perhaps the SSA can learn from the EAA about how to get an STC for experimental equipment to satisfy the ADS-B requirement http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/04-06-2016-stc "EAA, FAA, and Dynon officials said they have established a supplemental type certificate (STC)...

I talked with Kemp and Ramy about Ramys flight over dinner last summer, and I had an inkling that this was coming. All I can say is WOW http://www.williamssoaring.com/news/showthread.php/824-Wave-Watch-Sun-May-1?p=4809&viewfull=1#post4809

For some reason, I cannot see any maps to download on SETTINGS MAP DATA in iGlide (latest version according to Apple App Store). I wrote to Butterfly and they wrote back: "iGlide is not able to establish an internet connection. Please retry and make sure your iOS device is online an iGlide is...

Sightseeing flights within 25sm of an airport in airplanes and helicopters are conducted under 91.147 and 119.1(2) Does anyone know what regulation(s) control sightseeing flights in gliders? thanks, bob http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/91.147 http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/119.1

I have been using iGlide now for about 20 flights, and I really don't like it very much. It is riddled with bugs (which I have duly reported to Butterfly only to hear "yes, we're aware of that"), the user experience is terrible (and I speak as someone who has worked in user interaction and user...

Has anyone tried using a rear view camera and display in their glider, similar to the automobile back-up cam/display system? Any comments? Should we or shouldn't we?

Anyone? Bob

Oudie 2 $500 still in the box soaring19 at gmail.com

And we thought the Swift or falcon were the fastest natural fliers. Ha! Check this fun study out. 160 km / hr level flight from a bat. Pretty nifty...

I received notice this morning that longtime SSA and ASA member and 1-26 national champ passed away on 11/27/2016. A celebration of his life will be held in late January (further information will be forthcoming) and according to his wishes, in late spring he will be interred in Arlington National...

Back in November SSA 1-26 champ Bob Von Hellens passed away. For anyone who might be interested: I just got word that the Celebration of Life Memorial for Bob Von Hellens will be Saturday, January 28, 2017 2-4 pm at his condo's pool house at 1900 E. Medlock Drive in Phoenix, AZ. Bob was a real...

Another very sad day for gliding. Bummer. Telluride plane crash kills 2, including pilot and well-known Telluride local "Glider Bob" Saunders. #telluridecrashhttps://t.co/DJhxIM0wRS — San Miguel Sheriff (@SheriffAlert) August 25, 2016 Bob had a starring part in the recent video Cloudstreet-...

My MicroAir radio has quit transmitting voice. You can hear carrier, but nothing else. I tried a different mic but no help. Anyone know where there is a repair shop that works on them?

https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/high-flying-birds-recruited-meteorology?tgt=nr

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/other/pilot-killed-in-gliding-accident-in-prescott-valley Another loss to the soaring community. Bummer. Our hearts go out to the family. More info probably tomorrow from someone in the Prescott area.

With Williams no longer able to work on PowerFlarms, problems are VERY expensive to attend to. One has to ship their unit to their PF dealer, who ships it to Switzerland for work. Plus shipping back. Mine lost GPS ability, cost me a hair under $500 to get fixed and returned to me. Whew! ...

Joe Bostic had the opportunity and pleasure yesterday to fly toward Durango and over Silverton and Telluride on a flight from Moriarty, getting to see the color and grandeur of the San Juan mountains many of us in SW Colorado used to view almost daily when flying from the now closed down Val Air...

409CB, s/n 211CS was built in 1995, first flown in 1996. I purchased it in 12/08. Sent it to M&H for external touch-up, new gap seals, and completely new instrument panel. Great a/c, but I haven't been able to fly it as much as I had hoped. It comes with an aluminum top Cobra trailer. Glider...

I tried to post this on the RAS earlier, but haven't seen it pop up, so = thought I'd give it a 2nd try: A feature article in the Durango Herald newspaper (Durango, Colorado) = this morning (9/24/04) about a very pricey 5 star resort north of town, = Tall Timber, really caught my attention:...

A feature article in the Durango Herald newspaper (Durango, Colorado) = this morning about a 5 star resort north of town, Tall Timber, really = caught my attention. They now offer an "extreme sport" of Peter Pan- = like zipping down through the trees hanging from a wire that they call...