I am trying to understand the Club-Class Eligibility List for the USA Sports Class Nationals. There seems to be a club-class eligibility list and a different "Boldface giliders are on the IGC list". The last time I flew in the Sports Class all gliders were allowed. What is the significance of...

There was an earlier post about a wave camp near Mt. Mitchell. Who can give me an update on that?

Just curious thinking today, when was the last time a free distance task was called in a US Contest? Tony

Touring Motor Glider Fly-In 2010 The Second Annual West Coast Fly-In will be held June 25 – 27 at Minden, Nevada. Activities will include flying, technical discussions, a show and tell, Friday night Basque dinner, Saturday night BBQ, and flying. SoaringNV at Minden will again be the on-site host....

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

Any one have experience exporting a glider to Brazil? r/Jim Thanks in advance for your input

I am a collector of gliders, but I think I am going to have to pass on this one. http://www.aigaviation.com/aviationsalvage/salvagedetail.aspx?faano=N106US Anybody want to make a really cool restaurant from it? "The House Specialty is Canada Goose." Steve

posted for a friend, see below for contact details Chris Rollings, former BGA National Coach and UK team member and UK record holder, is instructing at Mile High Gliding in Boulder, CO, until the beginning of February. He would like to work with advanced pilots on their cross-country and racing...

Can a "D" registered sailplane get insurance from American company in USA? German Insurance will insure a sailplane in every country.....except in USA. GA

The Central Indiana Soaring Society turns 50 this year. At our annual awards banquet we had a great time - and a very artful cake! See : www.centralindianasoaringsociety.org Also Mario - our movie guru produced this neat summary of our 2009 season - a very different Soaring Club video!...

www.silentflight.com is now up and running with new free classified ad service. List planes, parts, instruments and services for sale or wanted. You can use your Facebook login to log into the site by clicking the "connect with facebook" blue box on the log in page in the community section. I...

The HpH 304S "Jet" will be on display at the SSA convention..January 28th-30th. If you are going to the convention please stop by see this great ship and say hello! Tim Mara Please visit the Wings & Wheels website at www.wingsandwheels.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus,...

This very nicely done video interweaves profiles of Tony "TS1" Smolder and the Tucson Soaring Club. I especially like "the orgasm at the end of the flight"! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRIhQn1zZ6Q

I'm just curious. My iPhone has a moving map application (Warning! for entertainment only!) that displays my position on CURRENT FAA sectionals. It allows caching several sectionals, limited by memory capacity. Although I'm not even sure I'd have a use for it, I was wondering if any of the PDA...

Looking for a German inspector for D-registered glider in Southern California A German registered glider requires an annual by a German inspector Class III (Pruefer Klasse III) and over the last years I realized that this species is not easy to find over here. With the new EASA CAMO rules the...

Morning, I am redoing a panel ... and have one of these LED gear/flap indicators ... gear up/down ... flap +2 +1, 0, -1,-2 ... I'm thinking this is a factory install item ... anybody have the schematic with wire colors ? gracias,

Anyone ever purchase a used glider with an experimental certificate,say for example, an ASW 19b, and change to a standard certificate? I understand that some gliders were imported and flown as experimental such as jantars, due to govermental restrictions on reciprocal airworthiness...

When and how can I buy a raffel ticket? Bob

Those crafty Germans in their ginger bread, garden gnome workshops are building model sailplanes that blur the distinction between the real thing and RC models. Check this out: http://www.manfred-schadl.de/ASW15b%20gr%20a.jpg I was thinking of getting one of these for my 2 year old and...

Ronald Steven Federici has often been described as “a leading expert in the neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of children having multi-sensory neurodevelopmental impairments.” He is best described as a “developmental neuropsychologist,” specializing in the treatment of “institutional...