What kind of an a$$hole, uses a very sad thread like this to try and sell some stupid idea. At 06:36 04 September 2007, Bagmaker wrote: This is terrible news, with another winch launching death in Australia on the weekend.

I have a tow hook, with a Husky A1-B attached, based at Minden, Nevada. If you are flying out of Truckee, Minden or nearby, you might keep my number handy for the occasional aero retrieve should you find yourself in a bind and all else has failed. (i.e. you have tried all the commercial...

Hopefully someone can tell me where and when was a glider first towed aloft by an aircraft? TNX !! Don

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Hello, I just watched a movie online (Youtube) about gliders and saw one thermaling and gaining altitude. How is this is done? I am a presolo power pilot (Just finished with my 12th hour) and have been taugt that a power plane will climb when excess power is availible. (Steepen the angle of attack,...

I understand there is a requirement to have a Flight Manual and updates for the inspection. This can prove difficult if you have an unusual or older glider that is no longer in construction etc. Can anyone help me with an English language copy of a Centrair ASW20FL manual please? - I have tried...

I will be leaving my 1-34 outside. Does anyone know what is the best material to use to cover the wings and fuselage? Art

I am thinking of making of visit of a few days to one or both of these places and would be grateful if anyone has any personal experiences of them which they could relay.

Imagine a club in a fairly wet (24" rain a year) temperate climate, which doesn't have a hangar. What gliders and tugs could they use, which would be able to survive living outside all year round? I'm thinking both two-seat trainers (Blaniks?) and single-seaters, and tugs that could operate off a...

Police investigate fatal glider crash - Southern NSW Police investigate fatal glider crash - Southern NSW 2 September 2007 A report is being prepared for the coroner following a glider crash which resulted in the death of a 64-year-old man in Towrang yesterday. Emergency services were called to...

A friend of mine is thinking about moving temporarily a US-registered glider (DG300, with its trailer) to Europe. The final destination is Italy, but the entry port can be anywhere. I heard that sometimes this can be tricky, could end up with a bunch of duties to pay and/or the impossibility to...

------------ fwd ------------ Few aircraft are as legendary as the P-51. The aircraft and the pilots who flew them during WWII are disappearing. This coming weekend, there will be a very special gathering in Columbus, Ohio. They expect 120 P-51s to attend along with many of the 80 or so...

I have a backup 1550 that has just been sitting in it's cradle for at least a couple of years. Recently the charge light went out and the unit would not turn on. I switched the main battery with my other 1550 and the unit still would not turn on, nor would the charge light come on??? Anyone have...

Aviation has lost one of it's bright shining geniuses whose innovative work revolutionized and expanded the boundaries of aviation. He is credited with imploring, ""Imagine the impossible and do it." A daring experimental physicist, MacCready was one of the few scientists to fly a free balloon...

Many have probably just heard the news that Dr. Paul MacCready passed away in his sleep yesterday. Paul was a renowned innovator, founder of AeroVironment, and a key soaring figure. He is known as the "father of human-powered flight", and just this month we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the...

Any one know if there is a US source for the Wefkind (sp?) safety sleaves. Are they even being produced anymore? I need 5 of them if anyone has some stashed somewhere. Thanks Al

Regarding the 2006 Region 3 Contest (being "thrown" out of the airport) Our soaring club is looking for an attorney that understands aviation who is willing to take our case on contingency basis. Notice of claim has been filed and will expire in December. Case is laid out and several meetings...

Nah, you guys have all got it wrong! Fly a 1-26! You will land out far more often, get lots more practice at no wing runner takeoffs, and you have those big a$$ tip wheels built in! :-) Steve Leonard (Never flown a 1-26, but I learned in a TG-3A)

Looks like we have until the end of the month to try to head this off: http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgADNPRM.nsf/0/2E81107C5401C9BD862573280053BD08?OpenDocument BDS

Can anyone point me to a definative list of club class gliders for 2008? Ta PF