Since the start of our club three years ago we have been looking at the possibility of buying a new club ship. We are looking at the ASK21 and the DG1001. Funding has always been difficult, in this small start up environment it is almost impossible to obtain the amount of monies necessary to pull...

Hi I own an Eberle clamshell trailer. I have no spare wheel, and am in search of one. I have visited at least four local tire shops where I live (in Canada) with no luck. I know the trailers are of European manufacture, and the bolt pattern may be metric. Canada uses the metric system, but...

I am making a new instrument panel for my ASW27. The original panel appears to have a textured overlay that looks similar to leather. As far as I can tell the panel was made from carbon fiber over a plug and then the texture was bonded to the panel most likely using a vacuum bagging method. It...

The rules say that an aircraft towing or re-fueling has the right-of- way over all other powered aircraft. Please point out to critics of glider operations that every pilot is taught this rule before flying solo and that this rule is on the written test he or she must take before getting a license.

A low cost ACW based on GPS will be tested in Switzerland. See www.flarm.com George

Looking to replace the factory/European style tail lights. Although attractive (??) I think they can be confusing for USA drivers following behind it. Any suggestions for improvement and/or making them more USA "friendly"? And also wiring them for USA vehicles. I have seen several trailers...

Sorry guys, can't find the answer via search, but what is a parallelogram stick?

There must be dozens... Opening gambit: Q. What's the difference between stealing a toy from a baby and stealing a toy from contest pilots? A. Sooner or later, the baby will stop crying. Jim

Not to start another chapter in "Battery Wars" but I have a simple question about "drop in" LiFePO4 battery replacements for SLA batteries in gliders. For years, I've used an SLA battery with the same footprint as the common glider size of 7Ah to 9Ah--i.e., 5.95" x 2.56"--except a little...

http://rdd.me/ryoliosm I doesn't matter how 'smart' our gadgets are if you can't read the damn screens with a quick glance. Qualcom's Mirasol display looks like a magazine cover in direct sunlight.

I promised Bill Daniels that I'd burn him a DVD of some of my winch videos and the result is pretty horrible quality which is a result of two things. A. I'm using Pinnacle Studio 8 and it's given me some problems and I'm more than a bit peeved that in less than 6 months I am foced to buy Version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYDdEjloYJ0 Sports Class Nationals people - was this landing as frightening in person as it is on tape? what was the wind doing then? looks like a wild ride

I haven't heard anything in a few years about the requirement to carry an FAA Exemption letter in the cockpit. Is it still a requirement or has common sense prevailed? The latest info I could find on the SSA web site only extends the exemption until October 2008. Thanks, Bob 7U

For those of you with a strong stomach and a sound sense of humor, check out Mr. Webers latest antics: http://dg-flugzeugbau.de/betreuung-e.html Cheers, Lars Peder

On Mar 5, 12:55 pm, Sean Fidler wrote: I have an intern currently working on a slightly different project for US flights in an effort to isolate for potential cloud flying incedents over thousands of competition flights. It has been very interesting so far. More later. He...

My Cobra trailer is difficult to open and close in colder weather. It seems to be with the struts. Any suggestions? Thanks, Bob

Any suggestions? Either currently available or coming in the near future (next year or so) would be ok, I am not in a rush. Prefer it would fit in one 57mm hole. I take care of navigation and tasks with other standalone devices (full on OpenVario with its own vario/STF sensor board, and a Kobo...

Is there anyone who has experience with both of these sailplanes? They seems at the same price range but I don't know what would be the difference during xc flights. What about the maintenance, handling and any other issues? Thanks for your advice! /Janos

Anyone wish to weigh in on the L-33 solo? I am in the market for a single seater. Metal is preferred because you can tie it down outside without the problems associated with glass. 1-34's are hard to find, not a lot of metal ships on the market these days it seems. Can anyone speak to the...

I have not seen any polar for the L-13 other than the one in the factory manual POH. It does not reference the flap positions. I have flown the L-13 and the L-23 (no flap) For the L-13, the flaps do lower landing speed and the angle of the fuselage on approach which affects the AOA of the wing. I...