The FAA is sticking to its guns in holding that a rated power pilot who is out of currency in his power rating cannot solo in a glider when the transition pilot is not current (no current flight review) in his other rating. The most recent legal opinion is dated today, April 27, and addressed to...

Hey all - I just acquired an original Oudie and I have noticed a gear warning in the profile setup. Not mentioned in the manual and the previous 2 owners do not know about it. I have not noticed it trying to get my attention in the pattern either. I will ask Naviter next unless youze can fill me in.

PIK 20-B - N77MA (TE) approx. 1175 hours - All ADs complied with on a permanent basis - Minden trailer with new tires, good spare, and new lights - finish good - canopy good with cover, no cracks and new mecaplex rails - L-Nav with GPS-Nav - new Davis Belts - new Aerox system cannula and mask -...

Does anyone have any experience towing a single place glider trailer with a Ford Ranger or Chevy S-10? I am considering purchasing one of these trucks, but am concerned they may not have enough mass to be stable while towing a trailer.

Just went to do my daily window shopping trip through the W & W classifieds. I love the new site. It seems like a great improvement so far. Now back to my search.

Greetings, I have listed my Grob 102 Astir CS for sale on the Cumulus-Soaring site. The reflected price is for users of rec.aviation.soaring users only for the next week or so. Please pass along the info if you know of anyone looking for an airworthy entry level glass ship for a great price. ...

Can anybody tell me the numbers to enter in the Cambridge 302 for the Discus A, or where to find these numbers? Thanks.

With all this discussion going on now, maybe someone with some knowledge or experience could enlighten us on the consequences of 10 or more sailplanes in a tight gaglge all squawking the same info. Will ATC see them all? Or will interference and/or filtering software at ATC make some or all of...

I have a Bendix A-8A regulator that I took out of our glider. Is there a shop around that still overhauls this regulator, or has it become a museum piece?

Hi; We spend a lot of time discussing electronic collision avoidance devices, and advice to keep a good lookout. To help the situation we could also make our aircraft more visible to those what are keeping that good lookout. Isn't some sort of visibility marking required in Europe? A search of...

Friends: I thought that it would be interesting to start a discussion on whether the FAI and different countries should begin to recognize 18 meters as a separate category for distance and speed records. The class has become very popular, even more popular than was the 15m class when those were ...

There you find some nice shots of new polish glider . http://www.gorpol.pl/lotnictwo/diana/3/diana2-2.html http://www.gorpol.pl/lotnictwo/diana/2/diana2.html and some info about her http://www.dianasailplanes.com/szd55.html

MOBILE: We are very pleased to inform you of the Internet availability of SeeYou MOBILE Version 2.0 released June 30, 2004. There have been significant improvements over the 2004 SSA Convention version and you should go to the web site and download the free upgrade as soon as you have an...

Unused, registered plans (not a copy) for the construction of a wood and fabric 12 meter Woodstock sailplane. Full size drawings of all ribs. $100.00 (US) + shipping. JJ Sinclair

i am searching for any studies / info on the variation of rising versus sinking air & specifically the variation of the maximum rate of rising air within convective thermals. i am curious how this max lift rate changes with thermal size / total thermal energy. are larger "spikes" due to smaller...

The US distributor of Aeros hang gliders has announced that the Ukranian company's ultralight sailplane has had it's first flight. This craft was built using the wing of Aero's rigid wing hang glider, the Stalker. It was designed to be towed up by the same tugs hang gliders use. I wonder what...

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...

In the entire club, 15, and standard WGC, the US team posted a grand total of two pilot reports about what was going on https://ussoaringteams.org/#news Clearly there were lots of lessons learned here! US team: you want our support. You want our money. You want our volunteer time. And yet you...

my email address is I am looking for a Grob motor glider. Thanks

My apologies to the Usenet police cross posting but I am in mourning for friends lost, and in sympathy for the families they left alone. This week we have seen behavior that can only be described as reckless.