I've just received the following from Richard Baker, who is the CGC web master: "After discussion with Ron Bridges of the Comps Committee, John Glossop has decided that, since we did not ask all the competing pilots if they were prepared to let their traces be included, that they cannot be made...

Hi I'm going to be in San Jose in early November and may have a spare day. Where would you go and why? Cheers Tim -- Tim - ASW20CL "20"

I am rewiring my panel and would like to use circuit breakers instead of fuses. I have been unable to find a source. Anyone know where I might be able to purchase these? I'm in Tennessee, USA.

I think the brakes are designed so they don't work when the wheels are turning backwards. So be careful about parking the trailer when the tongue is aiming uphill. "Udo Rumpf" wrote in message ... What is the mechanism to prevent the breaks...

I just read a conference report from Europe that references a February 12, 1999 midair between an Airbus A320 and a glider, apparently in France. Anyone have any details?? (Working on safety seminar on mixed use airports and traffic avoidance.) Note: If you "reply private", please be awarae of...

I am looking for a parachute and welcome any suggestions. Any thoughts regarding Back or Seat style? I understand that Strong and National are popular... Thanks Steve

Just checked my policy and it said a number of things about my pilot license, but nothing specifically about not breaking FAR's. It said my pilot license must not be suspended or revoked and that I must be current. This would include a biannual and those 3 takeoffs and landings within the last 90...

I got the idea of putting together a glider humor picture web site. It is stored at; http://skysoaring.com/modules/gallery/gliderhumor I have put a few pictures there (glider and other aviation) and am looking for more to add. A few people have posted me some humorous general aviation pictures...

In article , says... I have recently added satellite image coverage of two new areas: the Czech Republic and California/Nevada. Visit www.starer.co.uk to download these and satellite images for various parts of...

Our club's G-103 Acro needs a new brake master cylinder. We can probably get one from Grob in Ohio within several weeks, but we would like to get one sooner. Does anyone, anywhere, have a master cylinder they would sell us? Then, we would pay overnight freight to our club's location in North...

I hear as from the 1st October all gliders in the UK will have to be registered with the CAA and placed on the normal UK aircraft register carrying the allocated G- marks. At present the BGA has always overseen this. What difference will these changes have, besides of course costing us all more...

I have heard that it is not possible to obtain a pilot's license if afflicted with insulin-dependent diabetes. Is this, indeed, the case? Please advise. Thank you.

Rudy still lives in southern Connecticut and is now in his 90's. I believe he's recently stopped flying due to his eyesight. A great, unassuming man with many fantastic flying stories. 9B

This winter, I will send my Volkslogger out for its '24 month' calibration. Who, in the USA, has sent a Volkslogger out for calibration? Where did you send it? How was the service? Thanks for any advice, Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

The AE-1 is a self-launching sailplane. The innovation is that the thrust is given by electric motor! http://www.airenergy.de/silent/index.htm I think that it is the first battery-powered glider with retractable propeller but I am not sure. Have you already see this kind of propulsion ? Do you...

What does the term Netto stand for? Is it an acronym or some sort of abbreviation? I'm not asking for an explanation of it in theory or in use I'd just like to know from where the term derives.

Hi, Please accept my apologies ahead of time for my ignorance. If I am posting to the wrong group or if the questions have been answered before, please direct me to the appropriate place. I would really like to try to sail-plane (is this the right terminology?) and have really no idea where to...

Dave, I've been pleased with the newest upgrade in the software... I like the screen options very much. On a related note, will ILEC include an integrated GPS engine anytime soon? This seems like it would be a realatively straight forward upgrade of the system and would allow me to unclutter my...

JJ, You are *definitely* in need of a new project. Did you bid on that glider I pointed you at ? See ya, Dave "JJ Sinclair" wrote in message ... I got tagged twice this year and so, consider myself something of an expert on ...

Can anyone help me locate gliding related DVD's? Cheers, Ron Baker.