Would anyone be interested in creating a yearly event for 1-26s on or around January 26 ?

Hi All, I am trying to figure out who the manufacturer of the particular flush latch below, and after MUCH interwebbing have still turned up nothing. http://www.n523rv.com/fuselage/Cowl%20latch%20outside.jpg and http://www.n523rv.com/fuselage/Cowl%20latch%20inside.jpg It's not a Camloc (none I've...

I've often found myself wishing for a Sailplane Buyer's Guide (hey, I can dream can't I?). It would compare manufactures, models, flapped vs. non-flapped, comparitive polars, pilot satisfaction scores, flight reviews, safety track record, etc., etc. The closest resources I've found a -...

I know it sounds unlikely for someone seeking to put a yoke mount moving map in his 150 to be seeking advice from a soaring group, but here I am... I have a whole lot of sales resistance to the Garmin 626's or whatever of this world, that go for prices in four places of digits. And the current...

By winning day 1 at the Sailplane Grand Prix my daily prize was a free month of SkySight. I sent a email asking about my free months subscription and 5 minutes later Mathew Scutter of SkySight responded. I now have my free months subscription. Still waiting on the refund from XC Skies. What's...

Anyone else got one, lately? And yes, I do have the flash memory upgrade. Have flown the ship about a hundred hours since the upgrade, this is the first such problem (yesterday). Didn't think to check to see if the memory just 'rolled over', but it is probably close, IIRC 302 holds right around...

Can anyone steer me toward a downloadable copy of ""Four-On-the-Floor-Gang" written by Streideck?

I wrote a "contest corner" for April Soaring Magazine explaining some of the contest rules changes for 2011. You can see it now on my webpage, http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john.cochrane/research/Papers/rules_11.html I hope this clarifies some of the things that we're trying to do this year,...

I searched for a comparison on the rec.aviation.soaring site for a comparison between ClearNav and an LX 9000, but didn't find anything directly comparing the two (I apologize if I somehow missed it). I'm finalizing plans for a panel for a new glider and would be grateful for any advice from users...

Hi, I have finished updating my Naviter web page with many details and options for the Oudie 3. The Oudie 3 is a Personal Gliding Assistant with built-in aviation grade GPS, 12 hour battery, audio variometer (not Total Energy compensated) and SeeYou Mobile and ConnectMe software pre-installed....

Happy birthday, soaring. The "first" soaring flight was the 9 minutes and 45 seconds of hovering over Kitty Hawk dunes by Orville Wright, in the Wright "No. 5" glider on October 24, 1911. This was no milestone on the way to powered flight, "started" on December 17, 1903 (by Orville also,...

Several years ago, I was told that the US signals for slow down and speed up are not the same as used in Europe. Can any European friends confirm or deny this? In USA, Slow Down is yaw Speed Up is Rock wings Thanks, Bob

I know this is somewhat subjective. Factory support agreements, etc. aside, has anyone noticed any difference in the quality of newer DG production models compared to SH and Schleicher? Thanks

Hi All I am new to this forum and new to gliding and would like some info on Looking for and purchasing a suitable glider. Where in the UK is best to look?? I have a couple of hours in an LS4 and i have seen a few Discus and to be honest have my heart set on a discus. Am i aiming to high?...

Folks, Please share your opinions with the rules committee before January 10. Here is my feedback: Hank, Happy New Year. The 2018 rules changes look good with the exception of the finish penalty which is only a minor improvement over the previous -200ft land-out scenario from a competition...

I'm trying to develop a simple model for estimating induced power savings for birds based on Wieselberger's (1922) work on ground effect in fixed wings. As I only want a basic picture of what's happening as the wing approaches the ground, I only want an equation for a curve that'll roughly predict...

I made a flight on Saturday, Jan 28 in Calif. using a Samsung Galaxy phone with XCSoar 6.2.5. The file would not process on the OLC. After examining the IGC file, it was recording the date in the file one day ahead of the actual date, i.e. it was recording Jan. 29 (and Jan 30 after 0000 UTC)....

Hi, I have just added two very interesting products to my web site. "Zulu Romeo: Good Start" is a wonderful documentary about the 1974 World Gliding Championships in Waikerie, South Australia. This is the first time this great film has been available for sale on DVD. If you haven't seen it...

We are planning a Glider Aerobatics Workshop at Williams Gliderport! Target date is Sunday, February 21. Plan on 8:30 start with 1.5 hour of video and introduction to glider aerobatics and judging. Followed with dual flights in ASK-21. Participants pay for aircraft time (0.3hr), tow (4,000 to...

I was doing some ridge soaring west of Boulder, CO on Saturday, and it got me thinking about the "real" ridge soaring in the eastern U.S. I've read articles recently, and heard a story on npr about "mountain-top removal" coal mining in West Virginia. For those of you unfamiliar, the overburden is...