I'm hopeful that this is old news and that this is merely an annoying reminder: Those of you wishing to compete on the OLC with legacy Cambridge flight recorders can do so (again) by using the tools available here http://clearnav.net/main/cn-CAI-OLC.html with best regards from ClearNav...

got this messge from one of my customers and a HpH 304CZ owner (his 2nd of these gliders) Congratulations on a great flight! tim Good morning Tim, I was able to do a 1,501 (933sm) flight yesterday in N304BU. What a great glider! I was very comfortable for the entire 11 hours. Would have flown...

I know it's not soaring, but... Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7NADTfBwJ4&feature=youtu.be

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The US Competition Rules for 2013 have been posted on the Rules and Process page of the SSA website (http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=6310235857). You can access the rules directly via these links: National FAI Class...

The US Team Committee will be holding an election for a position on the committee. Please see the SSA home page for details, or contact Peter Deane, Sarah Arnold, or myself for particulars. Please have your regional director nominate you and then forward a short bio for the election. Richard...

Today we lost a generous and great friend, a wonderful father, and an incredible meteorologist. Doug Armstrong passed away unexpectedly this morning. He was known by all out west as the "go to" weather guy. Doug was best known for his fabulous forecasting techniques and has devoted countless...

An NPRM has been published for updating the AD 98-22-15 that is applied to the Slingsby Dart sailplanes. The current AD requires the 5-year repetitive “cutout” inspection per TI No. 109T51 Issue No. 2. This is a complex removal and replacement of a portion of the plywood wing skin to inspect the...

Is there any way technically and legally to add a fifth strap to an ASW 15? No matter how tight I pull the lap belts they ride up when ridge flying allowing the shoulder straps to become loose. My head is pretty close to the canopy and a stiff jolt can lead to head banging if the harness becomes...

http://www.whoi.edu/cms/images/oceanus/albatross2_132253.jpg -- Roberto Waltman

FYI (Western US) Region 11 championships will be held 6/9 to 6/15 at Montague little airport. Details up soon on SSA website. JJ

Tried to download GlidePlan and couldn't get through the registration process. I've tried to contact customer and Matt Herron with no luck. Anyone know if it is still available? Bif Huss "H7"

Hello all, Does anyone have the specifications for the Canopy Gas cylinder in a DG600 (pressure, compressed/extended length)? Thanks in advance, Lars Peder

I stumbled across this soaring video made for German television by professional cinematographers with a budget. It's different (and a bit of a snooze) but the scenery is great and it's interesting to a photography buff because it has a lot of camera angles and positions that you don't see in...

The sequester is hitting ATC towers. Here's the story from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/05/travel/air-traffic-towers-closing/index.html?hpt=h\ p_t2 Here's a list of the 173 towers to be closed: http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/media/Facilities_Could_Be_Closed.pdf -John, Q3

Hi, I have pulled together the latest PowerFLARM news and put it onto my FLARM web page. If you have been following recent posts here there is no new information there. But I did do my best to explain the news. http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/flarm.htm#News Good Soaring, Paul Remde

On 3/3/2013 6:00 AM, wrote: It does raise an interesting question: Is windward a production aircraft company or a prototyping company? The duckhawk kinda blew our socks off at Mifflin. Yet, per FAA, there are still only two prototypes on the registry. Is anyone...

March 23 / 24 At Unionville Community Center 2 miles from gliderport. Space limited. Please send email to: if you plan to attend. Begins 10 AM Saturday. Subjects will include: Parachutes And Parachuting - Bob Bowers Meteorology Self-Brief – Ward Hindman Lithium battery...

On Saturday, March 2, 2013 9:32:03 PM UTC-7, GM wrote: http://www.jobyaviation.com/home Anyone having more details on this one? GM How would you take off or land in a 20kt wind? Think about the scenarios and wing angle of attack for higher wind speeds.. Just sitting on the ground the...

In case you haven't seen it yet and would like some late winter reading: http://www.scribd.com/doc/119476487/Utility-Flight-Hb-1-Mar-1959 My current favorite quote is from page 2-27: "ALTITUDE CONTROL With the P-37 engine an altitude will eventually be reached during the cruise climb where the...