New Pez is posted. www.soaravenal.com click on What's New button. Pez is going for altitude.

Is portable TABS (non 2020 compliant ADS-B-out) coming to the USA in 2020? This unit looks a lot like portable TABS. https://uavionix.com/products/skyecho/ It also implements FLARM, and I think that would need to be disabled in the USA. The price point looks right.

Greetings, Installed my new Trig and TN72 and today when I powered up both my Flarm and the Trig, the Flarmview reported my own ADSB Out signal as a ADSB target. PowerFlarm Core - 6.42 Firmware Flarmview - 2.39 Firmware Flarm Config ID shows identical to ADSB Out ID FlarmView is showing my...

I need help in identifying a program used in Europe for post-flight processing of IGC competition files. The program may either be a stand-alone processor or it may be part of a scoring program. The forty -three processed IGC files I have were recorded during a competition in Germany at...

Day 1 preliminary scores are posted at the SSA web site. In Sports class, KS top gunned the day at 92mph (raw speed) but TF (Nick Kennedy) won the day in his Twin Astir, however we're still trying to find a GPS fix on TF's actual handicap. Stay tuned. In 15M, Rick Culbertson (21) nicked Andy...

Hi, Details on the new LX8000 are now available on the LX web site he http://www.lxnavigation.si/avionics/products/lx8000.cfm It looks like a very interesting product. I will have a demo in my booth at the SSA Convention. I have started a waiting list, so let me know if you want to get on...

There have been many suggestions over the past few months to fit equipment to gliders of all flavours, most of them requiring electrical power. The list is long, transponders, strobe lights, anti collision warnings and thermal predictors. We already have electric varios, turn and slip,...

Received via the Seattle Glider Club e-mail list from John Gilbert: (I am forwarding this email from the Evergreen Soaring president - both Wil and Paul were Evergreen members at the time of the accident - John) Evergreen Members, By now most of you have heard about the mid-air collision that

Anyone got the pin outs for the Peschges VP8 DB9 & the Din connector Pin outs. Richard

OK, now that I have your attention, I'm looking for a Cleveland 40-78 rim set w/disc in new or good condition, and an M&H CF480 O2 tank if anyone has one of those laying around they don't need... I have *some* monies, but also have the following NOS Cleveland parts for trade/sale: 40-19 (older...

Holy Cow! I hadn't checked YouTube for a while. I'm amazed at the speeds they're getting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaQB16ZaNI4

Just saw where a Lambada pilot deployed the chute and descended under canopy near Boerne Stage airfield. It sounds like he could have had a flight control malfunction but this is pure speculation.

I'm wondering what other owners of older DG ships think of DG's requirement to pay a fee upfront in order to purchase parts and software to maintain their gliders. I own a DG 202/17. LL

As I prepare to fly my Lambada from SC to Reno I am in need of a compact, portable Oxygen system which would be in the 9 to 13 cu. ft. size. Anyone have one for sale?

Just got his Special Airworthiness Certificate........................ N599GK.Tetra-15 Brad

Say overall speed is not an issue (you are not racing) and the only objective is to achieve best glide to make it home with a marginal final glide. Also lets assume you fail to maintain the correct speed and deviate +/- 10 knots. Which will have less penalty, flying 10 knots too fast or too slow...

The video on this link may be disturbing to glider pilots. Cockpit area of glider in tree is shattered. You can read the article and not watch the video. http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_glider-crash-near-mt-mitchell-15167.shtml Pilot injured. Excerpt from...

May 2014 in Vermont was excellent for this year. I managed to fly on seven days. 4/7 days had rare strong lift, high ceilings, and reasonable wind. Last year June was mostly rain, but maybe the good weather pattern will continue. I'd be interested to read meteorological retrospection on why the...

Hello, For those that don't know, AMS Flight (www.ams-flight.si) in Slovenia owns the type certificate on the LS4 and LS6 gliders, and has been providing support for them. Unlike DG, they do not require you to pay the "LS Tax". They do not support the LS1, LS3, or LS8. That said, I emailed them...

I soar for fun, usually alone when normal people are working or doing some other socially responsible activity.Â* XCSoar or a (GPS-based) flywithCE position recorder is all I need for uploading .igc files to OLC. On a warm/hot day over the Rocky Mountains, it's common to see 17,900' MSL on my...