Few spaces left for tows. Please contact me for more info and to get on the list..First tow date July 12th last tow date July 25th Mountain and valley thermal flying, wave window can be opened. 300k triangle competition, Louis Stur trophy flight. Hiking, biking, touring, golf, fishing on non...

First tow on Monday, July 25th last tow on Sunday, Aug.8th. Space available for more ships needing tows. Come for the entire time or part. Last year in 45 launches we flew over 10,000 miles. Mountain/Valley thermals with a wave window. Contact via this source or you can get my contact off the...

Due to cancellations, we have space for a couple of participants during our annual Mackay, ID regatta. Dates: July 30 to Aug. 13. Contact me for more information. Tom (One Idaho)

Quick recap of this year's event held 7/26 through 8/7/2015 Max number of pilots/sailplanes: 9 including one motor glider Total tows: 47 including two relights when the White Knob Mt. side of the valley died... Total distance flown: 17,200 km (One pilot does not post on OLC) Longest flight: 712...

Due to last minute cancellations we have one possible two spaces open for gliders needing tows. The regatta's first day of towing is July 23 and the last day is Aug. 5. This is mountain and valley flying. No ballast. On non flying days there is biking, fishing, hiking. Airport is just under...

Due to recent cancellations we have room for more gliders during our trip to Mackay, ID from 7/26 to 8/09. There is room at the nearby RV park. We will have our Scout tow plane at the airport during those dates. Please contact me for more information if you would like to join us. Tom Dixon Idaho

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Ian writes: In such places it is obviously sensible to keep landing places in mind, but I still think it's a mistake to fly directly over them. There is a strange magnetic attraction at work ... The magnetic attraction is made stronger by the visible presence of another glider (from the...

I need to mount a compass on the instrument panel glare shield. There is magnetic interference in most all of the areas that are best for viewing the compass. Anyone know anything about the various forms of magnetic shielding available now. On one site alone they sell over 5 different types of...

I am looking for stick-on magnifiers that can stick on sunglasses. I seem to remember seeing some advertised on RAS. Can anyone help? Thanks, Sam.

If a wing is replaced by a rotating cylinder, with the forward surface rotating upward, lift will be produced. The local air velocity is high on top and low on the bottom. This upward force is known as magnus effect. The information above comes from my helicopter handbook. The theory is used to...

Can anybody suggest a suitable solvent for removing the adhesive. So far i`ve used Acetone and it`s only 50% successful.

http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=130&L=1 One that is likely to clean up at the 20m two seat competitions!.

Today was the maiden flight of N888LP, the LP-49 experimental glider built by Walt Bybee and purchased by me earlier this year. It flew like a dream. Walt did a superb job of building it. The first flight was a tow to 3,000 AGL on a poor lift day. It was very well behaved on tow. After...

Our holiday card was returned undeliverable; I think I have the address for the old house. Can someone email me their snail-mail address ? Thanks ! Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

The May issue is great reading with “a tonne of exclusive to us new news”. Articles, specially written for Gliding International include • The new two seater with the 40 hp electric motor for self-launching now being shipped from Slovenia. Factory now has 65 employees. • China has a factory...

THE FEATURE STORIES IN THE JULY ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL. We thought you might like to know what is in our July issue. We have written about: • Loosing newer members? There is tried and true remedy for this situation. We provide details on how you should be able to remedy this situation. •...

Does anyone have plans for a steerable dolly for hangering gliders in tight quarters? Thanks, Matt Michael

Does anyone have a maintenance manual for the 1983 model LS4, in electronic form? If so, I would greatly appreciate a copy. TIA -- Hartley Falbaum

I am new to glider ownership an am about to disassemble the interior to get to all the cables etc. for inspection and lubrication. Any advice on what is the best lubricant to use for cables etc.?