Hi all in US-glider land! I am just curious: what happened to the rebirth of the Polish Kr-03 trainer, which was supposed to be built by a company in Florida? With the Euro growing stronger and stronger against the US$ and the aging fleet of 2-33, I thought there would be a good market for this US...

Those who didn't make the cut at Parowan might consider the Region 8 Contest at Ephrata (EPH). Almost same dates (07-01-07 to 07-07-07). EPH offers very safe flying, primarily over the Columbia Basin; the field is at 1280 ft msl; at about 4500 ft msl, you can see more than 20 of the turnpoints. ...

Made it a whopping 16.5 nautical miles (30.5 kilometers) downwind from the airport today. had a great landout in the perfect spot as heavy rains last week made most of the plowed fields quagmire. put it in some grass endrows at the crest of a hill. the field was (surprisingly) dry, must have...

Website has been updated ... http://parowan.soaringweb.net/index.html with the new entry fees of $225 and $53 per tow. Pilot entry list shows top 50 entrants as being "application accepted and a entrant in the contest". All the rest are in order of standyby's, # 51 to # 76. Organizer's...

Soar Minden is looking for an experienced glider instructor for the summer months. If you'd like to instruct at a world-class operation with fantastic soaring conditions, give me a call at 1 800 345-7627. Fred LaSor

Not quite along the same lines, but still a good story. I flew out about 45 miles to the West of Sunflower (Near Hutchinson, KS) one not so great looking day. I got to an airport I had landed at the weekend before when trying to fly home from another glider field out in Western Kansas. 'Neat,' I...

I just noticed that no US flights are posted for 5/5/07. Is this an OLC problem, or did everyone give up flying to observe Cinco de Mayo? Wayne HP-14 "6F" http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder

Posting for a friend whos Ventus CM muffler has failed. Needed urgently a replacement muffler for Ventus CM preferably in USA. Please contact Geoff Loyns 775 267 1982 or reply to me on this posting email Thanks Al

I upgraded the panel on my LS3-17 last year, and now have a RICO VACS speed to fly vario sitting around that needs a new home. I would prefer that it go to a club, and ask that you pay $20 to cover shipping to anywhere in the USA. In operation, the vario makes a nice clicking sound in response to...

Following on from Cherokee's funny thread (which I'm afraid I turned into a discussion on the Silver badge - sorry chaps!) perhaps people would like to share their most amusing moments after landing out off the airfield. Here's a few of mine: The time I set off on a Silver attempt and made...

I note that a downwind flight of over 300 km from Parowan to just south of Provo, Utah, by a Sparrowhawk has appeared on OLC. This is the first decent cross-country flight I've seen using this ship. Comments?

http://sailplane-racing.org/rules.htm Courtesy of Ken Sorenson. Ken Kochanski SRA Secretary

The latest issue of the Region 12 newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now online at http://www.SoCalSoaring.com. Articles in this issue include: Torrey Pines -- 2007 Season Wrap Up Back in the Saddle (BITS) -- Our Reporter Covers the 2007 Event Diana 2 -- A Unique Sailplane Marfa Wave...

I bought a glider in Canada 3 years ago, brought it back to Texas where it is now hangared. It has been re-registered with new FAA N- number etc. I recently (after owning the plane for 3 years) received a letter from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts saying I owe Texas sales tax and/or...

The Kiwis seem to have worked out how to capture the race using helicopters to gapture the gaggles on film and GIS systems to predict thermals etc. In this day and age of advanced met and digital technology... Will it ever make it to the podiums? Tried this post on UK RAS and got zero replies....

OLC flight....... All Flights of Joe Kutschka (US) Tucson Soaring Club 2 items found, displaying all items date points name km km/h Take-off location aircraft start end state info 2007-05-02 9,856.12 Joe Kutschka (US) 12,256.29 0.00 El Tiro (US / 9) SZD 59 1738 2133

The Kiwis seem to have worked out how to capture the race using helicopters to gapture the gaggles on film and GIS systems to predict thermals etc. In this day and age of advanced met and digital technology... Will it ever make it to the podiums? Tried this post on UK RAS and got zero replies....

Expanding on cherokee3's and Alistar's thread, I have achieved the lofty (and unplanned) status of more than one landout in a day. Last month with a new XC pilot, I managed to put the Duo down at one county airport about 30 miles away and then on the retrieve tow, got off too early and had to land...

So, I had just started to assemble the ship, when my partner rolled up. Are you kidding? I would like to get out of the partnership, but that could be tough ... could I get the FAA to pull his cert? ... after all, this has to indicate some level of mental imbalance. You can't even see the worst...

Searching for ASW-20, Ventus 1, or LS6, any condition in USA. Please e-mail with details and price. 2c