Hi, I was wondering if anybody has had experience exporting a glider out of Germany or Hungry and whether I am able to recover any VAT from the purchase price. As it stands the cost of these gliders seems to be a little high so wondered if there is something I am missing with tax recovery etc?

I just checked two trailer vent fans and both were dead. With a little checking I found one had a dead battery and the other had a bad motor. They are both made by NICR and are day/night fans which employ a battery that charges all day, so it can run all night. Why did the battery go dead? I...

Good Morning All, I some general questions. I ask club members and value their answers but I like having multiple points of view for I've found that different parts of the country have somewhat different ways of doing things. 1) on older glider in wood bottom trailers, does anyone tie the boom...

I'm looking to buy a spare inner tube for my 19 but I don't have the tube handy to take measurements. I know it's a 500 x 5 with a 90 degree bend in the valve stem but I don't know if I need a long valve stem or a short valve stem. Any assistance is appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Last night, I was watching the new season premier of "Scorpion", in the U.S.. Much of the action took place in front of and in a hanger of some sort. Outside was a glider trailer and inside what I was sure was a BG-12. Any idea where this was and if I am correct on the glider type? gkemp

Does anyone have a lead on a replacement SGS 2-32 canopy. Ours is going to need to be replace before too much longer. Thanks

I haven't seen these, but they seem like expected derivatives of some bumper stickers... I turn for thermals / I brake for thermals I gotta attitude for altitude I'd rather be gliding Glider pilots do it the first time My other car is a glider I'd rather be in (aero)tow

Looking to Rent a Glider in SE/Mid-Michigan I am looking to rent a 2nd or 3rd generation glider next spring/summer - preferably an ASW-20, Standard Cirrus, HPH 304, Discus, LS-3 or LS-4 with working trailer. I will carry insurance and handle your baby with kid gloves. I recently purchased a new...

I have an IMI wing wheel from W&W for sale. It is new. I haven't done anything with it but put it on the wing. I paid $495 and will sell it for $400 plus shipping. call me if you are interested. 316-641-61seven eight. bob

(Also posted on u.r.a.s.) Any owners care to contribute? I don't own one but would be interested in knowing which models/engines are capable of climbing to self retrieve from the far side of a 9,000ft Alpine pass; so a climb from 6000' to 10,000'? Range and reliability comments also...

Complete system for $750. email andrew at Photos and all details are at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d0wtev47wz0nnae/AACkUImcmEYBhZs MsVJWho0xa?dl=0

Hi all can anyone give me info about gliding in Slovenia. We are specifically looking at bled - lesce. Best time of year to go, best conditions, medical requirements etc. Many thanks Jan

Took some pics today just for fun. Thought some of the 20 crowd would get a kick out of this one. I have trouble shaking this guy in my 29...often. ;-) https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B025fk75vORYUh Sean 7T

GTA had a great year with 19 days - the most in about 8 years. We will plan to hand out the trophies at Chilhowee Octoberfest Friday, October 16. Congrats to: 1st Place, B Class, XX Stuart Venters 2nd Place, B Class, SF Eric Mol 1st Place, A Class, FP François Pin 2nd Place, A Class, H6 Chris Ruf

Nothing is posted for 9/22/15 Did no one fly in the USA?? I know it's been a crap summer! Glen

Was wondering what would be your dream panel if cost was not a factor and why you would choose the instruments you do?

For those of you that use the Delorme shared page to monitor glider tracking with a Delorme Inreach, there is an anomaly with the Firefox browser when viewing the shared page share.delorme.com This web page by default shows all tracks in the last year. In order to view the current track or most...

Thanks to Tom Serkowski, there is now a new, additional mirror site of the full contents of the Soaring Servers at http://serkowski.com/soaring/, in addition to the main site (soaringweb.org) and existing mirrors (soaring.gahsys.com and soaring.guenther-eichhorn.com) provided by Günther Eichhorn...

Seminole Lake Gliderport under New Management The home of the Senior Soaring Championship is under new management effective September 10, 2015. We are still owned by Mr. Mihai Tanjala who is outside the US to pursue another business opportunity and he has placed the reins of the operation into...

It's been way too long since I went soaring in the Cherokee. I had it out last year in September for our vintage rally but didn't get a chance to fly it myself as it was flown by friends visiting from out of town. This year I spent most of the season distracted from flying the Cherokee since I was...