To whom it may concern, EASA has just published a new AD: EASA AD 2010-0185-E. It grounds all Blaniks with immediate effect, including L-13, L-13A and all aircraft that passed earlier AD inspections. Reason is that the failed wing spar on the Austrian accident glider failed before reaching...

https://mashable.com/video/train-plane-hybrid/ You gotta admit, it's better than the electric train pulling a blimp. Maybe with a longer extension cord, electric gliders could work.

The squelch on my Dittel FSG 50 has got to the point where it lets a lot of noise through. After a search of the Internet, I have found many allusions to the fact that this can be adjusted with one of the internal pots, but cannot find any reference of which one to actually turn. I've attached a...

My Trig22 now generates ADSB-out in my Experimental glider. I'd like to add a reasonable-cost adsb-in receiver and a bright panel-mounted traffic display (I can't see iphone or ipad screens here in the western sunlight). Any suggestions? I see the PingUSB adsb receiver ($200) and the AirAvionics...

I liked the Plantronics microphone I used to use, that clipped onto my eyeglasses. Eventually, I got tired of the cord, which seemed to be in the way much of the time. Are there any eyeglass clip-on (or ear mounted) style wireless microphones? I've seen some intriquing ear mounted "headsets" used...

Dear Sir, I read carefully the various posts on this newsgroup about the subject (egyro-solid state gyro etc...). In order to avoid heavy cabling, and minimising the available space (on the instrument panel) and volume (behind the instrument panel), I am slowly coming to 2 options: Option 1 :...

Hi everyone, Hilton Software has spent over a year developing WingX. Earlier this week, we announced general availability of the product. "WingX is a Microsoft Pocket PC application designed by pilots for pilots. WingX was designed from the ground up using the latest .NET technology...

Hi, I'am not quite sure this is the right forum to post my question, let me try (I also found some specific gps forums) I just bought a garmin gpsmap 76s mainly for use in a glider (hence the post in the current forum) I wonder if someone has some experience with such device for two...

So, I had just started to assemble the ship, when my partner rolled up. Are you kidding? I would like to get out of the partnership, but that could be tough ... could I get the FAA to pull his cert? ... after all, this has to indicate some level of mental imbalance. You can't even see the worst...

Discus 2b for sale: Year of mfg: 2000 S/N 58. Approx 120 flights, 180 hours. Factory Cobra trailer with glass top, Cambridge 302, Becker Radio, Winter Mechanical Vario, Boom Mike, ELT, Tilt up instrument panel, Two tow hooks, Canopy cover, Tow out Gear (wing wheel and tow bar), Lots of options,...

Hi, I'm taking on the tough task of creating a comparison table for soaring flight software. Of course I can't mention every single features found in every product, so I'm trying to hit the unique features found in each product. You can view the very preliminary table...

Hi everyone, My name is Emir Sherbi, i'm a mechanical engineer from Argentina. With a partner who is an electronic engineer we've designed an electric self launching system that can be retrofitted in most of the composite sailplanes. Some of you may be saw my booth in the SSA convention in Reno...

Is there a softcopy someone can send me? ... or any helpful reference? The running lights on my 2002 Cobra work properly but I get strange results with the turn signals, testing with three different tow vehicles. Are there any caveats I should be aware of in using 6-way-round to 4- way-flat and...

I have a 2016 honda civic. It’s my only car. Has any one towed their glider and trailer using a small sedan like a civic?

Hello. I'm looking for a sailplane with my partner and we've come across a very nice ASW-19 that we are interested in. The aircraft has a maximum pilot weight of 196 pounds, which my partner just barely squeaks under with a parachute and will probably be over with drinking water and any other...

Has anyone had any experiences, good or bad, with the various solid state horizons on the market. Are they stable, is the response quick enough, are they reliable. (Probably only likely to get answers from UK pilots as the rest don't cloud fly)

Most of us have had the inevitable frustration of being told to do something one way with one instructor, only to be told to do it differently when flying with another instructor. There are, of course, multiple ways of performing certain maneuvers, and slack rope recovery is one of those. I would...

How do we go about handicapping flights made on different continents in different ships? There are several online competition sites in operation but they seem to apply a standard ship handicap without compensating for the place or conditions prevailing at the time of the flight. How can the guy in...

We are selling our Blanik L-23 repair project including 4 wings. All parts are from 2 consecutive serial numbers. Best Offer. See: http://web.mit.edu/dsimmons/www/gbsc/ Roy

I have looked at the LK8000 video and browsed some of the forum threads. Would someone please tell me: Where can I find list of supported hardware devices? Where can I go to download PC and target hardware apps? thanks