I am looking into buying a used single-place glider (38:1) but am having difficulties in finding many ads for them. Soaring Mag used to have many, many pages of glider adverts, but now usually publishes less than a single column. I know about Wings and Wheels and the SSA classifieds, but are there...

Today, the Canadian government announced that a new luxury tax (Italian style) will be implemented Jan 1st, 2022. The tax applies to vehicles retailing for CDN$100,000 (equivalent to US$80,000) at the rate of 10% on total price or 20% on price over CDN$100,000, whichever is less. The sales tax of...

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As subject line states L-NAV & GPS20, Vario, GPS-NAV display, Temp sensor & all cables to connect. Includes Charger for GPS20. All was functioning at time of removal. rdotbarryatsbcglobaldotnet Thinking $350

Hi all. From advice from another soaring pilot, I've been taping my pitot/static inlets with red electrical tape when I store my glider. This is done to keep bugs out during storage. I started wondering if changes in air pressure could cause the airspeed and/or altimeter and/or vario...

Used to have a Std Libelle and had to sell her. But getting back into flying and shopping for something new. SUPPOSE all things equal, condition, avionics, rigging tools, trailer type and condition etc. AND same price. Which would you rather have? Open or Std Cirrus? I fly east coast USA and...

I'm struggling how to read the polar curve for an SGS 2-32. It can be found on page 19 of the flight manual found he http://www.airsailing.org/downloads/2-32%20Flight%20Manual.pdf What are the two different groups of lines? I'm only familiar with one (the top set). Any significant in a band...

For those who haven't yet seen it, we have released our end of season video. Just a bunch of junior pilots from the UK having fun, including flying the World Championships in Poland. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ1jnQtCMiM Cheers

Does anyone have first hand experience of the LX7007 coupled to the "LX Compass module"? Specifically at how good it is at calculating the wind direction/speed? By itself the LX7007 is less than convincing whilst the Oudie is quite hopeless. As LX want £480 just for the "Compass module" I thought...

I'm learning how to setup Winscore for a local club fun contest. So far it makes sense, but setting up the Finish Cylinder is a bit confusing. How do I set it up for a 500' agl min finish height? The finish settings have settings for the Top and Base of the Finish Gate Cylinder, both in ft...

We have a group forming in Boise, Idaho intent on putting a 2-place glider to work. The intent is to get a plane for instruction. Unfortunately there is nothing available to rent within a 6 hour drive. At this point we are willing to consider anything available. If you have any leads on a...

Seems I'm towing more than soaring these days... A couple of days ago, while rolling out on final at about 300' AGL, a strong gust under the high wing upset the Pawnee. Fortunately (for me), I carry a lot of energy around the final turn, and was able to recover and land normally. I had to...

Hi Gang Maybe you do occasionally what I am about to describe or maybe you have never done it. Regardless it is something you should be aware of. Firstly a disclaimer. What I am about to describe may be technically illegal where you fly and I am not suggesting you do it. However it can be fun. ...

Here are the results of the 2008 Dust Devil Dash. It was close. Marty Eiler and Sean Franke both made it to Alturas, CA for the longest straight distances and the best handicapped distances. Garry Dickson landed at Luning, NV and with handicap came in a close third, with Doug Levy at...

I just opened r.a.s. and immediately got a warning notice that this is a "dangerous" site suspected of "Phishing," that it "shows signs of involvement in 'phishing,' a scam in which a criminal's web site masquerades as a legitimate commercial sit to obtain your credit cardnumbr or other personal...

From the AvWeb AvFlash news: Unmanned Gliders To Seek Their Own Lift "Automated on-board energy aware planning" is being developed by the U.K.'s Roke Manor Research to allow autonomous gliders to find naturally occurring lift and sustain unpowered or prolong powered flight, according to a report...

I started looking for news of the Region 6 contest at Ionia last weekend when their practice days started hoping the hosts or contest management would have some news...a current roster maybe or some sentence or two about the weather or at least a note if the was bad and unflyable. Here it is...

I have an old EW B model flight recorder with no manual. Is anyone familiar with this device willing to post a quick list of the keyboard functions? I have figured out the basics and can get it to record from my GPS - I just want to know how to access all of the functions, or as many as someone...

Hi all... I've made a few misc posts here...but never asked what was really was on my mind... How (and where) the heck do I learn to fly gliders? (this doesn't seem to be discussed...usually topics for experienced pilots/owners) I'm a 300-ish hour Commercial-SEL with aspirations of becoming a

The competition director has his hands full when tasking sports class because of the vast differences in sailplane types in the class. If he gives the Nimbus driver a challenging task, the 1-26 driver will have no chance of completing the task. For this reason Assigned Task is not allowed. At first...