Recently got my powerflarm brick. I uploaded my Mode S transponder code per the instructions, but A - I haven't found a place to enter a contest number B - Has anyone else out there got their contest number loaded and visible to the rest of the PowerFlarm world? If so, how is that done. No...

I cannot get the map generator to work? Anyone have a map built? Please email to if you can. Thanks in advance! Sean

I am interested in replacing my laptop with one of the newer tablets on the market. Which of the newer tablets have the capability to upload to the olc, perhaps with a mini usb connection or similar? My only other uses would be checking email and the ability to browse the web, so I do not need...

Our club (located in US) is considering scheduling students and instructors for training flights. It is now first come, first served based on a sign up sheet at the airport. Has anyone had experience doing this? How long was each training session scheduled? What scheduling program was used?

It didn't actually break, it came loose from the towplane end. It happened at 800ft tho, so it was no big deal. I did manage to hang on to the rope and drop it back on the airport so we could find it and not do any damage with it. Got it on video for you all to...

Congratulations to Matt Seymour who won the Region 3 Sports Class. This nice young man won flying his grandfather's KA-6E using just a map and a round "whiz wheel" glide computer. This is what glider racing should be more about. As Rick Walters said- It's not what you brung- It's how it's...

Am I correct in that until PowerFlarm enables the flight logging function, all the information that is available by registering with FlarmNet is now not available? Brad

Adirondack Soaring invites you to our 6th annual Mifflin Soaring Ridge & Wave Encampment. Mifflin County is in Reedsville, PA and offers a nice atmosphere with plenty of landable fields and a 1,600 ft AGL ridge that runs 25 miles. This year’s event will be held from Wednesday, September 26th thru...

A 1930's Pieten Pol Sky Scout is available without charge to the first interested person or organization. The fuselage, empenage, undercarriage, and ribs are 100% complete. The spars and an engine are needed. Constructed by an experienced builder. FAA approved. Also included is a custom built...

We're finalizing preparations for this year's Region 4 North competition, and encourage all those considering to sign-up asap. Mid-Atlantic Soaring, Fairfield, Pa. October 7-13, 2012. Practice day Saturday October 6, 2012. Erik Mann, P3, will be the CD, Leo Buckley scorer, Baude...

A reminder to all you serious X-C pilots in the Southwest: the 2012 Dust Devil Dash will take place on the Saturday after Labor Day. September 8, 10:00 a.m. pilots meeting in Ravens Nest restaurant, Mountain Valley airport, Tehachapi CA - mark your calendars now. This is the premier straight-out...

Hi all, One of our club's Blanik L-33 Solos has a damaged tailcone due to a hard landing. The tailcone is creased on both sides at the point below the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer. I've heard this ship is prone to this type of damage. If anyone has had experience with the damage and...

Does anyone have the dimensions for the hard wood cable guides that are used in 1-26's? The club needs to replace ours and I don't want to take the glider out of service to remove and measure the existing guides - then wait for the new ones to be made. And I don't want to buy new ones...

With all the drama in the 2012 WGC Open Class, here's how the various designs compared by total average points, followed by the total number of ships flown through the end of the contest (for calculating statistical variance): 11427 JS-1C (4) 11316 Concordia (1) 11240 EB-29 (2) 11089 ...

Best 15m racing machine (Diana 2 won WGC in 2006, 2010 & 2012). N562BL. 2006 with 408 hours TT. 108 Flights. Just finished WGC in Uvalde with daily placing 2nd, 5th and 6th. Wings Template checked before WGC and Ready to race.. Cambridge 302+303+ipaqs, backup logger 302A CFR, Sage vario, Winter...

Hi, I am interested in a comparison between the ASW27 and the Ventus 2bx. Performance wise, I guess they are pretty much the same overall. Some would tell me that if I need to ask, it is because I would not feel the difference ;) I currently fly an ASW20. I have some experience on the ASW27, on...

I was okay with the old limit, which seemed to be weekly, on Tuesday. With the new limit, any flights I finish before 1500 on Saturday are lost, since I can't upload them until after I get home from work on Monday. Bummer

Hi, How long does it take for the spar shrinkage to appear on an ASW27B? I've been told that if after 5-6 years it has not yet developed, then it is safe to think that it will never really become a problem. Thanks, gabriel

To Allison Tyler: As President of the SSA, my sincere thanks to you for leading the USA soaring movement through a wildly successful 2012 WGC. Your combined talents of politics, leadership, organization, and the ability to know who to recruit and how to “sign” them has proven sterling worth. My hat...

It's curious that this idea has generated so little response. Details here http://ssa.org/members/contestreports/contestresultsdetail.asp?id=2211&display=info Guys with with ASW-20s, Ventus 1s, LS-3s, LS-4s, LS-6s, Discus 1s & ASW-24s... the welcome sign is out. Right now I see about 4 "old"...