Thought I would put a not on the site to say congratulations to Christa Keizer for making her first solo flight yesterday in an AS-K21 out at Caracole Soaring in California City. There were several friends along with her proud father, Alan, attending. She made a 30 minute flight and a perfect two...

A friend of mine is considering installing winglets on his LS-1C. Has anyone ever seen or heard of an LS-1 with winglets? Is there a retro-fit installation for winglets available? I know that the Libelle has a winglet kit, so perhaps the LS-1 has one too. Cheers, Brad Apis 13

The venerable bionic gate/CD/author Charlie Spratt was in the hospital a couple times over the last few weeks, but seems to have weathered these additional medical inconveniences with no loss of spirit or capabilities. He had lens implants for cataracts and can now see well enough to start...

Folks, Please share your opinions with the rules committee before January 10. Here is my feedback: Hank, Happy New Year. The 2018 rules changes look good with the exception of the finish penalty which is only a minor improvement over the previous -200ft land-out scenario from a competition...

I can't find my copy of the CAI-302 utility program. The link at Cumulus Soaring is dead. Can anyone provide a working link or upload the program to the web for me to download? -- Dan Marotta

In great shape, use only for less than 10 flights. All accessories included including mount. $400 or make offer.

My glider requires a small amount of top rudder to keep coordinated in a left turn. A right turn seems to require the appropriate amount of right rudder. The glider flies straight and level ok with maybe a minor amount of right aileron and left rudder. Wing incidence is close (.1 of a degree)...

Having a Solo 2350 on a Ventus 2cT, I've been annoyed that when it runs it constantly triggers the squelsh of the VHF-radio. (No, raising the trigger level doesn't do the trick) It is possible to use the radio with the squelsh turned off and using a headset. This makes the noiselevel even...

Reply to - posted "reply-to" address has an extra "hot" For sale: 2002 Duo Discus Turbo located in Houston, TX. Excellent condition inside and out. For lots of pics and more details go to: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mzivley/duo/A%20Duo%20Turbo%20Details.html Mark

Just wondering if you could share any lessons learned before I do this. Zaon sells an extension kit for the antenna, and a panel mount kit ( http://www.zaon.aero/content/view/2/41/ ) Any antenna mounting dos and don't for this device? Can I put it next to the transponder antenna? I will put a...

New Flarm with IGC logger used 7 times during WGC in Szeged $740 +shipping. Jerzy

Hello, I recently bought a LS1-D glider but the manual is in French and quite old. Could anybody help me with LS1-D manuals in English? Thank you! Regards, Radu.

I hooked up reed sensors from my spoilers and landing gear to the S80 expecting to get voice warning but it isn't working. I know it is hooked up right because the hardware page displays the sensed positions. Gear up = red, gear down = green. Spoilers retracted = green, Spoilers open = red. ...

Would anyone be interested in creating a yearly event for 1-26s on or around January 26 ?

On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the Sound Barrier, ushering in the age of supersonic flight. Sixty-nine years later, on the same day, Dennis Tito's jet-powered Arcus demonstrated the beginnings of a new era in auxiliary powered soaring flight. Launching from Inyokern, CA at sunrise, Dennis...

The May issue is great reading with “a tonne of exclusive to us new news”. Articles, specially written for Gliding International includes • The new two seater with the 40 hp electric motor for self-launching now being shipped from Slovenia. Factory now has 65 employees. • China has a...

Lift Panel for Discus b/cs and Ventus b/c. Normal leg area. Purchased a couple years back from M and H soaring but never used. New condition fiberglass blank. Will send to you for $100 plus shipping. Contact me for photos! Jim - )

I was asked last night "Why don't commercial airliners (747, A380, etc) have 'super wings' like gliders?" I mumbled something semi- coherent but didn't really know the correct answer. So, would high aspect ratio and highly efficient glider-like wings enhance fuel economy for all airplanes? What...

I know this is somewhat subjective. Factory support agreements, etc. aside, has anyone noticed any difference in the quality of newer DG production models compared to SH and Schleicher? Thanks

Howdy - I know this topic has come up before, but we're searching for the latest theories: We're towing a DG-500M in a Cobra trailer, and it has a definite sway, fortunately it usually damps fairly well. Life was worse with a strong crosswind. We had 2 thoughts: 1. tonuge weight - are we...