Browsing through the SH website, I found a new AD for Ventus equipped with automatic control hook ups. AD Doc @ http://www.schempp-hirth.com/tmdocs/349-30-1352.pdf TN Doc @ http://www.schempp-hirth.com/tmdocs/349-30-1356.pdf Regards KO

The Utah Soaring Association is thrilled to host another national soaring contest at Nephi from 6/28/2020 through 7/9/2020. This time will be the 18 meter nationals where the best of the best pilots in the newest super ships can compete in a western soaring paradise. That's the best marketing...

Power pilots need 10 hours of complex time to earn a commercial rating...could it be done in a motorglider? Retractable landing gear: CHECK Controllable pitch prop: CHECK Flaps: CHECK

http://i.imgur.com/jn0MRxe.jpg Farrenberg Airfield Germany

ZAON MRX three years old, $350. Contact: 603-498-8146

During today's first webinar, we covered glider accident statistics and preventing launching accidents (40% of glider fatalities) in a session that lasted nearly two hours. A few pilots had difficulty logging on to the session. Comments so far are very favorable. The cost is far less than for gas...

Dear G-102 owners, The FAA has finally issued the an AD note covering the Grob SB 306-29 and TM 320-5 dealing with the replacement of the spar spogot assemblies on the G-102 series gliders. Read the AD on the FAA web site for full understanding of its details. Parts are avilable, in fact I have a...

Any Jantar experts out there? What the difference between an SZD-48-1 and SZD? I don't really know that much about these aircraft. At the moment I'm trying to help resolve an issue with play in the ailerons on a glider that is suppost to be an SZD-48-1. One of the control rods has a lot of wear...

An interesting article just appeared in Aviation Ebrief: "Holland's trial of Mode-S transponders led to a requirement that all aircraft operating within Dutch airspace be equipped with the transponders. However, the ATC system was overwhelmed by data from the Mode-S transponders, and now all...

LX7007 Pro IGC (used) the ultimate flight computer with vario - GPS navigation system and flight recorder. All wiring included. This flight computer is in A1 condition and has a 12 month warranty. US$ 3,867.00 Werner Ruegger (615) 512 4904

Platinum Canopy Caps are now available for the Acro/Jantar Std 3! Franklin Fabrication now has a fine tuned pattern for them on hand. For those unfamiliar with these innovative and highly useful covers: http://www.easycanopycovers.com/ -Paul PS. if anyone wants a pic or two of how cool your ship...

Hi All, In the process of trying to install a TOST towing system on a Super Cub. Original part received was a different design and no longer made by TOST, and there was no way we could make it fit, so it's having to be returned to the dealer. So now, we are thinking of putting the current...

As the cold weather is appraoching in the northern hemisphere what antifreeze can be used safely in integral water ballast tanks such as in my Ventus? Also where do you buy it at a reasonable price? I am guessing the maximum use would be about 25% v/v at any time. I think I could often use 2gal...

The latest issue of the Region 12 newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now online at http://www.SoCalSoaring.com. Articles in this issue include: Torrey Pines -- 2007 Season Wrap Up Back in the Saddle (BITS) -- Our Reporter Covers the 2007 Event Diana 2 -- A Unique Sailplane Marfa Wave...

The pins that transfer the load from the wings to the fuse are installed in the wing. There are holes on the fuselage side. It's an older glider and as such doesn't have the replaceable swivel bearings on the fuse. In this case, the holes are elongated vertically from wear and the pins have...

Does anyone have experience with the installation of an ACK TECHNOLOGIES EO-1 ELT in an HpH 304C? Doesn't appear to be room behind spars because of O2 and battery compartment hatch.. Any suggestions?

El martes, 15 de abril de 1997 04:00:00 UTC-3, escribió: My club, Sønderjysk Flyveklub, has a Twin I two-seater for sale. The data is as follows: Reg. OY-XIO Built: 1978 Hours: app. 1950 Starts: app. 4850 The glider will come along with:

I'm looking for a tool to produce a heatmap from a set of .igc files based on how many GPS fixes are in proximity of a region. Also interested in other ways to data mine sets of .igc files. Motivation is curiosity.

Glenn and Matt Holden have added more photos of the 2005 Region 5 North race, currently underway at Perry, South Carolina, USA. http://gahsys.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=r5n05&page= 1 They've included some nice photo's of several pilots waiting on the grid. They all seem to have...

In this Episode of The Thermal, we hear from a Norwegian pilot who recently ditched his glider in a lake. He walks us through the decision making process and how training made all the difference. On Gliding Club Confidential, we go to Australia and the Balaclava Gliding Club…home base for...