Wanted - Pawnee towplane. Must be in very good condition. 814-355-2483 email

Tragic news this morning from Ephrata (18m Nats). The word is that Tim's glider "entered an uncontrolled flight condition at about 7000' from which he not recover. The airframe broke up in flight and Tim died instantly from the resulting impact." The accident is obviously under...

I have an old Soaring Aids variometer that I am installing in the Cherokee. It has ports on the back for static/TE and capacity flasks. They are not labeled. One is red and the other is green. Any ideas on which is which? Thanks! -Tony Condon Cherokee II N373Y

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I sure would like to see some updated scores from Region 9......and hear what's going on. Did a protest really knock out a day? Why were the launches late.....weather....lack of tow planes..... or what? What happened yesterday? Anybody have the news? Ed Byars

Tim - Easy enough I suppose. when I first got the Cherokee it had an old Crossfeld electric vario in it. the audio part didnt work. Either the flask or the battery was hooked up backwards and when I was in lift it showed down and when I was in sink it showed lift. Also, the scale was way off. ...

Mark Hawkins and I, in collaboration with contest management, will be providing near-real-time SPOT tracking at the SC Nats in Elmira. We hope to have it on a big screen display in the Flight Center area. If you are planning to compete in the contest, bring your SPOT if you have one, or consider...

Hi, I am looking forward to selling the Trig TT21 transponder in the USA once they receive approval from the FAA (or whomever they need approvals from). However, I just talked to someone who told me that his avionics person said he could install one in his experimental aircraft - now - even...

For what purpose do you wish to log speed and acceleration? Have you looked at any of the model airplane loggers that can do this? Someone wrote: It seems to be quite difficult to get information about this instrument. I wrote the company but unfortunately they are not responding. It's...

Several months ago, AOPA launched a program aimed at the general public to improve the image of General Aviation. Harrison Ford agreed to help us launch this program, and to date, it has proven very successful. We started by focusing on GA's impact on the economy. Now we're cahnging our focus to...

With Paul Remde's assistance I just fixed an issue with a "problem" I had with my HP IPAQ 2215 (2210). You might want to know about this. My problem was that the unit would not power on when using battery power. On AC (or cradle) it was OK. I thought it was a battery issue. I thought that the...

One of our members created this promotional video for our club, soon to be on our web site. I thought you should do the same! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUsEAsoHl4 Enjoy, John VP, Sky Soaring Inc Hampshire, IL http://skysoaring.com

I have a little problem that has been discussed here before. Every time I press my push to talk my vario freaks out. I have a Dittel FSG 2T radio and an LX 1600 vario. We typically fly on 123.5 or 123.3. any Ideas on how to get rid of the interference? Any help will be appreciated.

If I had one of these ...... http://www.batterystuff.com/solar-chargers/ ......would I be able to fly continously without ever removing the battery and charging it overnight? I figured there's alot of smart folks on here who have already thought this through!

Updated US Airspace files for the charting cycle effective July 2, 2009 are now available in the airspace area of the Worldwide Turnpoint exchange. The same files are available on my website at www.xmission.com/~lalley/aviation. My website also includes a file generator for US airport...

Friends: It is unusual for us to be closed in summer, but a dear friend is getting married in Calgary, so we will be closed this week, and open for tows only on July 11-12, 2009. Our normal services resume on July 15th. No phone or email response should be expected during our days...

Can anybody tell me what battery life you get in practice, when running a transponder from a dedicated lead-acid battery, and what size battery that is? And what model of transponder is it? Has anybody measured the actual current drawn during operation, if so what is it? I am particularly...

My favorite gliderport to fly from in real life (79N, Ridge Soaring in Unionville, Pennsylvania, USA) is incorrectly located in FSX. The gliderport is placed about 300 yds too far NW. This puts the whole thing on the wrong side of the adjacent highway, and projects the airport part way into some...

Spotted this unintentional(?) plug for gliding on the main RV homebuilt site: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=45291 The poster is the Lead Flight Director, Space Shuttle Operations. Doubt that many RV builders will suddenly be tearing the engines out of their RVs (such...

Anyone now where you can purchase the rubber blocks for the Schwizer tow hooks (airplane hook) ?