I have been unable to access skylines.aero for some days, does anyone know if this is permanent or a glitch. thanks

Ok. Thats alot of stuff in one title. I was at a camp in Salida last week and fellow Soaring pilot Doug Levy encouraged me to load up the Skysight weather on my Oudie everyday. I was using the convergence and winds aloft features. I was really impressed! While not perfect everyday it was/ is dang...

Is there a way - an easy way hopefully - to have TFRs display on Google Earth?

Strong 305 parachute for sale - $1,100 Will ship within USA only Pictures - https://flic.kr/s/aHsmQJsFBU Selling due to fact that I am not currently flying and I do not own a glider anymore. Bought new in 2008, see pictures for manufacturing dates for harness and chute. Just repacked and...

We've sold a 2-22 out of the country and Transport Canada requires us to remove the registration letters before they will deregister it. Does anybody have experience in removing the registration from fabric aircraft?

Typing this with my fireproof suit on...last weekend I tried to duck between two rainy cumulus clouds on my glide back to home base. As I went through the gap it became filled with virga and I was sucked rapidly upwards, probably would have been about 10m/s if I had not had the nose well down. ...

Hi, Does anyone have a copy of the Dick Johnson report on the LAK 12 sailplane? I'm trying to access it to get a polar to enter into a customer's new LXNAV S80 variometer. The SSA web site shows the document, but the flash player is not currently working in any web browser. Has anyone...

Is this still a good reference today? ..... or is it outdated with much better information in the multitudes of books printed now?

I fly with WinPilot Adv. on my PDA. It provides a color topo map that you can turn on or off, but I mostly leave it off, as it clutters the screen, slows down the PDA, and doesn't add much value. Wouldn't it be great if you could load today's weather from Dr. Jack in place of the topo map? ...

Would anyone have a repair manual for the Lark IS-28B2? Specifically, we need the section that diagrams wing rib repair. We need to remove the skin in the effected area near the leading edge, repair the rib and replace the skin.

I'm located in the south east of France and I'm considering buying my first glider. Since I'm very close to Italy I'm looking for italian web sites with glider classifieds. Would any of you know of such sites?

Eric agreed to do a flight review with me tomorrow at 2:30 pm I will be there 1:30 to prepare. Tommy is also Interested in a check ride Sebastian is towing-I will verify with him shortly Any others, please raise your hand Dan G

Is it really as smokey at EPH as showing on the webcams? Boise, ID

I've been following the survival kit discussions with interest. One part of my flying kit nowadays is to always have a flyfishing guide hoodie as my top layer (unless it's cold enough for a down jacket or similar). These hoodies are lightweight synthetics (designed for sun protection in the...

Anybody have experience in using this? Would it help towing a COBRA trailer with a small car?

After my glider flight today I downloaded my flight log from the LX9050 to an SD card as usual. When uploading for an OLC claim I get the message "A clock jump was found in the recording. The flight was shortened from there". Only the last 7 minutes of the flight is indicated. It was a 3 hour...

Is Cobra the only company making new clam shell sailplane trailers these days?

I am currently rebuilding another Pawnee and converting from a spray plane to a tow plane. Extensive work has been completed on this bird, and I am about ready to install the tow hook. This is the third Pawnee that I have converted and I have used the hopper dump handle as the tow release handle...

His flight on Wednesday took his instrumented balloon up to 27,000 ft (including a transponder). His flight track shows wind variations of up to 15 kt over a narrow range of altitudes (the flight occurred during relatively calm weather...

It seems the gas strut that assists the canopy on my LS-4 has given up the ghost. Can anyone tell me where we can get a replacement without having to order one from Germany? Thanks in advance, Chuck Werninger Soaring Club of Houston LS-4 VL