Just wanted to praise excellent support for my SN10 problem. Paul Remde and Dave Nadler got right on it and 12 emails back and forth and less than 12 hr (including overnight) the problem was solved! I don't want to go into detail much, but with back and forth troubleshooting, the problem was...

If any of you out there are members of the Yahoo LAK-17 egroup, could you post a message to that group to see if there is a current moderator If there is, ask if they have a spam filter catching new requests to join this group. There is also a possibility that the groups moderator is no longer...

I have a Russia AC-4C glider (with a retractable main gear), and need new inner-tubes. The sizes(47 x 110 for the tail wheel and 310 x135 for the main) are not available. Does anyone know of an alternate?

I have my HP-24 set up with the iPAQ 310 and it is running the latest LK8000 software, since the aircraft hasn't flown yet I am curious to know if anyone out there is using this combination and what they have noticed regarding the wind calculation function (not the true wind feature). I am using...

I saw a picture of a sailplane mounted on a pylon being used as a wind indicator. At the time I didn't pay much attention but now I'm interested and can't find the image. Does anybody have a lead for me on where such an image is? Thanks. Carl Baxter

Here is a link to photos from yesterday morning's jet sailplane formation flight (the formation photos begin about halfway down the page). This could be the first time ever that two jet sailplanes have been in formation together. Definitely a milestone. That's Bill Hill in the BonusJet and me in...

Well I brought the Cherokee down to Littlefield, TX on Saturday hoping for some good soaring. Ended up making it 2/3 around a 200 mile triangle and most significantly got a 10,700 ft gain so my Gold Badge should be complete after a little paperwork. Guess I'm alright to start flying in the back...

Wondering if there's a recommended vendor to add vents to non-vented Smiley bags (AS-W27). I can't get all the air out of these bags with the usual foot pump. The factory bags were vented and held more water but look fragile and already leak. Alternatively, parts and procedures for...

Hi, follow-up to the discussion on the thread "Sad Tale of Greed and Aspiration". Paolo Ventafridda has finally released the LK8000 source code yesterday, which makes the project legal again. They can be downloaded unter the terms of the GPL (v2+) he http://www.bware.it/listing/LKSOURCES/

There used to be a great, animated web site that explained speed to fly theory using little 1-26s, but I can't find it any more. Can anybody tell me where it has gone? Thanks Boggs

If you put it back in Track mode, does that cancel the remaining attempts to send the OK message? On 9/6/2010 3:39 PM, Ramy wrote: I usually notice 30 min delay until spot switches back to tracking. You can alway press the track button again yourself to expedite. Ramy On Sep 6, 3:31 pm,...

I believe there are over a dozen AS-W20s on the field today, and met two owners who didn't bring theirs. Dan Rihn gave a presentation on the 20 and it's brethren this morning, to the 20 group and ESA Western Workshop attendees. Paul Gaines will discuss performance mods tomorrow. John Neel's...

The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, NC, aka "FayetteNam" due to home of Fort Bragg) recently sent a journalist out to our club for a glider flight. I think the story is well written, as are the captions for the photographs. However, two little items could use some "splaining." 1. One pilot...

El Mirage?

Does anyone in OZ have a copy of the dwg or STC that makes an L-13 into an L-13A1 with a 12000 hr life? It is hard copy from the 70's, I am hoping someone will scan it in and post it somewhere. Dwg is called 78-E-1, invoked per AU STC 96.1 TIA;

I'm looking for a replacement collar for locking a wing attachment on a Grob 103. Anyone know where there might be one? Thanks, Roger

I was sent this link from a UK soaring friend of mine about a death when the wings came off of a glider during a winch tow. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1302215/Pilot-plunged-death-boyfriend-BOTH-wings-fell-glider.html Sad story. A few things; - My friend's thought was that the wing...

Dear All, As you know global warming is endangering the future of life on the planet. It will also affect us; rising sea levels, dwindling water supplies, mass deaths due to heat waves, stoppage of the gulfstream, which brings milder climate to north of Europe, super hurricanes, less food due to...

I understand there is someone who for a fee allows a passenger to ride along in the back seat during competitions. I believe this was possible at the Senior Championships at Seminole Lake back in March. Anyone know who this is and how I would contact them? I would be interested in the...

Volunteers with the Soaring Society of America have been closely following the recent action by the FAA in ordering inspections of Blanik L-13 sailplanes. The nature of the inspections required has resulted in what amounts to a virtual grounding of the L-13 fleet in the United States. The good...