Ladies and gentlemen, A great summer soaring pattern for long cross country and triangle flights is developing late this weekend. Sunday looks fantastic with just a taste of scattered cu 15500 to 18000 and light E-SE low to mid level flow for early thermal starts. Monday will be too late... as...

On 30 December 2017, there were 34 flights of over 1000km posted onto the OLC. These were all in Namibia and South Africa. What is the record number of +1000km flights done in a single day? I would imagine there could have been more flights done because not everyone posts their flights on OLC.

Right now Ron Schwartz is on course for a 1000km attempt out of Blairstown NJ in his schweizer 1-26. Who says you need glass or high L/D to go far. You can track his flight on the ssa.org live tracker. Go Ron! Dan 1-26 #225

Ron Schwartz is trying today out of Blairstown. Perfect combination of a ridge day with nearly maximum available daylight. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0glVc2hGaLGsP5y7dT5lXiZJ7FKDLiqJU

Great soaring weather is coming this weekend (Fri-Sun 06/23 to 06/25 .... and a few days beyond) to the SW U.S. Deserts (CA, NV Mojave Owens Valley). Finally the 500mb Four Corners High will be building in providing a light NE to SE flow into the Mojave Deserts and SW side of the Great Basin...

Tom Serkowski flew Sunday in the wave from the SangreDeChristo's in Color= ado. 243kph average speed for new world record in his ASH26E, congrats T= om. He posted his igc file to the OLC site for anyone to look at.

I've seen a few threads around here about the future of 100LL fuel. Seems there is some hope after all. Swift Enterprises "Swiftfuel"! http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080505005358&newsLang=en WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Swift Enterprises...

Just think if the Wrights hadn't got it right 100 years ago today we'd all still be stuck with winch launches. :-) Cool logo on google.com today Ian

Does anybody know the history of the above ship listed on Wings and Wheels? At a asking price of 13k it seems like it could be a great first glass ship for someone. There taking offers. Looks like it needs a computer, some tow out gear. Throw a couple of thousand at battery's, trailer if it needs...

Anybody have an extra hatch cover laying around? JJ? Boggs

inside? outside in the wind and weather? each wing supports part of the other with the "center spar pin" that connects to the other root, could cause some undo stress on the fuselage where the free end of the spar might bang around in the winds.. I do know of a Grob 103 that was stored as such.....

The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum is seeking aviation related organizations and aviation enthusiasts to participate in the museum's celebration of the 104Th Anniversary of the first flight of the Wright Brothers in December 1903. EAA Chapters wishing to provide flights under the Young Eagles...

The Wright Brothers invented the towplane. Celebrate!

It seems that the European Space Agency has quietly, albeit experimentally, been collecting mass ADS-B data from space. See: http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/05/07/space-based-airplane-tracking-demonstrated-by-esa-satellite/ and,...

Hi all, I have fund a nice 109B in Germany. Just wondering about the FAA hassle to get it registered....... Also it has a Grob engine.......talk with Grob in Germany about there engine. Looks like not many parts left. The engine has about 180hrs left. What are you guys thinking ? Thanks Klaus

Today at Mountain Valley Airport, Tehachapi, California there were about 18 10k flights! Weather was 66F/19C and sunny, but no real lift. Five of the flights were in three sport canopy equipped 1-26s participating in the annual Open Cockpit Regatta. We'll get some up on OLC. Jim

just like riding a bike :) http://www.mals.net/centralcoast/

Who knows when the JAR standards started requiring this much maximum seat weight, and which were some of the earliest gliders built to this standard?

Amazing flight Rick! Last few days have seen task speeds over 100 mph by many pilots. 4th and 5th today by the kiddie gliders ;-), nice flights Eric (5E) and Tim (KT). Tim (TT)

The April 15 downwind wave flight (IGC file) from Minden, NV to Steamboat Springs, CO can be viewed by visiting: www.gliderforum.com under flights. This flight was completed utilizing wave until western UT and thermals for the remainder of the flight. The flight was conducted under an IFR...