Hi, This is to announce the availability of EWTool from http://www.nunan.fsnet.co.uk/gliding EWTool allows the user of a Pocket PC PDA to read and write the settings of an EW Model D barograph, declare a task and upload traces onto the PDA. In this respect it is similar to EWView/DOS that is...

40 Rolls of white gap tape for $45 Shipping paid to addresses in the USA. This tape is good for single day use. Put it on, fly, take it off. It is NOT as good as the $8 to $15 a roll tape, but for about $1.10 a roll it is a reasonable alternative.

I made my first tow around 1000 this morning and entered rotor at the departure end. Within a mile of the airport and at 1,800' AGL (8,000' MSL) there was smooth wave lift. I made 13 tows today, 12 rides and one private glider, and all stayed up. Sure wish I'd been soaring instead of...

You cannot teach safety in paragraph-long sound bites. Unlike a high percentage of glider pilots, if you want to be a safe pilot, you need to educate yourself. How many launching emergencies are there? All pilots automatically think of rope breaks. Believe it or not, 41 emergencies are listed,...

Just spoke with James today, 3/04/2015 12:15 MST. He was in Ely. Normal summer operations are planned with 2 tow planes/ 2 tow pilots for a 7 day/week full summer operation. Normal evening hanger BBQ's, shower's, tie downs available. Other words....nothing's changed. Call the Ely Jet Center...

This page http://www.soaringsafety.org/accidentprev/safetyarticles.html is full of broken links. And there's no contact info for a web master or other obvious go-to person. best, Evan Ludeman / T8

There are lots of bubble/level apps available for both Android and iPhone. I played with one on the ground (it combines a level and compass) including doing simulated steady state turns; it seems accurate and repeatable. I wondered if it could function as an artificial horizon in a pinch, like...

My SZD-55 (built 1990) had developed play in one aileron over the years. A powerpoint presentation with the relevant Flight Manual pages (allowable play), drawing of aileron system (Tech Svc Manual), and additional drawings and part numbers required to effect the fix, including the cause, and...

Is anyone flying sailplanes in or around the Anchorage area? I'm familiar with all the CAP activity here, but any true soaring pilots anywhere around? SEL,glider,tailwheel,tow, current/proficient. Aircraft owner, CH701

http://goo.gl/xQy6Q - "20/20 Vision" is an iPhone app that will help you regain 20/20 vision naturally, by looking at images that relaxes your eyes and performing eye exercises that strengthen your eyes, anywhere within your busy life (i.e. office cubicle, crowded subway, waiting at the hair salon,...

I've emailed the folks developing products that display traffic from FLARM, for those I know, but for those I do not know, a quick reminder... Hi Guys, probably you know this already, but just in case... PowerFLARM defaults to the older FLARM protocol which does not include PCAS (transponder)...

Brain... It does not...nowhere in the FAR. But, you must have the following rating to fly IFR/IMC in a sailplane: PVT or higher airplane Instrument rating Airplane, either ASE or AME or ATP Airplane, again ASE or AME

Ken Bell wrote: 'L-Nav and GPS Nav. 80mm vario and GPS Display. All necessary cables and GPS antenna. Not the latest software versions but gear works well. $1000' How 'Not latest' is the L-Nav? 5.X? 4.X? Which model of GPS Nav? 10, 20, 25? I am guessing a 10 or a 25, as you say you have a GPS...

This weekend at your club or operations - raise a glass to those intreped souls who flew a mission called Voodoo 65 years ago. (copied from Fiddlers green website) On June 23, 1943, a CG-4A nicknamed "Voodoo" (RAF serial number FR579) took off from RCAF Dorval and set course to Goose...

There usually seems to be someone that wants a deal on a B-40, and they rarely show up used. It's 57mm, almost new w/paperwork, and the guy wants 175GBP for it. Seems like a decent deal to me...http:// adverts.gliderpilot.net/?op=s3&id=975 -Paul

2002 Cobra Fiberglass Top Trailer. Top refinished 2008, base coat white , clearcoat finish. New breaks. Beautiful Trailer. Like new condition! Built for 15M Glider. $11,000. 803-374-7400.

Hi, I am helping a customer sell his Cambridge GPS-NAV Model 10 GPS Flight Recorder. I have thoroughly tested the unit, replaced the main and backup batteries, tested the GPS and logger (in my car) and calibrated the unit. It has the latest firmware and software and is a great companion to a...

Garret Willat will be flying Sky Sailing's Stemme S10vt at Region 9S in Tucson AZ. The left seat is open to the highest bidder (all donations will go to my racing fund). This is not just a ride-along, this is an instructional flight from the current US Open Class National champion and full-time...

I had a chance to tow a Cobra trailer the other day from Ephrata to Arlington, about 150 miles or so and now am very desirous of having one for my HP-24. If anyone knows of a used Cobra or Komet out there please let me know. I have cash! thanks, Brad

It's winter here and I figure I should spend some of the time furthering my book knowledge of soaring. I fly XC and compete, but in hanggliders not sailplanes. I assume there are well regarded books from the sailplane perspective out there. I'm looking specifically for anything that gives me better...