Soaring friends! I've spent my life in soaring and have spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to attract a younger crowd. Pictures of Old guys in glider hats has always been at the bottom of my list of ways. Until I heard some news out of Moriarty NM Where a gentleman from Mexico bought a...

The last few threads I initiated were preambles to a discussion I don't think we've sufficiently explored. Those of you who keep track will recall that I've asked first, whether we are sufficiently well-trained (Dear Burt), and second, if some of the models we use to understand flight couldn't...

Hello Pundits, Now that I am retired I have decided to live a little before its to late....no more I will do X Y and Z NEXT YEAR. I first went solo in a glider at the Midland Gliding club in 1976 and then solo on power the same year. Power flying quickly lost its attraction and I didnt complete my...

One unpredictable consequence of a fiberglass topped Cobra! https://www-265.aig.com/AviationSalvage/salvagedetail.aspx?SalvageId=2911

Who knows details about this? http://www.mlive.com/news/annarbornews/index.ssf?/base/news-32/124507681859170.xml&coll=2

I googled a bit but came up with nothing very useful as of yet. Does anyone know of a (preferably US...) supplier of Interglas fabrics? I only need a few yards of both 92125 and 92145, for which I can find no direct alternative equivalents for. Alternatively, if anyone has some of this stuff on...

New glider coming soon, this one must go, make me an offer! Details on WingsAndWheels (search manufacturer Lange, type Antares 20E): http://wingsandwheels.com/classifieds

Dear Friends, Can someone help me get my laptop to talk to my volkslogger to extract my igc. flight log please. I've got the instruction book out in front of me and have the logger powered up and in the download mode but nothing happens.. Do I need a special software to do this? I am trying to...

Is there anyone using a Tesla Model 3 to tow his/her glider regularly? Curious about the impact on range and usability to go on (European) gliding holiday.

I've decided to give up on my Avionic Dittel and buy new. It's been a good radio and has given many years of service, but I'd like some new functionality. Functionality is really at the heart of my dilemna. I've kind of narrowed things down to Becker vs Microair (I've ruled out Walter Dittel on...

Very sad news. Any details on what happened? By Journal North Staff UPDATED: Friday, June 5, 2015 at 5:30 pm PUBLISHED: Friday, June 5, 2015 at 4:30 pm SANTA FE -- New Mexico State police have identified the deceased pilot of a downed glider aircraft found Thursday afternoon southeast of Santa Fe...

would you recommend this ship for a recently licensed pilot ??? comments welcome! regards Harry

I'm headed off today to start the journey to Lithuania. Should be there late next week. Follow along he https://ussoaringteam2015lithuania.wordpress.com/

Thanks for all the private responses. I don't have everything needed for a legal installation yet but I am now relatively certain it is possible. Neal Pfeiffer was kind enough to put me in touch with Charles Pate at Cessna's Structural Engineering Department. Charles directed me to the FAA's...

A good shoot-out is developing at the top of both FAI and Club class. The weather in Ontario has been extriodinary with 325 - 425km tasks, up to 8 knot lift and top of lift often as high as 8500 MSL. Average winning speeds in FAI have been between 105 and 125 kph and 85-95 in Club class! Today...

Does anyone know where I can purchase a 14 Volt gel cell battery. I know I can wire 2 or more in series to get 14Volt,(12 + 2 or 6 + 8 etc..) but I thought someone might know where you can purchase a single 14V battery. Thanks in advance.

I think it is time to end this back and forth ping pong about restricting the use of PF. We have to agree to disagree and try to come up with a solution that could work for both groups. Let's try to define some criteria that might be acceptable to all: 1) Should targets be visible on PowerFlarm...

Hi All, I am new to this group and last fall added a glider rating to my ASEL certificate. I am planning to replace my car this summer and in anticipation of purchasing a glider someday, I would like to purchase a vehicle that would do a good job towing a glider. I also want it to get the best...

I finally got around to watching this 1967 movie which I bought on eBay more than a month ago. It was surprisingly well done. Not that Walt ever put out a bad product, his production values were always top notch. However, when the popular media shows soaring, I often see realism and accuracy go...

The Air Avionics Butterfly has developed an outstanding reputation as having a competitive advantage for its ability to "instantaneously" calculate wind direction. Does the CNv (with latest 3.3.3899 or beta 3.4.4089) calculate wind as quickly as the Butterfly? T8, what is the wind direction...