Is there a Commercial Pilots License-Glider in EU ? I looked around in the CAA, JAA and EASA websites, but could't really find this information. In some coutries a CFIG (Instructor's) license gives you the right to work and get paid as an instructor, even though you may not have a...

Although TAS is not as useful for glider pilots, as IAS and GS, some recent posts seem to sugget that TAS is not a clear concept for many pilots. Some people even consider it a "Sophisticated calculation", which is really astonishing. The advent of GPSs with the easy read out of Ground Speed has...

I'm looking for an original "Parts Catalog" for the Grob G103B. Information please in private to apieper at sbcglobal.net

1) "The spin is caused primarily by the position of the controls" - True, but spins can also be cause by external factors. 2) "...Stick in the aft stop is the 'Stall' position" - Not exactly true. It is true only with the wings level. It is possible to fly regularly in a thermal with the stick...

Anybody knows about Soaring places in Mexico ? I never heard of anything there... Arnold

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Hi all, I’m trying to understand how to determine CofG of my DG-100. In the maintenance manual there is such sentence which I do not understand: “The fuselage must be leveled so that the top of the aft fuselage boom has a tail-down slope of l00 : 3.67.“ I understood that I need to lift up the...

Hi all, Do we have in EU something similar to these e-shops www.wingsandwheels.com or www.cumulus-soaring.com for gliding stuff? I need new safety harnesses and delivery within EU countries wouldn’t be so complex. BR Artiom DG-100

Hi, Is here anybody who has experience with Socata Rally 235 as tow-plane? Have you been flying this plane as tow-plane or being towed behind? What are pros and cons? How does this plane look in comparison to competitors like Pawnee, Maule, Husky, Wilga, Robin and so on. I'll appreciate any...

Dear Friends, Soaring Chillies World Tour the first worldwide different soaring calendar, with alpine impressions from Austria would accompanied in short time glider pilots and their friends through 2007. The *SoaringChillies World Tour Calendar 2008 is going to replace the last edition in just...

hi we http://www.soaringchillies.com are still looking for soaring reporters preferential native speakers. more info by mail. best regards arturo

do you need to spice up your (soaring) life? let's give a look up to the new soaring chillies calendar 2007. http://www.soaringchillies.com in few days you will find more in information also in english. best regards arturo & the soaring chillies crew

Please, Anyone can help me? I have changed my PC and when I tried to install the LaunchPoint 2000 I found that the Webpage was empty. How can I get a username to be able to use the log in my new PC? The God of Gliding will reward with thermals, and no cross-wind at landing Arturo

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On Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 5:06:45 PM UTC-5, Stephen Damon wrote: Can someone post pics and info of the club made winches there and info please? Pretty much impossible to post pictures on this forum. What would you like to know? Give me a contact address and I can send pictures and answer...

Ok - here is a question for the FAR experts: On August 21, there will be a total solar eclipse occurring - among other places - over South Carolina. The duration of the total eclipse is around 2min 35 seconds. Is this considered night time? Can I fly a glider under VFR-daytime rules during this...

Hi - all in Gliderland, I am picking up the subject of the tire pressure monitoring systems for trailers from another, unrelated thread. I would like to hear more from others who have installed one on trailers. One unit was mentioned which looks very sophisticated. Has anyone used this one, which...

Question for the Moriarty, NM locals: Is there a parachute rigger available at the field or in the area who is familiar with chutes used in gliders, i.e. who can repack a chute 'lump-free'? Uli 'AS'

Virgin Galactic successfully completed another test flight. Out of curiosity, I looked up the reg.-number N202VG of the space plane. Turns out that it is registered as an Experimental Glider - without an engine! So that massive rocket sticking out the back is not an engine? Hmmm... the...

Hi all in Glider-Land! Does anyone have a good number for how long it takes or the FLARM Core to boot up? Background: I am trying to update my Butterfly 57mm round display to the latest revision. The instructions say to connect the USB stick with the update file to the FLARM port, push and hold the...