Anybody looking for a tow pilot in or around North Carolina? I got someone wanting to do it in your area.

Good Morning to the RAS Community: Team EY (USA), myself (Tim McAllister) and my wife Susan McAllister, are proud to announce that the GP Series of 13.5 meter span gliders from the manufacturer Peszke S.C. of Krosno, Poland, are now on offer to the North American gliding community. As the...

If you are not one of the 154 responses thus far, you still have a little time to weigh in. On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 10:38:57 AM UTC-4, John Godfrey (QT) wrote: All USA Competition Pilots, The annual pilot poll and Rules Committee election is now open. Please take a few minutes to...

Does anyone know of a good camping spot in Colorado this time of year? Thanks, 5U

All USA Competition Pilots, The annual pilot poll and Rules Committee election is now open. Please take a few minutes to get your two cents in. If you have flown in a USA contest in the last 3 seasons you are eligible to vote. If you are unable to access the survey please contact me so we can...

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...

One of the better articles I've seen over the years... http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-15104-flying-high.html Bob W.

Over on the ASH-26E newsgroup there is a thread that the recommended oil for the ASH-26E, ASH-31, and the solo 2350 is no longer available in the U.S. Anyone have suggestions, comments. What are the two stroke owners doing for oil?

On 10/10/2015 12:20, Judy Ruprecht wrote: 7. SC3 Annex C Section 3.4 now allows a PR with pressure sensor (eg Flarm) to have that pressure sensor ignored & the GPS altitude used. This is the most significant change to the Sporting Code, for club pilots, since the invention of GPS. Now it is...

Is the Sparrowhawk handling suitable for a low time glider pilot who flies infrequently? How is pitch and roll sensitivity compared to say, a Discus B? One of our club members seems to have a big problem staying in position on tow. He does just OK in a K21. I need to know how to help him or...

Well done FAI! You've now made it pretty much impossible to do a Silver distance from my airport with any acceptable degree of risk. The only airport that we can fly to that has terrain suitable for an outlanding near it is less than 50KM from our airport. Terminal airspace restrictions make it...

Anyone flying with iGlide and an iPd mini? What are your thoughts, does the iPad mini work well in the cockpit? Are you happy with this combination, is the mini bright enough to see in the cockpit, does the battery last long enough, what mount do you use? Any comments would be helpful. Thanks

My D-2 has recently decided it would be interesting & exciting to blow the gear horn, even though the spoilers are locked (with gear up). If this were to happen while airborne, my only recourse would be to pull the U/C circuit breaker. SH has recently started using new little circuit breakers that...

Looking for information on the condition of the lake bed. A news story last night showed flooded streets in Las Vegas. Can any of you LVVSA folks say whether or not the ground launch weekend will go on? Thanks, -- Dan, 5J

Silver distance rules In the recent past, a pilot could declare a remote start point some distance from the launch / release point. Then soar to the declared start point and cross a start line to begin the task. One example of this task would allow a glider pilot to release near the home...

On Thursday, July 8, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Sergi wrote: Hi everybody. I am considering to sell my PEGASE 101 and to buy the self-launching sailplane DG600 M of a friend. I think this is a beautiful glider with a very good performances (with 18m better), but somebody has told me...

Hi, LXNAV has just announced their new S8 stand-along speed-to-fly vario with navigation and optional AHRS. It is very much like the new S80, but the S8 fits into a small 57 mm instrument hole. You can see details he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/lxnav.htm#LXNAV-S8 LXNAV says it will not...

Anyone know the history behind Pfeifer trailers?

The Utah Soaring Association (USA) held a winch training camp at Nephi this last weekend with our newly purchased and rebuilt winch. We invited Karl Striedieck and his brother Walter to come and train 4 of our cfig's over the course of 2.5 days. We ended up with 4 club cfig's who are now winch...

Just out of curiosity, as I am now the builder of the WingRigger, why are you selling it? If you are dissatisfied, please contact me so that I can get your input. I may be willing to buy it back. Customer satisfaction is always a primary goal.