I happen to be looking at some OLC scoring and noticed that there were rear seat ride along customers scoring flights on OLC as if they were the PIC. Is there any provision for making sure that the ride along is not permitted to score the flight as if they were the primary scoring individual.

Does anyone recall when U.S. contests (especially nationals) evolved from "announce the task at the morning pilots' meeting and fly it no matter what" to the more enlightened "Task A and B (and C and D...) and pick one--or define another--on the grid or even in the air"? I can't recall whether this...

The LAK12 Yahoo group may now be found at https://groups.io/g/lak12 36 subscriber transfers bounced. Appears the remainder transferred fine. If you were a subscriber and did not receive a message from me at the e-mail but did receive the forwarded message from the old Yahoo...

I am interested in learning more about glider operations at Tullahoma, TN. I have family near that area and would be interested in flying my glider there during visits. Matt

Putting it out there on the off chance someone has a set of sealed struts for a Pawnee 260 squirreled away.

We are looking to buy a serviceable trailer that can be modified and configured for a Pilatus B-4. Open or enclosed are fine, but must be a reasonable drive from New England. If enclosed, the minimum interior height must be 48" from floor to ceiling at wing root and 46" at canopy point. Post info...

My Ventus 2c makes a howling sound when flying at 0 flap setting. It is significantly less noticeable immediately after changing the flap setting either positive or negative. Pilots tell me they can hear it when flying overhead or landing. I can hear it seemingly behind me, inside the cockpit. ...

Discus a SN63 price reduced to $28,000 Located in Syracuse, NY https://wingsandwheels.com/class/classified.php?id=3596 Thanks Will Jameson 713-705-7051

My SN-10 needs to be returned to Germany............if I can find a good operating SN-10B at a reasonable price, I may just buy yours. johnsinclair210(at)yahoo.com

Every year I test my two LiFePO4 batteries to gauge how long they will last during a flight. I decided to open the field a bit and also tested some soaring friend's batteries. You can read about my simple cheap manual process (later automated - see below) here ...

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To save re-inventing the wheel, whats the best way of securing the oxygen bottle within its fitting in an LS3? Any suggestions welcome. TIA Ian K

Our gliding club operates from 6 different launch points on 3 different runways and utilizes a small cart to carry everything we need for our operation. It is a plywood box structure mounted on a small metal frame with a trailer hitch to be towed by our retrieve quad. While it is OK and has...

Hello all, I'm getting ready to tow a glider from central Illinois to the southwest. Does anyone have any suggestions for motels that allow easy access & parking for a tow vehicle w/glider trailer in the Springfield MO area or thereabouts? Thanks in advance, Chris

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I`m searching for good ideas how to deter crows from landing on my glider, which is picketted out during the season, from wrecking my weather covers?

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Hello I have had my glider plans for approximatly 9 years now. My question is, does anyone know the Airfoil used by the Woodstock Glider? NACA ###? Thanks Herbie

Just noticed that European flight manuals share the same format. No, they aren't called a POH. For example, DG1000S, Duo Discus and ASH26E manuals all have airspeed indicator markings in section 2.3. Handy. Jim

For those interested in DG gliders, the DG Gliders Yahoo group is moving to groups.io. Yahoo is about to shut down access to Yahoo Groups. In anticipation of that, a new DG Gliders user group has been created at groups.io. If you're interested in Glaser-Dirks gliders, come on over and take a look....