Thanks Robert for the nice summary. Also one should mention the shrinkage that will normally follow with the broad areas of bonding paste, which (depending on post-cure handling) may lead to expensive refinish for a relatively new glider... Best Regards, Dave "Robertmudd1u"...

Why not a turbojet on a glider? There are some designes like the Baby Albatross http://www.skybench.com/images/graphics/bowlus.jpg that should be easy to add an turbojet that can be buried in the rear of the pod with no drag penalty and the exaust is away from any critical parts. These...

My compass fluid level is low and needs refilling,is there a substitute fluid I can use rather than buying an overhaul kit. I had heard that using mineral spirits would suffice. Any suggestions?

This post is about rules intended to enhance safety. It is not about tasking or scoring or the philosophy of selecting a winner. "Safety rules" can be divided into two categories: 1. Rules that enhance the safety of everyone (e.g. the left-hand circling rule) 2. Rules that are targeted...

French aviation authorities (DGAC) have just grounded the Discus CS, because of an in-flight wing failure : http://195.68.62.11/GSAC/ad_cns.nsf/vwCNsTelegraphiques?OpenView Apparently, it is not the case in Germany (nothing on the Schempp-Hirth or LBA websites) Has anyone got more news ? Cheers

Congratulations to young american glider pilots and their Club/FBO sponsors who successfuly applied for SSA grants in 2003. Brad Towne of the Caesar Creek Soaring Club won the Bultman award for his excellence as a ground crew worker. Garrret Willat (mentor: Gary Ittner) and Mike Westbrook...

Has anyone probed spanwise, along the spar cap adjacent to the visible glue-starved areas for voids that are not visible on the exterior of the spar? A flexible, thin rod should work. If so, what did you find?

Where is the announcement? Where is the link to the survey? I managed to find a link on www.glider.com by accident but it says "election". Nothing on the SSA website. This is only the latest of many tiny seeds of disillusionment that have been planted in me regarding sailplane racing in the USA....

For your information, I have updated the AWC with 9 new walkarounds. I have focused on airliners this time. Tell me what you think. - Vickers VC-10 - Fokker F-27 Friendship - Vickers Viscount - HS Andover - BAC Concorde - DH Heron - Vickers Vanguard

* Good visibility : No * light, good handling : No * Spacious cockpit : No Hmmm...I think the 2-33 has good visibility and a spacious cockpit. It is not 'light handling' and I think pitch sensitivity is a disadvantage in primary training, so I LIKE the heavy controls of the 2-33 and...

There is a new set of satellite images to download from my Satellite Images for SeeYou site. The new images cover a large rectangular area extending from 55°N 006°E in the northwest to 47°N 015°E in the southeast. This area include the whole of Germany, some of eastern France, the northern part of...

The 2003 US competition pilot poll is available at http://206.168.3.4/survey/surveys.php It will be open until October 12. The poll opened yesterday, September 18, but the announcement is a day late due to the need to make two minor tweaks. Karl Striedieck

Are there any CFIG Clinics between now and end of October? Bob Gaines Marietta, GA

The original question stated a glider doing 100kts with/without 100kgs of ballast. Ignoring the stalling speed for the moment, Does anyone out there think the pull-up takes more than 4 or 5 seconds? Does anyone out there think that the sink rate of the unballasted glider at 100kts is more than...

"Chris" none@none wrote in message ... I have to install an ELT in a LS8-b and have the problem that the fuselage is made out of carbon fiber which shields the radio waves from the ELT. DG (now owner of LS) only made the...

Hello guys, We have just published the latest newsletter for the Pipistrel Sinus and Virus Motorgliders manufactured in Slovenia. This newsletter features... Important information and pictures on flutter testing which may be of interest to a number of readers.

No more worrying about gelcoat refinish costs, or the newest flight computer. Just get rid of the flying aspect of the sport and stick to fighting over the rules!! Think of all the graduating speech majors we could recruit as new members :) All kidding aside, over the history of sailplane...

US Rules Committee Election Results The winner of the election for the current four year spot on the SSA contest rules sub-committee is Dave Mockler. He will take Dave Cole's place on the five member body that deals with competition rules and related matters. Dave is a member of the flying Mockler...

The Marske Flying Wing Shop in Marion Ohio will conduct a Carbon Spar design and construction workshop for composite aircraft on November 22 and 23 ,2003. Those interested should email us immediately. Cost will be $250 Jim Marske over the last ten years has developed wing spars utliizing...