Want to buy a panel mount radio for my glider. I've been using a Dittel FSG 60M for years. The quarter turn plate which holds the radio to the tray has been stripped for a while. This weekend I picked up the panel and the radio fell out onto cement. It landed on the major/minor frequency change...

Can anyone point me towards a good summary of the rules governing experimental registration of an imported, self launching glider? What is required to register and what you can and cannot do with it? Also, are there any regulatory or real world problems regarding flying one from a GA airport?

A club member is looking for a used Cambridge GPS 20 or GPS 25 that someone might have for sale. He doesn't want a GPS 10 (as their is not enough room for the "big" box). If you have one for sale, please e- mail me at: Thanks! Tim

I am rebuilding/repairing my Schroeder type fiberglass top tube trailer and need to remove the vinyl trim and the aluminum channel that it slides into. Does anyone have know where this stuff is available? I've googled it up, but so far have not been successful. Could be that I am using the wrong...

It’s spring! Let the soaring season begin. We call this “The Silly Season,” when otherwise safe, competent pilots do the dumbest things often resulting in accidents. Glider clubs and commercial operations around the country conduct spring safety seminars to help pilots get their head in the game...

Hi all, I'm trying to help a club member upload updated waypoint (.dat) files onto his Compaq Aero 1520 for use with GlideNavigator II v3.0. I'm an IT guy, but pretty new to the world of soaring software. We've downloaded the .dat file (http://soaringweb.org/TP/ASA/nm_asa10.dat). It opens...

http://tinyurl.com/yca2c33 Nice to have these guys funding our R&D. -- Kevin

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Hi all, I've been looking into getting my private pilot's license. I've taken test flights in a cessna (172SP) and a glider (GROB 103). I really liked the glider, but I also like the benefits of the private. What order would be best to get both licenses? Should I get a private first with a glider...

Hi there, I'd like get into the soaring. My plan is to get certified over the summer. Where is the best flying conditions and club not too far from NYC (100 mi). I appreciate your suggestions. Thanks, Vlad

I'm trying to find out what LS8a will take the 18m wing extensions. From what I've read, the "Pre DG" Ls8a will and the "Post DG" will not. Anyone know what serial number range or year manufactured that might be? MW

Wanted: Trailer for H201 Standard Libelle I am seeking a high quality, easy to rig trailer for my Standard Libelle. I would prefer an Eberle or similar trailer in good shape with dollies/cradles for the Libelle. Tom Frazer Santa Rosa, CA Cell (707) 479 1740 tfrazerATsonicDOTnet

Is there still a tow service at Bishop, CA, USA? Contact info? -- To email, replace contestid with the real thing. (spelled out)

Hi, do any gliders have full-span flaperons that also act as airbrakes (say at 70-90 degree), or do you lose all aileron authority when the flaperons are that deflected?

Just a little Spring cleaning around here. Avionic Dittel ground station with ATR 720B radio and mic. Works and only needs battery......$650 Themi GPS thermal centering instrument and flight recorder.......$575 Volkslogger. Round connector........$575 Zaon MRX PCAS with remote antenna...

Forgive my ignorance in this question, but I'm curious... In the U.S., do the clubs provide instruction for free, or paid? I know the commercial operators are paid, but I don't know about the clubs. Probably depends on the club, I would guess. I'm in Canada, where the clubs all teach for free;...

I have met a grand total of ONE other Speed Astir owner, and have never set eyes on another Speed Astir in person. Yeah, I know, there weren't many built, and they're not popular, but dang. I'm not up for starting a 'Speed Astir' club, but wouldn't mind corresponding with others who fly them. ...

Hello All, Updated US airspace information for the charting cycle effective 08 April, 2010 is now available on the airspace section of the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange, and at my website at http://www.soaringdata.info. This cycle's update also includes the Grand Canyon SFAR and the...

The FAA in coordination with the SSA is doing a major test of low cost ADS-B transceivers this summer in the Washington DC area. As part of this effort, MIT is doing a survey of pilots' perception of the value of ADS-B technology in their environments. Please take 10 minutes and provide your...

Garret Willat will be flying Sky Sailing's Stemme S10vt at Region 9S in Tucson AZ. The left seat is open to the highest bidder (all donations will go to my racing fund). This is not just a ride-along, this is an instructional flight from the current US Open Class National champion and full-time...