I'm amazed at the number of seeming experts who are littering this site with passionately uninformed opinions yet don't seem to have the credentials or expertise of an infectious disease MD or actual governmental experience. Lets get back to what this site is about: Sharing information about the...

There are 16 Silent 2 Electros in the FAA Registration Data Base. 3 are for sale and are all low time. Any thoughts? Are they uncomfortable, poor penetration, what?

Friday,07-Aug-2020 Matt Herron was piloting LAK-17B FES Mini Glider, which took off from Lampson Field near Lakeport at about 2 p.m. en route to Mendocino County, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. That's all I...

Our Duo's turbo has suddenly stopped working. It spins up ok at 55Kt when decompressed & continues windmilling when the decompression is released. The engine starts after 2 - 3 seconds, runs for 2 seconds then cuts out. After 1 - 2 seconds it starts again & the sequence is repeated. It's as if the...

Our club is exploring switching from aero tow to winch launching. Some of our members own older wooden gliders and have expressed concerns about the increased stress on the glider's structure resulting from winch launching vs. aero tow. Is this a valid concern? -- Mike Schumann

So, what do you call an outlanding? If you land at an established airport/airfield is this an "Outlanding"? Or is it an uncompleted flight into an airport. I have read a lot of club SOP's that recommend a "planned" outlanding into an airport as training for a real outlanding! Not the same thing. Is...

This guide, originally published in Soaring in 2002, and updated in 2004, is now expanded another 10 pages to include information on Mode S transponders, ADS-B equipment, portable transponder detectors like the Zaon MRX, and the "glider TCAS" (FLARM). Other new sections are "Myth-information about...

Dear List, From time to time a pilot is broken or totalled because assembly was in some way incomplete. I'm simply writing to remind us all not to permit ourselves to be involved in conversation, however well- intended, during assembly. This is motivated by the fact that I discovered that the...

I've decided to give up on my Avionic Dittel and buy new. It's been a good radio and has given many years of service, but I'd like some new functionality. Functionality is really at the heart of my dilemna. I've kind of narrowed things down to Becker vs Microair (I've ruled out Walter Dittel on...

Our CFIG has become unavailable and our (small) club near Kansas City is looking for a CFIG. If anyone knows of one that lives close please send me an email or post to this group. Thanks -- Roger Kelly to reply replace the IP address above with ceressenior.com

http://sailplane-racing.org/rules.htm Ken Kochanski SRA Secretary

OK, what the heck. How about a superlight, turbine powered, short wing, aerobatic, under $40K aircraft that'll do 100 knots under full power, burn 5 gal/hr at 50 knots in level flight, and climb at 500+ ft/min gulping 20 gallons/hr? Prepare for SWAGs (Scientific Wild Ass Guesses)... Here's what...

I love to spin. It's exciting. I took aerobatic training with Wayne Handley and was taught spin recoveries by him. I have direct experience spinning the Puchacz at Minden. This is what I remember from my experience. Your mileage may vary. With friends (usually lighter than me) in the front, I spun...

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...

I am amazed that more people don't film their flights and share them with others. Yes, it leaves you open to criticism - I know my yaw string isn't straight a lot of the time. If people had any idea what we experience up there, we'd have quite a few more friends soaring with us. The links to the...

I received about a week ago 2 parachutes for repack. Nothing special about it. But in this particular case they require special attention. The first was made by Security Parachute Co. from San Leandro in California. The second is a Original Softie fitted with 1965 Pioneer 4 line canopy. Now...the...

I note that some gliders are controlle with a joystick which makes me curious as to how the control surfaces are powered. Assuming these are useable by people who lack the forearms of a truck driver, how are they powered? Do these systems use electric servos with a battery recharged on the...

Could this be the future? Sunseeker http://solar-flight.com/ The Solair 2 http://www.solair.de/timer.htm is a second generation solar electric powered aircraft. Here are the specification (in German): http://www.solair.de/frame.htm English language information is...

What is everyone paying for a tow? At our club it's $17 to 2k and $22 to 3k. We use a 260hp Pawnee and our club has no rental fees, only club dues. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!...

Can anyone who is familiar with soaring instruction in the US and Italy comment on the differences? I ask because I have started training a 'student' - actually an Italian licensed glider pilot - who wants to add US glider ratings to his US commercial and CFI certificates. His flying is generally...