Thanks to all KA-6 pilots responding to my earlier question. Wayne Paul has kindly sent links to HP websites, suggesting the HP-18 as an affordable option for the economically-minded flyer. Compared to the wooden KA-6, the HP-18 has a larger cockpit, is made of metal, structural foam, composite &...

Going to be visiting the folks in Pensacola FL this month. Was wondering if there might be any place nearby that I could rent a sailplane. Thanks, Brad N199AK

Stunning!

Check out this link! And no, it's not a soaring simulator, but it does involve a motorglider. http://tinyurl.com/n3kw9 We could eliminate some of the irritating rules in soaring contests about high speed finishes and bring back the start gate if we all flew one of these. --

to tom seim.. your points are on the mark. The issue of "behind closed doors " is crucial and a root cause of the current problem. Today and tomorrow the board, Which has already announced its intention of resigning ( at least the chair and excom) is meeting to " address the issues" ( per 9-25...

Complete xcntry/racing package. Email me for details/photo. Make offer. JL Hamilton Sparks, NV

Folks, I took my Cherokee II 104 nm downwind today in about 4 hours, lift was good in the sun, but overdevelopment was rampant. max altitude was 5500ish AGL, I should be able to claim silver altitude. Matt Michael chased me which was fantastic. Landed in an Amish farmers hay field, they were...

Charlie "The Gate" Spratt had a surgical procedure done last Saturday that was to correct some chemical/hormone issues that were causing a calcium imbalance and a general lack of energy. As of today (Thursday) he is up and around, feeling better than when he went in to the hospital, and should...

Does a pilot have to have a commercial rating to participate in a venture in which he/she is *not* carrying paying passengers? Any recent precedents? ~ted/2NO

This is cross posted from the SSA Home News & Information General News: As the days get shorter as the end of the soaring season nears, the SSA-OLC Committee has been receiving complaints about flights after sunset without required aircraft lighting. Although the requirements for night flight...

This trailer was specially built by Shirenewton trailers in the UK to take =20= 3=20 gliders and fit inside a standard shipping container. Each October the owner= =20 loaded his glider and two others and towed the trailer to Southampton=20 container port where it was loaded in a container and...

I recently finished writing a program for beginner and intermediate cross-country glider pilots called GlidePlan. The program can create all the distance ring markups around landing sites that are traditionally done by hand on sectionals for XC planning. It also utilizes a new method for...

http://tinyurl.com/jco6z Not sure of the current progress, but there were efforts to get a gliding club started at the USNA also.

Anyone wanting to part a used, but not abused, GPS-NAV? I´m in need of one of the little jewels.

I did a 200 km flight today (my personal best) that I wanted to post to the OLC. The OLC site refuses to accept the trace, stating that "the maximum timegap between two valid fixes is too large. (2166 sec 900 sec)". I am instructed to correct the error, and then click 'check entry'. Obviously,...

Email me for details and photo. Ready for racing/xcntry. Make offer. JLH Sparks, NV

I am looking for a LS8/18 for a friend in my club. He is ready to buy now. We know about the glider for sale in Solaire Canada. We assume that the glider is no longer available since he has not returned my friends phone calls. If you are wanting to sell, please contact Bob Thrasher...

Last Saturday I was aproched by a very good pilot from our local airport. He is flying gliders for tens of years and somehow (real classic) never switch to GPS based technology. Now being the 10's lighting years behind the technology, he is asking the simple question. What should I know and what...

Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on towplanes that would be able and willing to tow for the 2007 Albert Lea Soaring Contest? The contest and practice days run from May 27 to June 7, 2007. We have some local towplanes and pilots, and Bob Lynn and his Husky from CO, but...

Hi there, I am looking for a Schweizer type tow hook for installation on Cessna 182 or 185. Does any one have one in the garage and can sell it? Thanks, Jacek Washington State