Does anyone have any insight into how a 302 calculates wind? How good is it in regards to wind a straight flight with very little turning? How valuable is it on a ridge? What does it need in order to calculate probable wind one 360 turn, part of a turn, two turns? Any information is appreciated.

Could I impose upon those of you more experience soaring types and ask your opinion of the Standard Cirrus? Pros? Cons? Indifferences? I am looking for my first ship. Walt

I'm really curious what weak link people are using to winch launch Blaniks with. If you are using the CG bridle, do you use the blue tost weak link (in the BGA list) or a stronger one? Blue seems too weak and wants to break frequently and under only moderate climb angles. The L-13 manual...

Our club is looking for a tow hook for 182, in particular Schweizer (partnumber 0500228-2) which is the STC'd approved hook for the Cessna 182. Any pointers are welcome. Thanks Ramy

We are having trouble at our airport. Our airport, here in Oregon, USA, is owned by The Port of Hood River, and is federally funded. It’s a small, uncontrolled airport and on a busy day, probably has about a dozen non glider flights. We generally fly our gliders on the windy days, and have the...

Anyone replace the rubber bellows on a Joseph Pietz (1976 "Komet") trailer tongue? Can you direct me to a possible supplier in the US? Or what you substituted Thanks Jim

Hi all, I have recently become interested in gliding and have been exploring the aspects associated with the sport. I'm going to use the term 'standard glider' to represent any non-acro 15m glider, (ASW 19/20, Speed Astir, LS range, DG range, PIK20D etc) not standard class. I recently started...

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:38:29 GMT, Russ Haggerty wrote in :: I am building and ready to register a Europa experimental. I have both regular and glider wings. I am soliciting opinions as to any problems or restrictions to...

1. The World Women's Gliding Championship staged at Lake Keepit in Australia concluded on January 17 leaving a rather nasty taste in the mouths of 9 of the 10 competing countries. 2 A collective protest from team managers saw the International Jury penalise all Australian pilots with 250 points...

I just purchased a Nugget and am very happy with it. I am looking to connect with other Nugget owners to exchange info on this ship.

Hello, Anyone have a maintenance manual or a collection of maintenance instructions for the ASW-20?jeff

Automatic or Manual. Which is the best?

All, My radio (Dittel FSG 71) Squelch seems to be a bit sensitive (but by design, cannot be adjusted by the pilot). In my case, when flying, the squelch is a bit sensitive and the “white noise” of the radio comes on at times, even when there are no communications received. I can always reset the...

I am looking to compile a list of 'The Ultimate Soaring Adventures'. I'd appreciate any input from the forum on what they see as the pinnacle of soaring whether it is a 1000km task, flying New Zealands wave or some other goal that may be beyond the day-to-day pilots reach. I'll put up a list on a...

I hope to get both the Sport Pilot and Private Glider certificates. Which order would be best to get them in - would Sport Pilot be better to get first or last? I am especially interested in a motorglider called the Virus (what an unfortunate choice of name!). Does a glider certificate let you...

Yeah, its early but we have a new site for this year's Region 3 Contest. If you plan on attending, please sign -up early in order for our organization to make arrangements. There has also been inquires to hold world class for the PW-5's. (If we are able to have (3) register we will hold a world...

Near new, see Wings & Wheels page 10. Price reduced from $150,000 to $140,000. This economy sucks, nobody's buying toys! JJ

ASW-27 For Sale Located in Midlothian, Texas at Texas Soaring Association No damage history (except for usual scrapes under belly - typical of 27s) Built 1998 Standard Airworthiness Cert. 440 Hours TT Dittel Radio Cambridge GPS / LNAV w/ PDAs - GNII & bracket ILEC Backup Vario O2 with MH controller

Good day all, before the season start I downloaded the Flarm verion 6.83 and it installed ok. We just started flying and my declaration is in light grey as the OLC system decla Autocomment: Used Aircraft is FES glider, but MOP logging deactivated. I looked in my flarm info and the licences...

Got a question: the Butterfly wind vector and the XCSoar wind vector (derived from Butterfly information) seem to disagree by 180 degrees. That is they point toward each other. XCSoar seems to believe it too, based on glide calculations. I am using the LX format output on the Butterfly. I am...