SECRETS TO GLIDER MATH: Simple Glide Calculations to Keep You Safer! Do NOT miss this phenomenal webinar presented by CINDY BRICKNER and 3 of her friends. Soaring at home or cross-country doesn't require any multi-hundreds-of-dollars instrumentation, nor does it need a...

The Blanik has a 350 x 135 tire. Apparently the company that used to make an inner tube to fit this tire has stopped doing so. The local Blanik operator has been told that the appropriate tube is 500 x 5. In the last week, there have been 3 flat tires on the Blanik. Each time, there was a 1-2"...

I am surprised to read Derek suggesting that there is no successor to the K13. In my mind the ASK21 is the perfect successor (probably the best, most robust trainer available) ! They may lack spinning characteristics, but in my opinion that is no big issue. Justin Craig

At the usual place... http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html The new feature set is described here http://tinyurl.com/zdz2jrq Good Soaring and best regards, Evan Ludeman for CNi

This weekend was our annual Soaring Seminar, here in State College, Pennsylvania. It was an outstanding event, well attended by glider pilots from far and wide. My presentation on "Preventing Landing Accidents" as presented at the FAA Safety Seminar in Lakeland Florida, the SSA convention, and...

Visit: http://www.regionv-south-soaring.org for important news and information regarding this contest. Latest news, information, pictures and results will be posted on that site as well as SSA's duringt the contest. See you in Cordele! Regards Enrique KO

Has anyone heard any more details on this one? Says it happened during the landing phase. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2016/09/accident-occurred-september-24-2016.html

Hi everyone, Upon my return home from Cordele I was shocked when I saw that the tongue of the trailer had almost completely cracked off. Luckily I noticed the crack while I was hooking up the trailer to tow the glider from home to the airfield. The crack is just ahead of the hand...

I'm reading 'Practical Wave Flying - Revised Edition' by Mark Palmer Copyright 1989 That's 26 years old. Is there anything considered out-of-date or outright wrong in this book? Are there new areas of relevant knowledge that are not touched upon by this book? This is supplemental reading. ...

Hi I fly a older Ventus and my glider wings are difficult to slide tight to the glider for pinning. I have a 1 pin set up and start with my left wing. I keep my brakes open and flap in 3. I can line up the inserted arm fine and line up the controls but, once I get to a couple inches it bogs...

Help! I have carefully measured my current draw in my glider at .8 amp. l would like to know if there is any reasonable explanation for why a 9 amp hour battery goes from 13 volts open circuit fully charged to 11.6 volts in 4 hours. MC

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I went to this website....... http://www.svsp.co.uk/Shop%20Website/pages/Books.htm .........to order a book on refinishing glider gel coats. Unfortunately, the USA was not an option to ship to. Anyone know of any books I could buy from either yourself, or a website that goes through the...

Would anyone know the force of each lift strut on a clamshell type trailer. Mine are on a Costabel and need replacement and the markings have long since vanished. Dino

We are making this a turnpoint from our gliderclub in Arkansas. Only 46 nautical miles to the north of our club lies an old military airport that does not have a control tower. Easy to get in, they do have an FBO. The best part??? An old Southwest Airlines 737 turned into a restaurant right on...

Hello, Considering to offer my glider up for rental during this season. Can anyone here supply, or point me to a contract text for glider rental that I could use as a model. Comments/things to keep in mind when renting are welcome too. CV

Hi, Does anyone have a copy of the above article scanned? It was by Jerry Gibbs and provided a non-technical approach to understanding a SkewTLogP chart. I had my own xeroxed copy (so 1980's), but I can't find it right now. TIA P3

There's several new photos to see of Perry 2008 on the SSA website: http://ssa.org/sport/PhotoGalleryMain.asp?category=contest&id=299 Many have been shot by Glenn Holden, who had one of his photos gracing the month of March on the 2008 SSA calendar and the cover of the April 2008 issue of...

Hello, I was asked to add a second mic to our Twin Astir (it has mic only on the front seat), can someone give an idea on how should I connect it? can I just connect it in parallel to the existing one? Thanx, Yuval

Mr. Eiler (I hope I have this right) had asked about some of my conversations with some examiners and about their supervision in an old post. Someone had mentioned as well (maybe it was Mr. Eiler) that one examiner hadn't had an exam check in 13 years, and another examiner had a 100% pass rate for...