If you like sectional charts (and I do), you may be interested to know that up-to-date, downloadable sectional charts are available for the most popular soaring flight planning software. Just visit the Sectionals tab on my website at http://www.soaringdata.info to find: - CMR format files for...

Somewhat revolutionary (for me), I actually returned to my point of takeoff yesterday after a good cross country flight. I took the new- ish to me NG-1 (a modified BG-12/16) out for a 300 km FAI triangle. Had a good time, finished the task, and didn't need a retrieve. I can see why you guys like...

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My club is considering implementing a wing runner checklist. The wing runner would perform this mental checklist at some point before they give the Begin Takeoff signal. "CATP" Canopy....CLOSED AND LOCKED (to the best of their judgement) Airbrakes....CLOSED AND LOCKED (to the best of their...

I'm struggling how to read the polar curve for an SGS 2-32. It can be found on page 19 of the flight manual found he http://www.airsailing.org/downloads/2-32%20Flight%20Manual.pdf What are the two different groups of lines? I'm only familiar with one (the top set). Any significant in a band...

I'm looking to find anyone who has done any work toward getting an approval for using Oratex on a 2-33. With the FAA field approval program gone (not officially but everything must go through engineering now) & a DER being very expensive, I'm trying to find anyone who has used the Oratex fabric...

Am considering buying a PW-5 as my first single-seater for a variety of reasons, but the one aspect I don't like is that in rough air the tail is easily pitched up in flight from unexpected gusts once I'm off tow. This one's been weighed & balanced recently and its CG is perfectly centered within...

Where is the best consistent ride soaring site in the USA. Recently got my PPL, and I'd love to experience ridge soaring. I've Only flown in the flat lands.

Hey Guys, Jonathan Leal has Aero Club Albatross' 508 assembled, taped and ready to fly from Mifflin tomorrow, going for the 1000km diploma in a 1-26! He's been preparing for this flight for a long time and it looks like a really good day for it. He's planning on taking off at 6:30am and the flight...

Has anyone else seen it? Has a nice sequence of an ASW-24 in the mountains. I was watching on an IMAX Dome which sort of distorted the image so I'm not sure if it was CGI or not, although I suspect it was. The film was about the 787 and featured Boeings chief test pilot. It sort of was a basic...

An article by Tracie Cone of the Associated Press was published in our local newspaper and it questioned if Personal Locator Beacons gives us a sense of security that allows us to push onwards, where otherwise we might not. From her article: "Now you can go into the back country and take a risk...

This is sad news, but contains some information worth...

I currently use the WP 8.0 with a GS-NAV unit. To make it work I use GPS-NAV 2 setting in the Hardware dropdown list (About screen). I had a look at the most recent version of WP (9.11 PRO) and noticed that the corresponding drop-down list no longer has GPS-NAV setting (it has: Other, CAI 302,...

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In a recent thread it was asserted that it was possible to get sport pilot airplane privileges without taking a knowledge test and flight test if the pilot held a private glider rating. For some reason I cannot see that thread. I had doubts that this was true and followed up with AOPA. The text...

From: "Dawn M. Sullivan" Tom, You are right, publicity is an important "element" of an organization. But I would ask you and others who contact their regional directors to take it one step further. Publicity is one component of an organization's marketing...

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...

Hello all, Just a note to let you know that I am posting informal reports about flying in St. Auban, France at the World Sailplane Grand Prix at www.susanmcallister.blogspot.com instead of the usual U.S. Team website. Tim and I arrived Friday night. Bruce Taylor of Australia is already here, and...

Hi, A customer has asked me to help him sell his used Cambridge Aero Instruments CAF-302A GPS flight recorder. This unit is the version that does NOT include a variometer or speed-to-fly director. The customer purchased this unit from me (new) on July 1, 2005 - so it is only a few months old. ...

Interesting article on this ship. Anyone know how much these cost? Possibly over $200k here in the US?