Oct. 12-14, 2012 Chilhowee Oktoberfest is always an enjoyable flying and social event. You are invited to be a part of our excitement as we meet to relive the highs of the season, appreciate our racing sailplanes, play with vintage gliders, fly the ridge, and drink in the breathtaking backdrop of...

Soaring Cafe has published an article I wrote about the subject: http://soaringcafe.com/2012/09/whats-your-pleasure-turkey-fajita-or-glider-wrap/ I would be interested what this forum thinks about the points made and what the potential downsides are of wrapping a glider in plastic. From my...

Was Wally Scott's August 23rd 1967 flight of 888km from Odessa, Texas to Casa Grande, Arizona in Ka-6E the longest flight in a wooden glider? or has anyone flown a 1000km in a wooden glider ? Google search didn't reveal the answer.

Dear current SSA Contest Committee: Kudos to the rules committee for dealing with a very difficult and thankless task. Your service is appreciated. The "drive engine" of any racing is all about being better than your fellow competitors. Sad to say but very true, some will go to any length to be...

I have an L Nav that comes with LCD Nav screen, GPS 20 with inbuilt aerial, 57mm vario display with capacity bottle and all the cables required. All in perfect working order. I can send a pic if interested. email me at patdriessen(at)clear.net.nz $800

Im trying to locate an ASW-20 owner in the Florida panhandle. Can anyone on this forum send me an email with his name and/or contact info to my personal email address liv2soar (@) yahoo . com I understand he got out of the sport many years ago and is considering selling his ship. Thanks, Scott...

To everyone with an interest: Given the sub-par, and I am being generous here, performance of the US Soaring Team at the recently completed WGC. Is anyone else wondering what in the world happened? Maybe the lack of debate and substantive change around this topic is why we did so badly in the...

As presented by SSA State Governor for Wisconsin, Peter Von Trescow http://www.youtube.com/watch?

Another tire pressure gage fell apart last weekend. Looking to get an accurage gage. Any opinions on one this durable and accurate? (especially, accurate).

Several PowerFLARM purchasers have wondered about the frequency with which the FLARMnet file is updated and why the number of records in the Butterfly FLARMnet file has not changed recently. The good news is that FLARMnet folks are responsive to questions. The bad news is that you won't like the...

Just filled out and submitted the 2012 SSA Pilot survey. The first time I clicked on the 'Submit' button, a message was displayed that said my submission was NOT recorded, which freaked me out a bit. Fortunately there was a link in the error message that took me back to the survey form, and a...

Hear Yea! Duo days are available in KS for the R4N contest in two weeks. karls at uplink.net or 814 237 7996

Many in the soaring committee know of Gary Knapp, some firsthand and other by his numerous accomplishments during his soaring career. I’m sad to announce the Gary passed away today, 09/24/2012. I’m glad to say that I am one of those who knew him firsthand. Gary was passionate about flying, but...

Help! I have carefully measured my current draw in my glider at .8 amp. l would like to know if there is any reasonable explanation for why a 9 amp hour battery goes from 13 volts open circuit fully charged to 11.6 volts in 4 hours. MC

Video flying down the Marble Mountains from Wright to Carter Turnpoints. Montageue, CA Soaring Site. I have approximatley 20 flight hours on the Butterfly vario. It is a very nice instrument. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i0IVkHUnWU The Butterfly provides power to a PowerFlarm Brick, the...

Hi, The new butterfly variometers are now in stock. You can see details he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/butterfly.htm Best Regards, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

How long will it be before we see Glider pilots flying with Ski Goggles? http://www.reconinstruments.com/products/snow-heads-up-display May be they can be adapted for sunglasses and with android adaptation to XC Soar could be possible. They even include barometric pressure. Any whacky...

ClearNav Instruments is pleased to announce a software solution for validation and scoring of OLC flights recorded on Cambridge GPSNav model 10, 20 and 25 flight recorders. Instructions and necessary files are located on the ClearNav Instruments site...

They had just landed and pushed off the runway when a big gust lifted it up and over. Ben was standing next to it and grabbed the strut to no avail, he let go from about 5ft in the air. It's not as bad as it could have been because it landed in some soft bushes. I'm so sorry to see anybody hurt...

Does anyone in the US typically see wave conditions in October? I'm looking to get an early start on my quest for diamond altitude this year. TIA, Roger