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       Jim Marske
       See the November issue, Page 3
       Note: This month we received a "Bonus"
                  ... the ASCent Newsletter 2011

(Looking for something new that you can build ... page down to the B.U.G. !)

Articles Wanted:
Your experimental sailplane, vintage ship or in-between sailplane can appear in Sailplane Builder.
Just write an article and supply some great photos.

Anybody have a self-launch winch? I saw one in Kansas at a contest run by Gary Osoba. It was based
on a remote controlled motorcycle. I have heard that Cushman scooter are great for light sailplanes.

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Winters coming .... Northern Lat's, time to:

- Start building your homebuilt glider
- or, get out your ice boat! (we build in the summer)

New Book by Member:
Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution
by Simine Short

You've read a lot about the Wright brothers
... now read about one of their key sources of inspiration ... Octave Chanute

If Tom C. Crouch recommends this book ... it is a must read! [webmaster]

Phil Barnes is at it again ... he has a great website now resplendent in colors, great graphics and photos. A must visit!

... I couldn't decide which graphic or photo to place to the left ... so I picked the most intriguing.

Follow this link to see the graphics I didn't select
HOW FLIES THE ALBATROSS

Many topics on this website: dynamic soaring theory, regenerative electric-powered flight, airfoil design, simulator that works if you have Windows XP or Vista/Windows 7 and more!

The Soaring Society of America Announces the Publication of:
Soaring Beyond the Clouds
by Bertha Ryan a long time member of ESA

Bertha says, "... not often you see a "space suit" in a sailplane."

Einar Enevoldson Reaches for 100,000 Feet

Note to editors: You can contact the author directly to set up an interview or request photographs: bmryan@verizon.net

Detailed Press Release from SSA
Excerpt:

Einar Enevoldson is forever connected to the world record altitude flight he and Steve Fossett made to about 51,500 feet, but that is just one of his amazing flights.

Taxiing into position ... and then take off!
Foot Launch
Is this a Swift?