Thank you again for your advise. Any more thoughts on the LS4? Any concerns with the age? What should I pay for one? And are there any flying groups for the LS4? Thank you again and I hope I can contribute to the group as I go along. Jeff

Hi, The IGC had stated that they were going to downgrade the IGC approval for the Cambridge GPS-NAV flight recorder, but now they have changed their minds! The GPS-NAV will (for the foreseeable future) remain approved for validation of all flights including world records. Details can be found in...

We have hotwired the fuselage for the RC quarterscale for the two place Marske Pioneer 5. for more information visit our web site: -- Marske Flying Wings http://www.continuo.com/marske -mat

Someone asked me about "uncooperative passengers." As I learned it, if it's a temporary thing (student during spin training holding the yoke back in terror) then hand over his mouth and pinch his nose. You'll get an uncontrolled release as he reaches up. For more determined "uncooperativeness,"...

This is an interesting piece of news from the helicopter industry: STRATFORD, Conn.,- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced an agreement to acquire Schweizer Aircraft Corp., a privately owned U.S. company specializing in the...

Hi guys, Thank you so much for your insights and advise. There is a local pilot that has an LS4, a little bit of crazing of the fiberglass. He hasn't flown in about 10 years. I am also looking at a brand new 15 meter SZD51-1 Junior. I know they are not quite in the same class but I am a little...

I have written a 3600 word article on the subject of Racing Sailplanes. The intended audience for this article is pilots who do not fly sailplanes and/or the general public. It is my goal to have the article published in "Air and Space Magazine" or a similar publication. Alternatively, the...

Has anyone tried iPAQ hx4705 yet ? It's got 624MHz processor, that should make moving map a lot smoother I think. There is also Dell Axim X30 624MHz Handheld, I recently saw a deal where it was selling for $267 new on Dell.com. But it looks like it does not have serial interface. Limus

Has anyone tried iPAQ hx4705 yet ? It's got 624MHz processor, that should make moving map a lot smoother I think. There is also Dell Axim X30 624MHz Handheld, I recently saw a deal where it was selling for $267 new on Dell.com. But it looks like it does not have serial interface. Limus

Hope some of the readers of RAS will be able to participate. Looking forward to meet you there! Aldo Cernezzi

Hope some of the readers of RAS will be able to participate. Looking forward to meet you there! Aldo Cernezzi

Hope some of the readers of RAS will be able to participate. Looking forward to meet you there! Aldo Cernezzi

I do not think that soaring community to trash current World Class. There are some gliders out there at least and there are competitions. And PW-5 seems to be a perfect glider for beginning pilots in clubs. But I still believe that although the idea of the monoclass is very good, the problem is...

The Marske Pioneer IId 130 mile flight of June 30, 2004 of is now available on DVD. See the web site for more details. -- Marske Flying Wings http://www.continuo.com/marske -mat

The September 2004 issue of 'SOARING' magazine has photos of the Libelle 201b flown by American Tim McAllister in the Third Club Class World Gliding Championships and this slighty tweaked Libelle looks a bit different. 1. It has winglets, and 2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! It probably...

Hi guys, Thank you so much for your insights and advise. There is a local pilot that has an LS4, a little bit of crazing of the fiberglass. He hasn't flown in about 10 years. I am also looking at a brand new 15 meter SZD51-1 Junior. I know they are not quite in the same class but I am a little...

Does anyone know of a product(s) to download tracks from an AM100 and = create IGC files? Thanks Jeff Melin

Does anyone know if this was a 'standard' retrofit? The rubber bellows in my tank is shot...and I have no idea where to find a replacement. My ship has no record when the tank was added, the install appears to be quite clean. The bellows has a 90 degree turn in it from the tank to the dump valve....

Hi, Please forward this note to your local soaring club members. I have added a lot more detail to the web page for the 2005 Region 7 Contest in Albert Lea, MN. Please let me know if you are considering joining us for the fun. We are hoping to get a lot of 1st time contest pilots for...

I am getting a local engineering shop who does work for the local branch of the Confederate Airforce to make a set of the parts for the M & H liftup panel modification for my ASW20L and ordering in uprated gas strut from the German manufacturer Several of the local owners are interested and are...