It seems that FAI sporting code section 3 definition 1.0.5 is very liberal in its definition of a motor glider "Motor glider - A fixed wing aerodyne equipped with means of propulsion (MoP) capable of sustaining soaring flight without thrust from the means of propulsion" So it seems that even a...

I go to all the trouble of winning a regional contest so I can get my mug shot in Soaring, and nobody there bothers to try to contact me for a copy of my photo for the annual winners spread. Maybe I'll take up sailing, Marc

Serusly, maybe Dr. Jack can log in with his forecast of when he thinks real-time moving map cockpit displays of current thermals, or (let's not be unreasonable here) 1-hr old thermals will be available. Or does he think there is a physical limit to this problem, beyond which we cannot go? (Like 7...

This GFAC announcement has been prepared with the agreement of the IGC GNSS Committee and the IGC Bureau. It was put out a couple of days ago on the FAI IGC email mailing lists and ). A question that has been asked is where the current 24 types of IGC-approved...

We have a Lak 17 in the shop and have found that water cannot be put into the left wing. It appears that during some previous repair, apparently the shop glassed and refinished over the vent hole in the underside of the wing. The problem now is how to find the exact spot to drill in order to open...

Just saw an On-Star commercial, went something like this: Mrs. Jones, This is your On-Stat advisor. I show an air-bag deployment and automatic activation of your on-star system, on Route 16, north of Albany, are you all right? Mrs. Jones, Nooooooo! On-Star advisor, I'm calling the State Police...

Group, Anybody have experience with a Berkshire Concept 70? Its a 15M glass ship with flaps and I am considering one thats available. Thanks for your input. GR

Can anyone point me to a good image of an LS4. I want to use it as a background on my PC, while I build up my hours and dollars to buy one. I've searched the Web to no avail. Thanks.

The only time that 121.5 is monitored is over the ocean or very remote areas. While I can't speak for ALL Carriers, I am pretty sure that none listen in on 121.5 while over the continental US. Bob Gaines Retired Delta

I have been trying to figure out what is happening with my Cambridge LNAV since in several flights "speed-to-fly" bars have never appeared, even in a long continuous glide straight at the goal indicated by the connected Cambridge GPS. Since "speed-to-fly" bars only appear in "cruise" mode possibly...

Do any American gliders cater for the larger glider pilot? Over on this side of the pond European 'standards' have seen the death of diversity and now our gliders only cater for the 'euro-standard-pilot'. Looking for something big and comfortable with reasonable performance.

I'm going to install an antenna with a ground plane tube on the lower portion (about 24 inches) Question; Is it OK to mount the antenna on the side of my motorhome with only the antenna portion sticking up above the roof ? Just got us a TREK with the bed that raises up to the ceiling, don't even...

I can't believe nobody has hit on the obvious...............LOW JACK! Tim

Registration has opened at http://www.wavecamp.no/ The best wave soaring site in Europe ! Enjoy the mountain flying in Norway.

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Think this might be useful? http://www.storm-hawk.com/ Bill Daniels

On the 10th of November, I started a thread about our gliding clubs new web site - and gave the URL for the website in the post (www.ggc.co.za). Yesterday - I checked with the webmaster to see if he had noted an increase in hits to the site. He sent me the following statistics: For the six days...

What is the performance of the Jantar Standard 3? How suitable is it as = a first glider ofr a new pilot? Regards Miguel

Posted this to the discussion on spinning Blaniks from a coordinated turning stall. November 9, 2003 Turning Stalls and Insipient Spins As promised, apropos to this discussion on spin entry from coordinated turning stalls, I took a tow this morning to 5000 feet agl and performed a series of...

I am considering the purchase of an Open Jantar 2A and would like to hear descriptions of the handling quirks and likes/dislikes from current or past Jantar owners. I have over 400 hours in an ASW-20 and would like something affordable with longer "legs". - Mark Navarre ASW-20 OD California, USA -