A new TSA interpretation of the 'flight training' requiring security checks, photo identification et al is the subject of TSA Document 337, dated January 5, 2005. The new interpretation is addressed in some detail at the AOPA website, without mention of the glider exemption issued October 29,...

Charlie Spratt has written a book and it is for sale at the National Soaring Musuem for US $15.95. The title is 'See Ya at The Airport.' Last night, Charlie was the guest of honor at our club's Christmas Dinner (yea, I know Christmas 2004 has passed. Our originally-scheduled restaurant had a fire...

The SSA convention in Ontario, CA, is roughly one month away. It is being advertised in Jan/Feb issues of various cross-over interest magazines, including power and model airplane flying, health and fitness, sailing, and scuba. These activities were identified as being very popular among glider...

Where in the US can I get my EW Model D calibrated? Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com

I am still looking for Peschges VP9 manual in English. I would highly appreciate if somebody could help.

Anybody have photos of a sailplane in flight with hawks or eagles. The size deltas are pretty extreme and I suspect a good/great photo may be hard to come by ... I have been inspired by some of the RAS content and am sprucing up the SRA site ... feel free to contribute photos, article, ideas ......

Update (version 1.2.2.1) is now available on http://www.soaringpilotsoftware.com . If you are using a non-English language module, you may have to update it to use the newest version. Primary update in this particular release consists of options for use of resolution on VGA screens of new PocketPC...

http://www.firnspiegel.com/perlan/ IIRC, he is going to try his solo, non-stop, no-refuel flight around the world this month, departing from Kansas?

Hi all, It has come to my attention that the National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is considdering to stop distributing the DAFIF database to the public. A lot of soaring-related software relies on this source of information for their airspace data. In the proposal, there is a call to...

Does anyone have a source for making or know where I can find the placards that are stuck on the frame rails of the cockpit for a Discus? I have emailed M&H a couple of times but haven't heard from them. Maybe they are escaping the winter to a warm location....... Thanks for the help Brian Iten MB1

I don't know that model number, but it is the vario that comes with the L-Nav system. Does anyone know how to open it and adjust the needle position. Mine is now showing 2 kts up. Fred

I read on the website that last year the SSA folks in Hobbs hand stuffed 10,000 mailers that were sent to potential members. And, that the results were less that satisfactory to them. This seems to me to me a very significant effort by a very small number of already overworked people. We all...

7 months young. Great product, but too much for a backup logger. Details in the classifieds section of the ASA web page: http://www.asa-soaring.org/classifieds/classifieds.asp

Over at pprune, there is an interesting article with a few details on SS1 and White Night. http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=156626 -- Paul Repacholi 1 Crescent Rd., +61 (08) 9257-1001 Kalamunda. West Australia...

I just found a really nice panel volt meter. It is 7/8' X 1-3/4' X 1/8'. Weighs nothing. It needs a single 7/32' hole for mounting. The wires run through the single hollow mounting stud to the rear of the panel. Really slick! 2 wires (+V & ground). Reads 4V to 25V. It's from Lascar...

Texas Soaring Association will host a Region 10 contest July 3-9 (includes practice day) This will be a no water ballast contest. The entry will be limited to 40 contestants. All loggers must log position, altitude, competition ID and name. No fish finders. 15Meter, Standard, Sport class. Contact...

We all know what the manufacturer's polars look like, but what about our individual planes. Has anyone done any work to develop a program that would look at some flight logs and determine what a particular glider's actual polar is? At one point Ball was making a vario system that would determine...

On Saturday Feb 12 2005 there is a planned "software shootout" at the SSA convention. The idea is to give about 10 minutes slide presentation per program and answer some questions. At the moment I am not planning to attend, but if a (experienced) GPS_LOG WinCE user is going there anyway and would...

please look at uk-rec.aviation.soaring, as im trying to get opinions!

Sad news. A glider crashed in the Omarama saddle area and the pilot was killed. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3154669a11,00.html No witnesses, although the nearby contest was tasked through the area. A contest pilot found the wreckage and called a mayday. That's the second mayday I've...