https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=8409185 All the way from Santa Barbara to Walts Point and back. Helluva flight if you ask me. Not super long but wow. Nick T

Had some fun with a banging gear door last Friday and made a precautionary landing. Learned a great deal. Check out the write up on my blog at the SSA website. Reed

Friend of mine just bought John Seymour's Ventus 2 and it had a canopy seal that was fixed to the edge of the canopy behind the pilot's head...It operated like a mylar seal and that's probably the best way to describe it... but it wasn't mylar. Is anyone familiar with this set up? Anyone know where...

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-other/city-of-toronto/grob-102-astir-l3- motorglider-glider-airplane/1281033729 see Freeflight 2017 no 1 http://sac.ca/index.php/en/free-flight-magazine-2/latest-issue for more details.

http://www.alsgallery.co.uk/view_photo.php?set_albumName=pampa&id=abb Neat install I wonder what the cooling requirements are. Cheers Al

Just hit the Cambridge webpage and there is some interesting information (non-technical) info to be found on the main homepage. Later!-Mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Cp2anHN3U http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090922-0 -p

http://airfactsjournal.com/2017/01/accidental-warbird-flight/

Here is a device that assist with collision avoidance and does not require any cooperation from the other aircraft: http://www.fosterflight.com/ After reading the FAQs, it does not appear it will be readily applicable to gliders since in it's current form, it only is effective in level...

Hi, I will soon have in stock copies of a new book called "Sailplane Design - A Guide for Students and Designers, From Drafting to First Flight" by Vittorio Pajno. I have not received the first batch yet, but the data I've received so far looks very interesting. It is a very complete book at...

Hi, I have just added a very interesting new soaring book to my web site. I haven't read it completely yet, but it is very good and I feel it will be very popular. You can see details he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/books/BeyondGlidingDistance/BeyondGlidingDistance.htm I will have copies...

Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ...

While attending an advanced x/c seminar last week I had the pleasure of riding in the back seat of a Nimbus 3DM, and the PIC used a landing pattern & technique I had not seen or heard of before, but I sure took note of. First think I noticed was that even though he'd been flying gliders since...

http://www.flyaboveall.com/ovoct2000.htm click around on the bottom of this page on the Kari & sailplane pictures. Days are getting longer.

Ran across an interesting web site today, then did a Google search of RAS and found it hasn't been mentioned here yet: http://www.runwayfinder.com/ It's interesting to me as a US pilot because the current METARs and TFRs are available by right clicking on a colored airport marking. Once the new...

http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/pur-lack-e.html#Finish

NASCAR is expected tomorrow to announce bonus points for anyone running in the top 10 during a pre-decided race segment. Each race will be split up into at least three segments with bonus points awarded for anyone running in the top 10 at the end of each segment. NO more laying back at the back of...

Geek alert: Neal Stephenson's new novel "Seveneves" has an interesting segment wherein one of the characters soars in a futuristic sailplane. The character essentially wears the plane like a suit and it is equipped with a LIDAR driven tactile and audio vario system. Clearly, Stephenson did some...

Hi guys, what is an interesting model of Standard Libelle? http://www.nitra2005.sk/pribinacup2006/foto/day00_2006-04-13_by_Vierka/Picture%20016.JPG Thanks John Miller

http://www.ksntv.com/news/coolwxpics/ The three at the top of the page are the most dramatic. -bob