Thought about this event recently. Beautiful fall Sunday afternoon in '89, Fremont, CA. I'd earned solo privs for a SGS 2-33, building up time towards the flight test. The 49ers were playing at home, someone is flying passengers around the SF Bay in an ex-Fuji blimp. I hear it's not cheap. ...

If there are dust devils there is lift! https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-nasa-photo-celebration-of-curiosity-rovers-3000th-day/

In recent weeks/months I can load an OLC flight page OK in my off-beat browser (Pale Moon), but if I open the page in Firefox it never shows me the map of the flight, it forever says "Please wait, loading in progress..." in that part of the page. But it does show the text info of the flight. ...

A Nimbus 2 is on the market which I'm interested in as my first glider and I'd like some feedback from those who've owned or flown one. I do realize that a flapped, long winged glider is not the best choice for a low time pilot which is why I will keep the glider in a hangar while I first build up...

The 2021 PRL is available at http://soaringweb.org/PRL . There are always some glitches in identifying pilots from the score sheets, team members, etc, so please check things over and send along your questions and comments directly to me at Note, that because of the...

The sport of soaring is, of course, a relatively small community and what might impact our suppliers and dealers can affect us all. Curious as to how the US and non-US suppliers have fared so far during the pandemic. In any case, may 2021 bring them a better New Year!

Anybody have a set of ballast weights for a Vc?

I randomly came across this (very grainy) video on TikTok -- a commercial for a 1976 Camaro, featuring a glider. https://www.tiktok.com/@rweldon122266/video/6917783950542867717?lang=en Does anyone remember seeing this back in the day? Also, does anyone know who the pilot was, and where this was...

Anyone have a LNav 5.8e EPROM (That is what the chip is called IIRC) laying around unused. Our club G102 LNav has V5.2 and would like to upgrade for standardization. Thanks in advance Hartley Falbaum hfalbaum at comcast dot net

Hi All - FLARM has announced release of firmware supporting ADS-R and TIS-B reception. This feature is included in new firmware for Core Fusion. For original PowerFLARM core and portable, this requires a license available he https://flarm.com/shop/ads-r-and-tis-b-reception-adsr/ Firmware is...

Every two years the ChicagoLand Glider Council hosts a seminar during February. Our seminars are all day Saturday events having 4-5 speakers, includes a luncheon, and makes it a great wintertime social gathering for glider pilots here in the Midwest. The speeches are divided between soaring...

For Sale - Used ClearNav II with ClearNav Variometer with 2 vario displays I'm helping a customer sell his used ClearNav II system. I have it here at my office and have verified that it is working well and all parts are included. The units have been updated to the latest firmware. I don't know...

Our Pawnee’s air box has gotten pretty worn out, including a previous linkage repair. If you have a serviceable one lying around or know of a source, please let me know (don’t think anyone’s making new ones). Ours has the Brackett air filter mod but I don’t think that makes a difference....

The SSA Youth/Junior Committee is now accepting applications for 2021 Youth Flight Training Scholarships (ages 13-25). These include pre-solo and post-solo opportunities. Visit https://www.ssa.org/youth for more information and scholarship applications, and deadlines.

I'm looking to replace the rotor and pads on our ASW-24 (sn240031) this winter and could use some help from somebody who's done it. The Manual only lists a Cleveland brake assembly of 30-9. The Cleveland catalogue lists parts for an ASW 20, 21, 22, 23 using a wheel assembly of 40-78B with brake...

The new SiO2 spray on/buff off waxes for cars are amazing. Anyone use this on glass sailplanes ? It is a silica

I have these listed on Wings and Wheels as part of an estate sale. Need to get them out of the hangar in the near future, so please make an offer if you're interested. https://wingsandwheels.com/classifieds/misc/lak-17b-fes-long-18m-wingtips.html

Class Starts next Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Register at this link.... https://www.hoodriversoaring.org/glider-ground-school/#!form/GroundSchool Contact

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR1ZkAonazGZHaecB4sHv8CSljffYHnDix61VgXU-yz5hDz5Xn2I41KlgMA&v=NMi4BzUJhRU&feature=youtu.be Here is a HG Vid flying out of Corryong Au. Starting at about the 3 minute mark look at those blue skies and awesome Cu. A far cry from -6f this am in Telluride. I flew...

Hi everyone, I am looking for the LS8 ballast system plug rubber ring that seal the plug when ballasting LS8s. This rubber ring expands in the wing hole when teflon crown is "screwed". Does anyone know when to find this except from DG and their service contract ? All the best for 2021, Denis