For anyone interested, photos from the recent Region 5 North contest in Perry, SC, have been posted to my photo gallery. You may view these at... http://gahsys.homeunix.com/gallery Click on the image of the glider to view the album. Glenn

Hi, me it has been given And E-vario of the RICO ( model VACS), for my PIK20B Unfortunately I do not possess the use manual. there is someone that can help me? Best regards, Fulvio

Marske Flying Wings will hold a Flying Wing Design workshop on the weekend of July 17-18, 2004. For more details see the web site at http://www.continuo.com/marske/marske There are many areas of discussion from airfoils, to planforms, moving weights, films of flights and ofcourse seeing the...

On http://www.soarhawaii.com/allprices.htm it says Maximum passenger weight for rides: Scenic Ride: For 1 or 2 passengers - 350 lbs Golden Eagle Lesson Ride: 1 passenger - 350 lbs Aerobatic Ride: 1 passenger - 220 lbs Currently even just after a huge meal I am under 345 fully clothed and have...

We'll have a towplane operating this month. I've put together (with a lot of help) a couple page description on soaring in our area. If you go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChaffeeCoCoSoaring/ (I think you may need to join the group) , then click on the "Files" link on the left side of the...

Anyone know how to replace a tip spoiler actuation cable on A nimbus 3? TIA Ian

Yes, we had a wave day in Kansas on Sunday. Only one person was able to connect and get any significant altitude. For those seriously interested in wave not generated by mountains, you might want to get all the data you can from near Hutchinson, Kansas on May 2, 2004, between about 1:30 PM CDST...

In the result's from the SSA club poll fourty seven percent of responding club's said they did not want large numbers of new members. Maybe the word "large" caused clubs who would want some new members to answer in the negative. Maybe this indicates that there is no more room in half of the...

I was reviewing the Dr Jack site and his subscription message, he sounds as if the workload means this may be the final season. He sent out the message for those like me who have become quite dependant on them to beware. Let's take advantage of them while they still exist.

I updated my page to include a link showing how to access 15m resolution satellite photos for most of the world. This link has better resolution than the link for the US. The images are already projected to a simple XY latitude/longitude grid as needed by...

hi, i posted a message on this board last year - see below - asking advice for a GPS to record the "flights" i make with my wingsuit from aircraft / cliffs. I purchased an Garmin etrex vista in the end and am very satisfied with the results. If anyone is interested in seeing the resulting data...

I am looking for a Sparrowhawk new/used with or without a trailer. Immediate cash. I am often asked why do I want one when I have a DG800B, a Stemme S10-VT and several paragliders. I think the Sparrowhawk is possibly the most interesting glider development in the past 10 years and it would complete...

In May 1-th - the day we got in to the EU - a Blanik broke in the middle of the flight. Possible reason - overspeed on spin exit. Possible cause for overspeed - not known yet. Pilot exited, but too low and parachute had no time for opening. Sad story with sad ending. We have one glider pilot...

Hello, Anyone still flying with a speed ring on their -20. I am planning to buy a blank from Tim and would like a transfer/photo from one of the factory ones so I can make the engraving look somewhat professional. Like everyone else I have it on the PDA but would prefer to duplicate it...

I am a new Pic 20 owner and a Pic trailer can some one help me with a diagram of the hitch and brake mechanism, Parts?? Thanks

Ok im really bored and I thoguht i would open a can of worms..has Standard Class Design reached a plateau? and if so where do we go from here?

has this been done on pik20d

Anyone else notice this on today's visible satellite images/their ride home from work? I was looking at: http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseastconus.html and it seems like this started to form later in the day and covered a decent part of each of these states. I'm wondering if this wave...

Which combination do you like? Thanks, Rich

The May issue of the Region 12 newsletter, "Southern California Soaring," is now on-line at: http://www.SoCalSoaring.com Articles in this issue include: One Thousand Miles in the Sierra Wave -- Kempton Izuno's epic flight Atlanta 2004 Soaring Convention Report -- Dave Raspet is on-site