Thought about this event recently. Beautiful fall Sunday afternoon in '89, Fremont, CA. I'd earned solo privs for a SGS 2-33, building up time towards the flight test. The 49ers were playing at home, someone is flying passengers around the SF Bay in an ex-Fuji blimp. I hear it's not cheap. ...

Does instructor have to on the ground when a student is flying? Can the CFIG be towing or giving other instruction? GA

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GPI digital water meter (in gallons) Battery powered and Xenotronix wall wart 14v battery charger (automatic....will float battery after charge) includes Cinch connector. Email if interested, JBojack at Charter dot Net

I was going to meet up with a soaring buddy who has a Power Flarm, and take it flying in my flying club's DA40 to see what traffic it will display. Our DA40 has a G1000 with the old mode S traffic display, so we can compare the results. My question is related to what the ADS-B in capabilities...

So I was talking to a fellow vintage glider pilot from Wichita (we'll leave Tony unnamed here), and go to wondering if it were possible to set a distance day using current sports class rules. Would one turn point 1000km radius TAT work? Pete

Sandia Aerospace STX-165 And L-2 Antenna package deal $1,500 please make an offer This transponder and antenna are in their boxes and were never installed. The antenna is for internal installation in a glass fiber sailplane 904-287-4426

Is there a PC program available to convert airspace maps from OpenAir format to Tim Newport-Peace format? Or alternately, is there a program to create Tim Newport-Peace format maps from the DAFIF data for areas outside the US, Canada and Europe (ie a worldwide version of the airspace or eurospace...

Can anybody point me at a definition of the SUA airspace file format, please? LK8000 uses it, but so far I haven't been able to find the UK airspace in SUA format, so its looking more and more as if I'll have to convert a TNP or OpenAir file to SUA. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie

Could someone please point me to current Special Use Airspace files in the Open Air format? I am looking for data covering the Southern Texas area. I tried the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange but got an error message from the server. Is there an alternate site from which to obtain the...

Is it possible to load a SUA file on a COTS such as a Garmin Map76 or ETREX? If so, is there a preferred format or procedure? I've performed some searching on RAS and Google with no success. thanks, Chip Fitzpatrick

I'm trying to set up GNII to test drive it next weekend but I'm stalled by lack of SUA files. I've tried all three known http://soaringweb.mirroname/SUA/NA/ sites, but the software and datafile links are b0rken on all three (yes I've sent a note to JL). If anyone has the software and/or southwest...

I need to give a season opening briefing to all the pilots in our club next week and naturally want to highlight safety issues. During preparation for this meeting I've come across an accident report that attributed the cause of the fatal accident to "Sub-gravity Sensation". There appears to be a...

Any one have experience towing a Cobra trailer with the new Subaru 260 hp engine?

http://www.mysubaru.com.au/symmetry/adventure1.htm

I'm curious how a late model Subaru Outback handles the load of a sailplane trailer. I'm looking at a 3.6 liter V6 with auto trans. If you use an Outback as a tow vehicle, please share your experiences and detail the motor size, transmission, and towing terrain. Thanks ben

There is a good brief article titled 'A Quick No Math Technique for Locating the Gross Weight C.G. of Your Sailplane' by Stanley A. Hall, Sunnyvale, California, in Soaring Magazine, September 1997,

Anyone else unable to submit flights to OLC tonight? I've spent the last 4 hours trying to submit a flight, but it seems like the server is hanging. -David Walsh

I have had great difficulty successfully downloading flights from my Cambridge Model 25 data logger to the OLC. Apparently, my "Cambridge file does not contain a G-record or the G-record file is not suited for validation with the FAI supplied software" (quoted from Official Comment from OLC). ...

Anyone towing with a Chevrolet/GMC Suburban? I'm looking at picking up a well used one for glider trailer duty only, so I'm interested to hear how well they tow, suggested engine size, 2wd vs 4wd, things to look out for, etc. Replies to the newsgroup or private responses are both OK. Didn't...