Just took delivery of a LAK 17B FES and would like to share advice, tips, etc with other owners. Is there anyone out there?

It appears that the FAA might be upping the weight limit on LSA aircraft. One of the main limits holding back marketable gliders from being LSA eligible was the low Vne. If they are opening up the LSA rules for more change, and changing to more of a risk-based rulemaking we should be able to argue...

Hey Guys, I am excited to announce that the second annual Aero Club Albatross winter seminars tickets are now available at: February 2nd: Soaring with the Champions - Higher, Farther, Faster, Longer! https://aca-soaring-with-champs.eventbrite.com - March 2nd: Gliding to Racing- Learning to...

As you may or may not have noticed, a new Arcus M has completed 5 1000k flights in the past month in the Canadian Chinook wave. On the 20th, the pilot was Chester and his wife Marta. Could that be the first husband and wife 1000k...

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folks I am entering my fist Comp flying an LS4 in June 2019 Now i know i am not going to win and it is all about taking part, but what can i do to the glider to gain more points

HI Recently flew a 2008 Duo with the 5 bladed sustainer. Started very fast and beautifully with very little height loss. When it came to putting it away, it was, however, difficult to get it to stop rotating. Yes, put it half way retracted and yes, used the decompression to also slow it down as...

I have two monitors attached to my PC, one positioned traditionally (landscape, horizontally), the other vertically (portrait), which I find perfect for many jobs. They act as one working area, but you can determine which apps open on which screen. As the "Gliding International" is published...

There are shown several gliders soaring. A single place (JS1), a two place (something) and a 3 ship gaggle. Do we really want sunglasses with side shields while soaring? Hmmmm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9iFQ7AuYHc - John OHM Ω

Canada will host the 3rd FAI Pan-American Championships in July/August of 2019. The competition web-site is live at http://www.silentflight.ca/panam. Bulletin #1 has been posted on the site under "info for pilots". Along with the large group of volunteers from Canada who will play host to the...

Warning!!! Intentional experiment of trying to intentionally 'drift a thread' by 'cold-starting' an entirely new, similarly-named, one without simply renaming one of the posts from the original one (which seems to cause some RASidents heartburn). Don't like today's result? Whine to the Ruler of...

Does anyone on here (probably from Australia) have any experience of flying with the Borgelt Dynamis vario system? John Galloway

Trying to help a friend with instrument layout for a new panel. Anyone have a cad drawing of one of these? Larry Zero One

New for 2019 we will award a GTA OLC Speed Trophy to the registered GTA pilot that posts the best Region 5 OLC Speed Championship sum for the season. The OLC Speed championship puts more emphasis on speed than just the distance score of the classic OLC, so it fits more as racing. The emphasis is on...

Planning to install Trig TT-22 transponder with ADSB -out to my experimental glider. Trig manual saying that TA 70 GPS is a permanently mounted external antenna. Where is recommended place of installation on gliders? Does anyone installed antenna inside glider fuselage? p.

Pictures and process for refinishing a ventus b fuselage. Work in progress pictures and process as work is completed. http://www.craggyaero.com/ventus.htm Richard www.craggyaero.com

For those that use NASA/NOAA satellite imagery, there's a new one ready to launch in early 2019. Similar to GOES 16 last year, GOES 17 should provide an improvement in products including high spatial and temporal resolution (1min; sub 1km?). The testing phase is nearly complete; for early access:...

US Competition Pilots and Interested Parties: Proposed changes to 2019 SSA Competition Rules are now available on the SSA website at the following address: https://www.ssa.org/files/member/2019DraftRules-v4.pdf We strongly prefer getting input prior to publishing the rules in the winter as...

Hi all in US-glider land, would anyone have a copy of an installation or maintenance manual or wiring diagram for a Terra TPX 720 radio? I got a hold of an old unit which I would like to install on the panel of our winch. It used to be installed in a tow plane and it has two plugs on the bottom...

Can anyone direct me to Clubs / Web sites using this method of launching - Interested in finding out more about this method, particularly from clubs that operate from gravel/dirt strips Thank you John Spargo