Hi, Does anyone have information/specs/stories/etc. about the VT-116 Orlik single seater? Is she a good ship for the novice pilot? How's assembly/disassembly? Any known problems? Thanks, Dan

I am about to buy a ship in Canada and bring it into the US. Compounding the fact that it is my first sailplane purchase is that I have never been to Canada, let alone bought anything there. The owner has a valid C of A issued by Transport Canada, the original export C of A for the glider to...

I'm putting in a new panel in my Open Cirrus. Mainly cleaning up and reinstalling until I can afford to upgrade. The ship came with a Wendezeiger Wz-402/2, 6 degree/sec, SAE Spec. AS -395 A, Turn and Bank. The back plate indicates it is a 4 volt unit. Does anyone have information or experience...

Hi, I've got a Cambridge electric vario that I want to keep using in my newly reworked panel. The problem is that it is as old as the panel and I can't find basic connection/wiring information on it. The best I can read the nameplate info (It was hand etched on the nameplate) is that the model...

Hi, I'm vertically challenged, especially my legs. When I am seated as far forward as possible in my Cirrus, I'm touching the rudder pedals with the tips of my toes, with the pedals adjusted to the full back position. Could people who have experience with this problem please share how they...

Looking for some advice on my radio install, a Microair 760, Version M, which was working fine. I pulled my panel last week to install a clock I already owned. Tried to be careful as I could, but....... Now when someone transmits all I get is static (squelch like sound) in the speaker and when I...

Hello, Im looking for a good condition SN-10 to purchase. Please reply or email me if you are interested in selling. I am in the East coast US. Thank you! Keith Bauer

Hi All Our radio is dead :( For reasons of budget we are looking at the Microair M760. We would appreciate any comments that users have concerning this product. Usually those who have no problems tend not to say anything, so please chip in if you have had a positive experience. In particular we...

Hi All Our radio is dead :( For reasons of budget we are looking at the Microair M760. We would appreciate any comments that users have concerning this product. Usually those who have no problems tend not to say anything, so please chip in if you have had a positive experience. In particular we...

Hi Everyone! I'm looking for an A-14 regulator, or something similar, to prepare for higher altitude wave flights in the Sierra. Curious if anyone has an one laying around they might be willing to part with or lend for a season. Thanks! Keith

Hi Everyone, Sorry for a pretty boring question, but I am going to install an under trailer drawer and I see that there are two products available: IMI and Cobra. I was curious if there is any experience which one is better/worse, both equal? ect. Thanks for your help, Keith

Hi Everyone, I am looking for a SGS 1-34, ideally with a trailer. I am also looking for a trailer for a 1-34 (for the ships out there which don't have a trailer.) Thanks! Keith

Hello fellow glider pilots, I have a question for the community, curious to hear people's thoughts. During my wave flight at KIYK in December, I experienced freezing of the controls (1996 DG303.) I suspect this is likely due to the low temperatures (-70F at 36K ft). I contacted DG and they had...

In Canada we are taught C.I.S.T.R.S.C.O. during our training . C Controls I Instruments S Seatbelts T Trim R Release S Spoilers C Clear above and behind and Canopy

I have not been able to find out the type of aircraft flown in this incident. When I look at the GWS site it shows Twin Grobs, DG-505 , and a blanik . Which of these aircraft was involved ? Most members of the club I belong to have a small emergency kit in their glider with flares, emergency...

Another style more widely used in the entertainment/movie industry is called Cloth Backed Gaffers Tape. It features a strong cloth backing, not plastic and a better adhesive. It will not turn to mush and leave gobs of hard to clean off adhesive all over your finish. Its available in a number of...

This reminds me of an instructor telling his sailplane racing student not to pull up and turn in the thermals if they aren't at least a 10 knotter....just keep flying straight thru it . Another sailplane pilot who doesn't have a coach turns into the thermal, and while not centered perfectly he...

If soaring in Alaska is anything like soaring in the mountains in Canada it must be incredible. And I bet they get some good wave flying days there as well. Keith -- keithw ------------------------------------------------------------------------

For flying Cowley I would refer you to Tony Burton with the Alberta Soaring Council . There is also information available on the ASC website. http://www.soaring.ab.ca/ This link will take you to a page on the Invermere Soaring website that explains the foreign pilot rquirements for Invermere..But...

Does anyone have any experience with loading turnpoint data into the Zander SR940 flight computer? I have successfully loaded turnpoints into the Zander Flight Recorder but cannot get the SR940 flight computer to read them from teh Zander flight recorder. When I get my PC directly to the SR940...