Trying to change the tube out. There's 3 small 10 mm nuts on one side. One of them came right off no problem. The other two, turn, but the bolts spin with the nut! The backside of the bolt is inside the wheel. The only one that came off, was just easy to unscrew. If I can't reach inside and...

Hi Guys Does anyone have a 20B panel outline file that will work in Auto CAD program. The 20B has a completely rounded top a flat bottom and steps on both sides. It is different than a 19, 20A, and is the same as a 20C. Thanks Norm

Not really gliding, but it looks as though the poms have mounted a glider wing on a speed car here! http://www.gizmag.com/wind-powered-car-world-record/11346/ fantastic! bagger

Did anyone notice on OLC the flight that Jim Payne flew on Sunday, 29 MAR 09? http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=738700 1,602.4 km at a "leisurly" 166.6 km/hr!!! And, he did it flying an ASW-27, not a new 18m ship such as LS10 or ASG29 or Ventus 2c... or JS1 or...

It appears that the gas strut on the brake lever of my cobra trailer has failed. Today I noticed the lower end was no longer connected (apparently the bottom pin detached from the fixed connection point), and it was just hanging loose by the top connection. In addition, the strut seems jammed in...

Two of the most useful features to me in SeeYou Mobile, (or any other soaring software) is the ability to display the L/D to any point, and more importantly, your actual, achieved L/D over the ground in real time. If you are flying to maximize your L/D over the ground, the advantage is that for...

http://www.greenbird.co.uk/ On the morning of March 26th, 2009 on the 'dry' Lake Ivanpah, The Greenbird - driven by British engineer Richard Jenkins - smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles. The Greenbird clocked 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h) , eclipsing the old, American held,...

So, I now have multiple loggers (an older CAI Model 20 and an EW Microrecorder). I've got all of my task planning set up on SeeYou. SeeYou can export waypoints and tasks in multiple formats. So far so good. Now, the problem. The older CAI can only handle 250 waypoints. There are more than 500...

I know this is not a glider question, but it is for a gliderport. Does anyone know of any pipe other than metal that can withstand 150 psi for a paint booth application. I need to run 300 ft. from the compressor to the booth. Thanks, Fred

Availability is no problem but it seems these are all knock offs. I have not had good luck with these. Does anyone have information on a source for higher quality? Mark

A friend of mine got his 3rd Diamond a couple of weeks ago...this video celebrates that accomplishment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmwM86_MDg Over the top.... HoUdino

Did everyone see the article in Soaring this month about model sailplanes? Very interesting. I learned about the scale model movement a few years ago when I was researching Cherokee II stuff. Tom Martin had just come out with his Cherokee II kit at that time. I found that there were a lot...

Ive recently moved to Wichita, KS, and have had this question asked of me several times, and I don't have a good answer. I know that supposedly around 150 Cherokee II's were built worldwide. I only for certain know of 2 that are still flying. Mine and David Standley's (im sure thats spelled...

Only the tailplane cover, all weather style, excellent condition. $80+shipping.

The PDA is receiving GPS signal from the Goddard cable when it is NOT plugged into the SN-10. When it is plugged into the SN-10 neither the SN-10 nor the PDA receive GPS signal. The baud rates are set at 4800 on the SN-10 (by default I understand), the EW, and the PDA (SeeYou mobile). The SN-10...

The PDA is receiving GPS signal from the Goddard cable when it is NOT plugged into the SN-10. When it is plugged into the SN-10 neither the SN-10 nor the PDA receive GPS signal. The baud rates are set at 4800 on the SN-10 (by default I understand), the EW, and the PDA (SeeYou mobile). The SN-10...

I think I should post about a recent scam, in the hopes that a soaring pilot will not be a victim. The local gliderport needs a right wing for a Blanik L-23. We posted an ad on Tim's W & W site. Someone contacted me by email, and said he had seen the ad. He was in NY, and he had the right wing...

In the recent Aerokurier, there is a very good 2 part article on winch safety, which I think everyone should read who is interested in winch launches. I read it in the hard cover version in German, so I don't know if an online version is available. The main takeaways for me are the following...

Hi, A while ago I made my first attempt to make a gliding video. Using music from a Portland based rock group called Drunk on power. The gliding footage was taken in the Netherlands at the ZCNOP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX5OYl1BZj8 Let me know what you think of it

The special flight restrictions and procedures around Washington D.C. put into place after 9/11/2001 were made permanent last month (February 17, 2009). However the defined area(s) have not yet appeared in the FAA's National Flight Database. If anyone has reliable OpenAir or TNP descriptions of...