All the other gliders are gone from Hemet-Ryan Airport. All the T- hangars on the glider side have been sold, dismantled, and removed. The word "GLIDERS" on Runway 22 has been painted over with black, and a big yellow X has been painted over it. The outhouses are gone, and the shade structure...

Thought about this event recently. Beautiful fall Sunday afternoon in '89, Fremont, CA. I'd earned solo privs for a SGS 2-33, building up time towards the flight test. The 49ers were playing at home, someone is flying passengers around the SF Bay in an ex-Fuji blimp. I hear it's not cheap. ...

Our Pawnee’s air box has gotten pretty worn out, including a previous linkage repair. If you have a serviceable one lying around or know of a source, please let me know (don’t think anyone’s making new ones). Ours has the Brackett air filter mod but I don’t think that makes a difference....

Daniel Sazhin declared and flew 1000k O/R today. Others had fun too. Very nice. Nobody there had trackers linked to glideport.aero, so it's an evening surprise. Jim

The trailer “tinkering” season has just opened and I am seeking inputs from the RAS team regarding a solar vent installation. I found that the top of the line “Nicro” solar vent delivers about 1000 Cubic feet per hour and runs on a small D looking rechargeable battery for night operation. Given...

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a number calculated from your height and weight. On the logic that pilots with BMI over 40 are likely to have Sleep Apnea and therefore more likely to fall asleep when piloting, the FAA is planning to require AMEs to use BMI to trigger evaluation for sleep apnea when...

Hi, Will V7 vario support the advanced features of WinPilot Pro i.e. Climb Optimizer, Wind Calculation in Straight Flight etc... Regards Jarek

Terminal Strip with an integral mini blade style fuse. www.asi-ez.com Item: MF901GR, type MFPA.4 Screw clamp blade fuse terminal block gray. Item: PTC0400, push in bridge for 6mm terminal blocks, 42 positions. This terminal strip is larger than I really want it to be, but it is the smallest that...

Hi! Last winter, I ordered a "Platinum Canopy Cover" from Wings And Wheels and I was told after a few weeks that the person producing them was sick and had stop production. Last week, I found out on Cumulus Soaring website that the "SimplyKool" canopy cover was available. Is this the same kind of...

Anyone else unable to view US flights on OLC? I cannot view any U.S. flights, getting only length error messages (below). This has happened since last week, every time I try to view North American flights. It happens whether or not I sign in with my password, whether I use AOL or Internet...

I'm in the process of researching ELT's for my Discus 2. Problem is with all that carbon fiber, I don't know were to install the antenna. Any suggestions? Zulu P.S. Wags with alternate suggestions as to where to stick the antenna, please remember this is a family site.

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Maybe I missed something, but what happen to the RAS archives? Seaching the group for something like LS4 results in 5 hits - all from last month.

This AD came out in the last few days and sent me into a tizzy. This has to do with the elevator bearing stand breaking loose. All applicable ships must grind off and replace the difficult to get at fiberglass and metal stand by Jan 19, 2010. The part itself is 39 Euros (plus VAT and shipping,...

The 2009 SSA Competition Rule poll and Rules Subcommittee election are now open at: http://adamsfive.com/survey/surveys.php The poll and election are open to all pilots on the SSA competition pilot ranking list. Running for the opportunity to serve are 3 very qualified candidates- Andy Blackburn,...

Jokes aside, this is serious research: '...The potential was enough for the Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Ontario Power Authority to contribute about $70,000 in early-stage research funding, and to encourage collaboration with the wind-engineering group at the University of Western...

made a valiant attempt at silver distance/altitude today. managed to wrangle a towpilot and got a launch about 2 PM. altitude and the 50 km (w/1% rule factored) were the goal. I had done the math and knew that from a 2000 foot tow at Ames a flight to Grinnel Regional Airport would be sufficient...

Does any one have an english language contact for this operation in Nigeria? -- Charles Yeates

Not quite along the same lines, but still a good story. I flew out about 45 miles to the West of Sunflower (Near Hutchinson, KS) one not so great looking day. I got to an airport I had landed at the weekend before when trying to fly home from another glider field out in Western Kansas. 'Neat,' I...

I'm planning my Silver distance flight. After reading the Sporting Code and several guides, I still have a question. I'll be using a Volkslogger, and I'll be winch launching. My planned Finish Point is lower than my Start Point, so I have to very be careful about the 1% rule. The guides talk...