Is it still limited to 3000 hours? Anyway to get an extension in USA? Last info I can search is 2010.. Cookie

It says that the fly with ce is now approved for silver badge flights.. BUT.... If I am reading the rules correctly...it seems that you must also carry an additional, approved, calibrated, pressure altitude recording device? Is this the case? If so, what is the point of the fly with ce? As...

It says that the fly with ce is now approved for silver badge flights.. BUT.... If I am reading the rules correctly...it seems that you must also carry an additional, approved, calibrated, pressure altitude recording device? Is this the case? If so, what is the point of the fly with ce? As...

Anderson power poles do show an alternative.. soldering... for the connection pins if you don't have the special (expensive) crimping tool. I have used both soldering and crimping with great results. Just about everything I own has a power pole connection, glider battery, motorcycles, electric...

The jet powered Super Salto flew for the first time on 1 August. Other than a high EGT reading that turned out to be a software glitch in the panel display, all test flights went very well. The engine and systems performed flawlessly. I haven't analyzed the GPS traces yet, but climb rate exceeds...

The jet powered Super Salto flew for the first time on 1 August. Other than a high EGT reading that turned out to be a software glitch in the panel display, all test flights went very well. The engine and systems performed flawlessly. I haven't analyzed the GPS traces yet, but climb rate exceeds...

I'm putting together a business plan. Can anyone answer the following: 1. How many glider pilots are there in the US? In the world? 2. How many gliders are registered in the US? 3. How many new gliders came into the country in 2006? 2007? 2008? 4. How many of these were motorgliders?

I'm putting together a business plan. Can anyone answer the following: 1. How many glider pilots are there in the US? In the world? 2. How many gliders are registered in the US? 3. How many new gliders came into the country in 2006? 2007? 2008? 4. How many of these were motorgliders?

I'm putting together a business plan. Can anyone answer the following: 1. How many glider pilots are there in the US? In the world? 2. How many gliders are registered in the US? 3. How many new gliders came into the country in 2006? 2007? 2008? 4. How many of these were motorgliders?

Thinking that maybe a few of you aren't sure about the soaring quality for the Region 10 contest in August... This weekend conditions were such that according to the OLC-U.S. page, Saturday's third ranking scored flight (and longest distance in the U.S.) came from Greater Houston Soaring Assoc....

Posting this for a club member here in Houston (thanks in advance for responding!): Need an enclosed glider trailer for a Ka6cr. Contact Eulalia Nichols: --or-- Steve Nichols:

The 32nd World Gliding Championship (July 28-August 19, 2012, Uvalde, Texas) Web site is now live. The Web addresses for the site are www.wgc2012uvalde.com and www.wgc2012uvalde.us The site was released April 20. It was developed after a detailed review of prior WGC websites. The features and...

Wow... Texas soaring at it's best. I told the contestants that this contest is the inaugural Texas soaring contest for the upcoming 2012 World Glide in Uvalde. To get Texas and Region 10 clubs focused on the big show coming to the Lone Star State. Top points and speed today were earned by Ken...

http://flighttraining.aopa.org/magazine/2010/December/Cover_soaring.html A nice story about the Naval Academy's soaring program. Maybe they'll develop it to the same level as the Air Force.

5 days in the bag. Very competitive in all classes, especially the combined 15-18 meter class. Today's weather was 50% great and 50% average to "@#%&@!!!". A few landouts but 2/3rds of the contestants got home. Oh well, you can't eat chocolate cake everyday. But 4 out of 5 as boomin'...we'll...

After two boomin' dynamic days we had a little more of a challenge today. Slightly slower speeds, some choppy lift down low, but everyone save one got around the course. Check the results on the SSA contest page for Region 10. Everyone is really enjoying Brenham... the town and the airport....

2 racing days in the bag. Day 2 (today) was referred to by one seasoned competitor as "very Uvaldesqe." In other words: 3:00PM thermals going to 7,500-7,800agl at 9-plus knots. Tons of CU's, 250- miles, 74mph for the standards WITHOUT water. We will hope this great weather continues because for...

Our weather in central Texas is the best it's been in 10 years. I can only hope it'll hold up through the week of the upcoming Region 10 South Soaring Championship (Aug 9-15th). For the last 5 weeks we've had a number of members with Greater Houston Soaring and Soaring Club of Houston (the contest...

The May issue is great reading with “a tonne of exclusive to us new news”. Articles, specially written for Gliding International include • The new two seater with the 40 hp electric motor for self-launching now being shipped from Slovenia. Factory now has 65 employees. • China has a factory...

The May issue is great reading with “a tonne of exclusive to us new news”. Articles, specially written for Gliding International includes • The new two seater with the 40 hp electric motor for self-launching now being shipped from Slovenia. Factory now has 65 employees. • China has a...