....playing with some flight eval software, don't want IGC files. If you have flights logged with a generic GPS (not a certified IGC logger) please let me know. They should be complete from takeoff to landing. Thanks, Tom

Be careful what you wish for , my teenage daughter married her instructor ,and then he had to give me my annual check flight As for my second daughter,you say you have a nimbus ?she will certainly fly that if given chance and its a very positive discrimination world toward young female pilots...

Al, you there?

Are there any news reg. the SSA convention? Photos of the exhibition floor, interesting papers, reactions to the winch on display, etc.? Those of us not able to make it are dieing to hear from you...

Hi, I'm looking for a replacement Palm PDA to run SoaringPilot software. I have a Tungsten T and I'm very happy with it's display clarity even in bright sunlight, but it has a problem with touchscreen registration when it gets hot, and this often makes the software unusable. Anyone currently...

This is a golden opportunity. Dianne Black-Nixon announced at the general member meeting that she was offering a 'Matching Challenge Grant' of up to $25,000 for your donation to the SSA. Mark you tax deductible donation check with 'Matching Challenge Grant' or call the SSA office with your...

I am considering the purchase of an ASH 25e. One of the concerns is our operating field. On some days a Nimbus 3t with 25.5 m tips things can be a little marginal if the ship is at max T/O weight. How does the ASH 25 compare if flown empty but 2 up? We are operating off a 'lush' grass field...

Hi Gang This is a tough and pretty rigorous article on the flying characteristics of todays' and yesterdays' large soaring birds with comparisons to modern gliders (ASW21). Worth a read. (Originally posted on the paraglider SFBAPA Group.) Dave http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/104/30/12398

Since the one listed a couple of weeks ago went quickly, I thought I'd sell mine too. Everything was in working order when I removed it two years ago. Includes the 80mm Nav display, 58mm vario, and manual. It worked well as a vario and for speed to fly. I never bothered with the final...

My SN10 remote has lost the knobs and shafts from two of the rotary switches. One of them kept falling off from about day one and I've stuck it back dozens of times, but it has eventually disappeared into the dirt on our field. A second one is now showing the same symptoms. This looks like it...

For some light reading, you may enjoy these. http://www.jimforeman.com/Stories/flying.htm Frank Whiteley

Link to article about Marfa in the movies on our local television web site: http://wral.com/entertainment/story/2448050/ Ok, nothing about soaring in the article, but it is still about Marfa. Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

Nimbus 3-25.5. 1982 SN 18 (former XX, 7V) 1400 hours. Refinished 6 years ago with Simtec. Factory tailwheel mod. Tilt-up panel mod. Custom baggage compartment. Wedekind sleeves in fuselage. 5-point Schroth harness. 2x 8A/H batteries. Relief tube. Excellent tiedown points. Sage SV, S-NAV,...

Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. Help?

Thanks to the proposed changes to section 6.7 (Flight Documentation Equipment) of the 2008 SSA Regional and National contest rules, Random Logic will soon be releasing several exciting products for those pilots wishing to optimize their scores! For pilots in Category 3 (sports class...

What a nonsense, Ian. In the ancient times, people wanting to get a badge needed to buy a barograph and a camera, and if I recall correctly, they weren't cheap - typically more expensive than a logger today. So, what changed is the technology, not the price tag.

I have heard that someone in the US is using a Flight Design CTSW Light Sport Airplane as a tow plane. I would like to know where this is happening and performance history. Tom Dixon Idaho

Does anyone have experience of using a Piper Cherokee 180 as glider tug and how effective, or otherwise, it was?

Hi Gang Having a LSA power plane and in reviewing the proposed new experimental certifications (FAA Order 8130.2F) which includes gliders left me very puzzled. Why would anyone register a glider or motor glider as an experimental or standard light sport aircraft (LSA) although 8130.2F...

This morning due to an attack by unknown hackers the server hosting gliderpilot.net failed and has caused the site to go offline. I am aiming to get things back up and running within the next 10-14 days - it would be sooner were it not for work and other commitments. If you have a...