I survived an unexpected twisting of my ASH-25 wing a few years back. The situation was as follows; speed 145 knots, altitude 50 feet (finish line). After receiving my "Good Finish JJ", I initiated a climbing left turn to exchange speed for altitude, about 30 degrees nose up and banked 45 degrees...

Circumstances have forced me to sell 3 ships this year. All were sold by advertising on Wings & Wheels used sailplane pages. The LS-3A went to a new pilot in Washington state, the Puchacz went to a club in Brazil and the ASH-26E is going to Australia which shows the international following of the...

I lost my best friend in a mid-air last November, a Cirrus hit a tow plane in Colorado, we had a mid-air at Parowan and now the mid-air in Uvalde! I'm going ballistic as in Ballistic recovery system (BRS). At my age there's no way I'm getting out of my ship unless it's straight and level and...

Near new, see Wings & Wheels page 10. Price reduced from $150,000 to $140,000. This economy sucks, nobody's buying toys! JJ

The cadet team of Oliver and Dowell flying 6AF a Discus 2, came from behind on the last day to pull off a narrow victory in conditions that ranged from 'windy' to 'push it over' to stay out of the PC. Way to go guys...........see you at Air Sailing next year! JJ

Hi Guys, What's the best way to get it there? Load my open trailer in a container and have it trucked to east coast? What port? Recommended shiping line? Recommended broker? Do I need one? Any idea of overall cost? Any help appreciated, JJ

The majority of clubs and FBO's in Region 11 have gone to a mandatory radio policy after the recent midair where the tow plane and glider collided turning final. The tow plane was not radio equipped and therefore didn't know (hear) that the glider was turning final from the other direction. That...

Perfect condition, tired of taking it out for contests. $500 new, sell for $375 with switch and harness. Email for photo. JJ

I have been waiting for the SN-10 USB "stick" to come out and it came just in time for Santa to stuff it in old JJ's sock. Installation was straight forward, but when I tried to enter the latest software (2.34) using the stick, it wouldn't take it. Paul Remde answered my e-mail right away and...

Sage SV (80mm) with flask, checks OK................................... $375.00 Cambridge M-nav no flask, checks OK.....................................$250.00 Cambridge vario (2X, 1X, .5X) with audio, no flask, checks OK.... $175.00 Cambridge vario, no audio, no flask, checks...

NTSB is reporting a fatal accident where a Salto was seen with drag chute deployed on July 19, 2003. Anyone have more details on this accident? http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/Month.asp JJ Sinclair

I have always had problems in getting the first main wing pin started. Recently I did some checking and found that not all main wing pins are created equal. Some come with generous tapered ends and others come with a very sharp slope or no taper at all. My Genesis 2, for example has a 4:1 taper...

Tasman audio vario, V1.4, new 2003, manual, cable, $350 (US) and I pay shipping. Guaranteed in good working order. JJ Sinclair

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Dr. Jack, Welcome to retirement and RAS, I hope you have a thick skin as you will need it here. A great big thanks for the BLIP-MAP, I use it every time I fly and find it very accurate. All the best, JJ Sinclair

Good observation, Bill. Most long wingers have found it best to keep the nose pointed towards the outside of the turn. It helps the climb. Your yaw string should be telling you to, "Put your foot in the inside hole". Just don't do it. Does that make sense? JJ Sinclair

I heard a PW-5 crashed on Gun-Sight ridge (Montague, Ca) on Saturday and the piolt walked away. Any more info on this accident? Got more poop. Pilot stalled and spun into trees, slid down branches and landed upright between tree and stump. I'm told the pilot was in better shape than those who...

My sailplane always turns to the left. Can I adjust the left aileron down a bit to make it fly straight? JJ Sinclair

Brion got most of the correct answers to the last NQD, so now a new one: While heading for my selected turn point, I center the turn arrows on my Cambridge GPS and notice that my bearing and track are the same, but my sailplane is pointed a good 15 degrees left of the turn point. Why? JJ Sinclair

What are the 4 situations where course, heading and track are all equal? JJ Sinclair