Hello I am still using a VP 6 but it seems to have lost it's separate GPS receiver which is a dinosaur anyway. The set seems to still work alright only it does not get any Satelites to play with etc. I was wondering whether any body has tried to drive it with a Volkslogger? The VP 6 supplies its...

Anyone aware of a damaged Krosno KR-03A sailplane? Need a part from the left wing.

Recently NASA did a study on coatings for wings that was supposed to shed bugs. A Google search for a US map of flying insect density returns nothing useful. Please post your experienced Bug density according to the following scale and what state this data is for. I will summarize the results...

I sometimes like to see what other pilots in my area were able to do with the recent spectacular weather we've been having. So in the upper left hand corner of the screen I click on WorldNorth America USA R 1 (which is New England). But it just shows me the longest flights in the USA for the...

DARPA has discovered an interesting and easy way to train pilots in half the time! No doubt this applies to other complex learning tasks as well. https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/tdcs-brain-hacking

Got this message today when trying to get the NOAA soundings: rucsoundings.noaa.gov uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate expired on Sunday, April 28, 2019 8:00 AM. The current time is Sunday, April 28, 2019 12:52 PM. Error code: SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE Anyone else see this?

I am looking at the files available for download on soaringweb.org. Specifically these for central Florida: http://soaringweb.org/TP/Seminole I use XCsoar/Top Hat and I want to download the file that will show me an airport's radio frequency when I touch the airport symbol on the map. In the past...

Just saw this: Subject: GPS Frequency standards.. Week Zero alert. Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 18:39:05 -0000 From: Mark GM4ISM For those of us reliant on GPS based frequency standards and location systems, there is an upcoming event that may upset some GPS engines.

Just noticed this morning that the NOAA RUC soundings page has a link to the complete 46 page weather presentation that was well received at the SSA convention this winter. http://rucsoundings.noaa.gov/Greenville2016_SSA_Presentation.pdf

Wrap this 4 foot long x 21 inch solar panel around your tail boom and get 120 Watts to keep your battery well charged. Only $119. https://www.solarblvd.com/product_info.php?products_id=3083

This might be fun to have on a long flight. You could log air temp and dewpoint and compare with your vario trace or GPS track. It's only $39 and sends data wirelessly to a smart phone...

I have searched Google, YouTube and Vimeo and cannot locate any video of someone applying Mylar control surface gap coverings. If someone out there has videoed this could you please upload it to YouTube or Vimeo? Thanks. I don't want to attempt this until I've seen it done.

I know they stopped making the Zaon MRX but I think it is a great little device. I'm sure there are lots of us out there that use one. However it eats up a pair of AA batteries fairly quickly. I didn't want to connect it to my 12 V battery as that is just one more load on the system. Because the...

What do you think about the BLIPMAP Buoyancy/Shear Ratio parameter? Is it accurate that less than 7 makes the day difficult to work? I have found lately that this seems to be true but my sample size is small. I am in the northeast US. Location is probably a factor.

Unless you have ridge or wave nearby. A huge reduction in solar output is predicted to occur by then. http://phys.org/news/2015-07-irregular-heartbeat-sun-driven-dynamo.html

Google shows nothing. Is there a URL for this contest?

Just saw this interesting article and since it is wave season many are out there breathing extra oxygen. --------------------------- The findings build upon Sitkovsky's previous research and represent the culmination of his life's work, which has been supported by Northeastern and the National...

Reading that many lethal accidents are caused by stalls I thought that a stall warning indicator might be a nice thing to have. After searching a bit I found this really interesting but sad story on the subject written by someone at DG...

I almost snickered a bit after watching this "real life" story about how a pilot had to land his plane after loosing engine power at 500 feet. After 35 years of flying gliders this looks normal to me. Maybe power planes are really hard to fly. This guy has 4700 hours and he overshot his turn onto...

I have the wiring diagram and I am trying to repair this for a friend. Does anyone know if the microphone used with this radio is a dynamic or electret type? I am building a troubleshoot setup on the bench to simulate the sailplane wiring.