Updated US airspace information for the charting cycle effective 29 July , 2010 is now available on the airspace section of the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange, and at my website at http://www.soaringdata.info. The interactive airport and turnpoint file generator on my site has also been...

BTiz wrote: My Policy has this requirement: A Standard Airworthyness Certificate. I do not think that "Experimental" is "Standard".. but I could be wrong... You are not wrong. It sounds like experimentals are excluded. Tony LS6-b "6N"

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On Aug 17, 6:03*pm, Bart wrote: On Aug 17, 5:46*pm, BTiz wrote: Be careful what you buy. Some generic renter's policies do not cover "experimental" aircraft. That means you may be covered for that 1-34 or 1-26 or Grob 103. But not for...

Where and when? Thanks, 5U

I had a fun time skipping work yesterday. Declared a 300 km out and return and took off at ~ 1PM. I made sure to get a valid start within 1 km of the start point on the opposite side of my course. Lift was not as good as forecast but I was soon finding 4-5 knots up and climbing to around 8000...

A rather unfortunate event at the gliderport I frequent has prompted me to ask a few questions regarding renters insurance for gliders. The unfortunate individual whose flying (or lack thereof) resulted in the loss of a Schweizer 1-34 will, I understand, be responsible for the deductible portion...

Hello, The Dare Institute is conducting a pilot study of moods. We are trying to gather data from a wide range of people and hope that turning to various internet groups will help. Participation is anonymous and all information will be confidential. The survey is a bit long and may take up to 40...

Like many in the competition community, I'd occasionally been critical of the SSA staff in the past not so much for not understanding what we competition pilots do (sometimes it doesn't even make sense to me) but for their apparent lack of interest even when we had contests across the road from SSA...

I find it amazing that there are not more pilots flying the Diana-2 at the worlds, since it seems to be head and shoulders above anything else in the 15M. I guess too many pilots do not like the side stick or lack of manufacturer reputation. Maybe the Australia fiasco stopped many. Or are there...

aka ... the rite of solo pasaage at PGC ... KK http://www.pgcsoaring.org/2010/Class/BillTelfer/splash.jpg http://www.pgcsoaring.org/

Assuming one owns a suitable chunk of land in a rural area, what are the regulatory hurdles to overcome in order to be able legally fly a self launching sailplane from your own property?

Hey guys, remember: Region 5 West at Chilhowee "split Regional" on Labor Day weekend Sept. 4, 5, 6, and then the following weekend Sept. 11 and 12. You can fly a whole Regional without needing to take days off from work !! We hope this Regional will become a yearly tradition in the Southeast, so...

I am looking for a good working terra 720 or repair on same.

Can anyone tell me whether one must pay property tax on a glider in Colorado? If so, how is it calculated? There was a thread on this a couple of years ago; looking for recent data. Thanks.

Spot 1 satellite messenger in excellent condition. Used only rarely. Essentially new; no marks or signs of use at all. All original documentation included. Works perfectly. Asking $65. Please email for more information. Thanks, Joe

The most important cockpit checkout given to me when I got my ASG29 was from Steve Koerner (GW), who suggested this very simple checklist item for the landing pattern: "right side handles forward". So if you're fatigued or not thinking straight and the eyes can't parse words or diagrams just...

The work done on the Soaring Mag archives was a great effort with a wonderful outcome. Thank you very much. Soaring history is a bit closer now,. Mike

FWIW, there is another EASA Emergency AD (2010-0160-E) that updates and supersedes the June Emergency AD. I don't know what the differences are as I don't have a copy of the first one. Whether by accident or not, the US AD seems to less restrictive. To paraphrase (always dangerous, I know) it 1)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDOjrFkd7Sk&feature=related That is a low altitude paragliding (no motor) fatal crash. Strangely IMO there is a paramotoring (powered paragliding) instructional video that condones releasing the cords and repositioning yourself shortly after takeoff. Reminds me...