Newbie help required! Lets suppose I am on a shallow final glide, 60k out in my 40:1 ship, cruising at 60 knots. Recent thermals have been at least 5 knots and I am coming into some big lift. For the discussion rough air Vne is 100 knots. What strength thermal should I take to increase finishing...

Hi This summer season in Australia has seen our first use of FLARM anti-collision system for gliders. http://www.flarm.com/index_en.html and http://www.rf-developments.com/page008.html (the local manufacturer for Australia) It would seem that FLARM is becoming very rapidly accepted here in

Used Garrecht Volkslogger for sale. IGC approved for badges and records. Calibrated within the last year. This VL has the 5 pin connector. These go for $940.00 new. Going for $750.00 email at

I used to fly gliders some years back, and I am thinking of getting back into it. Where do glider pilots in the San Francisco area tend to go for soaring? Johan Larson

Sometimes I find myself wishing my PDA was a tad bit bigger. With Microsoft's 'Origami' being unveiled recently it presents a possibility to fill that need. Obviously size and battery power is a factor in many gliders but it would fit in my rather roomy cockpit. Question for the computer types out...

I am faced with leaking aft fuselage statics. Repairing them is going to be a problem as I am not 18inches tall, which is the max heights for getting back into the fuselage. I recall reading an illustrated article several years ago about installing aft fuselage statics in a glider that had none....

I've been looking around the for-sale ads for sailplanes, and it seems to me if I am willing to spend between ten and twenty thousand bucks, there is a lot to choose from. There are plenty of older fiberglass sailplanes in that range, and some decently-performing metal ships like the 1-35. But...

With nasal cannula and input and output connectors to the EDS, and connector for external 9V battery. Just checked and calibrated by MH. $375.00 includes insured shipping in continental US. Does not include 02 bottle, required Mountain High XCR regulator (MH or their distributors charge $235.00...

Sorry for double post. Reply to With nasal cannula and input and output connectors to the EDS, and connector for external 9V battery. Just checked and calibrated by MH. $375.00 includes insured shipping in continental US. Does not include 02 bottle, required Mountain High...

Glide Navigator II Users, A new version of Glide Navigator II is now available. Glide Navigator II remains one of the best selling (most popular) soaring flight software programs available. Version 2.41 March 15, 2006 This version fixes a number of bugs and adds a few new features. Unfortunately,...

Links to John Leibacher's site are now on the ASA Region 9 info website, http://www.asa-soaring.org/2006region9.asp.

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Does anyone know (not a guess) how much thrust in pounds from a jet engine would be needed to self launch a 1000 lb sailplane to 2500 AGL? Or perhaps know a link whereby I can find the information or formula needed so I can determine the answer myself. I've looked ..googled..etc...can't find a...

Like many others, I am on the hunt for my first sailplane. One cannot help but notice the performance value of the classic wood and wood/fabric sailplanes such as the Ka-6, and SHK-1 Austria series among others. Living in Florida where the humidity often rivals the high temperatures during much...

Ran across an interesting web site today, then did a Google search of RAS and found it hasn't been mentioned here yet: http://www.runwayfinder.com/ It's interesting to me as a US pilot because the current METARs and TFRs are available by right clicking on a colored airport marking. Once the new...

Yesterday was the practice day for the annual Seniors Contest at Seminole Lake (www.soarfl.com) in Florida. A large entry of about 55 has been whittled down from the 70 applicants, and the filed is crowded with hot ships. We are all agog at Dick Butler's 'Beast' with its 28 metre wings and sundry...

Hi guys, After spending some time in Phoenix on a Grob 103, I have started looking for my first glass glider. I am currently looking at an ASW20A and a Standard Cirrus. I know they are quite different. I guess my concerns are the full flying tail on the Cirrus and the flaps on the ASW. Any...

Most of you know John Leibacher from his "Turnpoint Exchange" and Soaring magazine website at these and other "mirror" sites: http://soaring.aerobatics.ws/ http://soaring.gahsys.com/ Some of you know him directly from meeting him at contests and elsewhere. Now, you can listen to him discuss his...

L Nav display, Model 20 GPS Nav, 80 mm Variometer readout Knots, GPS-NAV External Power Pack, Serial Data Cable (9 pin Male - 9 pin Female), Vario Flask 0.45 liter. $1,800 US. E-Mail