A short report about the Apis visit to the Chicago area is on the web site now. www.apisgliders.com This weekend I'll be at the Philadelphia Glider Council on Saturday, 6 Sept. and the Mid Atlantic Soaring Association at Frederick, MD on Sunday the 7th. Hope to see some of you there. Robert Mudd

Hello, Several reactions on my "gear warning plus" system inspired me to introduce a pressure switch to the original diagram. Now the conditions "still on the ground and ready for take off" can be distinguished from "in flight and ready to land". Have another look at...

Publicity for soaring. We now have an excellent article about flying the towplane on a major aviation internet news magazine. Aviation writer Rick Durden explains the tow endorsement and towing experiences in his AvWeb internet news column with references from "The Towpilot Manual". We met while...

I want to use the serial cable attached to the docking cradle of my IPAQ 3800 to connect to the serial port on a GPS-NAV. Does anyone know the pin -to- pin connection schematic for this cable? Or is it a plain null cable? Guy Byars (remove NEYTSPAM to reply)

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A given glider is at level flight, IAS= 100 knots.After a pull-up, will itachieve more height gain with 100 liters (100 kgs) of ballast than withempty ballast????Assuming the glider with ballast stalls at exactly100 knots, the unballasted glider will clearly gain morealtitude during the pullup. ...

Jim Culp wrote in message ... Who gives or knows of glider aerotows with choppers in US ? Jim Culp USA GatorCity, Florida Std Libelle If you find out, let us know. I once saw a helo tow where the helo came to a hover...

"BTIZ" wrote: we are lucky.. winter is "training time".. summer is cross country and safari time.. we try not to pick up students after 1 May.. encouraging them to come if they want.. but summer is hard to train.. air is very turbulent to teach flying on tow.. I...

The report of my visit to two east coast glider clubs in now on the Apis web site. www.apisgliders.com I had two very nice visits. Robert Mudd Apis Sailplanes Inc.

Hi I wonder if the group can help with an airspace database question. I would like to convert the local (published) airspace boundaries for New Zealand to ARINC 424 format for my use in a Pocket PC application. (This is the format used in many of the commercial gps units for their regular DB...

Those of you who have come to depend on BLIPMap will probably be interested in knowing that Jack is now accepting contributions to help keep the web site going. Up to now, it's been a free service and Jack has put in not only thousands of hours, but also whatever costs have been involved. He really...

I need to have a glider towed across the country or moved by any other means. If anyone know someone coming from the west coast (LA area) towards the southeast, I would appreciate hearing from them. OR, if you know some shipping/freight outfits that due this, that too would help! Unfortunately, I...

Purchased w/ sailplane; I already have a chute. Mfr'd 1995, less than 4 hrs TT. Container, harness, lines and canopy as new. Always stored in carry bag (included), in air conditioning. $950, I&R included w/ sale, you pay shipping from Texas. Reply to netlar-at-gte-dot-net or...

I have updated the site with 4 new walkarounds: - SG-38 glider - Alouette III 'Grasshoppers' - Kamov Ka 26 - C-47 Skytrain / Dakota Welcome in :-) Robert Lundin

Anyone know the dates and locations for these 2004 U.S. contests? 18m nationals 15m nationals sports class nationals

Two mo -The three most dangerous words in aviation are "Hey, watch this." -It is impossible for a pilot to raise the landing gear while on the ground. It is, however, possible to lower the rest of the airplane. rj

BLIPMAP is back up again. I didn’t realize how much I was dependent on it until it was gone! This year I only flew on the good days, I have had fantastic flights and have not landed out once! Not to mention no retrieve costs. Thanks to DR. Jack and BLIPMAP! Dr. Jack has invested thousands of his...

BLIPMAP is back up again. I didn’t realize how much I was dependent on it until it was gone! This year I only flew on the good days, I have had fantastic flights and have not landed out once! Not to mention no retrieve costs. Thanks to DR. Jack and BLIPMAP! Dr. Jack has invested thousands of his...

The following citation is from http://astronautix.com at the blackpowder section: 'Automobile manufacturer Fritz von Opel piloted his own rocket glider, Opel Raket 2, in tests near Frankfurt on 30 September 1928. Its 16 rockets, each producing 50 pounds of thrust,

No damage. Water tanks. 80 degree flap model. email: tel: 509 674 0294 Michael