It boggles the mind how the beaurocratic mind works. I sent a long email to one of the "powers that be" a while back (a name well known on this Usegroup) who didn't even have the courtesy to respond. I suggested that for all badge flights and for records below national or world level, ...

Hi, I'm sorry about this being the 3rd commercial post I've done in the last day or so. I tend to do them in spurts... I promise to slow down after this one. Being a US dealer for StrePla and pocket*StrePla and a member of Team StrePla I have found that many customers are impressed with the...

Lennie, It always saddens me that one of the very few glider pilots chooses to leave the sport. I have been flying gliders since 1975 and have seen many depart for a myriad of reasons. Health, economics, just tired of it, etc, etc. I have personally witnessed a few dings, scrapes and outright...

Bhelman is ridiculous ... When Avcon said in their April 2004 issue surecheck is 'slightly better' than the Monroy Surecheck found useful to report this statement on their website. When the same Aviation Consumer says in their June 2004 that the Proxalert R5 is the EASY WINNER over surecheck,...

I am looking for a manual or a copy of a manual or a contact to get a manual for this variometer. Failing that can anyone tell me the set up procedures for Netto zeroing (the vario zero is easy to figure out) and setting the wet and dry speed to fly pots? This is the model with pneumatic probe...

ThePOH calls for a maximum strength of the weak link to be 700 daN. Does anyone know what that is in pounds?

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

Last weekend the British Club Class team flew a 720km flight. In standard Cirruses! In the UK!!! Look out for then in the worlds next month Nigel

I am soliciting opinions on which is the best way to go: 1. Cambridge Aero 302 -or- 2. Borgelt B50 system combined with a data logger: a. CAI 302A b. Colibri c. Volkslogger

Is there a standard for pneumatic instrument tubing colors? Best I can tell in my LS-4: Green is TE Red is Pitot Blue is Static Does this jive? Is there a standard?

Is there a need for a towpilot for 2-3 months in the summer of 2004? I would be available for July-September to tow gliders in US or somewhere in Europe. My home country is Finland. I started towing in 2002. Since I have accumulated some 400 hours of towing with Piper PA-25 Pawnee and Cessna C-188...

Hello all, I need to repair my canopy frame for my Cirrus which was accidentally cut to get the hinges out. So now I need to fill a gap where the hinges were so that I can re-fit them. Obviously I am worried that this needs to be the strong part of the frame to hold the hinges, but without...

If anyone needs a glider taken somewhere I am still available to do so with my vehicle or your vehicle, it is usually much cheaper if I use your vehicle but I can do either. My fee is typicially about $.45 a mile with my vehicle however it can differ depending on the circumstances. I am also...

This was just posted on the SCAT Electronic News, a source of information for the competitive model Free Flight community. Enjoy. Martin ================= Mimicking humpback whale flippers may improve airplane wing design Public release date: 11-May-2004

I'm looking for a list of good landing sites between Tucson (El Tiro) and El Paso (West Texas Airport, home of El Paso Soaring). By "good landing sites" I mean regularly used airfields and known good landing strips or fields that are easily accessible with the retrievehicle. Any help from someone...

Thanks for a job well done to Sam Giltner, Ed Byers, Ray Galloway, Walt Cawby, Glenn Holden and Don Bell. A great week of soaring with an emphasis on fun and safety. If you are new to competitive soaring, as I am, Chester is the place to go to. Tasks were set which challenged the experts but were...

It makes a big difference what you're towing with. Previous post on Pawnees correct. Supercub, Scout, Citabria, and especially Cessnas a very different animal. My favourite was a Hudson mirror on a Supercub... if you you've never driven a Hudson, try a Studebaker. Know of a couple of electric...

That’s right – Free beer, the best kind, for pilots and crews participating in the Region 6 South contest, 27 June to 3 July. Hosted by the Caesar Creek Soaring Club, Region 6 will feature numerous evening social events in addition to the racing. Registration is running a little light this year,...

The June issue of Pilot, the AOPA's magazine, has an article about the influence of GPS in sailplane racing. It features pictures and a story based upon the 2003 Standard Class Nationals at Montague (USA). It isn't long but is well written and great exposure for us in a powered pilot magazine. If...

Hi Since about one year I hear rumors about Cambridge will stop developping and makeing their great flight instruments. Does anybody have some more information about that? We plan to buy C302/303 for our new gliders and don't want to invest in the wrong direction. Thanks for any hint, FW.