Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / February 2009

I have over the years accumulated all sorts of glider waxing products.
want to remove oxidized paint and to polish my glider (it has
polyurethane paint finish) to have a smooth finish and importantly t
protect it against the very strong UV light in Texas

Many of us received word this morning that Bill is missing and
presumed dead in a body surfing accident in Mexico (Thanks, Roy).  Was
not sure how it would affect me, but I have been pretty subdued all
day.  Hard to think Bill won't be there to call when I need advice on

Here are few videos made from our trip to Talihina, OK. We were
hoping to get some wave flights, but ended up doing some ridge
soaring instead. Last month, we did achieve wave lift to over
11,000 feet. Last week, I released to low and had a very challenging

Would someone please contact me with Gordon's contact information?
Bildan(AT)SSAgrowth.net

I'm sure SOMEONE out there knows where to get this stuff.  It's used
throughout the interior of my Speed Astir, and must be terribly
common, since it's the exact same material used to trim the the
perimeter of BMW motorcycle windscreens. I even bought a chunk at the

Will be selling off my collection of gliding and aviation books  many rare
and out of print, over the next few weeks.   Need   funds for a glider.
See:-
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/paultol62

I have an old Ben Green metal trailer.  It's spent most of it's life
inside a hanger.  I plan on parking it outside a hanger for a couple
months.  I have not seen any water damage inside on the wood floor,
however I want to make darn sure that no water at all comes through

I have an old Ben Green metal trailer.  It's spent most of it's life
inside a hanger.  I plan on parking it outside a hanger for a couple
months.  I have not seen any water damage inside on the wood floor,
however I want to make darn sure that no water at all comes through

A good friend, who is going on 89 and still soaring with the eagles,
needs some help on a GPS he is thinking of buying. He flies locally
only in S. Fla. and his datalogger has seen its last day and he want
to replace it with

Just posted this on

Just posted this on GliderForum.com
Pictures and description are on there.
http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-view.asp?threadid=3328
Apologies for earlier post hit the enter key before it was ready to

This video was mentioned on backcountrypilot.org. I figured I understood
tailplane icing, etc. But watching the video was an eye-opener. This also
very much applies to pilots who don't plan on flying in icing conditions. A
failed gap seal on a glider comes to mind as well.

The chair style long Softie parachute is designed for comfort and to
maximize the comfort of the contoured seating found in todays high
performance gliders and acrobatic aircraft. This Navy Blue chute has
the Preserve I FFE 201-(c) canopy for use by pilots up to 240 lbs at

The 2009 proposed Sports Class Handicaps are now posted on the SSA
Website  -  http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=6789819598&show=blog&id=1614.
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