Is portable TABS (non 2020 compliant ADS-B-out) coming to the USA in 2020? This unit looks a lot like portable TABS. https://uavionix.com/products/skyecho/ It also implements FLARM, and I think that would need to be disabled in the USA. The price point looks right.

Just noticed the Region 6 North contest going on at the moment and wondered how they work the handicaps for a combined 15M $ STD Class contest. It appears as though all the 15M are handicaped at 1.0 and the Std at something else. How is it done officially? Bob

I've been on this group for over a year with all content coming across clearly. Today when I openned the group there was a wide panel of Google ads and usenet instructions which overlapped the messages of rec.aviation.soaring group. I can't remove the panel nor can I click on any of the messages...

The Soaring Safety Foundation is conducting a CFIG Revalidation Clinic in Seattle the weekend of February 13th and 14th, 2010. It is open to everyone - not just instructors. This is your best opportunity to prepare for your next written test (private, commercial or instructor in gliders), prepare...

I am looking for the benefit of recent experience with modern ropes for auto tows. We fly off a 5000 foot grass runway (with a couple of rocky spots). What size and type of rope would be best? Bill Snead

Hi guys, The Brazilian team is looking for a couple of similar 15m gliders for rent, but having a hard time finding someone willing to even talk about. What am I doing wrong? Wladimir Kummer Ventus A - ZF

We have run various tests with high temperatures rechargeable batteries and PowerFLARM. I will spare you from the details, but the conclusions a 1) Recharging must take place in an area where the ambient temperature does not surpass 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35C) as otherwise the PF charging...

Check this out. Does it mean we might actually have capable electric self-launchers in the near future? http://www.bangstyle.com/2012/03/envia-batteries-electric-cars/

I'm sure someone has come up with a much more user friendly system for self rigging vs. what I'm currently doing. My new to me DG400 is in an older Minden trailer, which is tucked inside a T-hangar behind a Cessna 182(high wing). To get the DG out I first have to pull the 182 out, than roll the...

Video of indoor slope soaring miniature glider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWAR2WD-BgM&feature=related Has anyone thought about trying this with a full sized sailplane? Perhaps a Sparrowhawk and a big-rig truck? I don't see anything in the Sporting Code that would prevent someone claiming a...

Hi, A few weeks ago a customer of mine asked me to purchase and setup soaring software on a new iPAQ 210. I have avoided this PDA in the past because it doesn't have a built-in RS-232 serial port. But this customer used a CF GPS so the serial port was not necessary. I was very, very...

For Sale is my 2002 National 425 back parachute. The 425 is recommended for pilots up to 208 lbs. (26' conical chute). It is in excellent condition and very well cared for. Royal blue with light blue accents. It has quick ejector hardware on the legs and thread through hardware on the chest. It...

I was browsing a CompUSA today and came across what looks like nearly the perfect camera for taking photos from the cockpit. It's a Kodak V570. 5 megapixel and a 23mm equivalent wide angle lens. Here's a review: http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/kodak/v570-review/index.shtml The camera's tiny,...

I've been looking around the for-sale ads for sailplanes, and it seems to me if I am willing to spend between ten and twenty thousand bucks, there is a lot to choose from. There are plenty of older fiberglass sailplanes in that range, and some decently-performing metal ships like the 1-35. But...

If anyone can point me to resources on the following SUA topics I would be most gr8ful: 1) DAFIF file format, specifically, descriptions of the fields (and their relationships) in the BDRY.TXT, BDRY_PAR.TXT, SUAS.TXT, and SUAS_PAR.TXT files. (These are the four files used by Carl...

Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. Help?

Hi All Our club G103 has a muli-probe and when you slide the probe in you cannot feel the "O"rings, it basically falls in. It must be leaking, pitot / static / TE?! What is the best way to replace the rings? Were do I get them? Ken (KP)

Yesterday I had the privilege of flying into the Ceaser Creek Soaring Club (CCSC) in Ohio. I was going there in order to retrieve a "Traveling Trophy" which goes back and forth between the Indiana club and CCSC. As soon as I landed, I was graciously helped out by John and Linda Murray (Even...

Wanted: Roadworthy enclosed 15m trailer in Southern California. Can be purchase or (better) tax-exempt donation. John H. Campbell Collegiate Soaring Association http://www.ssa.org/Collegiate.asp

Jim Culp wrote in message ... Who gives or knows of glider aerotows with choppers in US ? Jim Culp USA GatorCity, Florida Std Libelle If you find out, let us know. I once saw a helo tow where the helo came to a hover...