I recently got a new laptop that doesn't have a com port. How can I communicate with my Volkslogger using the USB port? I have a USB cable that has a com port end on it but I can't get the VL to use the USB port. Thanks Dan Rihn

All We're announcing a cross country/racing camp to be held at Sugarbush in Vermont prior to and including the Region 1 competition for anybody anxious to hone their skills in these areas in a user friendly, professionally run environment. For details, log on to www.sugarbushsoaring.com and read...

Today, in celebration of the arrival of the Vernal Equinox, I am going to make a sacrifice in a pagan rite that goes back into prehistoric times. I have chosen for the sacrificial victims a steer and a potato (hamburger and fries). Tomorrow, I am going to fly my sailplane for the first time of...

Hi all, due to premature aging, I need some help getting out of the cockpit of the ASW24. Those that fly this type of fuselage know how deep it is and it is not very easy to get out of it. I would like a small high volume (small) electric pump and an inflatable cushion that would help raise the...

Anybody have any tips on using the Volkslogger? I have found the manual to be very lacking, the three buttons very clumsy and the logic is terrible. I'm trying to up load tasksand turnpoints, and be sure that I've declared the task correctly. Whe I ask for help at the gliderport I watch others...

Someone told me that Arleen no longer works for the SSA? Any news on this? -Mitch

I'd like to calibrate a LX-5000-IGC. Can someone tell where I can do this in Germany, The Netherlands or Belgium? Thanx!

I find it quite surprising that quite a few people posting to the MCU forum are passing comments about dropping WinPilot in favour of MCU. From what I gather these people already own a very capable moving map and final glide calculation package in WinPilot and most will have laid out...

http://geocities.com/jgere34/ has a link to download natural color sat photos (700kB per jpeg tile) for the US from NASA JPL. They are already in the correct unprojected form required by SeeYou. Read the hints on that page and in the SeeYou forum free satellite photos thread (www.seeyou.ws) to help...

Fellow soarists, I did not make myself clear. My apologies. The production company is not making a slasher flick. It is trying to find EXPEDITIONS with an element of danger that might include a survival segment. In soaring, we have plenty of possible danger. These guys are seeking expeditions....

Hi My dad/CFIG, Curt Lewis, took some video as I was flying Windy City Soaring Association's ASK-21 at Hinckley, IL. I edited it and added some Cheap Trick music on to it and it turned out quite nice in my opinion. http://www.windycitysoaring.com/ASK21%20Flight%20Lesson1.wmv Trace Lewis

The Marske workshop announces a Flying Wing Design Workshop July 17-18th, 2004, Limited to 10 participants. For those interested you may visit our Web site for more details. http://www.continuo.com/marske -mat

Saw the interesting flick "Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind' yesterday. In one scene, I think in the offices of the mind-eraser company Lacuna, there is a soaring poster in the background. Looked like an overhead shot of an ASK-21.

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First Arrival at the Marfa Wave Camp. A car with a glider trailer slowly approached my "Marfa Gliders" hangar, thankfully creating very little dust. I thought "here is someone who knows how to drive on an airport!" Noticing the New York vehicle tags, I greeted the driver and lady passenger with...

The US distributor of Aeros hang gliders has announced that the Ukranian company's ultralight sailplane has had it's first flight. This craft was built using the wing of Aero's rigid wing hang glider, the Stalker. It was designed to be towed up by the same tugs hang gliders use. I wonder what...

The new edition of "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" (3rd edition) is now available from the Auxiliary-powered Sailplane Association (ASA) website (www.motorglider.org). Go to "On-line Publications" to download the Guide. This guide is offered by the ASA to potential and current...

I declare and start tasks using a Cambridge GPSNAV. I download and view the log with SeeYou. I have had intermittent results with succesful declarations. SeeYou does not provide an explanation with the 'Declaration Invalid'. I have reread my Cambridge material and am at a loss to understand the...

You may find your sailplane on www.market.aero or try to sell yours. Bye from Italy -- Rocco Caruso ____________ MARKET.aero

When I drove winches for the air cadets, we often had problems with bits of cable flying about in the cab. On the old Eagle winches there are 2 drums, one of which is directly in front of the driver. If the cable 'threw a loop' then it would rattle against the totally inadequate metal grille that...