IGC-approval issued for Aircotec GPS Flight Recorder. I am pleased to announce that, after testing by the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) and its technical experts, an IGC-approval document has been issued for the Aircotec XC Profi (Gliders) GPS flight recorder, effective 30 May...

The Soaring Safety Foundation (safety affiliate of the SSA) will conduct a CFIG Recertification Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday July 8 & Sunday July 9, 2006. Clinic Hours: Saturday: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. You need not be a CFI-Glider to attend. Tuition is $150 per...

New Film Features Famous Newsmen on World War II Combat Gliders 2006-06-05 18:01 (New York) PITTSBURGH, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/05/06 -- Inecom Entertainment Company announced today that work has begun on "Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of World War II," its second...

Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic fame wanted to buy British Airway's Concords (only the Froggy version had an 'e' in its name) when they took them out of service, but for some reason they wouldn't sell them to him. It would be nice to see it flying again, even if it is noisy and expensive to ride...

I suspect BA did not sell because they would also have lost all their top aircrew and engineers, etc. BG At 17:00 06 June 2006, Derek Copeland wrote: Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic fame wanted to buy British Airway's Concords (only the Froggy version had an 'e' in its name) when they took...

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The Clubs and Chapters committee of SSA is looking at how to assist those organizations whos airports are either threatened by outside encroachment and hence risk closure or sites where the local operator or authority is apparently trying to get the soaring operation to move elsewhere - for various...

The weather looks better than expected in Sweden http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/ust_reports_swd.htm at the 29th World Gliding Championships and all classes have launched. Looks like contest day three will become a reality after two days of poor weather. Follow the US team progress as John Good provides...

The 29th FAI World Gliding Championships at Eskilstuna has begun, and although the weather hasn't been the best, there has been some flying which could be followed in real-time with the Silent Wings Viewer (www.silentwings.no) and the vPos (wwww.vpos.no) tracking system. The vPos tracking system...

In addition to reports by John Good, it is definately worth to check out the site of the German team. They post the tasks during the briefing and provide real time updates throughout the day (admitadly with a German bias). They also have some great videos documenting the events and do proefessional...

At 11:36 04 June 2006, Graeme Cant wrote: Don Johnstone wrote: ... a photo reconisance platform r e c o n n a i s s a n c e, Don. It's French. Eh, yes Graeme your are factually correct, however I struggle to think of a better reason not to spell it my way :-)

The June 2006 issue of Soaring just arrived in the mail, and it incorrectly identifies the glider on the cover as a 'Schweizer'. Unless I am mistaken or he has sold it, the glider pictured belongs to Wayne Spani and is a beautifully restored Ka-8. I had the opportunity to fly it once, and it is a...

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EASA has signed off on the weight increase for the Ventus2cx in the form of TM349-32 from serial number 82 and Ventus2cxT in the form of TM825-37 from serial number 108. Replacement of the flight manual pages along with the cockpit placards accomplished with a log book entry by an authorised person...

Nominations for election to the United States Soaring Hall of Fame are currently being accepted. The deadline for current year consideration is July 1, 2006. Any member of the Soaring Society of America may submit an individual's name for consideration as a Hall of Fame candidate. Each...

At 19:48 03 June 2006, Benbo wrote: It was not feasible at $2 a gallon, so what makes you think it will fly at $3 a gallon? It takes money, not signatures. Now if every government in the world taxed aviation fuel at the UK road gas rate of 70% we'd not only save

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