You might find this entertaining: http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2010/08/18/f_bsg_electric_airplane.cnnmoney/ See ya, Dave "YO electric" PS: Not sure of the schedule for airing on CNN...

Interesting read... https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/K-12/airplane/wrong1.html

Three years ago when I got back into soaring I talked to serveral riggers about a round vs square chute. The riggers, including Allen Silver, all talked me out of a square for safety reasons. If you are seriously considering a square rig, I highly recommend you speak with a qualified rigger and...

I've done a search in both RAS and on the web but I'm not finding the information I'm looking for. I'm restoring a 1963 S Austria and one of the previous owners used what I think is Sikaflex to bond the canopy glass to the metal canopy frame. It's now separating badly. What should I use to bond the...

Those bobby pins are used extensively on my Stemme and I lost two that fell out of their retaining strings during taxiing operations leaving me with only one spare. A quick search found 1.2 mm hitch pins at WalMart (of all places). I got a bag of 50 pins for under $8. Here's a link...

It's a rainy day here and so I sort of drifted into watching a few of Bruno Vassel's awesome "Scenery tours of Utah" videos on YouTube. I bet most people have no idea that the mountains seperating the dusty, brown valleys of Utah are so green and intersting on top! Then I started reading the...

Before I buy a Davis, I'm hoping to find a Schroth aircraft safety harness for a Ventus B in new or very good condition. Connect points are loop in. Probably a long shot... Not completely sure but I don't think I've flown with a Davis harness, I'm sure it will be fine, but probably prefer...

I've recently acquired the capability to make updated sectionals that can be used with GlidePlan. Kinda. Right now it is a pretty manual process that takes me about an hour or so for each one. I'm trying go gauge how much interest still remains in that program to see if it would be worth the...

I have a customer looking for hangar dolly for heavy glider (Antares). Anything that works for Duo, Arcs, DG-500/1000, or similar will probably work. Anybody know of commercial fabricators of such things, or a used one available ? Thanks, Best Regards, Dave

Hi all, Id like to ask for help here. My Ventus a SN143 right wing ballast is leaking around the ballast valve actuator rod. I've contacted S&H but no response so far. I do not know if a O-ring seal would fit in the small recess. Have anyone in this group experienced this problem? Thanks to...

Have received a letter from the tax assessor requesting location and value info on my glider for the purpose of property tax assessment. I am curious, why now? Since I have owned the glider almost 5 years already, I wonder if it took that long for the County/State to catch up on the paperwork. The...

Has anybody have a blanik not pass the wing inspection? We're just getting started and are interested in what others are experiencing. Thanks, Jim Dingess

I've never used hard wax before, but since the factory recommends it on the gelcoat, I'm going to give it a try. I just have no clue how to go about it. (My Google search results are great -- for hair removal!) I have a Makita 0-3000rpm variable speed polisher, a brick of hard wax, and a mandrel...

I have one and I'm seriously thinking about putting a hitch on it to (among other things) tow glider trailers with. Anyone out there doing it? What hitch do you have? Which engine? I have the 1.9 TDI, which I think has plenty of power for it...

OK all, its cold (with an F), wet and dreary here in Oz, and time to fire up the dreams machine. What ship, down to 3 options- ASH26E 304S with Jet sustainer Antares 20E Which is your choice and why?

OK, it's the time of year to talk about soaring instead of doing it here in the Northeast, so I'll ask this question. If a person was just bursting to go soaring this time of year or up to the early spring, maybe get some XC or badge legs, where would be the ideal place to go? If it's not all the...

In addition to AGCSC, there is a winch at Twentynine Palms, and one run by the CAP somewhere around LA. That makes at least three known winches operating in California.

I'm going to watch my parachute get repacked this evening. The local Master Rigger is teaching a rigging class and I'm invited to watch him repack my 'chute in front of the class. Can I ask him any questions for r.a.s.? Bill Daniels

Hello! Can someone tell me which compensated varios do not need a total energy probe? (no electronic compensation) Thanks a lot! Robert

Be ready for the worst: I totaled my ASW-28 last summer. The next day while I was "out of it" in the hospital, the Feds (FAA-FISDO not the NTSB {because I didn't get killed I guess}) inspected the damaged glider and removed all paperwork and my smashed PDA. A few weeks later they returned all by...