I'm wondering how much the modern reluctance to land out and desire for collision avoidance technology is driven by an underlying fear that if society knew about soaring, society would ban it. Granted no one wants to die or have anyone else die but we've been recreational flying for 100 years and...

Looking for an FSG 50 mounting bracket If you have one available let me know Thanks Jim

Hi! We are trying to get new two seater from various funds for our club. Most of the funds force to buy new glider. Can you please help us a little bit with market research and suggest low budget two seater? Thank you all!

http://www.ssa.org/members/benefits/HowToJoin.asp says it all... This new website is very poorly tested. Al

A low cost ACW based on GPS will be tested in Switzerland. See www.flarm.com George

This is an interesting piece of news from the helicopter industry: STRATFORD, Conn.,- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced an agreement to acquire Schweizer Aircraft Corp., a privately owned U.S. company specializing in the...

In the spirit of fun, what gliders (makes or specific ones) do you hate, distrust, or are just plain tired of. Have you given so many rides in one model that you never want to see it again? Is there a plane that, despite treating it right, just seemed to want to hurt you? Or is there one out there...

I wrote the following article and submitted it to Soaring for publication because it was something I was interested in and I thought others would be too. It was rejected because the subject matter wasn't suitable for soaring. Greg Cole is doing something extraordinary at Windward Performance and...

I have not seen any polar for the L-13 other than the one in the factory manual POH. It does not reference the flap positions. I have flown the L-13 and the L-23 (no flap) For the L-13, the flaps do lower landing speed and the angle of the fuselage on approach which affects the AOA of the wing. I...

Rob recently documented his nook installation from his glider he http://xcsoar-robd.wikispaces.com/XCSoar+on+Nook+Simple+Touch He hooked it up to his cai302 via serial and patches in the power from the aircraft battery. I think this is the most cost effective way for a sunlight readable...

What we saw on the new start at the Seniors was in simple words....works great, will be good for along time. Just a note you might want to remember. When you leave threw the top, make sure your flown distance agrees with the distance given you by the scorer. Most of us found a good thermal, dropped...

Is there anyone who has experience with both of these sailplanes? They seems at the same price range but I don't know what would be the difference during xc flights. What about the maintenance, handling and any other issues? Thanks for your advice! /Janos

Robert Mudd took two aluminum panels from our workshop to build a trailer for his apis. In return me promised to replace those with two 12 foot sections of similar material. I reluctantly agreed to this trade but Robert has never given us those panels. I reminded him just before he left for...

TOPIC: "Racing in the Futu Should We Moderate the Impact of Technology?" John Godfrey (QT) began competing in gliders in 1984. He was elected to the US Competition Rules Committee in 2008 and has chaired the committee since 2013. In addition he has served as Competition Director for National...

Details at: http://www.nadler.com/public/Ventus_2cm_offer.html Save a bunch plus a two year wait. Best Regards, Dave

Any suggestions? Either currently available or coming in the near future (next year or so) would be ok, I am not in a rush. Prefer it would fit in one 57mm hole. I take care of navigation and tasks with other standalone devices (full on OpenVario with its own vario/STF sensor board, and a Kobo...

I wish someone would write a soaring book on flight computers. How to choose one, program, trouble shoot them, use them. Combine book with YouTube explanations.

My Cobra trailer is difficult to open and close in colder weather. It seems to be with the struts. Any suggestions? Thanks, Bob

Looking to replace the factory/European style tail lights. Although attractive (??) I think they can be confusing for USA drivers following behind it. Any suggestions for improvement and/or making them more USA "friendly"? And also wiring them for USA vehicles. I have seen several trailers...

Hello, Sme 10 years ago I wrote a program for DOS named "Polar Explorer" - designed for analyzing both theoretical and practical aspects of glider performance in any conditions. The program was advertised in the Soaring magazine for a couple of years by CuSoft Research Inc., and some 30 odd copies...