Speaking of Otto Lilienthal, I had the great fortune to meet Derek Piggott at the FAI's opening conference last week, where he accepted the FAI's Lilienthal Gliding Medal. Since then I've been hunting around trying to find where I can buy a copy of his first book, "Delta Papa: A Life of Flying"....

Have a Dittle base station for sale. $2600. Like new. Only used a couple of times. Yellow composite case. Contact me at for details and pictures.

I have a Polish Technika / Aerotechnika Collection cast miniature of PW-5 glider w/ a wingspan of about 3 inches if anyone is interested. It is in the original dark blue box w/ black foam insert.and clear cellophane window on top. It was my son's. He was an avid PW-5 pilot. I have no idea what it...

This link showed up via my AvWebFlash subscription http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockwellb/sets/72157607737959209/show/ Frank (TA)

Aviation GPS Makes Flight Experiences More Enjoyable... http://gadgetreviews.co.cc/Aviation_GPS_Makes_Flight_Experiences_More_Enjoyable.htm

I googled a bit but came up with nothing very useful as of yet. Does anyone know of a (preferably US...) supplier of Interglas fabrics? I only need a few yards of both 92125 and 92145, for which I can find no direct alternative equivalents for. Alternatively, if anyone has some of this stuff on...

Friday: A cold front moved into southern California and the wave set up along the coastal mountains. The winning speed was 82 mph, over 256 miles, for a 3 hour MAT. The beer, Worm Burner Pale Ale, is flowing.

Anyone replace the rubber bellows on a Joseph Pietz (1976 "Komet") trailer tongue? Can you direct me to a possible supplier in the US? Or what you substituted Thanks Jim

If you are waiting for a glider from Europe (or thinking about buying one) this week is the best exchange rate in a long, long time. Since July 15 of this year, the cost of a 100,000 E. glider dropped $25,000 in USDs to today. Of course, we may all be unemployed soon, but . . . Roy

I don't know what other people do with their dead glider batteries but I have been saving mine with the intention of eventually disposing of them in a "green" way. Turns out Checker Auto takes batteries for recycling. Not only do they take full size car batteries but they also take any size SLA...

Leaky bags were discarded by previous owner, so starting from scratch. Your assistance gratefully received. Evan Ludeman / T8

Congratulations to John Godfrey for his election to the Rules Committee to fill the seat previously held by Dave Cole. Thanks to Sam Giltner and Jeffrey Russell for also running in the election. A special thanks to Dave Cole for all his hard work on the Rules Committee. Other current members of...

I had some work done recently on my glider at Crystal Glider Repair and was very pleased with the quality of work and turn around time. I had them repair my wing tip, detail the entire ship and install a new vario. The wing was restored perfectly. I also checked out some of the other ships...

Anybody could tell me how the "nits" related to the standard measure of Luminance "cd/m2" (candela per square meter) ? I have seen in this forum, that for example the brightness of the Clearnav and Ultimate is about 1000-1500 nits as somebody said, but how much is in cd/m2 ? A TFT screen with 300...

Flightline VHF radio listed on eBay, brand new never used Item number 120318065148 Good Luck !

Hi all, Has anyone out there ever suspended a glider in the air without resorting to the conventional method of airflow over the wings? I have an opportunity to hang both of my Grob 103's in two malls over the holiday season. I am pushing for having a Santa in the back and a Rudolf leaning forward...

Spotted this when looking for info on the 2009 Explorer since the 2009 isn't yet on the Ford web site. Could be interesting for our community. For 2009 Ford is adding a few tricks to the Explorer to keep it on the front lines at dealerships. The big news is the addition of Trailer Sway...

I am using XC soar on my PDA. So far all I've done is set the "task" for Arlington, so the PDA is telling me what to do to get back to AWO "safely". Today I created a task, not really expecting to fly it but more to see how the waypoints/turnpoints were handled on the screen. I set the first...

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 “Narco Avionics and XCOM Avionics, Manufacturing Partnership Agreement” Fort Washington, Pennsylvania – USA Mr. Michael Coates, CEO and President of XCOM Avionics and Mr. Alan Hanks, CEO and President of Narco Avionics, Inc. have announced their October 9, 2008...

I received these as a gift and never used them. Size is (36-42waist, 36 long) You can view the item on the website here reliefwear.com, but I don't think he sells them anymore. Cost new is $90 plus shipping, first $35 takes it, shipping to 48 states included.