I can't believe how cheap oximeters are getting. Standard fingertip models are available for $50; fingertip and wrist units with alarms, data logging, and software are available for less than $300. $50 Fingertip unit oximeter (no more excuses for using oxygen without...

ASK 21 delivered directly from schleicher in may/june 2009 Anti-collision paintwork on rudder & wingtips with luminescent colour (2-coat-paint) in RAL 3024 Aircraft completely painted with acrylic paint (2-component-paint) Pneumatic tail wheel Canopy frame, instrument panel & binnacle painted...

When Ben Green imported his Libelle 301 back in the ‘60’s, he designed what may have been one of the first clam shell trailers to be found in the US. Certainly it was an improvement over what was at that time available and by the standards of the time, very innovative. At some point in the...

Some interesting background pictures of gliding operation in Bielsko Biala Aeroclub. http://www.tvs.pl/index.php?id_materialu=973

I called Costello insurance today for a quote. Boy was I suprised. For an antique ASW-15 it's just under a thousand dollars a year. Other club members, with more expensive gliders and less experience than I have, get insurance for half of what I was quoted. Costello gets insurance through AIG. ...

OR take delivery now of --- PW-6U, sn 78.04.06 registered as N17YC. It is operating from Ridge Soaring in Julian, Pa. Well equipped and with AVIONIC trailer. Dual oxygen system and GPS/Nav also available. New in October, this ship can be yours for US 75,000 (euro 59,000) Charles...

Is Freds hotmail address at Great Western still faamasterpilot? Thanks, MM

I am looking for a clamshell trailer for the glider I am building. Looks like within the next few months or at least by summer I'll be needing a trailer. Anyone out there know of any trailers that need a shiny sailplane? Brad

I realize this is old hat for most of you guys, but I figured I'd post something for lurkers who are interested in this sport but have yet to take the first step. I posted here about a year ago asking about flying gliders, and I was pointed to a local gliderport (www.soarfl.com). Here is the...

My threadbare seat cushion needs it's cover replaced. Can anyone recommend an appropriate fabric that will stand up to UV and still be comfortable? Regards, Dave

US airspace data for the charting cycle effective 20 November has been published, and is now available at the Special Use Airspace section of the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange. This update includes a correction to the error involving the Luke AFB Class D airspace reported by Ted (Tuno) in...

When I look at my flights in See You, it always tells me I haven't completed the task. I don't know if it's because See You wants me to fly cylinders, or of the ZERO entries in my Takeoff and Landing Coordinates are the issue. Here's what shows in the...

Anyone know if the Johnson flight test for the 17m version of the LS-3 is available on the web? Thanks, Brad

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I have to refurbish/replace my wing wheel assembly and need some suggestions/insights. The current one is the typical aluminum wing cuff and bicycle wheel. It wasn't well made to start with and it's falling apart. I want to take this opportunity to improve the thing. One of the biggest issues I...

I thought I had taken up this hobby with a lot of enthusiasm until last weekend. Prior to last weekend I thought I was making steady progress, taking off landing, developing some touch on the stick. When I go the field I approach the flight with butterflies and some fear. I was told by an instuctor...

I am learning to fly gliders and I struggle with motion sickness. I have tried: - Ginder tablets, it helped but I was still a bit nauseaus. - Motion sickness tablets, they affect my awareness and concentration. - Chewing various things, best was beef jerky (not a joke) it helps but still not good...

We are searching for a clean Discus CS or Discus B for sale. Contact M&H Soaring 607 734 2346

Hi Gang Occasionally one finds a good read on a subject that many of us are interested in, namely soaring. Well the Government funded in the 50s the development of a new spy plane - a motorglider - named the U2. The specifications of this machine included operation up to 80,000 feet at 80% the...

WANTED (USA): Blanik L-23 Trailer (Open or Closed) Prefer Great Lakes area. Thanks, Curt - 95 Rockford, IL