On my last annual, the IA showed me the AD's and a special note for Standard Cirrus gliders that they can only have "light gray or blue trim colors only." huh??? My contest ID is "medium gray" and I was told he would "let it slide this year".......OK!!! Whatever!! He wasn't making it up, he...

I'm looking for sources for rear view mirrors suitable for mounting on both the left and right exterior sides of a Piper Pawnee. Thanks for your help. Bill

Hey Guys, Jonathan Leal has Aero Club Albatross' 508 assembled, taped and ready to fly from Mifflin tomorrow, going for the 1000km diploma in a 1-26! He's been preparing for this flight for a long time and it looks like a really good day for it. He's planning on taking off at 6:30am and the flight...

I know the Ventus 2 is flapped and Discus is not. I am talking about ease of handling that the Discus is known for. Is the Ventus 2 with its wing design change similar to the Discus or more like its predecessor to fly. The Ventus A/B do not receive the greatest reviews for pleasure flying. What...

'Mental-decline brain lesions' found in high-flying military pilots Aviators piloting aircraft at very high altitudes for the military have "significantly more" brain lesions known as white matter hyperintensities, US Air Force medical researchers have found through MRI scanning. The study,...

Recently acquired an ASG-29 (ASW-27-18)and unable to mount O2 regulator on bottle behind seat back. Not enough room with seat back in aft position. How have other 27/29 owners solved this problem? Flex high pressure line? If so, where was it purchased? Thanks

Glider/trailer needs to get from western Nevada to Switzerland. How does one get started? Thanks/tuno

Sure glad I've got a square, ram-air chute AND know how to collapse it! You can see clearly the associated dust devil.. http://www.military.com/video/specialties-and-personnel/parachutists/russian-parachute-landing-goes-wrong/1858777535001/

Suppose I wanted to ship a glider from California to Tennessee. How would I do that? Anyone done this before? I have searched the forum regarding this, but only finding shipping info to/from internationally. Thanks!

Everything went right after everything went wrong http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311828/Shoreham-air-crash-pilot-escapes-stunt-glider-smashes-runway.html

Hi, I have just completed testing of a method for uploading waypoint databases and downloading flight logs from an ILEC SN-10 to a Pocket PC. Details are found on my ILEC page: http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/ilec.htm It worked great. It is easy for a Pocket PC power user like me but may or may...

I had a failed jack that I took apart to see why it was not maintaining the extended position. In my case the ramp would slowly lower back to collapsed postition, which besides annoying, can be a danger to the fuselage. Turns out that it was the synthetic plunger on the main piston leaking. So...

Are there any good stories (books & movies, fiction or nonfiction) which include a lot of glider flying? A book about cross country gliding would be perfect... a documentary, etc. Thanks -tom

Hello, What are peoples opinions regarding towing a Russia AC4C with an aluminum skinned trailer with a VW diesel beetle? The diesel engine has plenty of torque. I have have towed my boat which is 1200 lbs with the trailer and I have not had any problems. I would be towing quite far on the...

The discussion on tow vehicles hits home. I have to replace the trusty Accord with something that has a beefier hitch attachment point. I've managed to rip the hitch off from the bottom of the trunk twice now. Car: 2000 Honda Accord V6 sedan, 201,000 miles. Trailer: 2006 Swan, with fiberglass...

Does anyone know if it is possible to get a European pilot's license based on a US license? If so, what does it take? Is there only paperwork, or is a checkride involved? Regards,

Reducing the drum size has more effect on torque than I realized. My spreadsheet shows 953 lb-ft for 48", 242 lb-ft for 36" and only 85 lb-ft for 24". What do you think? Bob --

I'll be taking my first glider ride this week (not soaring, just gliding) and was wanting a description of what to expect. I've never flown in anything but a passenger jet, so that's my only frame of reference. We'll be using an ASK 21 model. I've been told gliding is like floating down with no...

There is a very nice and interesting report by Gerhard Marzinzik of the Aerokurier: Is the LS10 a Winner's Glider? http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/ls10-meistermacher-e.html

One of our club members has been approached by a local newspaper reporter wanting to do story on him. It seems the reporter was tipped off that he may be the oldest glider pilot in southern New Jersey. The subject of the story would be Otto Zauner, a name that may be familiar to many of you who...