We have a small informal "contest" going on this weekend at Sky Soaring outside of Chicago (http://skysoaring.com) and are laying out the grid for about 20 gliders. The even gliders are in one line and odd gliders in the other. We are about to start painting numbers on the turf and said to...

On Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:18:26 AM UTC-7, kirk.stant wrote: Of course, this is the same club where the first person out will place his glider at the very back edge of the runway (gotta have every foot available, you know...), thereby preventing anyone else from gridding behind him. You...

A friend of mine recently purchased a very nice 13 meter Duster with an open trailer. He is currently planning to replace the open trailer by building a covered trailer. Web links to pictures of Duster covered trailers will be appreciated. Or you can send pictures directly to me via...

Report is available at the SSA reports site or at SoaringCafe.com (not the NET site) TA

I won't be, so can you please leave me as custodian/guardian of your glider? It would really help me enjoy the last 5 months of civilization, and from the post-rapture weather predictions I've read it sounds like the thermals will be GREAT! I'd really like to get the paperwork settled before...

The contest is over. We had beautiful post-frontal weather today after a rainy evening. There were booming thermals all over the San Joaquin Valley, marked by fantastic cloud streets. Some over-developement early, but the air was drying out as the day progressed, and the clouds got even better...

My last few flights have been with Oudie only and when uploading to the OLC the IGC validation has failed. I also had a format issue with my last flight and had to send it to the OLC help email. The response I got said "I fixed the file, but it has no signature at the end, so it will be invalid...

Dunge Bottom: Tales Of An Unconventional Aviator The new book by John Clarke that is attracting 5 star Amazon reviews. A must buy for all hang gliding and ultralight enthusiasts! “If this doesn’t raise a smile I don’t know what will” “Read from start to finish in one day” “Satisfying read for any...

Hello, I am looking for a spare canopy for my Nimbus 2C. I need it in order to do aerial photography, my camera is too big to go trough the window, so I must drill a larger hole. So a damaged or second hand canopy would be great! Do you know where I can find such a thing? Do you think other...

A while ago I created an Excel Spreadsheet to decode IGC file names into something more useful to the average mind. I just updated it to include all the new manufacturers in the past few years and a number of other small changes. http://aviation.derosaweb.net/#igcfile Enjoy! John DeRosa

See the SSA reports page for R6N or go to SoaringCafe.COM (not .NET - the reports have been consolidated to one site). TA

Hi, I have just added an interesting historical book to my web site. It was written by Simine Short - wife of glider pilot Jim Short. It is called "Locomotive to Aeromotive - Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution". Anyone interested in aviation history will find it...

OK All, I'm finally taking the plunge and will get a SPOT before my first contest flight this year (this is all Paul C's fault). But I'm curious with the 3 major SPOT options out there now, is there a consensus which one is best? I did a quick search on past RAS posts but didn't find anything...

Another great feature of digital ballasts is the ability to run both MH and HPS bulbs on the same ballast without having to flip a switch (it should be noted that not all digital ballasts on the market are programmed (or optimized) to do this properly, Eclipse LED digital ballasts are). Research...

Just got a Flight Advisory from the FAA indicating there will be "GPS Testing" at the White Sands Missile Range this summer. Their schedule shows dates and times of planned tests. Looks like they are planning testing from 1-5 PM local every day but Friday of the upcoming Moriarty Super Regional...

Hi, Yes, there are a lot of post about it, in fact, my brain is quite messy with them, so ... I´ve flown Twin Astir I and II, ASK-21, PW-5, Astir CS, Pegase and LS-7 and now i would like to take a step forward buying a Ventus bt, the problem is that i don´t know anybody who owns one and i would...

The SPOT tracking map for the Region 6N contest (starting tomorrow) is now available from http://www.hawketracking.com, click on 'Current Events' Enjoy! TA

You will see it when you come to this topic without signing in. At the top, the entire topic has been flagged for abuse and my individual messages have also been flagged. I managed to unflag the other messages but could not change my own.

Hi Dave. Of course I'm not talking about today. Contest starts on Saturday ;-)

Flyer can be found he http://www.scribd.com/doc/56422262 US West Coast Libelle Gathering – 2011 Mountain Valley Airport 16334 Harris Rd. Tehachapi, CA 93561 Friday, September 2nd thru Sunday September 4th (In conjunction with the Experimental Sailplane Homebuilder’s Workshop) RSVP not required...