Curiously. how does a minden tube differ from a normal tube or clamshell?

Hi all, I have a PW-5 that requires side pressure on the stick at all times to correct a tendency to bank to the right. More pronounced at higher speeds, of course. Wing tape helps a little but doesn't eliminate it. But there is a visible tiny difference in aileron position from one side to the...

So I'm headed to Moariarty from TN with my 20 in tow in June. I have an older komet trailer, for which I had just gotten new tires, which I have yet to put on. I took the trailer to a shop locally to have the surge breaks adjusted, tires put on, and bearings repacked. After about an hour they...

Try as I might, I can't log on. Nor can I see the list of competitors to see if I still exist. -- Dan, 5J

As used at the recent WGC in Benalla... An excellent forecasting tool has been released in the USA, first available for the SW. More to come? https://skysight.io I have flown using Matthew Scutter's SkySight website when in Australia and found it extremely useful. Jim

I was wondering what the conventional wisdom is on whether to sideslip or crab the glider on takeoff under tow in a crosswind. I've always crabbed to follow the tow plane because of the low altitude and not wanting to risk catching a wingtip just after becoming airborne -and after a very short...

What are the pros and cons of flying/owning one of these old girls.I flew gliders waay back in the early seventies at port augusta and shortly before going on to further study our CFI , Geff finished building and was airborne. I thought it was a wonderful looking bit of kit then and now . might...

Is there any reason that PPG concept can't be sanded dry? I need to knock down some bad orange peel (because I'm still learning how to paint). I was thinking about using some 500 to knock down most of the orange peel, and then move to finer grits (wet) take out the sanding scratches before...

Power pilots need 10 hours of complex time to earn a commercial rating...could it be done in a motorglider? Retractable landing gear: CHECK Controllable pitch prop: CHECK Flaps: CHECK

Anyone know why US Banks & Aircraft Finance companies are so averse to glider loans? I can get my Sonex aircraft _KIT_ (as a pile of parts on the floor of my garage) financed through NAFCO or others... But when researching loans for my next sailplane they all say "sorry, no can do" as soon as they...

Herbert Kilian wrote: Is there any new technology on the horizon that would address the situation without costing a fortune? First of all, you need transflective screens, that is, with a frontlight. The Sharp Zaurus series have these screens, and it is said that the screen of the SL6000 is...

This from a friend at the airport: Winds at 0E0 right now at 240 degrees, 31 gusting to 37 with flying tumbleweeds, cats, dogs and coyotes......in haze and blowing dust. Bart is now being blown eastward back to his home in Kentucky against his will. He, however, will have to get past the...

For those of you with a strong stomach and a sound sense of humor, check out Mr. Webers latest antics: http://dg-flugzeugbau.de/betreuung-e.html Cheers, Lars Peder

Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce that a new approval document for an IGC Position Recorder has been issued by the Gliding Federation of Australia for flights under its jurisdiction, after discussion with the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC). The IGC Position Recorder is a...

With my new Zaon MRX PCAS mounted on top of my glare shield, I've been experiencing some radio interference and linked this to the MRX: the radio gives white-noise static -- like the squelch is not properly adusted. When I turn the MRX off it goes away. I've heard putting a "ferrite core" around...

Just read an AOPA article about hybrid engines being developed in Germany, but the article is rather short. http://tinyurl.com/aqnq5o anyone have any additional info? -Paul

I am planning on participating in one of the Mountain Gliding courses at CNVV near Saint-Auban in southern France the first week of June. I have an ASEL power rating with IFR, a glider rating and a third class medical. Can anyone advise me what I will need to be able to fly solo at CNVV. If...

As a guy who has flown thick airfoil ships and currrently owns a ship with a 17% airfoil, I am curious what kind of performance in climb I might see with a 14% airfoil section. Thanks, Brad

Sailplane pilots seem to have high techno-geek standings. I have been watching with curiosity/amusement the media frenzy over this device. Cell phones are quite useful for many of us, and particularly for retrieves(when we have coverage!). So is this device clever marketing by Steve Jobs, or is...

Greetings, Looking for some real world data on what the max altitude that a Duo T can sustain level flight. Would also be nice to know what sort of climb performance people have seen at lower altitudes. I know it'll climb to 6500ft MSL and average around 150 FPM, but hoping to get more data...