Copies of Wally Scott's Marfa Report are still available. If you plan to fly at Marfa with Dick Johnson or Burt Compton, then this is a must read. In 1972 Wally Scott published this report on what to expect in the Marfa region of SW Texas. It's 10 pages of text with a chart showing areas...

I am located in eastern PA. Must be well maintained.

Hi, I am moving to Northern Virginia and am having trouble tracking down storage space that would fit a glider and be a reasonable cost. Any ideas? Doesn't have to be with a club but that would be ideal. Thanks for the help, Chris

Michael and Robert, many thanks. I'll watch out for UK certification. Chris N.

Avcomm 900 AC aviation headset for sale...like new, 2 volume controls, push to talk button, two sets of ear covers (gel and foam). Retailed for almost $200 .....asking ONLY $125 OBO INCLUDING SHIPPING AND HANDLING!!! This is a really good deal and this headset is useful for beginners or the...

Blanik L-13 3360TT, Borgelt B-40, Terra TX-760, Fresh annual with sale, good paint, standard instruments, flys weekly. Open trailer included. located in Arkansas. $16,000 Contact Charles Burnett 870-238-3227

Fortunately, everyone's going to be OK... http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-pplanecrash17aug17,1,680962.story?coll=sfla-news-broward

Wishing you all the best. These thoughts come to mind. Approach - Logic, and Arguments to be offered: Be there, professionally attired with clean haircuts and make a clear, reasoned presentation with good demeanor. Anger gets nothing and must be hidden. Prepare a simple quite brief position...

Dear soaring friends, Soaring with the PH-314 is like rambling in an old coat that fits me perfect and that I never want to miss......Look at my site. Forty years flying with Ka-7. A crazy glider. If you like the site, mail your friends, wite an article or make a link. Wishing everyone nice flights...

I'm considering stepping up to the open class in an attempt to overcome the local sea-breeze and usually marginal conditions. Could I ask the group for opinions on the Nimbus 3 ( turbo ) Ian

Hello all Is there any practical way to tell if a Casein type of glue has been used to hold our K-7 together ? It is pinkish-light brown (therefore definitely not Aerodux)and one failed joint appears to have unusually little excess or fill that makes me suspect it may have been attacked (and...

If a glider student has 40+ hours aeronautical experience prior to taking instruction in gliders what are the requirements for Private Pilot Glider Rating?

20 years ago there was a waiting list to fly National contests. Could it be that nationals today are really designed for a small number of pilots that like 'extreme competition', long task, long hours, new types of tasks, no crews etc. 20 years ago nationals seemed to be designed for a broader...

Hi, I just added a bunch of new GPSs to my Cumulus Soaring Supplies site. The most notable new units are the Transplant CF Card GPS, the Rikaline GPS-6010 all-in-one GPS, and the EMTAC BlueTooth GPS. The Rikaline is a WAAS compatible GPS and antenna in a very small box. It can be ordered...

Hey Jonathan - Why don't you do the USA preprocessing and see if Geunther and John can host the files for us unwashed masses ? And for heavens sake get a better komputer. See ya, Dave "Jonathan Gere" wrote in...

Last I heard, Peschges has closed down the vario business, with no plans for aftersales service. All the VP owners I've encountered in Europe are pretty upset. Although their website is still active there are no contact details - maybe they just forgot to cancel the ISP contract. Their phone...

There is the possibility to do a full FAI triangle 750k out of Parham ( PAR,OSW,BRN) but it would be a major acheivement, although last Friday I reckon it was do-able! Free distance seems the easiest way. In the UK what is the proceedure for declaring a free distance attempt in such a way to...

I'm looking for a copy of "Kronfeld on Gliding and Soaring" by Robert Kronfeld; I guess it was published in the late 30s or early 40s. Anybody got a copy to sell or know where I might find one?

there are a couple for sale on http://www.wingsandwheels.com/want-ads5.htm with pictures included with their ads tim "WilLiscomb" wrote in message ... Need 70's vintage pics of an ASW-15, US registry, for scale r/c...

From Aerokurier Magazine: BEECH BURNS ALL STARSHIPS Raytheon Aircraft Company is taking unusual measures to limit the overflowing cost of spare part acquisition for the Starship two-engine turboprop pusher: The company is buying the aircraft back from their owners and burning them, after removing...