Hello all - I've decided that I need to build a tail dolly for my 1-35. It occurs to me that maybe someone has one they'd sell and that would save me the trouble...? One from a 1-34 would likely also fit...

My Tail Dolly suffered being run over last week and was fairly well destroyed. Any one out there with a dolly for sale that would work for this ship? Tom

Tail dolly suitable for LS3 and LS4 series gliders availble in MA. Used for two seasons. $165 plus shipping.

The July issue of SSA Soaring magazine has a cover photo that shows at least 3 unattended gliders with the tail dolly left on. In Arizona you'd get an earfull for doing this as it puts any other glider within half a wing span at risk. Maybe it doesn't matter at soaring sites where there are no...

Does anybody know a source for tail dolly latches? Preferably the old Schemp-Hirth screw adjustable ones (that look suspiciously like ski boot latches). TIA Roy

Does anyone know of a US source for the standard latch used on most sailplane dollies. This is the adjustable pull down latch. Thanks Tom Dixon Idaho

The tail dolly tire is flat again. The last time this happened, it took me bloody forever to get the tire bead off the rim, and back on again, with bicycle tools. (The wheel is one piece and does not come apart.) Somebody else must have figured this out. Short of taking it to a tire store, who has...

The casing of the tire on my tail dolly for my Discus B, which I suspect dates from the time the ship was delivered to it's original owner in 1985, has split along the tread, allowing a bit of the inner tube to bulge out. The marking on the side wall of the tire, which is of German origin, says,...

Last year I replaced the 200 x 50 tube. A few days ago it was low and I pumped it up to 36 or so pounds according to max pressure on the tire. The next day the tire came off the rim and won't stay on even with much reduced pressure. Can't really complain as could have been on for 20+ years. In...

Tail dolly wanted for Jantar Standard. /Adam adam_y2k5 (at_symbol) yahoo (dot) com

Help in finding = anyone out there know where one could be found?

I am looking for a tail skid with a wheel for an LS-4 or LS-6. Thanks, Sam.

I am looking for a tail skid with a wheel for an LS-1F. Thanks, Sam.

Would anyone please provide advice on how to fix a tail skid problem? My LS-1d has a rubber tail skid with a hard plastic wheel. The skid tends to 'creep' around the fuselage boom sufficiently enough to cause the glider to not track straight on a paved runway. For takeoffs, I'll point the...

Hi all you gentle folks, I need to find a tail skid with wheel for LS-3A. I called most of the dealers selling parts, but nobody have any available. Does any one have one seating in the garage or some storage place? Please let me know. Thanks.

Hi guys, I'm looking for a sliding dump handle idea, it needs to travel 2 inches, maybe a notched plate with a handle....any ideas or drawings? GL

Has anyone installed a tail vent in a DG-300? Ventilation is weak from the nose vent (especially since canopy sealed) and it appears air doesn't have a path out the tail boom. Bulkhead behind pilot has adequate vent holes into the boom. However, there is a bulkhead at the fin-boom junction, so it...

I was warned about the possibility of a glassed on tail wheel possibly being the deciding factor in your tail boon snapping off in a extreme ground loop incident, whereas a skid or wheel that is intended to tear off could be the deciding factor in just the opposite happening. I've left my...

Is anyone aware of a glider textbook or manual which teaches the details of taildragger takeoffs and landings in gliders? I have lots of examples that I've used personally with students based on my power training a Champ and dozens of available texts oriented at the power taildragger training. ...

Hi all, I have the original artical relating to tailplane/elevator turbulator tapes. Anyone interested, contact me with a snailmail address and I will mail you a copy. Cheers, Ron Baker (Australia).