Serusly, maybe Dr. Jack can log in with his forecast of when he thinks real-time moving map cockpit displays of current thermals, or (let's not be unreasonable here) 1-hr old thermals will be available. Or does he think there is a physical limit to this problem, beyond which we cannot go? (Like 7...

Looking for a Prue Super Standard, any condition. TIA BJ

His funeral was held today in the adopted town he so dearly loved, in the First Presbyterian Church of Marfa. All who knew him will know what an empty space his leaving has left in his family, in the Davis Mountain area, and in the aviation and soaring community of West Texas. Enlisting in the...

Scottish Gliding Union 70th Anniversary Celebrations Saturday 10th July & Sunday 11th July 2004 The inaugural meeting of the Scottish Gliding Union took place in Glasgow on Saturday 7th July 1934, and various events have been planned by the Board to mark the 70th anniversary of our founding. An...

I have tried to e-mail Jaxida Covers in Denmark for the last three days and all the e-mails have been returned as "undeliverable". Is anyone else having this problem? I can get onto their web site without any problem. Thanks in advance, Bob...

I think I remember a posting which described a sailplane hangar for two sailplanes that were were stored side by side. There was a door on one end of the hangar and each sailplane was put on a dolly and pushed into and out of the hangar. Any info or web links to this site would be...

In the May 2005 issue of Flying magazine (yes, I am behind in my reading) there is an excellent article by Bruce Landsberg in the SafetyPilot column. It is titled "Death in the Afternoon." In the article Bruce talks about bullfighting, airshows, auto racing, Roman gladiators, and others as...

Para-Phernalia Mini Softie backpack style parachute. Four years old. Medium blue in color. As new condition. Carrying bag included. Fresh repack, recertification, and shipping within the US included. $995.00 US (new price from Craggy Aero is $1485). -- Excerpt from catalogue: The Mini Softie...

Judy, Help me to understand the FAA legalese here. We have Pawnees that are in Restricted Category and say 'Glider towing' on the Airworthiness Certificate. Does this change mean that we no longer need to consider going to Normal Category to placate the FAA? -Bob Korves "Judy Ruprecht"...

The solstice is here! Summer is coming!!! For those of you in the southern hemisphere, well, your day will come... (-: -Bob

Set of Jaxida covers for Duo Discus, used, mfg. in 1999. Complete set for entire sailplane. These covers are intact and usable, but the fabric has become weak due to UV degradation. Several tears have been repaired with white sail repair (ripstop) tape. Covers look OK, but show some...

Just FYI, USAIG has placed the Hawker 800 bizjet involved in last year's midair collision up for bid. The web page for the salvage auction contains new photos of the damage, but they don't show anything you wouldn't expect: http://www.usau.com/USAU.nsf/Doc/1998Hawker800XP,N879QS Except maybe, it...

RASers, I'm making a couple of ASK21 disassembly tools for a friend. If anybody else wants one, let me know. They'll be $50 each, plus shipping, satisfaction guaranteed. I'm only making one batch of these things, so if you want to buy one next year plan on spending about twice as much to have it...

Just kidding. Move along, nothing to see here. Bob K.

I was poking around on the Web looking for information about wave soaring, and I happened to notice that in a few days it'll be the 20th anniversary of Bob Harris' 17 February 1986 wave flight to 49,009 feet absolute, with a height gain of some 39,900 feet. What I remember most about the flight...

Some while ago I saw an article on the Internet about building an oversize glider trailer. I seem to recall that it used a steel tube truss that was about 60" wide and about the same tall. However, today I tried all the search terms I could think of and couldn't find it. Does anybody here remember...

Earlier, Wiktor Kozlik wrote: It looks like two ETAs are going to fly during WGC in Leszno... Was the open class glider weight limit increased or the ETA's weight reduced? Good question. I don't know the answer, but I did some digging to

Link: http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/4354751/detail.html?subid=22100441&qs=1;bp=t Condolences to friends and family. Bob K.

Somebody posted on this topic a while back, but I can't find it now. So my apologies for repeating it: For how long is the PW-5 the official glider of the World Class? Are there any provisions in the FAI or IGC rules for the eventual retirement of the design and a switch to a second-generation...

Earlier, "Brian Glick" wrote: The foam gets water logged... Quite, quite unlikely. The foam used in sandwich core composite construction is closed-cell foam that does not admit water beyond the first layer of cells. And even that layer is sealed by the sandwich skin so...