Anybody recent experience with registering a Spot GPS tracker with glideport.aero (SSA tracker) ? I had a Spot Tracker running on glideport.aero in the past with no problem. I re-instated my Spot account this season (with a flex plan) In the past the Shared Spot Map page had a format...

I have a steep driveway where I want to park my Cobra trailer. Is it safe to backup the trailer up the incline ? This means that the run-up brake will be completely compressed. Can this be done without any damage to the mechanisme ? Is my understanding correct that there is some kind of...

OK, so the V6 FirmWare update is there. For all the folks who were getting nervous and loosing their sleep and seeing their PowerFlarm and their glider go up in smoke and who were afraid that all of the USA was going to disappear into a big giant sinkhole and the sun stop revolving around the...

A quick question: On a Ventus2C main wheel inner tube, does it require a long or a short valve stem ? How to identify what is in there right now, without disassembling the main wheel ? Looks like the main wheel is a standard 5 inch Tost wheel with disk brake. 3U

In Sailing and Boating magazines whenever a dealer or supplier does something exemplary it is published for all to see. So, along those lines I would like to complement the SeeYou people for addressing and fixing a problem that I had ordering SeeYou 3.0 and 3.1. For awhile my e-mail to them were...

On Apr 2, 12:27*pm, Mark wrote: First of all, Hello World. ;) Heh, I never said it was gonna be easy. Emil Kraepelin (the pioneer of modern psychiatry) observed the fluctuation of manic-depression through many people's lives. *Some got better, some ...

Hi, are there any open/free tools to datamine on database of many IGC files? There is a threat that the free airspace for gliding in Slovakia is going to be significantly restricted. We need tools which help prepare arguments about airspace usage and frequency of our flights. If I was starting...

Hi, I would like to fit LX 9070 into the LS instrument panel, and build the rest around that. This is a picture of LX 9000 in such panel. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByTESd2M3LzEUFM5aHRFS1pVQWs/view?usp=sharing 9070 is 35mm taller, but exactly as wide. It seems it will be tight but doable....

Hi, I'm struggling to elimitate water ballast leaks in a LS-7 after it has not been used for years. The wing valves seem to be one of the challenges. They leak regardless of the force applied to the actuator. I assume the valves are the same as in LS6c (and not available as spare part any...

Hi, The "alternative McCready theory" has been around for decades now. http://www.tbss.us/txfiles/Kai_intro_XC.pdf It's not opposing McCready, just making a strong case for steadier inter-thermal speeds. But as I'm reading it, it makes the speed command feature superficial. Is there a variometer...

Grob 103 Twin II. There are two pulleys that route the tow release cable to the nose tow hook. We discovered that the forward pulley, which is hidden inside of a duct for the vent, has a sector (about 45 degrees) missing on the plastic sheave. We believe that the sector broke out long ago and we...

The Grob 103 "extension of service life" calls for a special 3000 hour inspection. I'm trying to locate the Grob specifications for this inspection. Does anyone have a copy or know where they might be found, online or otherwise? Thanks, Charlie Martin Soaring Society of Boulder

Does anyone know what the customs code (HS code) is for a retractable engine, pylon type motorglider?

I would appreciates some suggestions…..I am looking for the ideal place to live in the US – for soaring (I have not told my wife how massively weighted this particular criterion is!). I am overseas now and more than likely we will return to the US this summer. I have spent hours on the net...

I would like to spent a few weeks flying somewhere in Europe this summer. Alps or S. France probably. Can anyone tell me whether I can fly solo in France, Germany, Austria, Italy on my US license? I would also be interested in hearing about a generally good place to fly and rent gliders in that...

Assuming one owns a suitable chunk of land in a rural area, what are the regulatory hurdles to overcome in order to be able legally fly a self launching sailplane from your own property?

I need some advice for finding good online material I can download/buy to study/practice for the FAA Written Knowledge Test and for the Check Ride Oral & Flight Tests. I am overseas and really can’t get books sent to me. I’ve scoured the web. I’ve looked at “Dauntless-soft.com” for instance. If...

Can anyone point me towards a good summary of the rules governing experimental registration of an imported, self launching glider? What is required to register and what you can and cannot do with it? Also, are there any regulatory or real world problems regarding flying one from a GA airport?

Those crafty Germans in their ginger bread, garden gnome workshops are building model sailplanes that blur the distinction between the real thing and RC models. Check this out: http://www.manfred-schadl.de/ASW15b%20gr%20a.jpg I was thinking of getting one of these for my 2 year old and...

I just noticed this article in the NY times: http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/travel/escapes/18hang.html?hpw When I saw this title I thought, great, an article about soaring. Finally some large scale publicity via a reputable paper. But no, the article is about hang gliding. Now, I have...