Rather than a question, this is more of a solution... While I had attempted to match the color of my SH glider glare shield in the past, I was never willing to send off my glare shield to do a proper color match. As such my attempt was close, but it was noticeable if you were paying attention. I...

www.soaringtrader.com is a new (and free!) site for posting classified ads for sailplanes and soaring-related items. Features include: - Ability to submit, modify and delete your own ad - Dial-up connection-friendly - A "search" function - An easy-to-use interface - Obscures the poster's e-mail...

Here is a question for you DPE's and Instructors to weigh in on. A student pilot on his checkride, was not passed for his private for the following reason. He landed in the opposite direction that he took off from. A little background, the entire days operation was operating from runway 18. His...

I'm planning to join the local soaring club and had my first ride last weekend. I was eager to take the controls while being towed and was enormously humbled by the experience. I've had my ppsel for several years, but do not have many hours under my belt. Never the less, I was looking forward to...

Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

Colorado soaring pilot Stewart Kissell perished Friday in the crash of his Ventus on Methodist Mountain after towing out of Salida, Colorado. A search involving 11 CAP aircraft and other local pilots was started at 7am Saturday morning after he failed to return from the Friday flight. The...

I think this merits its own thread. Due to legal concerns, Flarmnet has encrypted their files, and as I understand it most displays including the Butterfly will no longer show pilot or glider information. This is separate from the opt in/out of tracking as I understand it. I liked the ability to...

So far, the USA's 2012 northern spring appears to be shaping up to be a "typical soaring season" in accident terms. In my view, that's not a good thing. Why? Summary-to-date follows... - - - - - - 1/28/12 - 2-33 seriously damaged in a non-rope-break approach accident; at least one occupant...

Fellow r.a.s.'ers: Tell me about the Lark. I don't yet know which model, but I hear that our club is about to acquire one. Should I be ecstatic, or concerned?

After reading of the recent mid-air out West I bought a Zaon MRX PCAS (Portable Collision Avoidance System) from Aircraft Spruce & Speciality to try out. I also fly a Piper Vagabond without an electrical system and this unit doesn't require your aircraft have a mode C transponder as it's a...

Hi, as a beginner I am still a little rough at this. I've done 3 successful patterns with no altimeter, but today I failed one miserably with my instructor. There were two issues which threw me off. 1) we towed higher than the past attempts, and 2) instead of entering the pattern at a familiar...

In article , says... Some disadvantages a fuel can catch fire, Have you ever seen the inferno a huge stack of batteries can generate? the engine is very hot, How hot is it? They put these things inside model...

Flarm needs a box that is similar to that used by A&Ps to do transponder checks. Something portable that would allow you to test the send and receive range of your glider on the ground. Idally you would do sy 4 tests. Off the nose, behind, and left and right. Range analysis tool is ok, but it's...

I have a Cambridge LNAV and I want to replace my LX400, which is currently being used purely as a GPS receiver, with something else to provide a GPS feed to the LNAV, preferably without taking up a space on my instrument panel. Any suggestions?

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So, what do you call an outlanding? If you land at an established airport/airfield is this an "Outlanding"? Or is it an uncompleted flight into an airport. I have read a lot of club SOP's that recommend a "planned" outlanding into an airport as training for a real outlanding! Not the same thing. Is...

There is not one mention of gliders in the following article. If this doesn't convice you, your students, or the undisciplined pilots in your community to get with the program I don't know what will. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_gawande Matt Michael

"JohnH" wrote in message ... Paul Lynch wrote: Apples and oranges, supported by unsupportable numbers. "Ephraim" wrote in message ...

Hi, I am trying to find a good online resource with instructions for assembling a glider aerotow towrope. I can't seem to find anything. I suspect that every soaring club has a document explaining how they make their towropes. I'd love to have links to a few on my web site. Best...

Posted this morning on the Soaring Association of Canada forum: ---------------- It is with a heavy heart that I have to report that Udo Rumpf passed away last night. He had been battling cancer for the last few years and fought hard to beat it. Unfortunately, various treatments were...