Hi PowerFLARM Fans, If you ordered a PowerFLARM Portable or Brick (and want to change to a Brick version - with the option to upgrade to a Brick when they are available) and you are going to be competing in the soaring contests at Uvalde, please let your dealer know ASAP. Customers flying in...

I am looking for a back-up for my Volkslogger. I need something that will be accepted for FAI records & badges. Occasionally my Volkslogger gets a high number of invalid fixes. (recently - 3, 23, 0 , 41, 3, 63) It has a new battery and I have used this FL for over 10 years with no real problems....

I tried to post a correction on my old Netto post, but the thing kept giving me an *error* message. Anyway, this is what I tried to say: A real vario during cruise will show mostly DOWN with a 3 knot thermal being displayed as going from DOWN 600 to DOWN 300. A pure netto vario will show mostly...

On Jul 26, 8:45*pm, 5Z wrote: For those of us who visit more than one website needing a password:http://lastpass.com/*The last password you'll have to remember. Rule #1, NEVER use the same password on multiple websites. NEVER, NEVER EVER USE ONE OF THESE "PASSWORD"...

Basic question, but have you made SURE it is not a dead microphone? I have seen dynamic mic elements die, radio gets sent off and comes back "nothing wrong here". Just want to make sure you have looked at all possibilities before you send it off. Steve Leonard (been there, done that)

On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:09:10 AM UTC-7, wrote: Do you do a pre take off check list? Yes Do you "close and lock" ths spoilers as part of your pre take off check list? No. I use the spoilers to maintain rope tension and prevent over-running it if the tow pilot takes...

Hi, The new Cambridge 302A I have in stock hasn't sold at $595, so I'm dropping the price to $495. That is a good price for a fully IGC approved logger - good for all badges and records and the OLC and contests. You can see links to details below. It is large in size compared to current...

Having suffered my first ever migraine last night and specifically the visual disturbance (aura) that came with it, I am keen to discover how gliders pilots who are prone to migraines cope? Although sufferers are allowed to drive and indeed fly, the advice for coping of 'pull over' seems less than...

Hey, I have been working on a small logbook for glider pilots. It's very basic but covers most of the requests from glider pilots. I found that some of the existing apps in the category was way too complicated for my taste. Therefore I started building this. It's called "Flight Journal Lite" and it...

If you can help please call me on 5053012866

Wanted: Rich widow with glider. Must know how to drive tow car and located outlandings. Glider should be high performance glass with L/D of 40 or better. Send picture of glider and trailer. Ability to cook, clean and maintain glider are a plus. Walt

Just picked up my parachute after a re-rig and jokingly asked if these things actually work. The folks at Strong Parachute told me about this accident a couple of weeks ago in England. Looks like this guy was pretty low when he decided to get out. Probably had a full open canopy below 100 feet...

Hi Folks, Anyone know whether it is possible to change from Landscape to Portrait (or VV) when running XCSoar? I am thinking of installing on a PNA, but the PNA layout is Landscape & I would prefer it in Portrait mode. If it is possible then where in the config is the setting?

On Saturday, July 23, 2011 2:47:31 PM UTC-7, Morgans wrote: I believe that in power planes migraines are a disqualifying condition. Maybe someone with more knowledge can confirm that. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They are indeed. In...

In April, it was mentioned on this group that: "To use version 4.x, you need to buy an upgrade - unless you purchased SeeYou for PC or an upgrade in the last year. " I purchased version 3 last winter so i downloaded version 4. I thought I put in my name and registration key but today when opening...

I can deliver a glider anywhere west of Pennsylvania after Uvalde ends about August 16th. Short or long haul OK. Texas, Washington, whatever. My final destination is Minden, Nevada. Decades of experience. Rick Walters

I just got a note that there's a serial to iOS cable approved by Apple. Any programmers out there interested in writing an app to get data from a Cambridge 302 to an iPhone? I'd love not to have to drag my laptop out to the...

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About the only 'good' thing associated with having recent/multiple sailplane-based fatalities involving premature releases from tow *might* be that it tends to: 1) focus one's thought process(es), and 2) might also *possibly* serve as a mental door opener to 'learning something new,' or...

On Friday, July 22, 2011 6:42:31 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote: I've had two engine failures with gliders on tow (blown front engine seal and failed oil pump) and both times the glider released when I rocked the wings. Had they not, I'd have dumped them without concern of the terrain ...