There have been several threads on RAS recently about the disappointing state of our sport in the USA: a shrinking membership, few cross-country pilots, fewer contest pilots, and no world champions. If we're going to reverse these trends, we need more than contest rule tweaking and membership...

Congratulations to Air Sailing for winning the Region 13 OLC competition for 2014. However!!! Minden Soaring Club has very impressive numbers. Air Sailing had 104,000 points and 95,000Km for 28 pilots. Minden Soaring Club had 90,000 points and 93,400Km for 15 pilots. Air Sailing = 3,714 points...

So, my understanding is that as a general rule in flying, the further aft the centre of gravity, the less drag. This is because as the centre of gravity moves further ahead of the centre of lift, the higher the torque that must be counteracted by the horizontal stabilizer generating downforce. If...

THE OLC I'm of the opinion that the OLC is the best thing that has happened to cross country flying since the advent of the GPS data logger. Having said that, who are these guys any way? Let's start with Ken Sorenson from Houston. This guy is a one man club and it looks like he has racked up...

In many of Johnson's flight test reports, he refers to something like 'the square root of the wing loading' method to unify glide polars taken from different gliders at different wing loadings down to a common wing loading in order to be effectively compared. Can someone explain what this is and...

You can mount a camera by using a very thin piece of ally, or steel, from a buiscit tin. First you need to build an aerodynamic cradle using wood. One that streamlines the camera from the slipstream, while holding it rigid. Mount the camera to the cradle, by drilling a dole through your sheet...

Full report with pictures at: http://www.ssa.org/MyHome.asp?mbr=8292935490&show=blog&id=3789 Text only follows: The Tetra-15 is the first glider built as part of the HP-24 project. Brad Hill was the builder. Brad has a good track record of building gliders. He has also built a Russia and an...

When any object is attached to the outside of an aircraft it results in an aircraft that no longer conforms to its type design. 14 CFR 3.5(a): "Airworthy means the aircraft conforms to its type design and is in a condition for safe operation". My guess is the aircraft would not be considered...

Here is the schedule for this weekends ESA Western Workshop. All are welcome. Registration is $18 for the weekend or $10 for a day. Thanks and best wishes Janice Armstrong Experimental Soaring Association 2014 Western Workshop Friday evening Aug 29-Monday Sept 1, 2014 (Labor Day Weekend)

Has any Lak 12 owner undertaken a gas strut conversion to a canopy? Would appreciated any info.

Wings & Wheels is organizing a Soaring Safari August 30 & 31 from Warner Springs, CA to Jean, NV. On August 30 we fly from Warner Spring to Jean and stay the night at Gold Strike Casino adjacent to the airport. August 31 we fly back to Warner Springs. We are looking for your pledge to support...

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Hello all you iPAQ geniuses(?)... I have two iPAQ , 3955 and a 3970. The problem is I am unable to get either one to read any (3) SD cards, which make me think it is an operator error (the card is inserted into a slot on top of the PDA). I would find 'storage card' under 'My Device' when using my...

Aft canopy megaplex canopy available in US. Plexi only, not the canopy frame. Instant availability, no months long order from Europe. There are two canopy latch styles for the Twin II, this fits the older style. It makes a difference on the location of the sliding window, lower on the older...

I am in need of the detailed Tech Notes (TN) for the ASK21 airworthiness directives. The TNs I am looking for tell the mechanic exactly what he is inspecting or is required to do. The Schleicher web site DOES NOT provide this information. Can anyone help me? (If you have the TNs, I can provide...

We recently had a canopy come open on our Puchacz mid-flight while performing a left-wing-low sideslip. The pilot was able to close the canopy and land safely but the crossmember of the canopy bent and detached from one side. I have read a number of similar incidents here in Canada. I am looking...

On 1/09/2014 13:58, son_of_flubber wrote: On Sunday, August 31, 2014 10:32:45 AM UTC-4, wrote: I do not understand your comment about the ASG32- "It is not in the Discus - Quintus Class". Please explain. You have to subscribe to get the answer to your question.

http://wiat.com/2014/08/17/small-glider-plane-down-in-sylacauga/ http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26301105/glider-pilot-ok-after-crashing-plane-in-sylacauga From the looks of the glider, it is quite fantastic that the pilot had only minor injuries.

Our club just purchased a couple of V3s for our club single seat gliders and while the vario is great, the internal speaker volume is so low that it can't be heard over the cockpit noise in a G-102. Tried hooking up an external powered speaker and it was nice and loud. Same problem with both...