Someone asked me a question about my SPOT that I couldn't answer, and it's a darn good question. I searched the findmespot FAQ's and this forum but didn't find an answer. If your SPOT tracker is turned on in stand-by (ie. not tracking mode), can the device be actively pinged for its location? ...

There have been a significant number of accidents involving the glider spinning into the ground. Many of these accidents have occurred with experienced pilots/instructors on board. Unfortunately the only people who could positively tell you what went wrong cannot. I almost all cases, where the spin...

A quick question: On a Ventus2C main wheel inner tube, does it require a long or a short valve stem ? How to identify what is in there right now, without disassembling the main wheel ? Looks like the main wheel is a standard 5 inch Tost wheel with disk brake. 3U

Hi, any owner/users of the CAI302 and GNii out there who could answer some noob questions please? I acquired a glider using this combination, will be trying it out this Spring, so far all my knowledge is from reading the manuals many times over. First, here is a quote from the SSA badge...

This story has taken another interesting twist. I received an e-mail from Ales in response to a message I sent to him via segelflug.de where he has posted an ad selling off his assets for the LS4, LS4A, and LS4B. His response to my message claims that he has built the LS3 horizontal stabilizer and...

Pilot Registration Forms are now available for this event - shoot me an e-mail if you need a copy. Brief details of the event follow: Tucson Soaring Club wishes to invite pilots to participate in a soaring meet this coming May. When: Friday May 13th to Saturday May 21st, 2011 Whe El Tiro...

This looks like a cool HUD iPhone app for driving: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kn37kvGpHQ Will someone write an app like this that would give collision warnings in a gaggle? Alert when too high, low, fast or slow on final? I know, it would probably require 3 iphones and with better cameras,...

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Para-phernalia chair style long softie Grey, 24' steerable for sale. Like new condition used a few times mostly in storage $950. Fit great for me in the club LS-4 but not so well when I purchased an LS-6 then an ASH-26. Jim Dingess Desert Adventures, LLC www.kayaklasvegas.com 1647A Nevada...

I'm tidying up my logs would like infomation on the T21 known as Kermit that was at Challock (Kent, UK) in 1978. Was the correct designation for this glider T21, T21B, other? Also curious to know if it still flying. thanks Andy

I received this e-mail from my 16-year-old daughter who has been in Austria about 25 km south of St. Pölten for nine months on a high school exchange. Before she left soaring was just one of those things her strange dad did. Now it is cool. The short wing comment is because my previous plane was...

1. Regarding SeeYou soaring.......what is "netto"? 2. How exactly do I use the cruise function on my cambridge 302. I read the manual, still confused. 3. What are some "expert" techniques, in great detail, to use when looking at a cloud? Not the obvious, concave bottom, dark, solid formed...

Hi, Well you may have read about a new version of the SPOT coming out in a few months. But there is currently a very good deal going on for the existing units. But the rebate program ends on August 3rd. You must order the unit on or before August 3rd. There are several rebate options, but...

When a soaring club provides towplanes to a regional or national contest, how is a club typically compensated for loaning out their equipment, or are they? Is a contest and the use of a club towplane by non-club members seen as a "commercial" operation? And if so, does the towplane need a 100 hour...

On Oct 23, 2:13*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote: On Oct 23, 12:34*pm, Papa3 wrote: Hey gang, I'm replacing my tires on my Komet "Euro Lite" circa 2000 trailer. *I wrote down the size on the sidewall as 85/65 R14 86T. Unfortunately, my tire...

What's going on here??? Oh! April fools! Too funny! Chris Fleming F2

Whoa Nelly, as many Americans have heard while watching college football on tv. We had another great day of soaring here in south Georgia. Cloud bases to 6,300, plus or minus. Good lift when you needed it. Sink when you didn't. Let's see, winners on Tuesday: 18m: John Murray (ASG-29) 15m: Steve...

Can anyone give me the dates and locations for the CFIG renewal clinics in 2007. Thanks, Sam

Here is a link to DG's German websie about the LS10-S update. http://www.dgflugzeugbau.de/ We will update this as soon as the English translation has been completed. Ed Hollestelle- Solaire Canada

Single pilot flying IMC is not dangerous at all. It is done everyday all over the world. But you must be current, proficient & trained properly. Once you have a clearance you are legal and ATC will not allow, hopefully midair. As far as I know, there has never been a mid-air collision while IMC...