Not just Argentina. At least three countries have proposed bringing back the event marker, with variations. The full IGC meeting agenda can be found by starting he https://www.fai.org/page/igc-meetings On Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 8:15:04 AM UTC-5, Jock Proudfoot wrote: At the upcoming...

Came across this the other day.. The wingtip belongs to an Eurotech E-310 drone. http://www.defence24.pl/media/cache/inside_article_image/uploads/images/232f9343cc38284572617537f44aae96.jpeg Looks like a mix of a standard winglet and the experimental tip on the...

I am NOT a 50+ year old wanting to take lessons, and as such the lessons I get should be more tailored to the type of experience *I* enjoy. Loop the 2-33 all you want, i'm not gonna mother grundie you or your instructor But I do take issue with the above statement that once you turn "50+" you...

I am holding in my hot little hand a letter from Jacqueline Jambor, a Manager with the FAA's Project Support Branch, ACE-112. It states that the FAA has accepted the request submitted by my friend and hangar partner, airshow pilot Bob Carlton, for a Global Alternate Method Of Compliance (AMOC) that...

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...

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a number calculated from your height and weight. On the logic that pilots with BMI over 40 are likely to have Sleep Apnea and therefore more likely to fall asleep when piloting, the FAA is planning to require AMEs to use BMI to trigger evaluation for sleep apnea when...

I see there is a Ventus 2 cxR for sale in the Segelflug.De I own a Ventus 2 CXa (small fuselage) and a Ventus 2 Cx,(Standard fuselage) but can find no reference to a V2CxR in any of the Schempp Hirth literature. can any one shed any light on what the "R" stands for please ? Chris Runeckles

I used to be able to download track files from my powerflarm rectangular butterfly display by inserting a usb, pressing the button and then pressing again on the "flarm" status and again on "log download" without turning the unit off. It no longer does this now I have to power off the unit insert...

After a sweet flight, I get home to discover that the flight trace did not copy onto the USB stick. Do I need to bring a computer with me to the airport to check each time before I leave the glider that the trace made it?

For the Canadian homebuilders or future builders, and motorglider enthusiasts of the Diamond Xtreme ilk, the Europa kit plane factory folks will be attending the Aviation Expo http://www.canadianaviationexpo.com/html-frame.html (Canada's largest aviation show) this weekend on June 18th at the...

Region 12 Regional Meet Practice: 8/27/2011 Saturday Contest: 8/28/2011 – 9/2/2011 Sunday to Friday Classes: 15 Meter, Open, Sports, Club Please join us for a top notch contest coming up at the end of the summer.

Warplanes.com offers a wide range of model aircrafts and ships. You can find prop-powered, jet powered, and foreign military airplane model; helicopter models; space craft and NASA models; model ships, aircraft carriers and other vessels; and many more. Warplanes.com also offers Made to Order...

List of Applicants for 2007 Region 9 Contest is now posted on Website. Next update will be March 1, 07. # 711. http://parowan.soaringweb.net/index.html

I would like to see KS fly the Duo for the first half and then switch to an ASW 15 or like sailplane for the second half. It would be an interesting way to check out the handicap system. MC

From: "Dawn M. Sullivan" Tom, You are right, publicity is an important "element" of an organization. But I would ask you and others who contact their regional directors to take it one step further. Publicity is one component of an organization's marketing...

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Yesterday some guys in a small town in Southern Germany made themselves a christmas present: The first flight of the new Quintus-M. http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=130&L=1 More pictures he http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=220 Merry Christmas from Germany

(Apologies for the truncated earlier post...the 'draft' and 'send' buttons are adjacent...) Most U.S. glider pilots know of Tom Knauff, creator and long-time proprietor of the well-known Ridge Soaring Gliderport in Pennsylvania. Probably fewer are aware he has an intermittent electronic...

For year, I used to use mirrorglaze for my canopy, almost every preflight. Then it disappeared from local plastics supply. Bought some online a year or two ago, used with good results. Yesterday, I squirted some on the PIK canopy and immediately started polishing. To my dismay some patches seemed...

This AD came out in the last few days and sent me into a tizzy. This has to do with the elevator bearing stand breaking loose. All applicable ships must grind off and replace the difficult to get at fiberglass and metal stand by Jan 19, 2010. The part itself is 39 Euros (plus VAT and shipping,...