Saw a Pawnee bend its prop on a taxiway light while taxiing. Other than repairing the prop or replacing it with another what is required by either Lycoming or the FAA for inspection of the engine? Thanks Mike

I made this years ago and was just adding it to a new machine. So if you want a RAS desktop widget for your MAC please follow the link below. http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-view.asp?threadid=2523&posts=4 Cheers Al

AK wrote: On Sep 1, 7:02 pm, Chris wrote: Can anyone provide some guidance on the necessary steps for importing a glider trailer from the UK to the USA? There is plenty of information on RAS on the steps to take for importing the glider inside the trailer,...

On Sep 1, 7:02*pm, Chris wrote: Can anyone provide some guidance on the necessary steps for importing a glider trailer from the UK to the USA? There is plenty of information on RAS on the steps to take for importing the glider inside the trailer, but this always...

Asking $550 shipped. (515) 979-8963 or This is the model with the newer phone jack type plug-in. Includes original manual and computer cable.

Try as I may, I cannot find a way to adjust the deadband for either climb or cruise for this unit. Has anyone figured it out? The manual is singularly cryptic. I am running it with Fly with CE. Mark

Educational video... Murphy's law at work... one thing leads to another... towplane: Wilga glider: LAK place and time: competition at Pila in Poland, late August 2009 towplane's engine misses than cuts off during takeoff prop collides with the...

I do not hold any FAA ratings and I am considering instruction to obtain a Private Pilot Glider certification, so gliders will be my introduction to aviation. I live in the Los Angeles area and have a few concerns: 1. Safety - a) After reviewing the NTSA accident database, it seems that...

Hi everybody, I am from Italy and will come to fly in California area next year. I am following with great interest the wonderfull flights from Crystal Ca / Mountain Valley all the way to the north basically following HWY 395 . Where can I find a complete data base of outlandings for that area (...

"I don't know if the difference between PAL & NTSC matters on a DVD or not, but it has been recorded from a PAL video." This quote comes from someone who is offering me a soaring video. Can I use a PAL recording in the USA or find a way to make it playable?

I'm wanting to video tape some of my flights. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to mount a video camera on a sailplane? Also what type of camera is good for this too?

Hi, I'm hoping to go after a state triangle record for sports class. Obviously the speed would be handicapped....but is the distance handicapped as well???

For you SN-10 flight computer users, ILEC has announced the availability of a new USB adapter. No more connecting your laptop to download flights at the end of the day! Simply plug in a flash drive and zip - you are done! Dealers should have them in stock in a week or so. Tom Knauff

might be of interest to some peeps on here.... http://mindensoaringclub.com/int2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=176&Itemid=1 Cheers Al

I know there are awesome folks out there in the soaring community and wanted to share with you my soaring spin on raising funds for a cancer charity. If you're interested please follow either of these...

I own a DG and the interior pockets are quickly becoming less like pockets and more like tubes without bottoms...if you know what I mean. So I am planning a winter project to replace these pockets. I can sew but a few questions leap to mind; 1) What material are pockets typically made of? ...

I've been fascinated by this unusual image on the cover of Soaring magazine: http://soaringweb.org/Soaring_Index/1967/1967Dec_full.jpg I always assumed it was a reaction to the movie 2001 since it bears a distinct resemblance to the spaceplane in that movie, but recently realised that it...

For those of you not already in the 1-26 association, we have another sad story of a glider pilot who has left us on this plane of earth. Vern Hutchinson, the USA 2008 1-26 champion, (awards in one year: old buzzard, old goat, old toad) and WWII veteran, died august 15th, 2009. He had traveled...

Within my club there is some controversary surrounding the question of whether or not there might exist precedent for moving an ongoing contest to an airport other than the airport that had been originally intended. Whereas it is not resonable to take the entirity of our little club issue to this...

I am doing some research on '70s era open class sailplanes and am having some trouble finding information for the ASW-17. I've written Alexander-Schleicher but haven't received a response. Does anyone have the flight/owner manual, in electronic form, for the '17? I have the four page product...