When Kent and I arrived in Marfa Saturday, we were greeted with a blazing sun, higher than usual humidity, and NO wind. At 11:30 AM cu's were already forming over the mountains. By 1:00 there were clear signs thar it would probably overdevelop, but there was a high cloud street leading toward Van...

I am looking to buy a used LX7007 PRO IGC. Bill Snead 6W

We have a plan to be racing PW-5s in Littlefield Texas on 18 to 22 August 2016. Littlefield is one of the few places in the world to combine high desert, big air, soaring with very landable terrain. If the weather is on, 6 to 12 knot thermals to 9 to 15 thousand feet are common. The land around...

I want to buy a used P 124 Aviator Emergency parachute. Bill Snead 512 8194163 cell 800 772 8272 office 8 to 5 m-f CDT

I can attest that there are a lot of cows and fences in Texas. Texas is blessed - well - yes Texas is blessed. Sorry, back to the subject of this post. Texas is blessed, however, with several large areas where the land is good enough to be farmed every year, so most of the land has never been...

On TV they have been selling a garden hose that shrinks in length when it is not in use. On TV they advertise that that it will not kink or tangle. The hose is constructed of two parts. The outer cover is a canvas like material that is flat and sealed on the edges. The inner material is a...

I have been a heavy user of Google Earth for several years. Recently I have a problem that I have spent several hours trying to correct. When I log on to Google Earth, I always start in view that does not allow me to zoom in. The view controls at the upper right side of the screen are there but...

Like to fly at both TSA (Dallas - Fort Worth) and Moriarty (ABQ). MY heirs worry more about me hitting an airliner than another glider. Have high end avionics in the Piper (Garmin 750 with ADS-B in and out), but Piper display does not seem like it would help much in a situation like near cloud...

Seems to me, that a safe and fair way to start a glider race is to climb out the top of a start cylinder. To make starting out the top an option that most pilots would choose, the top of the cylinder should be about 1000 to 1500 feet below cloud base and 2000 to 3000 feet above release height. I...

I am wanting to do some preventative maintenance on my Komet trailer. I e-mailed the factory about 10 days ago but I have yet to receive a reply. I am wanting to service the wheel bearings, trail brakes, and tow hitch. If anyone can help me with instructions, parts or advice it will be...

I am a beginner Condor pilot. If this post should be posted somewhere else please let me know. I would like to race at Mifflin on Condor about three days per week between now and the Sports Class Nationals. I would like short tasks that I could finish in about an hour and a half. I would like...

Does anyone know what active type, make and model of sailplane is the most numerous in the world and in the USA? Bill Snead

We have ordered one of the "s" shaped electronic tension meters for our auto tow operations. We want to make the strain guage a part of the tow hitch (not in the rope). If anyone has a good design, we would like suggestions. A picture would also be nice. Bill Snead 6W

I am wondering if anyone has experience both physical and legal in rigging Schweizer gliders to be towed with tost rings I have thought about modifiying the moving part of the tow hitch (making it narrower). I have also thought about installing tost hitches on the glider. We waste a lot of time...

I have a Oudie which is loaded with SeeYou Mobile and ConectMe. Also a Car Charger, Wall Charger, USB Cable, Serial and power cable, and a cable (I think to connect the unit to a LX 7007). Two mounting balls and double ended clamp. I have a printed out SeeYou Mobile Manual. I want $450 US...

I am looking for the benefit of recent experience with modern ropes for auto tows. We fly off a 5000 foot grass runway (with a couple of rocky spots). What size and type of rope would be best? Bill Snead

I am looking to purchase a PW-5 located in Europe. The sailplane needs to be airworthy and have a tralier that will be in good enough shape to run on EU highways. I can buy the PW-5 and keep or buy and sell back to the current owner at a profit (to the current owner) the first of August 2010. I...

I have a shorted capacitor in OLJK switch. I am looking of a web site, wiring diagram, new capacitor ect. This is a switch that allows you to change batteries without losing power. Can anyone help?? Bill Snead

I am trying to understand the Club-Class Eligibility List for the USA Sports Class Nationals. There seems to be a club-class eligibility list and a different "Boldface giliders are on the IGC list". The last time I flew in the Sports Class all gliders were allowed. What is the significance of...

The sun shines down through the atmosphere, hits things on the ground, the things on the ground get hot, and then the hot things on the ground heat the air? Sun light passing through the air does not heat the air at all? Heats the air some but not much? If the air is transparent to solar energy,...