Soaring Links

Organizations

Soaring Society of America (SSA): Fosters and promotes soaring in the US
FAI International Gliding Commission (IGC): Airsports involving gliders and motor gliders
Sailplane Racing Association (SRA): Supports the science and sport of sailplane racing in the US
World Class Soaring Association: Promotes the growth of the World Class glider
The National Soaring Museum: Museum of soaring and motorless flight at Harris Hill, NY
Vintage Sailplane Association: Promotes the acquisition, restoration and flying of vintage sailplanes

Reference Information

Badge Forms and Documents: Sporting code and FAI badge forms in PDF format supplied by the SSA
FAI Sporting Code Section 3: Covering FAI aircraft Class D (Gliders) including Class DM (Motor Gliders)
California State Soaring Records: Go for it!!
Soaring Server: Günther Eichhorn's site, lots of useful information
Worldwide Turnpoint Exchange: GPS coordinates, downloads in a variety of formats, maps
Landings: Soaring Related Links: Links to glider web sites throughout the world
Soaring Information and Sailplane Directory: This WWW Server provides a variety of information about the sport of soaring
glider.com: Information and discussion concerning competitive soaring and the growth of the sport in the U.S.
Soaring Links: by Paul Remde

Soaring Supplies

Williams Soaring Supplies: Instrumentation, parts, and accessories
Silver Parachute Sales & Service: The place to buy, repair, or repack your emergency chute in Northern California
Bob Wander's Soaring Books and Supplies: Soaring books, variometers, barographs, and computer products
Eastern Sailplane: Instrumentation, parts, accessories, Schleicher dealer for North America
Entec Technical Services: US dealers for Komet Trailers and eastern US dealer for Volkslogger
Knauff & Grove Soaring Supplies: Instrumentation, parts, accessories, Schempp-Hirth dealer for North America
Ridge Sewing: Sailplane covers and accessories
Sailplanes Unlimited, Ltd.: LARGE scale R/C gliders. How about a 1/2 scale ASW-27?
SFS Soaring Flight Simulator: Flight simulator with realistic flight characteristics and shaded 3D graphics
Streifeneder Fluzeugbau GmbH: Parts and service for Glasflugel sailplanes
Wings and Wheels: Instrumentation, parts, accessories, Glasflugel CZ distributor for North America

Instrumentation

Sage Variometers: High performance mechanical variometers
Sierra SkyWare: WinPilot palm-size glide computer software
Borgelt Instruments: Glide computers, flight recorders, and electronic variometers
Cambridge Aero Instruments: Glide computers, flight recorders, and electronic variometers
EW Avionics: Electronic barographs and flight recorders
Filser Electronic GmbH: Glide computers, flight recorders, and electronic variometers
Garrecht Ingenieurgesellschaft: Volkslogger FAI approved flight recorder
Ilec GmbH: Glide computers and electronic variometers
Peschges Variometer GmbH: Glide computers and flight recorders
Zander Segelflugrechner: Glide computers and flight recorders

Glider Manufacturers and Distributors

Blanik America: US Distributor for LET (Blanik) and LAK sailplanes
DG Flugzeugbau GmbH: Manufacturer of the DG-303, DG-505, and DG-800 sailplanes and motorgliders
Group Genesis: Manufacturer of the Genesis 2.
Russia Sailplanes Inc.: US Distributor for the AC-4 Russia
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH: Manufacturer of the Discus, DuoDiscus, Ventus, and Nimbus
Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau GmbH: Manufacturer of the ASK 21, ASW 22, ASH 25, ASH 26, ASW 27, and ASW 28
Stemme USA: US Distributor for Stemme motorgliders

Soaring in the Western US

Silentflight.com: Al Macdonald's collection of soaring photos
Region 12 Soaring Council (RESCO): PASCO's counterpart in Region 12 (Southern California)
Jim Payne's Region 12 SSA Director Page: Information of interest to Region 12 and SSA members in general
"Victor Mike" Soaring Photo Album: Great photos from Seattle-area pilot Vince Miller
SoarWest - Soaring out West: Covers soaring in the Rocky Mountain region

The World of Soaring

Practical Experiments for the Development of Human Flight: by Otto Lilienthal
Photo Gallery of Wave Soaring in Japan: Dr. Toshihiko Nozaki shares his photographs and experiences
Oldtimer Segelflugclub Wasserkuppe: Vintage glider enthusiasts at the Wasserkuppe
Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club: Long Mynd Expedition: Are you finding tows too expensive?