Today was the maiden flight of N888LP, the LP-49 experimental glider built by Walt Bybee and purchased by me earlier this year. It flew like a dream. Walt did a superb job of building it. The first flight was a tow to 3,000 AGL on a poor lift day. It was very well behaved on tow. After...

Discus 2b for sale. AU$110,000 See website for more details: http://www.sandercock.com/discus2b/index.htm or reply to - Morgan Sandercock

On a German registered glider. Has anyone been allowed by the LBA or his local Pruffer to carry out the 3000 hours (or 6000h) inspection himself ? What was the concerned glider ? I'm not talking about major or important repairs (if there are any needed), but about the inspection + replacement...

I am traveling to Tuscany near the village of Gioranni d' Asso, 45 minutes south of Siena. Is anyone aware of any soaring available in the area? Thanks, Jim

I have been experiencing some intermittant CAI-302a shutdowns, before, during, and after flights lately. Here's what I have been able to determine so far The shutdown appears to be associated with the CAI-302a sensing that it's input voltage is too low for normal operation. When I have...

Folks, Has anyone out there successfully transitioned a Pirat from BGA to EASA? If there is, please get in touch - there are a couple of questions I really need to ask. Ian

M&H Soaring is looking for a repairable right wing for a Discus B or

"Does anyone have any experience with EMFO covers for sailplanes. I would be interested in how they compare with the ones made by Jaxida. " This question was already asked in 2005....and no real answer was given to the initial author (James d'Andrea). I recently have received from Emfo company a...

I am new to using this site. Can anyone tell me about winch launching a Ka8b and what one needs to expect. Thanks

Sorry if this is boring, but the last discussion pretty much focused on the release / rudder waggle. I can't get to the NTSB report just now, but I seem to recall reading in the report on the OTHER incident (loose hand held radio blocking forward stick movement) that the pilot released, still...

I was looking at some pictures of an LS-1F..........does the fuselage have a wing fairing? from the pix it appears the wings plug right in to the side of the fuselage like an LS-3. Does this model have auto-hookups? looks like maybe the elevator does. Also, is the F model...

Does anyone know of Bob Klemmedson ever sold the MG 23SL he had listed on Wings and Wheels? The ad seems to have expired.

I have a side-mounted canopy (Ventus 2). I'm concerned that a gust of wind could blow it shut when it's in the open position, breaking or damaging the canopy. I could close it every time I walk away for a minute or two, but sooner or later I tend to forget and leave it open. I've thought...

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The HP-24 fuselage is in the spray booth and tomorrow if all goes well she gets the better part of a gallon of sandable primer sprayed on her! Gotta love those CostCo hoop houses, I put 1 and 1/3 of them together lengthwise and it makes a reasonable spray booth..............actually, it should...

I fly a motor glider out of the San Francisco Bay Area and frequently head over the Sierras to the good soaring. My question has to do with lift on the Sierras themselves. I've occasionally been able to soar on them, but most of the time find them marginal at best. Clouds which would indicate...

Hi Everyone, I am a fellow Pilot from Seattle and founder of aviation website, PilotOutlook.com. We recently launched a feature on our site to allow pilots to share their flights with other pilots. It is available at - http://www.pilotout look.com/local_flights

In the context of obtaining the EASA Airworthiness Certificate, I need a copy of 3 old bulletins: L13/032 concerning a survey of modification L13/039 : here they are speaking about a "bottom hinge attachment" and I don't see what it could mean... L13/044 : an inspection to be made on the...

Richard, I lost your email address. I need a couple more sets of those taper pins and pin sockets. Thanks, Bob K. bob at hpaircraft dot com

Here are the results of the 2008 Dust Devil Dash. It was close. Marty Eiler and Sean Franke both made it to Alturas, CA for the longest straight distances and the best handicapped distances. Garry Dickson landed at Luning, NV and with handicap came in a close third, with Doug Levy at...