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Google maps http://maps.google.com are very cool and include satelite images. However, as far as I can tell lat / lon coordinate support is undocumented. You can enter latitude and longitude in the main search text box in comma separated decimal format. West Longitude is negative. For example my...

The plug for the water ballast is stuck in up position. I've reached in and tried to operate the lever by hand, but it will not move. Any suggestions for getting it operational? Thanks - Tom

Link: http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/4354751/detail.html?subid=22100441&qs=1;bp=t Condolences to friends and family. Bob K.

For all you Open Class competitors out there - the National contest will be held in Ephrata, WA this year from June 28th through July 7th with practice days on June 26th and 27th. The soaring season has already started at Ephrata with some pilots contacting wave just last weekend. As you all know,...

All members of Soaring and their friends and families are cordially invited to attend the U.S. Southwest Soaring Museum Formal Dedication and Gala Dinner and Dance. These events will be held in the large new building at 918 East Old Hwy 66 in Moriarty, NM at 7 PM Friday evening, June 10,...

Revised IGC-approval documents have been issued for the following types of GNSS Flight Recorders: Cambridge models 10, 20 and 25 EW models A-D In both cases, the manufacturer's details have been updated and in the case of Cambridge, the change of IGC-approval level that will occur on 15 March...

2005 ELY CAMP 26June thru 2July There will be a fly-in at Ely, NV from 26 June to 2 July. The emphasis will be on fun and learning. Daily weather briefings will be provided by Ely Soaring. There will be tasks (for those who want to fly together), badge and record attempts along with "just for...

ALAMOGORDO FIESTA 2004 The White Sands Soaring Club had a great "first" Fiesta over the Memorial Day holidays. The club felt that late May and early June would provide better soaring than the Turkey Fest that was held for years. They were certainly correct and we have been able to enjoy the...

The 2005 Governor's Cup is already going strong, with at least 10 qualifying flights made in the last week. On Tuesday, several intrepid pilots of the Brandywine Soaring Association set out from New Garden to compete on the South Course. Meanwhile, Aero Club Albatross has already posted a number...

Hello all -- Does anyone have recommendations for clubs for an American pilot to study with while in New Zealand? I'm a student glider pilot near to solo, expecting to get a license in the U.S. by June or so. I'm thinking ahead to a New Zealand trip I'm planning for Jan or Feb. I'd like to spend a...

Hi, we have written a open source flight log softwa FluPP (http://flupp.sf.net). At the moment it is written in Delphi and only available in German. We plan to rebuilt FluPP2 from scratch. This time we use C# for better compatibility to Linux and Hand helds and there will be the...

1.A Mooney was taking off at Albury Woodonga, NSW -- the pilot had an Irish setter on board. As the ship accelerated for take-off, the excited dog jumped from the back seat into the baggage compartment, hit the compartment door, which, unlocked, opened. The dog put his head out, automobile window...

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http://www.glumbert.com/media/dancewhiteboy.html AFA jive dancing caught on tape....

Hi, For years I have been frustrated that there was no way to read the Volkslogger GPS logger with my Mac ... So, being a Mac programmer, I wrote the software myself. http://www.GeoPS.nl It is now in Public Beta, so everybody can download it for free and try

Hmmm, have just discovered that Googles new video service (still in beta phase) accepts video uploads: http://video.google.com/ It reads: "We're accepting digital video files of any length and size. Simply sign up for an account and upload your videos using our Video Uploader (please be sure you...

I bought a Colibri data logger in June 2003 and have enjoyed using it with SeeYou to go over my flights (no badge or record work for me). But the unit failed in March 2004 with a "Seal Not Valid" message, which was fixed by returning it to the manufacturer. The unit recently failed in the same mode...

I've started a blog about my experiences as a student pilot and now as a low-time private. I hope this will be helpful to new soaring student pilots. When I was starting out, I found a wonderful web site for those new to the sport, that really helped me a lot. That site's gone, so I thought I'd...

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