I tried out a National 360 Parachute in my Ventus. Wow, it was much more comfortable then mine because of it’s thin design, the back of my head has support with the National. I want to buy a new one however National only makes 5 at a time and i can't find any dealers who have in in stock. Is...

I get these all the time, but rarely see them posted here. Please note the exceptions for gliders, and the resulting cautionary statements. Mike Your ADS-B Questions Answered: Get the Facts Here Notice Number: NOTC7911 Question: Last month I read your description of where ADS-B will be required...

I'm looking for a used camper van in good condition to replace my crunched 1993 Pleasure Way van that was my traveling soaring home. Should be 2000 or later in decent condition. Only interested in Class B vans that can be street parked.

I have a Schanz compass that isn't behaving as a compass should. It's almost impossible to get a bearing no matter how much I fiddle with the pitch and bank settings. I've removed it from the glider to give it some TLC. There's no liquid inside the compass housing (should there be) and the compass...

Planning to install Trig TT-22 transponder with ADSB -out to my experimental glider. Trig manual saying that TA 70 GPS is a permanently mounted external antenna. Where is recommended place of installation on gliders? Does anyone installed antenna inside glider fuselage? p.

Watch the flight via the Virtual Cockpit: http://www.perlanproject.cloud/VirtualCockpit.html Skysight users can look at the forecast using the "Perlan" selection in Settings (upper right corner). Note that the Wave forecast levels have been extended beyond the original 9km/300mb to (feet are...

Why is a Shiny new Flight Computer always better than the shiny new flight computer I bought a few years ago? The clouds don't change, and the same guys at the top will always be at the top. As a teenager, my 1964 Chevy II always went faster, and I thought I would get hotter chicks just after I...

Anyone know of a spare set of PW-5 rudder pedals in the US?

I just wanted to comment on the SSA webinar last night with Cindy B David L Bruno V and put together by John De Rosa Thanks for all who put these webinars together! It seemed to me that John DeRosa was really pushing the PLB device. I could be wrong but that's what I read into it. Maybe because...

I need to dilute some MER polish in the blue plastic container - what should I use?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vjsws679vxr7g69/Stress-Anxiety%20Driven%20Accidents.docx?dl=0 above is a Drop box link to this article for easier reading ...

Apparently Hemet Ryan Airport was flooded with 200,000 gallons of raw sewage. Commisserations to the three soaring operations there.

Kalee For Nee Ah , God bless the Governator, has found that for the cost of a stamp at now 39 cents, they can shake many many dollahs from The Money Tree of letter recipients.

http://www.lexsimshauser.com.au/Sportavia/Sportavia.htm -- Mal www.mals.net

How do you interpret 61.113 (G) ? Could a 17 year old PVT SEL with the 61.69 endorsements get a job towing for a commercial tow operation and be paid? Granted the insurance company would not let that be in the commercial operators policy unless they paid big $...

I have a 1984 cobra tralier and I need a break handle, my broke right below the pivot bolt, Also Im looking for a cradle for the same tralier for a LS3a. Please help... Reggie

THis read on rec.aviation.soaring from american source I had about 30 years of experience rigging a Ka6E with only two of us. The minimum equipment we used was either a car with a cushion on the roof, or a trestle, plus a padded U-shaped cradle which I found is better if the fuselage is a...

I want to buy a back-up flight recorder. 63 invalid fixes on a long flight has convinced me that my Volkslogger won't always record the flight with the required accuracy. (I had the battery replaced last year but now I am having problems on about 1 out of 4 flights. The pattern of invalid fixes...

Perhaps I miss the announcement, but a new spot tracking page is available from the SSA web site http://www.ssa.org/SailplaneTracker/Default.asp It is free and already includes every spot submitted to the SSA sailplane tracker. It is very rich in functionality and very impressive. It records the...

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