Las Vegas Valley Soaring is looking to acquire a Blanik L23 in good condition in the US. If anyone is aware of one coming available we'd appreciate knowing about it! Thanks, Dennis Ballew Vice President Las Vegas Valley Soaring Association

Would someone have a copy of either subject STC? TIA, Frank Whiteley

Hi, is anyone able to point me in the direction of pictures or patent number that describe the retracting & rotating main wheel of the SZD Cobra or the Grob Twin II A? Regards Mark

Looking for info on the rating (pounds or newtons) for the PW5 canopy lift gas spring, will appreciate any help

Looking for a functioning 302 for vario only. Need it to be inexpensive since I only care about the vario and total energy compensation and don't care about the logger. Let me know what you have and price. Larry. larmi (...) ucsd.edu

I got my first glider flight and soloed there 5 flights later. From AVWEB...

Any opinions on the FAA'S re-write of 14 CFR part 23, doing away with the "Utility", "Aerobatic" and "Commuter" categories - to be replaced with "performance-based" definitions?

Hello, I'm looking for all the hardware for a water ballast system for a DG 202 1982. An old set of water bags that i could copy would be welcome. Someone removed the whole setup and I'm looking to reconstruct it. Thanks Chris Stratton

Hi, I'm 6'6" and 240 pounds and new to soaring. I've been looking at the possibilities open to me after I finish training and all single seaters have a cockpit rated to 110 kg, i.e. a 10 kilo allowance for a chute and a pilot around 100 kilo's max. As I am well over the limit with a chute is there...

A couple of very good perspectives HERE...

I Just bought an Oudie 2 with Goddard connection cable to allow communication with PC and use with Condor 2. After extensive attempts to update the drivers and install a different program to remove and then update the drivers, I have had no luck. Paul Remde has been very helpful trying to figure...

Greetings! I have been trying to locate a used parachute, if you happen to know anybody that has one for sale or that you have one for sale, if you could let me know that would be amazing thank you!

best way to trim a new canopy and best glue to use to attach to fiberglass frame

I would like a deeper understanding of how the LX90xx calculates ETE than can be found in para. 5.1.1.6 of the manual. I would like to start by asking if there are any accessible documents or discussions on the topic.

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I am working through and investigating a leaking TE line in my ship. Leak tested the TE line and it seem to be wide open. Still have some more testing to do but as of now my feeling is the leak is in the fin and completely inaccessible. I think its leaking at the back of the TE port in the fin. I...

Is it normal practice to have the ASI use cockpit static and to disconnect the external static vents, due to ASI errors when dumping water?

I'm a newbie. I've done some searching, but i can't find info on the four numbers on the predictor heading line on my xcsoar display. Can someone explain what the numbers are please? Thanks in advance.

If you are an Air Avionics iGlide user, please share your evaluation. Also interested in knowing if you are happy with the sunlight readability of your iPhone. Is iPhone 6 brighter than iPhone 5?

Two weeks ago I visited Treasure Coast Soaring in Florida while getting my multi-engine commercial. The folks were nice, both tow planes running, and two check rides! It is awesome to see a club that started just a few years ago flying and being able to talk to some of the members who would have...