Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / January 2006

I tested my static/pitot system per Mike Borgelt's
instructions and found immediately my airspeed indicator
(used as the pressure gauge) had a small leak.
Right before Christmas, I sent the instrument to 'Century

1. Soaring will die without attracting 20-to-30-year-olds.
2. 20-to-30-year-olds listen to podcasts (http://tinyurl.com/ad39p).
3. The SSA convention is the single best source of audio on soaring.
4. Please RECORD the SSA convention with your CELLPHONE, read:

I've been shopping these on eBay lately. For the time being, the
selling prices I've seen lead me to think buying new is the best
option.
I was wondering if anyone has seen one of these up close and personal.

Hello Pilots,
I have a sailplane for sale and have listed it on all
the usual sites.  I just received an offer (barely
literate) similar to those discussed by and warned

I'll have the jet sailplane on display at the 2006
SSA convention.  Last year in Ontario, I fired up the
engines in the parking lot.  The few who were there
seemed to get a kick out of it.  I'd be willing to

Does anyone have any experience or can make a recommendation for a
portable air pump ?  This would be to add some air to a main tire
without having to go back to the shack for a "real" heavy-duty
compressor.

I would like to be able to calculate the actual CG position for my
ASW-19B, in addition to using Schleicher's cockpit load CG check. I
found some data in the AS Airworthiness Test Report and more in the FAA
Type Certificate Data Sheet, but 3 items are still unknown. Schleicher

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.

Having just washed and waxed the car with Zaino, I am wondering if
anyone has used it on their sailplane.  The Zaino web site states that
it is OK for fiberglass and gel coat.  Any one used it?  What
results/problems?

I need to be in the San Diego area for a conference in early March and
am contemplating taking a few extra days off and driving down there
(from the SF Bay Area) with my glider rather than flying.  I've done
this before, going to Pasadena and flying two days at Great Western

I´m from Brazil. I´ll be on short trip to USA in Apr. I´ll spend few
days in So-Cal (San Diego) area and a few more in Albuquerque. There is
gliding activity in these areas at that time? If so..where?
Thanks

I am looking for a user manual, and a service manual / circuit diagram for a
Cambridge CMP-140. Cambridge does not support these anymore.
George
Segelfluggruppe beider Basel - http://www.glidingbasel.ch

I'm thinking of starting anew with the instrument panel in the 300.
The Terra 720 radio is out,  and the L-NAV works, but it came with an
old Garmin 95 GPS, which looks more like a typewriter, and no logger.
I'm looking to do a Cambridge 302, with a good radio, and remove the

The SSA won't record the convention this year so lets do it ourselves.
Anyone with a cellphone can record a podcast.  Here's how:
https://www.freytag.us/Flight/bin/view/Soarcast/SsaConvention2006
If you are going to Frey's Saturday talk "Winch Operations In Europe

Looking for a source for a replacement B-4 brake cabe here in the US or
for an alternate suitable replacement.
Thanks
Jim