Does anyone happen to know how a LX 100 vario works, and what inputs it needs ? After a happy hour on my back with flashlight and mirror trying to decipher the plumbing, I think mine is connected only to 12V and two separate capacity bottles. That seems strange, but it works. Can anyone tell...

Background The 700 km flight on October 3, 2007 was the result of several years of experimentation and planning that allowed the first flight exclusively in ridge lift from Salt Lake City, Utah to Pocatello, Idaho a distance of 145 miles (233 km). The flight planning began several days earlier...

If you refer to http://www.fai.org/gliding/bureau2006_2 minutes of the FAI Gliding Commission Bureau meeting, you will find: 'A2.8 Discussion on Class structure in the “light-end” RS explained the problem we have at the light end, where a fairly limited number of aircraft are divided

Hi all, Does anyone have (preferably) first-hand knowledge or experience with an EFIS eGYRO-2 Electronic Horizon? It looks like an ideal replacement for my aging T&S. Geoff Vincent

Hi, Looking for rear wheel support Pik 20E. It is the fiberglass spring / strip. Avron.at.galor.com (replace .at. with @)

Who knows when the JAR standards started requiring this much maximum seat weight, and which were some of the earliest gliders built to this standard?

This question was posted earlier but I was hoping for a few more responses. Do I put a mechanical vario or do I save space on the panel. Would love to hear what people have in their panel. Jeff

On Oct 6, 11:04 pm, Andreas Maurer wrote: No member in my club pays more than 600$ per year for gliding, all costs included. Lots of young people, too. Bye Andreas I'll bite. How does you club make that work? If we paid the same, we'd cover barely a third of the...

Gliding, ops... soaring oil painting. http://www.sailplaneimages.com/gallery.html Rocco Caruso Aero Gazette www.gazette.aero

Just wanted to point out ad congratulate DS on an awesone 1000 km ridge flight! Put him at the top of the OLC after a brilliant season in vintge gliders. Mark

Several versions of the incident out there. Anyone witness or get the real story? Did these actually collide or what happened? Michael _________________________________________________________________ Pilot Killed When Plane, Glider Collide October 6, 2007 - A plane trying to tow a glider in the...

One of our club members is using a GPSMAP195 to log flights ... but it does not record altitude info in the b-record. I looked at the manual, but could not see anything specifically in setup that would cause/fix this. Anybody had the same issue ... or know what to fix. The link to the user guide...

Hi, I just sent out the first edition of my new Cumulus Soaring, Inc. Newsletter. If you were not on the mailing list, you can see it he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/newsletters.htm If you would like to sign-up to receive future editions you can do so from the home page of my web site...

Danlj wrote: 'The volume of oil in the case isn't important in oil cooling, it's the oil flow through and air flow across the oil cooler that are.' Two items. One, 40 + years of experience in my club with our 182 says that the oil temp is cooler if you put in 10 quarts than if you put in 12...

From: Anchorage Daily News Published: October 2, 2007 The pilot of the floatplane that crashed in Katmai National Park and Preserve on Sunday was Bruce Stephens of Wasilla, according to the National Park Service. Stephens, 60, and three passengers died in the crash. All the victims have been...

1959 C-182 tow plane, hook's installed Does someone have specific STC or other info concerning larger or second oil cooler? Does someone have a sample 337 regarding installation of external mirrors? TIA,

Don't put more than 10 quarts in it. More oil, nose high attitude, the oil gets hotter as it gets thrown up into the back cylinders by the crank. You will also probably notice a lot of oil on the belly, too. Check the oil level with the nose strut compressed, and keep it between 9 and 10. If...

I am not selling a DG300, actually thinking of buying one, but I would like to ask opinions. After discovery the famous main spar problem and restrictions is it a save investment a DG300 ? As I can see the average DG300 price level went down with approx. 5000 EUR and now is approacning my wallet...

Posted elsewhere, having seen a thread on stolen avionics, I just saw an advert on TV for a device that could be useful to detect impending theft, and/or act as a sort of locator beacon, etc. (designed for tracking kids, pets, whatever and texting to your mobile phone when it moves where it...

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