Looking for a very small, simple, panel mount DVM. I've looked all over eBay and Amazon and haven't found anything that suits my needs. I can find plenty of LED versions, but they likely won't be satisfactory in bright sunlight, and all the LCD meters I can find are huge. Something on the...

While you were working... Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock were cruising at FL215 much of the day. Look on glideport.aero, World map, Argentina, Chos Malal. Appears to be nearly 2000k, but they landed at Malargue. Jim

The recent cover story on Soar Ability in Australia, a new organization offering flights and instruction to the disabled community, sparked a flurry of conncetions, whcih has lead to a Google Group to share ideas, resorces, and experience among the various international groups, icluding Freedom's...

The trailer “tinkering” season has just opened and I am seeking inputs from the RAS team regarding a solar vent installation. I found that the top of the line “Nicro” solar vent delivers about 1000 Cubic feet per hour and runs on a small D looking rechargeable battery for night operation. Given...

Any Butterfly vario users out there care to share their experiences? I'm particularly interested in whether the wind information is reliable and whether the A/H is stable and usable? (Not too bothered about the Navigation or Flarm functions as better solutions exist) Dave Walsh

Hi In is book S. Kawa write that in AST you have to determine the "task required speed". He do not explain how or what this mean. I know the speed after the flight. Explanation please Thank you

When ordering a new Cobra Trailer from an authorized dealer: are the insides specific to a particular glider or merely specific to the size of glider - i.e 15 meter, 18 meter, Single Seat, 2-place. Or are the rails and wing storage brackets specific to a particular Make and Model?

Em terça-feira, 23 de julho de 2002 17h02min19s UTC-3, Patrick Hicks escreveu: Looking for a motorglider. Two place. Past that I am open to about anything. Thought I was buying a Grob 109 on the west coast but alas I start over again. Thanks. Patrick Hicks ...

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/November/27/nasa-hunts-bugs.aspx?WT.mc_sect=tec&WT.mc_id=131128epilot And the Germans are working on this, too. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)

I'm at the informational gathering stage of a future glider purchase. I have been to a few websites for new gliders and I see "design life" data. Do all gliders have a design life and after that life limit is exceeded, then what?

I have seen several videos on youtube lately where the glider pilot holds the tow release handle during all parts tow. I've been told it is taught this way by some in the UK. Sorry to pick on you folks on the other side of the pond as I love your country and can't wait to come over and glide with...

The Aviators, in its fourth season, airs THIS TUESDAY on PBS, T & E, Discovery and iTunes. Check your local listings for PBS airings. The USA audience, which will number 10,000,000, will get a double length 15 minute introduction to our sport, with host and Executive Producer Anthony Nalli trying...

Has anyone used 12v electro-mechanical/12v electro-hydraulic/manual hydraulic linear actuators on a clam shell/alligator type trailer top. I have bent 4 (SUSPA) gas springs in the past 4 months. Ordered what was on the trailer when purchased. Ordered a pair of Bansbach Easylift gas springs, but...

I have a G103 SL with a 28Ah SLA main battery and a Rotax 505A engine. Over the years I've had some intermittent problems with ground starting the engine, and the pattern has only recently been more obvious to me. The engine has a reputation for being a bit finicky to start, however, air starts are...

Looks like surface winds at 6 kts up to 47 kts at 18,000' MSL, all pretty much perpendicular to the mountains. Hope there's enough thermal activity to climb into the wave... ;-P

Ventus BT, s/n 64 built in 1986. No damage history beautifully stripped and refinished with paint by the previous owner approximately 2400 hours with only 40 hours logged on the turbo. Cobra Trailer 15M Masak winglets 16.6M Straight Tips Many state records set in this glider.

I just found out a short time ago that on Saturday,9-01-2012, during a winch launch, the El Paso Clubs G 103 crashed. John Hardy, Sr. was rushed to the hospital. Later that night after taking pain medication, he stopped breathing and passed on. Godspeed John Hardy, Sr., you will be missed.

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Hi, any owner/users of the CAI302 and GNii out there who could answer some noob questions please? I acquired a glider using this combination, will be trying it out this Spring, so far all my knowledge is from reading the manuals many times over. First, here is a quote from the SSA badge...

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