Do you use Malletec mini vario? If so, what are the pro's and con's? How about the "Ascent" vario sold on wings and wheels? Thanks

I have, I beleive, a Gheirlen trailer, although I am not sure of the spelling... One of the two spring, helping to open half the trailer up, is broken. Is there somebody who would know the what, when, who, how and where to replace this part? Thanks

Visualize a glider on a experimental certificate: 1- Does it take a "pro" (I.E a glider repair shop used to do this on a regular basis) to redo the gelcoat on a glider legally, or can it be done by anyone? 2- What needs to be entered in the logbooks, if any? Thanks

All my flights end up with Validation not successfull, Flight invalid. I use a flywithCE recorder. What is the reason? Thanks 090807 031438 - Flight claimed through Server_loggedOn (timeofvaluation 191628 - 233116) 090807 031438 - Flight loaded for Batch Calculation 090807 031438 - File Quality is...

1976 ASW 19B. 1600 Hrs. Annual 02/06. Cambridge electric vario. Cambridge MK-IV nav director, Trimble TX 760D radio, GPS included with IPAQ and Winpilot software, Oxygen bottle, National 425 parachute, one man dolly. All tow out gear. Custom wing covers. Roller blade wheels recessed in wing tips....

There is an article in this month of "Business & Commercial Aviation" regarding lightning. It says that in 1999, a ASK21 desintegrated large sections of the fuselage, while flying in clear air, about 800 yards from a cloud. Both pilots were ejected from the strike, but fortunately were...

Does anybody knows what gliders they do have and how many? Their website doesn’t say. Thanks!

Interesting reading about mountain training and mountain flying (gliders) in France. Thank you for posting the questions and answers. Several times a year, some of the Colorado Soaring clubs re-locate to mountain airports to fly for the weekend... often Memorial Day weekend, 4th of July and...

My understanding is that Frank Whiteley and Bill Daniels qualified a commercial operator and several local pilots/CFIs on winch operations somewhere in Minnesota. Please tell me which airport and operator contact info? Were any of you there? Have you heard about this?

Is anyone else going to Sun-N-Fun in Lakeland, FL, Apr 4-110, 2006? I go a few days early to do some soaring and seaplanes. :-) My schedule at Seminole Lake Gliderport is Monday, Apr 3, 1-3PM in the Grob-103. It usually takes a few minutes of paperwork and logbook review, 2 pops and I'm checked...

I'm looking for a way to put a Tost release mechanism on a C182R. We have a Tost release on the Pawnee, and it looks so much more robust than the Schweitzer mechanism. Wings and Wheels has the Tost arrangement for C172 and Maule, but in Colorado, Civil Air Patrol has neither of those...

Greetings, all! My work will take me to Paris, France Nov 3-10, 2004. Would you please be so kind as to forward me contact information for a glider club or operation where I might fly as a guest on the weekend of Nov 6-7, 2004? I don't need to solo or go cross-country... just a "friend" ride...

I've had a Schweitzer tow hook jam on a Cessna 182. As we are about to put a tow hook on another Cessna 182, I would really prefer a Tost (like we have on the Pawnee and the Maule), for safety and so that we can share the same tow rope. :-) Does anyone know of a Tost 337 or STC for a Cessna...

A stationary aircraft with no pilot inside took off because of nothing but a stiff breeze...lessons to be learned... http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/wind-assisted-takeoff/886gu2cd

Video of a 747-400 freighter crash on 29th April 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzC1j1ddkRI

Anyone on here know of a Schweizer 233 for sale? We are in need of one for our training department. Based out of Hood River, OR 4S2. Thank you!

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20061228/NEWS/112280099 "Two men were injured Wednesday afternoon in a glider crash near the Minden Airport. According to East Fork Fire Department Capt. Terry Taylor, the glider crashed at about 1 p.m. just south of the airport's main runway as it was...

I've never flown in a Discus 2b but have fantasized about getting one someday. I do have a dozen or so flights in the font seat of a Duo Discus and while it's a *great* ship to fly, it doesn't have as much room in the front as our club's DG-1000 does (need room for keeping stuff during the flight)...

When I bought my 304C a few years ago, the previous owner included a wing rigger that he's previously used on his ASW-20. I have no use for it and am pretty sure it doesn't fit the fatter wing on my ship anyway (I'm fairly sure he tried). Either way, I don't need it and it has been in my garage...

I've been shopping around for used gliders and one of the factors I need to consider is how far away it is. Obviously, if it's far away, I'll need to get someone I don't know to do the pre-buy inspection and will pay more to get the glider to me. My local FBO says that $1/mile is a good figure to...