Hi everybody. I just received the ranking list from John L and I will work tonight on the admitted/ waiting list. Will keep everybody posted and will also email all of the participants with the news soon. Andreea

Serial #480, N328J, L9. See W&W want ads for details: http://www.wingsandwheels.com/wantads1.htm

Minden Soaring Club held a chili feed and meeting yesterday in the SoaringNV hangar. Attendance was not all we hoped for, but we did sign up new members and found great interest in MSC's participation (along with a number of other Minden people) in the SSA convention in Reno February 2, 3 and 4. ...

Enjoyed the comfort and convenience of my home office while "attending" Tom's first of three weekly Saturday morning Glider Safety Seminars. It was a "webinar - short for Web-based Seminar, a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the Web" according to...

Any users/owners out there who would like to offer opinions on how useful the "Voice Module" is, especially related to Flarm warnings? Thanks.

Any users/owners out there who would like to offer opinions on how useful the "Voice Module" is, especially related to Flarm warnings? Thanks.

Any users/owners out there who would like to offer opinions on how useful the "Voice Module" is, especially related to Flarm warnings? Thanks.

Are there any Antares 18S/T pilot/owners out there who could give me their flying and ownership experiences and impressions? Either here or by email. (Not the 20E - and I have read all the published reviews about the 18S). Thanks, John Galloway

During today's first webinar, we covered glider accident statistics and preventing launching accidents (40% of glider fatalities) in a session that lasted nearly two hours. A few pilots had difficulty logging on to the session. Comments so far are very favorable. The cost is far less than for gas...

Pilots, how do you use modern consumer electronic gadgets to enhance flight safety? Specifically, do you use PDAs or smartphones or iPads or eReaders or digital cameras or digital video recorders or digital voice recorders or other technological marvels to make yourself a better-prepared pilot? If...

On behalf of the Romanian Airclub and the Romanian Aeronautical Federation we would like to welcome all the Grand Prix glider pilots around the world to pariticipate in the Romanian FAI Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix in April 29th - May 6th 2012 This is thesecond Sailplane Grand Prix Qualifying...

The Mifflin Soaring Association (MSA) will hold its first seminar, Ridge Soaring the Appalachians, 18-19 February 2012, Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville PA. The Saturday afternoon/Sunday morning seminar is targeted toward beginning soaring pilots with some cross country and ridge...

Anybody able to email Graeme's address to me ? Thanks ! Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

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For anyone interested there are still a few seats available - GLIDER PILOT'S GROUND SCHOOL – Eastern PA Philadelphia Glider Council presents its annual ground school course - Saturday, January 28 // Saturday, February 18 // Saturday, February 25 This is not the typical “answers to the test...

Hi All - After my Soaring report Tuesday (frozen toes), I got a recommendation for "Sorel Bear" boots. These look like they might be stiff in the ankle making rudder operation annoying (a problem with my current poorly-insulated...

The Glider Safety webinar will be conducted on Saturday, January 15 beginning at 11 AM. Those of you who have signed up for the webinar at www.eglider.org will be able to log on to the Gotowebinar web site and participate in this first of three sessions. Each person who is registered, will receive...

I receive many questions from foreign pilots about the new tax. So I thought I might spread the news here too. So far, many details of the new tax are undefined. The government has set the rule, but it won't be implemented in real life until the Tax Agency defines the operational details, who, how...

The LX9000 flight recorder with an external MOP (Means-of-Propulsion) sensor box has gained IGC-approval from 10 January 2012. The LXNAV MOP box is designed for use with jet engines in motor gliders, and enables the main recorder to be in the cockpit and the sensor box to be placed close to the...

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/01/new-act-scuppers-lightsquareds.html It looks like Congress and the DOD have ended the threat.