Looking for cross-country soaring sites to visit on vacation? Places to retire with top-notch soaring? I’ve done an analysis based on three years of US OLC (Online Contest) flight data covering 270+ sites, more than 40,000 flights, and in excess of 5 million miles flown. YMMV. Map is at...

The 2017 US Competition Rules Changes are available for review at the SSA web site under Contest rules and process. Feedback to RC members is welcomed and encouraged. Happy New Year to all. For the RC UH Chair

AOPA News: The FAA has withdrawn an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that could have led to a requirement for gliders to carry transponders, a costly upgrade that would have driven many glider pilots out of the sky. See Article He...

Hey all. About three years ago I saw a few snippets of a film without the audio. It was on the Esquire cable channel. Lee Majors. Soaring contest. Lady pilot climbs out of her 1-23 in tight dress and heels?! Cool footage of formation aerobatics. Seemed like a separate plot line involving a young...

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I am sure that you are familiar with the July 30th tragic balloon accident in Texas that killed all 15 passengers and the pilot. The NTSB report is here https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/hitlist.cfm?docketID=59378&CurrentPage=1&EndRow=15&StartRow=1&order=1&sort=0&TXTSEARCHT=. A synopsis is at...

Anyone have his email address? John Bojack LS-10. J4

Does anyone have any experience wintering their rv and glider at Pleasant Valley Airport, formerly Turf Soaring which is located north of Phoenix AZ? I would be interested to hear your experience. Do they fly in the winter? RV hookups? Noise from the nearby racetrack? Recommended? Are their any...

Does anyone know where I can get the weather stripping that is used on the front hatch of Cobra trailers? The stripping is about 1 inch (25 mm) wide.

Hello everybody, considering: - the feedback I received on this thread https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.aviation.soaring/w2vbVmjQ5K0 - posts who keep on being posted like this https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.aviation.soaring/7-IlL7BlrCw

MetEd COMET is a training program for forecasters world wide providing professionally produced training on a variety of topics. It requires some background in atmospheric science, but is nonetheless useful for pilots who want a deep dive into a weather topic. Take a look at their web...

Hi all. Check this video, another point of view :) https://www.instagram.com/p/BO7XqoklC_L/

I had a really good year in soaring with a number of great memories. I think my favorite for this year was watching my friend Walter Cannon fly our 1-26, serial number 2 at the IVSM. It had been 61 years since he last flew that same glider. Priceless. Anybody else have a great 2016 memory? Happy...

I see there is an old thread on the SZD 54-2 Perkoz but there haven't been any comments since 2007. I'm hoping some of our neighbors across the pond can give us there opinion of the glider. In the US there is a real need for a glider that has the carrying capacity of a Grob103, K-21, DG500/1000, or...

Yes, today was a great day for the Treasure Coast Soaring Club located in Vero Beach , Florida. We had checkouts in the ASK21, gave instruction rides in the 2-33 and had solo flights in the 1-26 as well. Over twenty tows today in our first advertised day of club flying. This is a great location,...

I'm replacing the batteries in an old ELT this March in my Discus CS. Alternately, I was thinking of installing a fully self contained ELT with GPS. Looking for advice on what others are doing including manufacturers and models, antenna placement issues and practicality. Thanks in advance!

My club recently had its first wingtip damage from a runway light. These lights stick up about a foot or so and are sometimes hard to avoid. What solutions have other soaring clubs found to deal with them? I was thinking that it maybe a good idea to put a deflector in front of the lights. If the...

Those of you using our v3.5 beta software in CNv vario should download and install the latest release, available here http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html Release Notes: This release (3.5.4171) fixes a rarely occurring bug that can impact serial communications with a ClearNav or third...

http://www.trig-avionics.com/new-tn72-gps-receiver-launched-at-flyer-live/ This should be available Q1 2017 - it's already popping up on aircraftSpruce & the like, at a sub- $400 price. Quite interesting for those of us with Trig transponders. In the US, all airspace is "outside of designated...

News release says Drones, Balloons, and Gliders in the headlines. The text refers to "non-powered gliders." http://tinyurl.com/h5ca96c It looks like the rapid proliferation of drones is driving the certification of smaller, less power-hungry ADS-B out solutions. "PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan....