Monthly Archives: February 2016

The pilot from NM will remain nameless but the deer whistles he received at the pilots meeting will remain priceless. It was a beautiful landing, however as the antelope was sighted running across the roll-out path of the glider it was evident that the weak drum brake was not going to be sufficient...

Have you ever landed and wished you would stop rolling, maybe a rough field or a glider stopped

In the USA we have a tradition to use a weaker rope to meet FAR 91.309. Polypropylene is probably the most common. However in Europe a heavier duty rope is more common.

At the JWGC 2005 I borrowed a rope from the glider owner (each pilot was required to bring their own rope), it had to be close to a 1 inch diameter and about 110 ft long. We tied small streamers to it so it could be found

Parowan Utah was the home of the Sports Class Nationals 2012 (same event as mentioned in last weeks newsletter). I managed to borrow a Ventus CA, it was a little rough around the edges but it went well enough to get team selection points.

After staging we went out to the glider to grid and the tire was completely flat. Ethan who had been crewing for my Brother for many years raced back with

On the last day of the 2012 US Sports Class Nationals in Parowan Utah, as I descended under the start height with the spoilers the right top surface mylar lifted. It made a horrible buzz as it was lifting off of the wing. When I closed the spoilers it settled down. I opted to head back for a relight.

Once on the ground the mylar looked fine with no signs of being lifted. I rubbed it down