Anybody know the size range of metric fasteners we typically use for our panel mounted instruments ... for Dittle, Borgelt, etc ... I just wanted to order some stock ... maybe 3 - 6 mm diameter ... 10 mm long ... thanks. KK

Everytime I have used xcskies over the past month it is plagued with problems. The contour of the top of useable lift maps are straight lines that go for 100 some miles, which is obviously false. And the selection of dates and times is 90 percent missing. The areas that historically had higher...

Those of you who subscribe to my newsletter (see www.eglider.org) and followed the recent series about glider safety, may be interested in the following discussion (audio only, approximately 11 minutes) on a recent AVWeb broadcast: “Following a pair of serious incidents and a fatal...

Does anyone know the status of the operation at Mountain valley? The website is down or missing for some time now.. aerodyne

A belated public thanks to Cindy Brickner who supported us during the Station Fire in Southern California, USA, last year. Cindy offered her services and marshalled the services of others in case we had to evacuate the field. We had five weeks of a TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction) on a good...

The security code in my Volkslogger is A21, and when downloading flights the file is shown as xxxA21jx.igc when downloading directly to the computer using SeeYou. When downloading to a PDA using P-Strepla, the file comes up in the format xxxXBW11.igc. I am confused and have been unable to find...

Just for fun, I wonder how many CFI-G types have Gold Badges with Diamonds? How many instructors compete? I would think that an active instructor is not the same chap that goes for long flights or gets involved with competition. I'll bet it takes a different mind-set to want to...

I have a shorted capacitor in OLJK switch. I am looking of a web site, wiring diagram, new capacitor ect. This is a switch that allows you to change batteries without losing power. Can anyone help?? Bill Snead

Instant, Absolutely Perfect, and Permanent Soaring Safety (Without Government ‘Help’) We all want it. I know how to achieve it...and it does NOT involve sending me money, taking any of my (non-existent) courses, or cadres of ‘safety nazis’ or ‘safety nannys.’ It doesn’t involve recurrent...

What is the SO you ask? A new government fee? A new safety program? A new officer position in your club? Nope, its way more invasive than any of these things and has incredible power that is weilded almost nonchallantly or on a whim it seems sometimes. Some people are married to it, some just...

Just a few months ago, many of us around the world enjoyed the coverage of the 3rd FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix from the Club de Planeadores de Vitacura in Santiago, Chile. Any word on how the club and its members have faired in the recent earthquake. Our thoughts and prayers are with our...

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SOARING CLUB March 1, 2010 You are invited to compete in the 36th Annual CCSC Soaring Contest at our Avenal Gliderport. Practice day is Wednesday, May 12. The contest days are May 13, 14, 15, and 16. Classes are Standard, 15 Meter, 18...

Those of you who subscribe to my newsletter (see www.eglider.org) and followed the series about glider safety, may be interested in the following discussion (audio only, approximately 11 minutes) on a recent AVWeb broadcast: “Following a pair of serious incidents and a fatal accident, commercial...

The 2010 Guv Cup season opened on March 1st. !!! This years teams again include: The 2009 GC Winners !!! The Brandywine Snifters - Brandywine Soaring Assn .... and the other talented teams ... The Slovenly Horde - Philadelphia Glider Council

This one has bugged the !@#$ out of me for a few years: in a folder full of IGC files, sorting by "Name" would sort by ... something else. Never could figure out what. Today I found the answer here, and it works: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827 ~ted/2NO

The big enclosed trailer was made in the UK and the running gear was from Germany. The big Tundra did a good job towing until about 60 MPH when the trailer would start to sway. I'll fix that...easy. I toss in a couple of bags of crushed rocks in front. No change. Another bag was added to the...

It is possible to fly a US registered glider in Canada. There are two "categories" "Category 1" flying with a Standard Certificate of Airworthiness for a type certified glider, or "Category 2" if your glider is registered as Experimental. 1. If you are NOT registered as Experimental - there is...

The following is the first of a series of newsletters to be sent to subscribers to my popular newsletter. It is a topic I presented at the FAA Safety Center in Lakeland Florida. If this is of any interest to you, please go to our web site www.eglider.org and click on the link on the right side of...

On Feb 21, 5:35*pm, jcarlyle wrote: I think it's significant that DG's Forum has gone silent. Probably DG is holding it's corporate breath, waiting until the "grace" period has expired, and hoping against hope that owners pony up some cash. I don't think they're going...

Hello Pilots, I am pleased to announce the second annual spring soaring seminar to be held in Boulder, Colorado. It is entitled the 2010 Performance Soaring Seminar and Colorado Soaring Awards. It will be held on February 27, 2010, 9:00 – 5:00 MST at the National Center for Atmospheric Research...