Hello, Many soaring pictures : http://www.planeur.net/galerie/ some come from Argentina 2005 ! REgards, Frederic --

I had gotten an almost brand new (12 hrs) Genesis 2. My experience with retractable landing gear was somewhat limited. At the end of my sixth flight I crossed the field to check on traffic and turned into the pattern. I announced my downwind and started my landing checklist. Just as was about to...

Kirk has properly pointed up the issue in trying to align 2 pin wings. I cannot tell you how many even experienced owners still try to install the pin nearest the helper first. Based on the geometry of the design, the helper has very little ability to control the alignment on that pin but can...

Hello Ray, You are considering alot of effort and funding to transport two ways for a refurbish of your Ls1c abroad. Consider. You will get most bang for your buck by selling your glider in USA (yes if it is severely in need of refinish

Photos from Wednesday's photo mission. I flew formation with Clayton Stansell's Cessna 175 for about 35 minutes. The twin AT-450's only required about 50% thrust to keep the sailplane in the formation at 80 MPH indicated (about 92 MPH true) at 7000' MSL. Photos by Bill Pearson of High Altitude...

If anyone has information on how to ship a glider OUT of the USA, please contact me at the e-mail address: vison at intrex dot net Thanks, Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina USA

Could someone please point me to current Special Use Airspace files in the Open Air format? I am looking for data covering the Southern Texas area. I tried the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange but got an error message from the server. Is there an alternate site from which to obtain the...

The LS11 / AFK1 has flown, and by now a good amount if information is = available for browsing: Slide show: http://ls11-slideshow.akaflieg-koeln.de/ Videos: http://www.akaflieg-koeln.de/content/view/48/85/ Impressionen vom Erstflug der LS11 - Maiden flight Impressionen vom Bau - Das Video...

Hi all, Has anyone found the data logging feature on this small BlueTooth GPS receiver useful as a stand alone logger? The file would have to be converted to IGC from what ever file the BT GPS uses. And can that converted file be validated for OLC USA national submissions? This is interesting to...

Had a flat tire on the return from the New Castle Regionals (USA) last month and had to use the spare tire...the *original* (ca. 1992) tire that's been inside the trailer the entire time. It looked brand new but I took it easy driving back anyway. Now I'm wondering if a tire kept out of the sun and...

Hello Glider Pilots, Do you know any RSS feed related to glider flying? Many thanks in advance. Matt

This affordable 2006 Calendar is from Landouts in the upper Midwest USA in the last few years. Pictures are high resolution. Makes a great gift to give or receive. Landouts include: ============ K-8 Concept 70 SGS 1-35c OWL

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 02:47:13 +0100, G Farris wrote in :: For my part, I can appreciate the sensual thrill of being high and riding the wind without the nuisance of a noisy motor, but it just doesn't do it for me unless you're going somewhere....

For Sale: DG-505MB. Location: Grenchen, Switzerland. More infos: www.andreasluethi.gmxhome.de/DG/Verkauf_DG_eng.pdf -Andreas

Friday November 11th saw a cold front and low-pressure system through Arizona that produced excellent winter cross-country conditions. The best two flights were 440 km and 388 km (log files on OLC), probably the latest 300km+ flights we have seen. This led me to wonder how many sites around the...

Lithium Ion rechargeables seem to have recently seen a 50% or so price drop. A 4-cell, 14.8V, 8AH with charger and mounting plate can be had for $169.99 (USD). These are basically long endurance laptop batteries. This is still too much for me given that a SLA with the same capacity is around $25...

What can you tell me about the 304 CZ from personal experiance? I have read the posted reviews.

Hi Fellow Pilots, My name is Jeff Runciman and I am a new sailplane pilot. I probably have a couple of more hours left before I get my licence. I currently have 135 hours powered, 35 hours ultralite, and about 450 hours of hang gliding time. I am current in all except the ultralight. I am looking...

To All, I read the postings about the downed glider near Reno, NV. I would like to point out that there are some other viable options for gyros, EFIS, etc. that should and can make flying in some unique conditions a bit safer and give the pilot some extra info. Please check this...

ALCON.... I have a Dynon EFIS in my Nimbus 3, 26m. I have been cloud flying for almost 10+ yrs in Florida...all legal, there are a lot of misconceptions of this...but according to the current FAR, in the USA cloud flying is legal. With the EFIS, I have a Tru-Trak T&B, however, the preferred T&B...