Hi, I have some items in my inventory that have not been selling for varios reasons. I have dramatically reduced their prices and put them onto my Sale page. http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/sale.htm If they don't sell at these already low prices, I'll lower the prices more in a week or 2. But...

Dates approximate. Colorado/New Mexico to points east, 23 Jan. NJ/NY/PA westbound Chicago area, 30 Jan. Tucson/Phoenix/Flagstaff to Moriarty or Colorado. 7 Feb or earlier. Frank, 970-330-2050

many years ago, there was a soaring short movie that the TV stations would sometimes use a filler late at night. the plot was simple but striking: a man goes up in in sailplane. another plane appears near him and kind of taunts him. he takes the challenge, and what follows is some amazng...

Klaus Ohlmann has broken more world records in Patagonia, some of the few he didn't hold (or rather some of his own records which were recently broken). Triangles in Patagonia are extraordinarily difficult because they require leaving the wave routes along the Andes to get a turnpoint in the...

http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/unmanned-1281961-air-aircraft.html Any soaring operation(s) in that area? Keep your head on the swivel!

Hasn't been keeping up. http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/01/17-years-faa-delay-ntsb-air-safety-recommendations

Southern California's Soaring Academy's CFIG Dale Masters and author of "Soaring Beyond The Basics", will be giving a seminar on Saturday, January 15 on the field at 4pm. The subject will be on the countless ”Little Things” we can all do to become better soaring pilots through mastering the...

Sorry guys, can't find the answer via search, but what is a parallelogram stick?

Hey there, Could someone with a history using this program comment on it please. I would like to know how the predictions, along with it's various models, have turned out compared to actual conditions flown. Are there many people using it? Thanks

What a neat way to get kids and adults introduced to gliding by themselves - reminds me of the stories of flying the wire in the UK. Turn the ship, bungees, and helmets over to 11 or more kids and get out of the way! Wonder if we could do this within our insurance rules? Maybe use a...

I've been towing for quite a few years but had a new experience today. I was towing a pilot new to the Std Cirrus, and who had never towed on a CG hook before. I expected an "interesting" ride, but he did fine. That is until release time. I looked in the mirror to see him pull up into a hard...

Hi everyone, I've been reading "Advanced Soaring Made Easy" by Bernard Eckey, and this is a fantastic book for a new pilot. It does discuss learning to get out of the comfort zone of flying safely within glide range of the airport. This is something I am just venturing into myself and I was...

Radio and Vario For Sale Avionic Dittel ATR 720-B Radio 3 1/8" with boom mike $ 400.00 MNAV-50 Flight computer with Vario Read-out Both are are 3 1/8" $ 350.00 Both Instruments work Great! Pictures available. Jerz Rossignol (619) 507-3687

I have a perfectly fine Microair 760 for sale. $350.00. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Jerz K3 (619) 507-3687

I've spent the last year or so keeping an eye out for a first glider... something like a 1-34, etc. No rush you know, just looking. But then I started taking my 9yr old daughter flying with me, and she absolutely LOVES it! She has been asking me every day when we are going up in the glider...

All my training in a G103. Looking for a decent glass ship under $20k. Looking seriously at 15b or Jantar Std 2 or Standard 41a. Any big differences between the Jantar choices? I get that the 15b will likely climb better in weak lift but the Jantars will dust the 15b when XC. I am 6'1" and have...

It's always bothered me that the public, and to some extent aviation policy makers, have no clue as to the real meaning of "general aviation", and it bothers me even more that soaring is lumped into that group for the purposes of making policy. And there's evidence of why this is a serious issue...

Okay, we all know condensation forms On gliders inside of trailers, but what about condensation forming INSIDE a cored sailplane part? Pretty sure that is happening to my horizontal stabilizer. It is a cored part, and it is inside of my shop right now, which is maybe a little warmer than outside,...

Looking for a mounting tray from a Dittel FSG 40, 50 or 60 radio. Thanks, RD

Noticed that all LET production has ceased including the L23 Blanik and the L33 solo. Why? Most reports have stated the cause of the L13 failure was fatigue, yet all L13's are grounded. Most fatigue failures are the result of very long life, yet they are not grounding L13's with over X number...