Haven't seen any postings, with regard to todays plan, as of 11am central, but I'd say the day is done, based on the forecast. Low ceilings and spotty showers. Anyone know differently? Thanks!

Freedom's Wings Canada, a charitable collaborative that offers rides and instruction to the disabled community, was in Ottawa at the Gatineau Gliding Club this past week. We had a request from a blind lady for a ride, and after some hesitation, agreed. Here is the account of her day she sent...

Does anyone have experience towing gliders with an Ikarus Bison? We had a demo today of a regular Ikarus and would like to know how they do in actual service..climb rate, maintenance issues, fuel burn, etc. Thanks Kurt Wisconsin, USA

We had a demo today of an Ikarus. The rep told us that there is a version that is used to tow gliders in Europe and will tow up to 1,433 lbs (650 Kg.) If anyone has experience with this aircraft towing gliders, could you give me your thoughts...how well does it tow, climb rate, heaviest glider it...

I visited the SSA site and like the redesign! But I am disappointed to find that much of it is for members-only. Dear SSA directors and webmaster(s), information is advertising - not even the NYTimes can make information a reason to buy subscriptions! You hide information from the world and you...

Good morning Does anyone know how to load airspace files into a garmin emap. I have tried to use the sendmap with the gui. This does connect to the emap, but does not seem to load the required files successfully. I have also tried to use the mapsource programme but I cant even get the maps...

John: Show time is 12:00 noon at Birchwood. WE will likely launch around 1:00pm. Please send me a reply that you received this message.. Otherwise I will call in the morning (but not too early.) Pete

Just returned from Bishop. Last Friday Rod, Hangar One, left for vacation. He will not return until Aug. 22. This is based upon a direct conversation with Rod.

As suggested, I have just created a page on www.whiteplanes.com for everyone that knew Neil or knew his work to post their thoughts and memories. The page can be found at http://www.whiteplanes.com/condolences.php I will post these on the website when I get a spare moment. They will also be...

Hi, I've been overwhelmed with phone and e-mail questions from glider pilots trying to understand all the options for cradles for the PDA they are using. To help with those decisions I have created a PDA Cradle Selection Table. Let me know if you are aware of other cradle options that I should add...

Hi all, Austrian glider pilot (~600hrs) in the US for 3 months (SF bay area) is looking for opportunity to fly dual with a Minden experienced pilot on cost sharing basis. g w e s p att g m x dott n e t Cheers -Gerhard

Hi, Just a quick message to say how saddened I am by the sudden death of Neil Lawson. Although I never met Neil in person I was always impressed by his polite and friendly manner and his generosity. As most people are aware Neil ran his own photography business at www.whiteplanes.com...

Good day all. Located in the Montr=E9al-Ottawa region one Pik-20 trailer in good condition,roadworthy,$3000.00us OBO Also one home built wood trailer fit for PW-5,has all PW-5 fixtures and fuselage dolly,roadworthy,$1500.00 us OBO See w&w adds or email me directly or go to www.flymsc.org.Thank you...

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Just a reminder about the dedication of Mount Washington, NH as the 14th National Landmark of Soaring. The event will take place at the Mount Washington Hotel on October 8, 2005. Lodging is available at the Bretton Woods Resort (Hotel, Bretton Arms inn) and room are being held for attendees but the...

For anyone interested in soaring contests, the web site for the Women's World Championships taking place in Germany has a very good display of the participants flight logs. No need to download .igc files anymore, as they can be viewed directly...

From: Chairman IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee I am pleased to announce that the IGC-approval for a new type of GNSS Flight Recorder takes effect from today, 8 August 2005. This is the Easy Matchbox recorder manufactured by: N.T. New Technologies s.r.l., Via A. Colombo N 130, Gorla...

Hi All I am looking for a trailer suitable for a Ka8. It needn't be a Rolls-Royce but useable and waterproof, and in UK any offers Pete H

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Hi, At the request of a WinPilot user I have added WinPilot polar parameters to my Polars web page. I also pulled a lot of data into my page from the data provided by Carl Herold and displayed on the WinPilot web site. I have also received data from quite a few pilots from around the...