Hi all, My checkride is a long way off, but this evening I read the PTS for Gliders for the first time. I noticed this section: "Use of Distractions During Practical Tests Numerous studies indicate that many accidents have occurred when the pilot has been distracted during critical phases of...

What happened to the SSA website? I keep getting "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"

The final results of the 2009 Free State Regionals are in at www.ggc.co.za/fsr2009 . By force of numbers, maybe, The JS-1s filled all podium places with ex- World Champion Oscar Goudriaan claiming top spot. Jonathan Cross of Magalies Gliding Club took the Club Class honours in the venerable Astir...

Mike, I'm taking a chance on the email address here. I haven't had any problems getting the terrain generated. I always get the email. One difference is that I use the geographical boundaries and the "Manual" creation method. I've taken the chance and sent in a request for you which covers...

Day 1 is complete and I just unplugged the keg for the night. Bo is here again with his laptop and video camera, links, reports, and scores are at www.ssa.org Wish you were here, but a few pilots said they will sacrifice and drink the beer in your place. We have 4 new racing pilots!!

Hi all, I’m a new student glider pilot. I have a grand total of 77 minutes flying time in six flights. The challenge of all of this has been immensely satisfying. I’m hoping yall can help me out with some “okay, that was a little different than I expected” items. First, when I am flying...

Does anyone have any experience towing a single place glider trailer with a Ford Ranger or Chevy S-10? I am considering purchasing one of these trucks, but am concerned they may not have enough mass to be stable while towing a trailer.

A sailplane repair facility is opening in the southeast US. See www.rogerfowler.com Roger

Like new. Changing panel around. Less than one year old. Located in Atlanta, GA USA. Make an offer?

Jim, as always, congratulations for bringing another world record home to the US! -Micki minner I just love having news bots sending me e-mails like the following: FAI has received the following Class D (Gliders) World record claim: ================================================ Claim number :...

Brand new. Never mounted. Ready to go. $200 I also have a loooong Ilec probe. Requires the bigger diameter orifice which accomodates o-ring.

I'm about ready to go shopping for the Cherokee. I've got a brand new Microair 760 radio for the panel and I'd like to complement that with a new antenna. There is plenty of room in the tail to mount a normal airplane style com antenna. what are other people using? What would I need to use for...

I just thought, this is a good place to mention my new website on US military training gliders http://www.clio-whispers.com

What considerations affect a pilot flying a heavily ballasted glider compared to an unballasted glider when dealing with a slack rope? I appreciate your comments--Ron

This spring I have released two new products – flyWithCE Flight Recorder and flyWithCE Logbook. Flight Recorder is the smallest flight recorder on the market (and also the cheapest). It has built in internal antenna and memory large enough to record 100 hours with 1s recording rate interval...

Posting for a friend: Libelle 201b 1968, SN# 13, Standard Class, Experimental Airworthiness, approximately 3700 hours TT, no damage history, top and bottom spoilers, radio inoperative, mechanical Vario, electric vario, nice fiberglass trailer repainted with polyurethane in 2006, canopy in good

CFI Seminar There is interest in a glider CFI Seminar as we have conducted the past years. This is a five day, Monday through Friday seminar with CFIs and CFI candidates staying at the gliderport. Classroom session on flight training methods each morning followed by flying in the afternoon. Cost...

No, I am not planning to buy anything for at least a year ... but I have often wondered what other "hidden" expenses or obstacles there are associated with buying a used glider. I regularly see older planes in the $10K USD range (which is well within my price range). BUT, for future reference,...

Gliderports and Prisons - http://tinyurl.com/cd7sf4 Come to think of it, don't Tehachapi and Avenal have nearby prisons, too? Hmmm....

Very beginning pilot here (again).....and I am confused about the appropriate way of holding the stick during the ground roll prior to take off. In Thomas Knauff's Glider Basics, he states (p.59, 2005 edition): "....before signaling to proceed with the launch, the glider pilot should set the...