Just saw on the AOPA site that there was a glider fatality at the contest in Uvalde TX yesterday, the 4th.. Anyone have any details?

Just loaded See You on a new Win 7 laptop, and notice that the 3D feature while viewing a flight on a sectional map supplied by Naviter does not show any elevations visually. The map is perfectly flat. Is there a setting I am missing or does See You have a problem with Win 7? Thanks Mike

Does any reader know how someone learn in a timely manner when the NTSB has released a final report of an accident investigation? Searching their site hasn't revealed the answer to me. I'm interested either in gaining visibility into their 'output queue' or alternatively simply being able to...

Our gliderport received a message Warren went down Saturday before last in Maholgany Canyon and no more explanation. No joy with my google search and we don't know who to call to find where to write his family. Reply off RAS if you wish. We remember what a nice, pleasant man and we were the exact...

This ought to be easy (and well documented), but I'm not seeing it. What device type do you use in ConnectMe to transfer a flight file out of an Oudie? A friend just got one, and the Oudie doesn't show up as one of the supported devices. -Dave

A Katana Xtreme, N40440, apparently lost power shortly after take off from the Bend Oregon airport, made a turn and hit an empty building, killing the pilot. This is very preliminary info and I’m sorry it isn’t more complete. The motor glider was based in California. My condolences to the...

With all the non-partial mention of everyone's favorite gliders, I'd like to be the first to mention the LS-10 finished 'almost' in the top ten, also.....along with many JS-1's (there were 6 of 'em flying, and only one LS-10.......statistics anyone???) Also, it was consistently in the top...

Need ideas on Cambridge 302 problem that has cropped up. Latest F/W with gear warning and PEV. When applying power, 302 boots and displays F/W screen, shortly after the display counts down (3,2,1) and the display goes blank and the needle sits on zero. However the audio of the vario still...

Damn, a two seat side by side self launch version of Eric Raymond's solar motorglider. Too interesting of news to merely throw into the 2 seat self launch discussion... http://solar-flight.com/news.html -Paul

Looks like Byron, CA airport might get a reliable house thermal in the future. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100805plumes.html?WT.mc_id=100806epilot&WT.mc_sect=adv -Paul

What an outstanding result in the World 18 M championships for this glider . No less than four JS -1 's in the top 10 finishers at Szeged . CONGRATULATIONS to the two South African Jonker brothers for their high placings and their success in designing and producing this "no excuses" racing...

Hello everyone, I am still a student, very close to getting my glider license, but knee surgery has set me back for a month or two. I am in central Florida. I have been flying solo for about a year now. So, sitting around immobilized from knee surgery, wishing I could fly, I decided it would be...

Any suggestions for self-launch two-seater glider at 100 000 EUR range? My current list: ASH-25M: ASH25 self launchers tend to start from EUR 160 000 unfortunately. Do you know how sophisticated is the engine operation? Is there any flight manual available in the net? (my brief look at Duo Discus...

Accuracy landing short of the gliderport, on a roof top in Czech. http://tn.nova.cz/zpravy/regionalni/v-liberci-nouzove-pristal-vetron-pilot-vyvazl-baz-zraneni.html

Can anyone tell me what's involved when purchasing a Canadian registered glider, then trying to register it here in the US, getting an airworthiness certificate and all? Need to know the processses and approximate cost, if possible. Thanks! Bob --

I was surprised by BB's comment in the US team blog about the uses of water ballast at WGC. He gives the impression that not only did most pilots hang on to full ballast with very weak climbs and low bases, but that he easily outclimbed them and still ran with them when he was dry. Why did so...

For those of us who cannot justify the expense of a SPOT given the frequency and location of cross country flying we do, there is an alternative I have been testing. It is inherently less reliable than the SPOT as it uses the cell network. It does appear however to work quite well in my location...

Do you use Malletec mini vario? If so, what are the pro's and con's? How about the "Ascent" vario sold on wings and wheels? Thanks

On Aug 2, 1:36*pm, Grider Pirate wrote: Last Saturday I let another club member fly my glider. As always, the 302A CFR was on and logging. *He uploaded his flight to the OLC, but it doesn't show up in the Gold League scoring. His club affiliation appears to be...

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