I made my 6 month check up visit to my skin doctor yesterday, and in our conversations I mentioned I was a glider pilot and was trying my best to not have any more malignancies. I was pleased that nothing was found that needed to be cut off (for a change), but still had the usual substantial number...

The May 2012 AOPA PILOT magazine has a very nice 6 page spread on soaring, including a 2 page-wide shot on pages 2 and 3 (the contents pages). Short article, large photos from Omarama. This is good PR for soaring with the rest of the flying community. Bob T.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/339811/title/Tall%2C_devilish_storm_skids_across_Mars%E2%80%99_surface Space exploration can be interesting sometimes. BIG lift on Mars! Some of our recent lousy lift in competitions could use a bit of this here on Earth. Hang on! Vario is pegged!

I heard there was a stall spin on base to final fatality at the recent Idhao flying get-together. Anyone got any specifics? Tough summer for gliding!

It appears the last weekend was pretty deadly for gliding in the west. We had a gas-powered Tarus go in north of Durango, killing its pilot, and reading other reports, there was reported a 2-32 somewhere else in Colorado involved in a fatal during a check ride, and a guy reported to be flying...

On Jun 5, 9:54*am, Rob Shepherd wrote: Evening all, Has anyone used one of the FlywithCE devices, comments on ease of use, accuracy, battery duration would be much appreciated. Cheers Rob Mine works fine. Just have to make sure batteries are charged. I

Another "jet" in the news today in Arizona. Yves Rossy, the Swiss guy who has small wings with jets attached to his back, who drops out of a helicopter, starts the engines and flies around using his body and arms for control, and then lands under parachute, had planned a "flight" over the Grand...

Being a retired earth systems scientist, I try to keep up on whats in the news, and do a lot of reading, especially when it is available on the web. And, being involved in gliding (formerly in hang gliding) I found a recent article in SCIENCE NEWS to be "interesting." Check out:...

What are the hardware requirements for See You PNA? Would an X400 processor running CE5.0 work. Will it work as well as the pda version? Bob

One of our Texas Soaring Association (TSA) members, Dave White, discovered a VHS tape in a dusty old drawer at TSA made by June Wiberg who compiled and narrated all of her old glider days home movies from the 40's to the early 60's and sent it to TSA. June was the wife of Wally Wiberg, who owned a...

Hi I own an Eberle clamshell trailer. I have no spare wheel, and am in search of one. I have visited at least four local tire shops where I live (in Canada) with no luck. I know the trailers are of European manufacture, and the bolt pattern may be metric. Canada uses the metric system, but...

In the Orange County Soaring Association newsletter Zero Sink First Quarter 2010 there is a good article on a near mid-air. A couple of things jumped out at me as I was reading the Article. 1. The towplane involved in the near mid-air did not have a radio! 2. The tow path apparently was in the...

The Arizona Soaring Association will be opening its season with the Vernal Equinox Grand Prix Race at Pleasant Valley Airport (home of Turf Soaring) in Peoria, AZ (just NW of Phoenix) on the weekend of March 20. Turnpoint radius will be adjusted for glider handicap. Ted “2NO” Wagner will CD and...

There were some problems with glider pilots getting new plastic certificates for a while. I got an email from Airman Services stating they had corrected the problem. Sure nuff. No problems now. Get your new plastic certificate via the web and have it in your wallet in about 2 weeks 19

When and how can I buy a raffel ticket? Bob

Does anyone have a source for the white glider decal that has been seen for a while now on car windshields. It is a head on view of a 'T' tailed glider which measures around 15" in width and a couple inches high. Thanks, Bob 7U

Hi, Does anyone have any information or experience concerning the purchase of a tow plane (Pawnee) that has a Special Airworthyness Certificate? Is there anything that has to be done or be made aware of prior to purchase? Thanks for any advice. Bob

M-Nav for sale....... good working order when removed last month and for the last ten years that I have owned it! Please see www.soaring-classifieds.com. For more details. Bob

Hi, Has anyone ever tried connecting a Cambridge 302A (FR) to a Cambridge 303 display and then use the same GPS source to drive an SNav? Even though you wouldn't get final glide aound a turnpoint in the Snav is the 302A able to support a GPS signal to the 303 as well as the SNav? Thanks for any...

Does anyone know of any Clubs/Commercial operations around the Lisbon area? Thanks, Bob