I'm curious if anyone has had experience getting parts for these engines in the US? How difficult, how much time did it take and how expensive? I'm specifically looking at their use in motorgliders (which I'm actively looking for a Scheibe or Fournier, Vivat, or something similar). Regards, Ryan...

The November/December/January 2005/2006 issue of the Region 12 newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now on-line at http://www.SoCalSoaring.com. Articles in this issue include: Discus 2cT -- Impressions of the New 18 Meter from Schempp-Hirth On the Road with Our Directors -- A...

You may download a new ILEC SN-10 manual or the SN-10 demo program from www.eglider.org. -- Thomas Knauff Knauff & Grove Soaring Supplies www.eglider.org

Halifax, NS -- to Heathrow is shorter than to Vancouver, BC (Canada is wide, eh?) --

Hi, The SSA has organized a day of training on soaring software and instruments. The event will be held on Wednesday, February 1st (the day before the start of the SSA Convention) in Convention Center Hall M5 - M8 from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM. The schedule is below. 8:30 AM to 9:25 AM - Soaring Pilot...

Does anyone know what kind of camera people use, and how they attatch it to the wing, when they take some video from out there on the wing, or on the back of the plane.... Can it really hold, and not fall off. What about weight and airflow.... Jacob Denmark, Europe

Hi, I've recently had two failures of newish MH EDS oxygens systems. The units gave the fault alarm with every breath. I checked one on the ground on the 'N' setting and it faulted with every breath. The other failure was intermittant over several hours. We checked the plumbing and changed the...

Does anyone know if the 2006 OLC (US, if that matters) will accept igc files produced by WinPilot? In reading the OLC site the answer seems to be no. I didn't find anywhere on the OLC site to submit a question so I thought I'd try RAS. WinPilots says they meet the "technical requirements". They...

Hello After following some link on this discussion I ended oncle more to the Gliding and Motorgliding International website. I browsed the news and found out an article about The Accumulated Time Scoring System by Tor Johannesen and Ronald Stuck. I may have missed if here has been any discussion...

The forward-looking strategic planning of a powerless-flight organization facing challenges similar to those of sailplane organizations makes for interesting reading for those concerned with the future of our sport - it can be downloaded...

Eric: I bought the whole kit from EDS, so I'm assuming I have the correct regulator. That said, I've never checked the pressure at the first stage regulator outlet. Since I've been using a recording oximeter with an audible low sat alarm (a bit more than $200, unfortunately) for several years...

Once again, the news server is not delivering all posted messages from rec.aviation.soaring. Can this be fixed or will I be forced to deal with the much less friendly Google interface for newsgroup activities? Ray Warshaw (909) 579-0289

Thanks to a request by Darren Bedwell of the Central Indiana Soaring Society, I've added a new feature to the Geographic Calculators page at GPS Visualizer: "range rings." (I don't know what the official name for something like this would be, so I've borrowed a term that I've seen on weather radar...

I am a new owner of an LS-1F and would like to hear from LS-1F pilots. In particular, I would like to hear from you regarding first flights and your impressions of the feel of the controls during take-off. My first take off was pretty normal, the second and third were not handled as well. The...

I am building a european glider kit. I am in need of some additional metric aircraft bolts and nuts, something a grade higher than Home Depot. I have had little luck finding information on what would be the metric equivalent of US AN series hardware. I have been unsuccessful in determining what...

I just got the message below this morning from Karl. What a shame for our old buddy Charlie. It's not like he doesn't have a few other health problems. I thought his many friends would want to know. I'll try to make another post when I find a way we can send him a "cheer up holiday" message. Ed...

All, Here is very nice soaring simulator. Enjoy. http://www.condorsoaring.com/ http://194.78.210.186/ FZ

Where can I find it ???

Whoops, meant to send that to my ISP. Sorry. Ray Warshaw

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