The Inaugural Club Class race in America is now in the books and it has been FUN! I want to thank the 15m National folks for allowing us to be a part of their contest and to fly with them at Cordele, Georgia, USA. If you don't know Cordele, I can tell you it is a fantastic place to fly. There...

Hi my name is Graeme Cooper, 10 years ago I was in the front seat of the ASK21 glider that was destroyed by lightning in 1999, the flight was a birthday present to celebrate my 30th. Please visit my justgiving webpage to read my story and see what I am planning now for my...

There is an article in this month of "Business & Commercial Aviation" regarding lightning. It says that in 1999, a ASK21 desintegrated large sections of the fuselage, while flying in clear air, about 800 yards from a cloud. Both pilots were ejected from the strike, but fortunately were...

Help him reach his goal http://www.justgiving.com/big40reachfortheskiesagain Frank Whiteley

I am planning on building my own wing wheel to tow out to the runway. I have an old mountain bike with a front wheel I can use(rather small). Other than that, I would need all the parts to make it. Anybody have a list of parts they can recommend? Thanks in advance! Scott

Larry Sarner and his wife, Linda Rosa, RN are promoters of pseudoscience, quackery, and hatred. Emily Rosa is Rosa’s daughter and Sarner’s stepdaughter. A school “science fair” project was the basis for one of Sarner’s “research” papers! Sarner has denounced the validity of double blind...

LS-1f Just finished Annual thermalrider at bellsouth dot net Regards Jim

last 2 flights I've had with the latest version of XC Soar (runs on the memory card) have not been logged properly for some reason. When I try to upload to OLC it says it is an invalid file. Also am not able to replay the file on the PDA using the flight replay function. The file extension is not...

Looking for good software to "assist" in translating technical flying article from English into German. Udo

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How many gliders with a wing span of 13.5 or less do you know? There is a proposal of creating 13.5 class on IGC agenda on their next meeting in Laussane. http://www.fai.org/gliding/system/files/igc_agenda2009_8_3_1_Proposalfor13_5meterclassv2.0.pdf

I've been on this group for over a year with all content coming across clearly. Today when I openned the group there was a wide panel of Google ads and usenet instructions which overlapped the messages of rec.aviation.soaring group. I can't remove the panel nor can I click on any of the messages...

Sunday, 17 MAY 09: Rainy weather today, so no task was flown. Some couldn't even get in a full 18 holes of golf due to the rain. What kind of weather will Monday bring? Hurry up and wait! Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

I am looking for a source of the AD 92-190/2 SB 315-45/2 on the web without luck. Anybody out there can help? MC

I have an LNav connected to a Model 20 GPS. The LNav has all the latest updates. The Vario that is part of the LNav system shows about 1 kt up when sitting still. When the system is turned off, the vario settles back to zero. I have a Winter mechanical and it shows zero while this one shows...

I am looking for a source of the AD 92-190/2 SB 315-45/2 on the web without luck. Anybody out there can help? MC

We're looking for a replacement LS-4 canopy. Any out there by any chance? If so, where and how much? Thanks. Fred LaSor 775 790-4314 flasor AT frognet DOT net

What's happening? I see one logged flight on OLC, but I know some don't log and post.

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All, The Region 11 Sports Class contest is going on at Crazy Creek this weekend and next. As with others this year, I have setup tracking so everyone can watch. It is a small contest but nearly everyone in the contest is flying with a SPOT. Also Darryl Ramm is doing a wonderful job of helping...