A commercial glider operation I am familiar with, but don't fly out of, is suspending operations for 2019 because; "... due to commercial operation insurance increase. There were some fatalities last year and they increased premiums 400% or so. They said they might form a club but nothing this...

Thanks to all the folks who helped with testing! Best Regards, Dave http://www.nadler.com/sn10/SN10_Resource_Index.html

I always assumed that there are more overshoot airport accidents than undershoot ones. That is mainly due to our general knowledge that it's better to be too high than not high enough. Am I correct here ? Dan

As there were many discussions about how soaring birds help us find thermals, this may be of interest to at least some of us: storks have arrived today, after a long trip from Africa, to Przygodzice, just south of Ostrow Wielkopolski in Poland, the site of WGC 2018. You can watch them live improve...

Hi Folks, Looking for some crowd wisdom (or individual wisdom) on the subject of putting seals on a previously unsealed glider. I have an SZD-45 Ogar motorglider, which is a lot of fun to fly except for a couple of things. The main one is that the stick control forces get really high as the...

I am selling my beloved Vaulter Vario after overstretching my budget on a new glider purchase. The Vaulter is in pristine condition, comes with all accessories including the original case and is located in Germany. The price ist 2450 Euros negotiable. If you have any questions, dont hesitate to ask.

I noticed the Ventus 3 took 3 of the top 5 in the 18 meter class. Looks like to me they have come up with a very fine ship. I haven't seen one in person yet, look forward to that day.

I have a portable FLARM that I may need to install in a loaner glider. Installation will be awkward but could be much better if I use an external display that I have surplus from my brick installs. Has any one done this and can you advise how it worked out? Thanks UH

Been searching around and can't fine these things anywhere. Any current sources to purchase some from?

Got this message today when trying to get the NOAA soundings: rucsoundings.noaa.gov uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate expired on Sunday, April 28, 2019 8:00 AM. The current time is Sunday, April 28, 2019 12:52 PM. Error code: SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE Anyone else see this?

Will be in Amsterdam in May. Looking for a glider club to possibly get a ride/flight. Does anybody have contacts for soaring in this area? Will have rental car so driving 1-2 hours is no problem. Also, any first hand experience with required pilot, medical certificates would be appreciated. Will...

I'm interested to know if primary gliders were capable of soaring flights or if they only flew short hops. The SG 38, for example, has a sink rate of 1.3 m/s so in theory it's possible. I'd be very interested to hear of any stories about soaring one of these gliders.

To all the avionics-buffs out there in glider-land: What is the proper designation for the type of microphone cable used to run from the 'Becker-' or 'Dittel-' speaker box to the radio on the panel? The one sample I have has two wires (white and brown) surrounded by a copper braided shield plus two...

Good day all, we are getting ready to go down to the Ridge Soaring Gliderport, No news from Tom and we cannot get them by phone. Understanding per Tom email in February that he was expecting us in spring, and stated that they have to stop operating the airport, does anybody knows something we...

Can anyone provide a reference for someone that can do a pre-buy inspection at El Tiro Gliderport? I've already seen the glider in person and feel its a safe purchase but wanted to get a second opinion if I could. My two main concerns are the ballast system working after 10+ years of not being...

As usual the May issue will be mailed on April 30. It has an extraordinary number of research reports which will provide considerable interest to all soaring pilots. 1. We provide a research report on restoring Blaniks back into service. Financially the the prices now available makes the...

Anybody know how to wire the model-20, so that the "on" button works? Red and black will turn it on, but the "on" switch doesn't work. JJ

The epoc-olypse has arrived.

Attention Glider Pilots! Sandhill Soaring Club is hosting a 3-Day XC Soaring Camp May 31 - June 2 at Richmond Field (69G) located about 30 minutes from I-94 and the outskirts of Ann Arbor, Michigan. There are No Entry Fees! Aerotows for SSA members are $50/each to 2,000' AGL. The purposes of...

Looking to sell my LXnavigation Colibri X. I only used it twice so it’s basically brand new. Asking $550 for it. Bout from wings and wheels for $710 https://wingsandwheels.com/lx-navigation-colibri-x.html