Some of you may find this entertaining... http://scottishglidingcentre.com/blog/ See ya, Dave "YO electric"

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Hi all, I just purchased a glider with a factory PU finish. I'd like to know more about them, including: - best practices for maintenance - failure modes - method for repairing minor dings etc. - causes of wear and tear I am pretty familiar with gelcoat but know very little about PU.

While is does not apply to gliders, well maybe motor gliders?, the FAA has started offering a rebate to folks single engine aircraft when they install appropriate equipment. Better then a sharp stick in the eye! Ron Gleason

I flew with KS last week at Mifflin. Really liked his SN-10 set up as opposed to what he called glider "Entertainment Center's" Looking for one and associated gear. Email me at Thanks Gary Adams

2 things: 1) Does anyone have a detailed guide or notes on placement of turbulator tapes on the ASG29? 18 meter is the priority, 15 meter sections would be nice to have. I am also looking for an inventory list of what size, brand, type of seals and t tape to buy, etc. 2) Does anyone have an...

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Looking for L or S Nav or if price right a 302 Uk based. Will cover postage costs

I would like to spent a few weeks flying somewhere in Europe this summer. Alps or S. France probably. Can anyone tell me whether I can fly solo in France, Germany, Austria, Italy on my US license? I would also be interested in hearing about a generally good place to fly and rent gliders in that...

I couldn't access the AMS-flight's website now. Is there any problem with them?

Not quite along the same lines, but still a good story. I flew out about 45 miles to the West of Sunflower (Near Hutchinson, KS) one not so great looking day. I got to an airport I had landed at the weekend before when trying to fly home from another glider field out in Western Kansas. 'Neat,' I...

Looks like a blatant Craggy Aero advertisement. Any type of hard or soft compensation involved in this? Inquiring minds want to know. Jim Smyth

Hi all, for those interested in the status of the project, here is a video of current development point, new features etc. http://www.bware.it/xcsoar/LK8000-1.12b.wmv The public version will be available for free at Xmas time. At that point it will also an opensource project, of...

The 2009 SSA Competition Rule poll and Rules Subcommittee election are now open at: http://adamsfive.com/survey/surveys.php The poll and election are open to all pilots on the SSA competition pilot ranking list. Running for the opportunity to serve are 3 very qualified candidates- Andy Blackburn,...

From Otago Daily Times: http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/north-otago/46277/pilot-has-no-memory-impact Glider pilot Lemmy Tanner cannot remember the moment his aircraft slammed into a hillside at Omarama last Friday. The crash - which is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Authority - killed...

I'm still working on the article these pictures came from, but the pictures are ready now: http://home.comcast.net/~johan.larson/soaring/on-the-wings-of-the-wind.html Johan Larson

For five years we have been lectured that George Bush ruined the trans- Atlantic relationship. But now we see pro-American governments in both France and Germany, and a radical change in attitudes from Denmark to Holland to Italy. The truth is that the Europeans neither hated nor loved Bill...

Jokes aside, this is serious research: '...The potential was enough for the Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Ontario Power Authority to contribute about $70,000 in early-stage research funding, and to encourage collaboration with the wind-engineering group at the University of Western...

made a valiant attempt at silver distance/altitude today. managed to wrangle a towpilot and got a launch about 2 PM. altitude and the 50 km (w/1% rule factored) were the goal. I had done the math and knew that from a 2000 foot tow at Ames a flight to Grinnel Regional Airport would be sufficient...

Does any one have an english language contact for this operation in Nigeria? -- Charles Yeates