Sadly, and all too closely on the heels of losing another beloved of our tribe, I just read this in my inbox: "We have received the sad news that Albert Uster, VSA Vice President and Treasurer Nominee was killed in a gliding accident in Saanen Switzerland

Working on an LS-3 project. Lost the wing pins and need replacements if anyone has a set to spare. Also need to source the internal seals between the wing and flaperons. Anyone got any leads?

For Folks in the Seattle Area or the Greater Pacific Northwest Seattle Glider Council General Meeting Pacific NW Weather with U of W Research Scientist Rick Steed Monday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM, Museum of Flight Red Barn Classroom Ever wanted to know more about the unique weather here in the...

On Monday, 8 April 2019 18:30:06 UTC+10, John Castle wrote: Sadly Ron Davidson passed away at home in the UK on the 6th April. He had many friends around the World from his gliding travels. He was always a font of knowledge and a gentleman. His Petrel lives on in Oregon. He will be sadly...

I am looking for the seat back for SZD-55. If someone has one and can part way with it, please let me know. Best regards, Jacek

Quick question, are there any DG 100/101 owner groups out there? Thank you!

Gene Rinke has passed away after a year long fight with brain cancer. I visited him a week ago and he remained in good spirits even though he was aware his time was near. Gene was a great friend, an outstanding individual and a great soaring pilot. I flew with him for almost 20 years on countless...

The FAA posts the relevant rules and overview http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ifim/airspace/ but there must be some good stories. It would have been easy (from a lift and wind perspective) for a XC pilot to cross over and back today in Vermont. It must be tempting.

Oliver Anthony (Tony) Benson died May 3 after a series of complications related to surgery. The official notice is he http://normandean.com/online-obituary/2014-05-oliver-anthony-benson/10082116 The obit hardly does justice to describing one of the truly great characters in soaring from our...

For SSA members, we have posted the intermin financial statements (year to date for 2008) for SSA Operations on the SSA website, www.ssa.org. Log on first and then click on the link to the appropriate newsblog. In summary, SSA is back to financial health thanks to a combination of support from the...

Hi Just Some info about a project: We have succeded in making a Glider Motion Display, GMD The GMD is going to be used at PR-arrangement, and hopefully both = attract people and give people a better understanding of the motion of = a glider . A dataoutput from a computer game/Simulator called...

For sale Micro Softie $1000.00 and Strong Para-Cushion 305 Chair Parachute for $1000.00. Call me at 509-554-0514. Jacek Pasco, WA

No fly. Rain.......almost all day.......started during pilots meeting. Someone yelled, its raining...and almost everyone ran outside to their cars and gliders. See, the blipmaps showed one thing, good soaring, but the real story was a cut off low spining and just sending us another day of...

Have removed the fabric from the wings of a 1950's wooden glider and would like some advise please. The fabric was obviously stuck to the wood with adhesive, after removal of the fabric I am left with a hard residue coating of adhesive on the wood, has anyone any tips on the best means to...

Hi guys, Newly minted PPSEL looking for glider instruction in North Carolina. I'm in southeast Charlotte. Anybody know of any operations in my area? Or a directory, perhaps? Thanks, Jim

If you look at the OLC scores from yesterday (1 May) you will see 1050, 945, and 800 KM flights out of Moriarty NM on the first of May. The Albuquerque Soaring club blows the competition away every year in the OLC because of consistant year-round soaring with wave in the winter and great thermals...

Busy packing for the comps so many chargers and electronic nick naks to pack. The weather should be good its rained so much lately. The DG 808S arrives Thursday at 1300 :) cant wait! http://www.users.bigpond.com/keepitsoaring/nsw2005/nsw05.html http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDE00902.loop.shtml

I am interested in the garmin iqM5 as it has a GPS receiver built in. Is anyone out there using one of these in their glider? If so, how is the screen on it? okay on daylight? I guess it would be compatible with "see you" software to make a portable solution. Willie

Hi all, Peter Millenaar from Holland has made a new video. It begins as a jojo-flight in an ASK-21, but later on they do some aerobatics (split-S?) and finally they fly and land !! in close formation with another ASK-21. Click on Video's on the left. There's a large (500mb) and small...

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