I am posting the following for my local glider operation: "Our Pawnee has two airworthiness certificates, one for normal flying and one, restricted, for towing. When towing it is operated with specific limitations spelled out on an operators handbook supplement. Our tow pilot believes that our...

FYI... We had another pretty good Texas day DAY3, cloud bases 7.5-8k msl 2-5pct coverage. Mike won the day at 75.xx mph raw score. We're not going to fly Fri Aug 3rd due to blue conditions, but hope to fly the remainder of the days through Wednesday. No weather briefing or pilot meeting...

I have a Softie Mini that has just turned 20. My packer says he will not pack it again because the manufacturer says he can't. Nothing to do with the quality of the chute. He was however nice enough to open the chute, and leave it that way. Is there anyone out there that would like it? Make a...

Bouncing off a comment from another thread. a number of we "not in our 40s anymore" pilots are setting the O2 to kick in at 5000 msl. O2 is cheap. Clarity of mind at altitude - priceless! Being in the middle of my 40s myself. I recall spending time periodically in various smoke...

Like many pilots, I try to be extremely cool and rational when I'm flying a glider and (such as it is)I enjoy my technical mastery of soaring, and I enjoy the companionable and endless discussion of technical detail on the ground. But I fly in eastern-scale 'mountains', often below the ridge...

Back in the "Good Olde Days", we used to fly nearly every Jan 1st in southern Michigan, frequently with plenty of snow on the ground, and sometimes in the air. Does anybody still do this? It only counts if it's difficult! Floridians need not apply.

Is there a conversion short cut for changing 24.2 per square meter into pounds per square foot? I believe 24.2 Kg/2M can be expressed as 4.95 Lb/2F. Does this seem reasonable? Dale

All, One of the guys in my flying club is planning a trip to the US next summer after he finishes his Abitur (High School+ graduation exams). He's asked me for a recommendation on where he could spend some time flying.. He has some flexibility in his schedule, and I'm not sure of his plans since...

(Apologies for the truncated earlier post...the 'draft' and 'send' buttons are adjacent...) Most U.S. glider pilots know of Tom Knauff, creator and long-time proprietor of the well-known Ridge Soaring Gliderport in Pennsylvania. Probably fewer are aware he has an intermittent electronic...

Hi This question has probably been ask many time! My new to me LX 7000 offer the choice of Netto or Relative netto for the vario needle. Why should I choose one or the other? Or which is most usefull? Thank you S6

Robert asked me to post this request. Seems AOL has discontinued their newsgroup service. ...................................................... I have a Glasflugel 304CZ in the shop. the owner wants a Microair transponder installed. Does anyone have a 337 form that I could have a copy of covering...

I need to make a new section of the canopy on the Cherokee. Its a pretty simple bend, not really a compound curve or anything. But I dont know anything about how to do it. I suspect that I need to heat the plexi up and then weight it to bend, repeat as necessary? Im sure that several of us have...

Looking for a good fully functional used Compaq Aero 1550. I'll replace batteries separately, if not working. Walt Rogers, WX

Glider and tow pilots needed for summer ride operation at Sunriver Resort in Oregon. 2-32 and Pawnee experience required. Beautiful site, great benefits. FFI contact .

Can anyone recommend a USB to Serial Converter that works for communication with with the Ilec SN10 Thanks John

Thanks to the proposed changes to section 6.7 (Flight Documentation Equipment) of the 2008 SSA Regional and National contest rules, Random Logic will soon be releasing several exciting products for those pilots wishing to optimize their scores! For pilots in Category 3 (sports class...

Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033 Kemp

The thread on aluminum trailer painting prompted this question. I've seen a number of Blanik L-13s in the "original" factory finish of bare aluminum with blue trim stripes. The aluminum is always dull and mottled. Closer inspection suggests that the material is not the typical 2024 surface...

Anyone else having problems viewing igc files on OLC? I had no problems until the requirement to enter the letters and digits (security codes?) but now it rejects me...in German. I have tried both upper and lower case ..nada. What's the problem? I emailed the OLC manager address......no...

http://www.jumpingpixels.com/russianjetcrash.html Not a glider but shows what can happen without enough height to recover.