No need to punch a bunch of holes in the lower wing skin. Paul Gaines (Gaines Sailplane-Composite Solutions) in Marietta, Georgia has a very skinny fiber-optic scope that will run the entire length of the wing. If you have need, call Paul at (770) 499 7755 Inspections are now in progress. GA

I just received a note from Lanier Frantz stating that all competitors at R4S must have an ELT. I understand the reason for this decision, but I question whether it will have the intended effect. I have long been against mandatory ELT use in soaring competitions for one reason only: they do not...

Seems I'm towing more than soaring these days... A couple of days ago, while rolling out on final at about 300' AGL, a strong gust under the high wing upset the Pawnee. Fortunately (for me), I carry a lot of energy around the final turn, and was able to recover and land normally. I had to...

What are the FAA regulations regarding installing a communications radio in a certified glider. I have had many opinions expressed and would appreciate any definitive answers with references to the appropriate regulations.

Installed new gas lift springs purchased from Spindelberger yesterday afternoon. Trailer is early 1990's aluminum top Cobra for a Discus. Installation was relatively straight forward BUT I cannot get the lid to fully close now. I am now stuck with partially open trailer. One side is almost...

One of the more interesting uses of the new ssa sailplane tracker is getting to follow some of our fellow pilot's adventures when they drive around and forget to turn the spot off. Someone went from Mifflin to get a glider out of Baltimore today, and some how got in and out of the port in about...

SSA at EAA "AirVenture" Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Soaring Society of America will again present a significant presence July 28 through August 4 at the annual EAA "AirVenture " Convention at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The SSA Booth in exhibit building "A", managed by Burt and Kathie Compton, is the focus...

I know the subject has been brought up before, but I was wondering if anyone out there has come up with any new ways of coping with the way that the current pattern Tost rings bind in Libelle nose hooks. Going through the archives I found three possibilities mentioned: 1; Make the aperature in the...

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I would like to connect my 2 8AH batteries to one Solar panel for charging while the glider is in its trailer. I will use a controller and I have 2 separate sockets in the glider-one per battery. I thought to simply split the wires coming out of the controller to the two batteries/sockets but I...

Hi, I have been using a SN-10B/Volkslogger combination in my LS-4 for the last 5 years and have loved it. However, I just acquired a glider with a CAI-302/PDA combination and am contemplating swapping the systems before selling my LS-4. I like the presumed flexibiity of taking the PDA with me at...

COBRA Skin Trailer Protector - Commercial The front of my COBRA trailer has been receiving a good deal of pitting. I got to looking around and discovered many of my friends are having the same problem with their cobra trailers with no good solution available. So we developed the COBRA Skin Trailer...

I have a new Tost E85 release for sale with JAA form One. Contact me directly for photos and details - make the obvious substitutions... scott at elhardt dot us Scott

On the cover of the September 2006 issue of Soaring is pictured Eric Mozer's Discus. Cool shot. The question I have is what is the long thin white "things" which appear to be coming from the nose and the right wing of the glider? Thanks, John

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Hi, I have recently had several inquiries for information comparing the new Trig TT21 to the Becker ATC 4401. I have created a comparison table he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/transponders.htm#Transponder_Comparison_Table Let me know if you have any suggestions for improving it. Best...

I just installed a colibri and IpAQ system. I'm running a ipaq 5550 w/ SeeYou Mobile The colibri "knows" where it is(shows correct long/lat and altitude) but when I turn the ipaq on, the colibri beeps and the lcd says "19200 connect " At the same time SeeYou says "no GPS Data" However "Connect Me"...

Hi, I've put some lecture slides on the following topics: * Principles of glider flight * Glider instruments onto the web site: http://www.carrotworks.com/

All - OK so I've submitted some State Records and there is confusion amongst the people processing the claims... Basically it boils down to a question on how many Records can be claimed in a single flight. Some people are saying that you can only submit 1 Distance and 1 Speed record claimed per...

Give it up, Walter! Nobody will buy your Eastern block manufactured "pseudo-LS" crap, and you will only succeed in 2 things: 1. Causing the extinction of some exquisitely beautiful sailplanes. 2. Having you and your 'secret investor' go bankrupt.