A friend from Tucson showed up at Fidel's shop for some work on his Discus2b and it was discovered that the black plastic tool that fits into the end of the wing tip for both rigging as well as trailering had broken in two. I examined the ones I have for my Discus and discovered evidence of...

One day use gap tape for sale. 40 rolls for $45 (postage paid) (USA sales only) This tape is not as good as the $6 to %15 a roll tape. But, if you assemble and disassemble daily it works well and is much cheaper.

With many new soaring related books I have been enjoying George Lee's new book, Hold Fast To Your Dreams. George is a great guy and I thought I

We are looking for some components that would have been originally installed in the wings of the following models: DG100, DG200, DG300, DG400, DG500, DG505, LS-4. We are hoping to source the components from a written off (wrecked) glider. Does anybody know of any of these models that has been...

Hello US Pilots Nominations are open for a seat on the SSA Contest Rules Subcommittee. The term of service is 4 years and one seat is open this year, currently held by Rich Owen. Nominations are made by directors and sent to the SSA office,with a pilot biography, and with a copy to Hank Nixon, SSA...

Hello to everyone on the forum. I'm fairly new to gliding - finished my ABC in Australia in the beginning of this year but I'm originally from Bulgaria where I live at the moment as well. I'm looking to buy my first glider at the moment and noticing a lot of gliders for sale near the 3000 h...

Anyone linked up a ClearNav to Condor? How?

Our small club lost our 2-33 in a wind storm this season. There might be a replacement candidate, but it is far away and only has a useful load of 380 lbs. Ideally we are hoping to find a good one in the Northeast USA with a higher useful load. Just putting the feelers out. Hoping there might...

While checking NOTAMS I have come across LTA ( Letter to Airmen) entries. What is an LTA? This is something I have not noticed before.

Bill Klein in Homestead, Florida (south of Miami) has a stash of L-13 parts in very good condition for sale. Yes, he is aware of the L-13 grounding. However some parts might fit the Blanik L-23 or the L-13 AC Acro version which I understand is not affected by the EASA AD. (Correct me if I'm...

Geez , use duh internet. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all soaring folks.

The GBSC Board of Directors met for an all-day planning meeting Saturday and will forgo the regular monthly meeting that would have been this week. The next board meeting is scheduled for February 18. Cheers, ...david

As I interpret 14 CFR 61.63 (Additional aircraft ratings ...), particularly this part, an applicant for a category add-on rating: (4) Need not take an additional knowledge test, provided the applicant holds an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-lift, weight-shift-control aircraft, powered parachute, or...

Yesterday I landed the Pawnee and noticed a guy standing next to a vehicle speaking with one of our tow pilots. The closer I got I could see that it was a spitting image of one of my late old friends. I could hardly hold back my comments, "you look exactly like your father", it was the son of E9,...

Congratulations to Fernando Silva on winning the day in 15M on December 14th.

Southern California is currently fractured into several different OLC clubs.. There is a movment by pilots in Tehachapi, Inyokern, Cal City, and Crystal to consolidate all OLC flights in the region into one club. The names "Southern Sierra", "Region 12 Soaring", and "SoCal Soaring" havbe been...

On Friday, January 5, 1996 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-7, Frank Smith wrote: Last time I heard Aspen has closed own all un-powered flight out of their airport. Bob Woody lives there and has his Nimbus4 for sale because of this new (and bad) rule. In ...

On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 8:15:06 AM UTC-7, Dan Mockler wrote: I just returned from a week in Ely and I wanted to report on the weather, facilities and such. The weather while not epic was phenomenal. I managed 5000 kilometer in seven days, two of which were considered 1\2 days. ...

Does anyone out there have an old Zander SR 940 setup disc kicking around? If so, I'd like to be able to arrange for a copy to be made to use in setting an SR 940 up here. Thanks, RO

Hi all. I have started building a larger plane but due to health issues at age 71 I though maybe I should rachet it down some. I have only flown c 172's and a Piper Warrior. So I bought the plans for the Sands and am wondering if I should make the tube fuselage or the wood one. My skills are wood...