Retired now and looking to purchase a motorized glider; weighing the pros and cons of self-launchers v sustainers. Two-placer is a priority, as I would like to take my wife. Single place acceptable as long as I can keep her happy sightseeing. We plan on extensive travelling, some to both...

Hi, I am looking for a vario which take TE from pitot and static pressure, like the Westerboer, to go with my LX 5000 which has electronic TE. Gilles

This pilot made a DEEP entry into the US w/o, apparently, following the laws of the US: https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=7436890 Here is what you have to do PRIOR to flying into the US, regardless of whether or not you are a US...

From now to March 31, 2013, I'm offering free checkrides for FAA Glider (Private / Commercial applicants, add-on or initial) and CFI-Glider add-on's, renewals and reinstatements. It occurs to me that many student pilots and transition pilots need to simply FINISH what they started, so here is the...

What are the inexpensive devices for logging Silver and Gold badge flights, and how do they compare - costs / ease of use / reliability, etc ? I will be working on my Silver badge this season, using a rented glider, so I need an inexpensive, portable, and easy to use setup. It seems to me that...

Her name is Anna, she is a teenager in Poland, now graduating high school. Anna wanted to fly gliders very bad. I have never met a person in my entire life that wanted to learn to fly that bad. The problem is that she has no money to learn to fly. Today the cost of flying in Poland is as high as it...

During the winter of 2009 I was bored, and aggravated with the sealed lead acid batteries that I was using in my sailplane. They didn't hold the voltage above 12v for very long, they needed replacement every few years, and I had one die 5 miles away from the airport at the end of a 300K badge...

http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=130&L=1 One that is likely to clean up at the 20m two seat competitions!.

Hi @ all, my Lak-17a sn.125 is up for sale - complete and ready to race! For details look at http://www.segelflug.de/classifieds/ (navigate to 18m class) or contact me by email. Kind Regards Armin

Hy CSK wrote: ASH25E OO-YPM with ROTAX 275 - at what rate should oil be checked/topped up/changed in the reduction gearbox? Access to the different plugs isn't simple... - temperature indication on the ILEC instrument seems erratic. What kind of transducer is used on the cylinder...

http://silentflight.com/index.php?option=com_community&view=photos&userid=62&task=album&albumid=8&Itemid=8 Neither has a mat anti glare covering on the screens which would help both with definition. Cheers Al

http://topfly.free.fr/en/accueil.htm)] Dear gliding fellows, I have been asked to participate to this thread although I do not read your newsgroup (by lack of time only). I own and fly a Nimbus 4DM Night VFR certified. I believe that this is the only Night VFR certified glider. This is a...

If you want to make a flight to a "goal" the sporting code says that the "goal" is a "finish point" and the definition of "finish point is defined as the end of the flight (for simplicity). Either a landing, a declared "finish point", or engine start location. My question is why does the goal...

Due to lack of time from the owner, there's a DG 303 Acro for sale. The glider is based in Minden (NV) and is in absolute pristine conditions, like new plus all the improvements and accessories, like transponder, solar panels, etc. Also the trailer is like new and with a lot of improvements. This...

One of our members is a high school teacher. He worked things out with the school to take a field trip to our gliderport for introductory rides. And, as luck would have it, the day they came out to fly was a spectacular soaring day! How often does that happen? And they even got the story to one...

Some observations on the effects of the current Sports Class handicaps on Sports Class Nationals results. I looked at the final results for the SC Nats from 1997 to 2006 (all the ones available on the SSA site) 1997: 37 entrants. Top ten gliders: VentusC (2) VentusB (1) Mosquito...

Please keep your prosselitising to your church. I find such bigotry offensive. If you have a flesh and blood messiah who can personally show you how to attach to the supreme godhead, then you would be doing just that rather than wasting space on a gliding...

I have to refurbish/replace my wing wheel assembly and need some suggestions/insights. The current one is the typical aluminum wing cuff and bicycle wheel. It wasn't well made to start with and it's falling apart. I want to take this opportunity to improve the thing. One of the biggest issues I...

Nimbus 3D SN # 11 1992 ~630 hrs TT. Alum. Cobra. SN-10B both seats with Garmin GPS , Ilec SB-9. CAI GPS and PDA cradles both cockpits. Dittel Radio, Becker Transponder, EDS O2, Full Jaxida covers, 2 Softie Parachutes. Full System ready to Fly ...

Well done to the british team Std Class 1st 15m Class 4th 18m class 2nd and 3rd (Steve and Phil Jones, 1st time brothers have been on the podium?) Open Class 4th Not bad for a soggy little island Nigel