I am hoping for a shot or 2 next month to attempt a 1000k badge flight. I realize that the turnpoint or turnpoints need to be an FAI 90 degree sector. What about start and finish, I plan to use the gliderport for my start and finish, does this also require the 90 degree sector or is a line...

A machinist buddy of mine made me a TE tube for my 2-33 and it worked great, but I no longer have that ship. He is at sea so I can't reach him and I need to make another one for my "new" 2-33. It was just a tube about 4" long with a hole on the back side as you might expect and we mounted it behind...

From FAA website: http://www2.faa.gov/avr/aai/B_1017_Y.txt IDENTIFICATION Regis#: UNK Make/Model: GLID Description: GLIDER Date: 10/16/2003 Time: 1800 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Unknown LOCATION

Hallo, I'm working on my panel redesign. It's a "long distance project" with me on one continent and the glider on another... Would someone with a "winter access" to his glider take some measurements for me? - what is the exterior dimension of Ilec engine controller? I know it is 57mm hole but...

The Wright Brothers invented the towplane. Celebrate!

Just got his Special Airworthiness Certificate........................ N599GK.Tetra-15 Brad

I made a couple of flights yesterday with a new setup that links a PowerFLARM brick (2.79/3.1/Flarmnet loaded) to an SN10B (2.37, PDA, FLARM, 19200 selected) passing Flarm, GPS, and vario data to an Oudie2. All worked exactly as expected EXCEPT that randomly during flight, at irregular intervals,...

SeeYou automatically updated today on my computer. I tried to upload today's flight. I am presented with a new screen that makes me choose the takeoff location from a dropdown list. My airfield is not on the list. Stuck. Help.

Reminder - The Washington DC Area FIRC is just over 1 month Away -- See Below Don't forget to sign up before the holidays.... The Soaring Safety Foundation will present a Flight Instructor Refresher Course in the Washington D.C. area on January 18 and 19, 2020. The course will be presented by...

Any CFIG's within a days drive of Buffalo, NY willing to give a ground launch endorsement. I've found an airport that will let me auto- launch of their 5600 ft runway. This seems to be preferable to 2.5+ hr drives to reasonable glider clubs. TIA 2C

In a recent thread it was asserted that it was possible to get sport pilot airplane privileges without taking a knowledge test and flight test if the pilot held a private glider rating. For some reason I cannot see that thread. I had doubts that this was true and followed up with AOPA. The text...

The photo gallery on the SSA webpage has a photo by Mike Abernathy with this description: "Bob Carlton working on his innovative conversion of an Alisport Silent to be self-launching using 2 AMT USA jet engines. Bob has test flown it and reports it to climb well." Can anyone tell me the email...

Mike Melvill, pilot of SpaceShipOne's first two flights into space will be the keynote speaker at the SSA National Convention Awards Banquet, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005 in Ontario,CA. N328KF is registered as a glider. Visit http://www.ssa.org and click on "The Convention" for a full schedule...

Is external "event marker" switch on 302 a "momentary on" type? Can the mode/screen pushbutton on 302 be used as an event marker? Thanks. Andy

Not telling where I went, or about the little green men who escorted me -- but all I can reveal is that they gave me the secrets of all thermals ....

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a CFIG Refresher Clinic in Etowah, Tennessee, on Saturday October 22 and Sunday 23 2005. Clinic Hours: Saturday: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend; all are welcome. Tuition...

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If you're in the contest but didn't receive yours by e-mail, you can download it at the contest web page. http://www.asa-soaring.org/2006region9.asp http://www.asa-soaring.org/documents/PilotKit.pdf ~ted/2NO/CO

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Does anyone know someone in Florida going home to Michigan or close, who could tow a glider back for us. (Sandhill Soaring) THANKS Glen