If you look at the OLC scores from yesterday (1 May) you will see 1050, 945, and 800 KM flights out of Moriarty NM on the first of May. The Albuquerque Soaring club blows the competition away every year in the OLC because of consistant year-round soaring with wave in the winter and great thermals...

I am looking into purchasing Klaus Ansorge's 1984 Ventus B, formerly owned by George Sanders. I would appreciate any background info anyone may have so I may feel as confident as possible with my purchase.

This weekend at your club or operations - raise a glass to those intreped souls who flew a mission called Voodoo 65 years ago. (copied from Fiddlers green website) On June 23, 1943, a CG-4A nicknamed "Voodoo" (RAF serial number FR579) took off from RCAF Dorval and set course to Goose...

This page http://www.soaringsafety.org/accidentprev/safetyarticles.html is full of broken links. And there's no contact info for a web master or other obvious go-to person. best, Evan Ludeman / T8

To all those who responded re original article I offer my apologies. There were two articles, and to use an Aussie expression they have gone "Walkabout" or just plain "Missing". I will still keep searching, and will let you know if or when I find them. Sincerely, Ron Baker (Australia)

Gliding season is almost here and I am happy to announce that flyWithCE Flight Recorders are back on stock. You can order them from distributors or directly from flyWithCE. This is one of the smallest, easiest to use and cheapest flight recorders on the market. Device is registered as position...

http://goo.gl/xQy6Q - "20/20 Vision" is an iPhone app that will help you regain 20/20 vision naturally, by looking at images that relaxes your eyes and performing eye exercises that strengthen your eyes, anywhere within your busy life (i.e. office cubicle, crowded subway, waiting at the hair salon,...

Can someone send me some pictures of the front seat adjuster attachment points and adjustment method? The nylon strap went missing on our club's L23 and now no one remembers how to thread the thing together via the rings and things. Thanks, John DeRosa john at derosaweb dot com jhderosa at yahooo...

I've emailed the folks developing products that display traffic from FLARM, for those I know, but for those I do not know, a quick reminder... Hi Guys, probably you know this already, but just in case... PowerFLARM defaults to the older FLARM protocol which does not include PCAS (transponder)...

Garret Willat will be flying Sky Sailing's Stemme S10vt at Region 9S in Tucson AZ. The left seat is open to the highest bidder (all donations will go to my racing fund). This is not just a ride-along, this is an instructional flight from the current US Open Class National champion and full-time...

Hi, I am helping a customer sell his Cambridge GPS-NAV Model 10 GPS Flight Recorder. I have thoroughly tested the unit, replaced the main and backup batteries, tested the GPS and logger (in my car) and calibrated the unit. It has the latest firmware and software and is a great companion to a...

2002 Cobra Fiberglass Top Trailer. Top refinished 2008, base coat white , clearcoat finish. New breaks. Beautiful Trailer. Like new condition! Built for 15M Glider. $11,000. 803-374-7400.

There usually seems to be someone that wants a deal on a B-40, and they rarely show up used. It's 57mm, almost new w/paperwork, and the guy wants 175GBP for it. Seems like a decent deal to me...http:// adverts.gliderpilot.net/?op=s3&id=975 -Paul

Ken Bell wrote: 'L-Nav and GPS Nav. 80mm vario and GPS Display. All necessary cables and GPS antenna. Not the latest software versions but gear works well. $1000' How 'Not latest' is the L-Nav? 5.X? 4.X? Which model of GPS Nav? 10, 20, 25? I am guessing a 10 or a 25, as you say you have a GPS...

Brain... It does not...nowhere in the FAR. But, you must have the following rating to fly IFR/IMC in a sailplane: PVT or higher airplane Instrument rating Airplane, either ASE or AME or ATP Airplane, again ASE or AME

Hi, This is to announce the availability of EWTool from http://www.nunan.fsnet.co.uk/gliding EWTool allows the user of a Pocket PC PDA to read and write the settings of an EW Model D barograph, declare a task and upload traces onto the PDA. In this respect it is similar to EWView/DOS that is...

fastbuild kits, very fast http://sonex-ltd.com/xenos.html see also sonex-ltd.com sonex et al kits and plans from the Monnett line and family shipped from Oshkosh Wisconsin to USA and all the world.

There's an idea for the Juniors to take up....this side of the pond

Hello, everybody is posting a link to his video, so o I. I, or most time my passenger, filmed this flight in last years' summer during our two weeks stay at Berlinchen/Wittstock 150km north of Berlin. The glider was a Grob Twin Astir II with a Twin III...

For Sale: ASK-21 Serial #21197, 5600 hrs, NDH, Basic instruments front and back. No trailer. Glider always hangered. $45,000 Located in NY.