Sticking my toe in the "buy a glider" conundrum. I'm definitely not confident enough to go somewhere--many many miles away: I live in the northern part of Virginia--and look over a glider and trailer rig and determine whether or not to go all in. So, how would I go about getting in touch with an...

Steve Fossett is being haled by Richard Branson as "the greatest aviator in the world, he's also the greatest gliding pilot in the world" I hope via a miracle they find him alive. Given the technology he was carrying I find the chance of him being alive remote. I also noted Steve Irwin passed...

Excellent Condition. NDH - only 2 owners since new. 302, Xpdr, ELT, Cobra trailer. Details & Price in classifieds, or at: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=ddfj4263_15dv8ph57t&hl=en Roy

In article Larry Dighera quotes the NTSB report: Before the collision, the Hawker had been descending toward RNO on a stable northwest heading for several miles, and the glider was in a 30 , left-banked, spiraling...

Glider Flight Instructor Seminar, Sept 8 thru 12th at Ridge Soaring Gliderport, Julian, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this seminar is to enhance standards in flight training methods. Essentially, we will begin with flight lesson one and share how we do it to ensure compliance with Federal Aviation...

The St Louis Soaring Association is interested in setting up a winch demo for our members at our field (H07) in Highland, Illinois. Are there any clubs with winches within reasonable distance that are willing to give us a demo, and possibly give ground launch endorsements? Our club is in the...

Can anyone help with references for glide ratios for basic training gliders, Blanik, K13, Puchatek etc, with full brake or half brake deployed? The internet is not very helpful for finding this information. A reference of 29 to 1 for a K6 -no brake and 7.1 full brake is about all I can...

I’ve been trying to get the rate of "own transponder detection" by my PowerFlarm Core as low as possible. Nothing I’ve done has improved it beyond roughly every 10 minutes, on average. Sometimes it’s much worse, showing up almost constantly. Turning off PCAS isn’t really an option for me,...

Last year I was looking for such a device to allow me to montitor my speed more easily on approach so I didn't have to glance at the panel during this critical stage of flight. I found this affordable, small box that plumbs into your pitot line and runs on 12V. It is made in England. I only turn it...

Hi all, My question is, My husband is in the process of getting a standard AWC for his imported, into the US, Dimona H36 TMG. He applied to have it certificated as a glider (powered), but our FAA inspectors want to put Utility on the AWC because that's what's on the type certificate. Does this...

I am holding in my hot little hand a letter from Jacqueline Jambor, a Manager with the FAA's Project Support Branch, ACE-112. It states that the FAA has accepted the request submitted by my friend and hangar partner, airshow pilot Bob Carlton, for a Global Alternate Method Of Compliance (AMOC) that...

CNv Club Software is now available for download at http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html Please read the release notes and instructions. You will want the vario software as well as the companion PC configuration tool (also updated). Good Soaring & Good Variometry! Evan Ludeman for CNi

Check this out. Does it mean we might actually have capable electric self-launchers in the near future? http://www.bangstyle.com/2012/03/envia-batteries-electric-cars/

Both Pawnees at the local glider club suffer from leaking front crankshaft oil seals. One has had several oil seal changes and the problem is not cured, the other started leaking within a few hundred hours of a major overhaul. One is in original fixed prop configuration and the other was...

Has anyone a good Puchacz Polar ? I need to generate a polar file to use in the Winpilot. Thomas

Does anybody know the current location of Simtec? The listed phone number in Hesperia CA is answered by someone else.

1990 National 360 Parachute, quick snaps, $600 plus shipping or best offer E-mail: Ph: 518-885-5599 Located in Saratoga Springs, NY USA

By dint of a bonus point on the Drag Race, Brits Phil Jeffery and Richard Hood tied for 6th place on day 1 of the South African "World Series" qualifier in Bloemfontein. On a clearly underset task, local entry Mannie Mclauchlan took the honours by 1 min 37 seconds. For full details see:...

Is the tetrahedron at an airport: 1) Supposed to be pinned down to show active runway 2) Allowed to be pinned down to show active runway 3) Supposed to pivot freely with the wind direction (Background: our club has a long-standing policy to anchor the tetrahedron. Some of us are really scratching...

Glenn and Matt Holden have added more photos of the 2005 Region 5 North race, currently underway at Perry, South Carolina, USA. http://gahsys.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=r5n05&page= 1 They've included some nice photo's of several pilots waiting on the grid. They all seem to have...