On Thursday, January 16, 2003 at 6:37:22 PM UTC-5, Whitson Bush wrote: Just wondering how many of us have flown at Bicester and when. Whitson, I learned to fly at Bicester, while at Heyford 83-85. You were also a Tug pilot, and Terry Joint was CFI. I left Bicester as a TSgt (462) to attend...

EW MicroRecorder with GPS antenna and USB cable for sale. If interested, please contact me at 'paynterfgmailcom TIA, Frank (TA)

Is there a owner's or pilot's group for Ventus sailplanes? I hope to purchase a Ventus c and would like to join a group of like minded pilots. Del

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2014/20140930_hrrr.html Walt Rogers has written about using this model in a few posts. I have used the beta version with reasonable success, specifically the mid and high level cloud predictions. I would like to see better explanations of the fields and to...

2015 USA Airports and Airspace Files - Divided into 3 Sections (West, Central, East) http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/seeyou.htm#Downloads Great for use in: Naviter Oudie, LXNAV Nano3, S8, S80. Best Regards, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

Can anybody shed some light on why manufacturers continue to use glass (AGC) fuses rather than blade type plastic (ATC) fuses in gliders? Is there a certification issue, is it simply inertia? Automotive, marine, heavy equipment, and pretty much everyone else has moved on to the ATC style. From...

Just wondering how many out there keep their vario's in climb mode while cruising. I have spoken with one pilot that likes is audio while cruising to be the climb vario audio and the STF is just graphical on the dial. I noticed my flying has evolved, perhaps due to the new airfoils, or maybe I am...

This 2-33 is up for a salvage bid. If you look at the photos, there is no vario in the glider! Boggs

Any ideas on the best material to use?

I just put some model Blanik kits for sale on eBay. Two kits, new in box. They make great prizes for fun contests. http://www.ebay.com/itm/190892824340

Came across this a few days ago - haven't seen a link to it elsewhere http://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/

Cover up the face. The Cambridge 302 vario needle can fail to zero correctly at power up. The instrument uses a light source and photo sensor to find the zero position. If bright light overpowers the light source then the needle can fail to position properly. Sometimes it goes around in circles...

Anyone now where you can purchase the rubber blocks for the Schwizer tow hooks (airplane hook) ?

Is there still a tow service at Bishop, CA, USA? Contact info? -- To email, replace contestid with the real thing. (spelled out)

Accident Prevention Flying gliders is dangerous. The “Accident Prevention Manual For Glider Pilots” written in 1992 has been an important and effective tool to train pilots to fly safer. The difficulty is getting pilots to read the manual. The relatively light sales of this book, and the fact...

First flight of the year in my Cherokee. I really really didn't mean to landout but sometimes it just happens. Oh well it was at a friends house although he wasn't home. He is supposed to be taking his first glider lesson tomorrow. I owe Leah Ice Cream. It must be getting close to...

I am back from Florida. You did not leave a number where you could be reached. Udo

Launch was pushed back till 1:45 pm. Lift was light and the cd, errrr the sniffer whos the CD, was not climbing well. The task for Standards and 15 Meter were changed to a MAT of 2 hrs. with Tatum as the first turnpoint. 927 is in first place in Standards with a flight around 148 miles at 58 mph....

Hi, can anyone bring forward facts supporting that a Discus2 performs better than it's predecessor Discus a/b or CS? Appreciate your insights! regards Harry

I want to use the serial cable attached to the docking cradle of my IPAQ 3800 to connect to the serial port on a GPS-NAV. Does anyone know the pin -to- pin connection schematic for this cable? Or is it a plain null cable? Guy Byars (remove NEYTSPAM to reply)