed the discussion on cloud flying. I have been cloud flying in sailplanes for over 15 yrs....IMC flying that is. Currently I have a Nimbus 3, modified to 26 M with an EFIS. Cloud flying is legal in the USA as long as you have a clearance in controlled airspace and the required equipment as per...