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Welcome
Thank you for visiting the Cumulus Soaring, Inc. web site.
My goal is to help you find the right
soaring instruments, software, books and videos for your needs and help you
use them. What sets me apart from my competitors is that I help you
use the instruments and/or software through one-on-one
phone support (with web
conferencing) and through informational training CDs. I have created many
"Value Added" features to this web site including Product Comparisons & Selection
Guides to help you
find the products that are best for you, my
Soaring Links web site, and the
free Soaring Classified Ads web site. I
have invested heavily in
stock so you can get any of the products quickly. I also spend
considerable
time learning how to use each product so I can support you well. I
consider myself a servant. If I do a good job serving
you I hope you will buy from me and tell your friends to buy from me.
News
New
Cumulus Soaring, Inc. Newsletter - Includes
details on the upcoming SSA Convention
GPS
Flight Recorder Calibration by Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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Approved by the SSA
On January 15, 2010 Cumulus Soaring, Inc. received
approval from the Soaring Society of America as an
approved GPS flight recorder and barograph
calibration lab. Details are available on the
Services page.
Email Newsletter
Sign-up now for the free Cumulus Soaring, Inc. Email Newsletter using the
form below. The newsletter provide timely information on
new soaring products and services, new software version releases, special
offers, and soaring news from around the world. I am using a very
reputable e-mail marketing service called Constant Contact, so your data
will be safe, and you can opt out at any time. I promise to limit the
frequency of the newsletters to a maximum of 1 or 2 each month (probably
less). Current and back issues and more information is available here:
Newsletters.
Sale Items
The Sale Items page includes items that are
new but slightly out of date, and used items. There are some very good
deals to be found there.
Proud Family Man
My favorite web site, is my personal web site
because it contains photos of my wonderful family - I love my wife and kids
and love being a father.
Site Navigation Tips
Go to the
Catalog
pages for the most complete listing of products sorted by
product category and manufacturer. Or use the menu on the top of
every page to navigate through the site. Clicking
on the logo on the top of any page will bring you back to this
home page. I also use the Manufacturers
list in the table below often.
Catalogs
- By Product Category -
By Manufacturer -
Printable
Video & Book List -
Printable Catalog Sorted by Manufacturer -
Printable Scale Models
Brochure
Value and Excellent
Support
Cumulus Soaring, Inc. offers soaring products and excellent technical
support. I aim to be friendly and fun. I want to be sure that you are happy with your
soaring tools and I strive to help you get the most out of them.
Paul Remde
I have been flying gliders since 1990. I'm a very technical person
who loves talking about soaring, badge flying, soaring instruments, GPSs,
Pocket PCs, etc. I am knowledgeable about badge, record, contest
and aerobatic flying, and ready to help you select and use the right
instruments and software for your soaring needs. I hold all the FAI
Badge legs for my Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond badges - with the
exception of the altitude gain legs (which are nearly impossible to obtain
in Minnesota). I have flown in 4 soaring contests, acted as
Competition Director in 2 contests, Contest Manager in 2 contests, and have won
9
Minnesota state soaring records. I am also the MN state soaring record
keeper. I have owned several sailplanes
including a Schempp-Hirth Ventus b and a Schweizer 1-35c. You can see
photos of them on my
Soaring Photos web page. I now do most of my soaring in a lovely
DG-1000S which is owned by two great soaring friends. I am also an
active member of the
Minnesota Soaring Club. I am very proud
of my Soaring Links web site
which contains nearly 1000 links to soaring web sites. My favorite web
site, however, is my personal web site
because it contains photos of my wonderful family - I love my wife and kids
and love being a father.
Please Buy from Me
I work very hard to provide detailed
product comparisons for soaring pilots. I hope you will find this web
site useful. I also offer excellent support to customers who buy from
me. The best way to thank me for the services I offer is to help
support my business by buying from me - and please tell your friends about
my company.
Customers Outside the United
States
I am often asked if I sell to customers outside the U.S. In fact,
I would guess that 1/4 of my sales are to customers outside the U.S. My online
order entry system accepts orders from anywhere in the world. I
generally ship to other countries using U.S. First Class International Airmail. It gets the
product to the customer in about 10 days. If you prefer faster
delivery or insurance and tracking I can ship using US Express Mail
International
or UPS Express.
Payment Options
For your convenience I accept payment via several methods. For U.S.
customers I strongly prefer payment by check for all orders but accept payment
using credit cards if necessary. That saves me the cost of the credit
card fees - which add up to tens of thousands of dollars every year.
That stings! For international customers I require
payment using a credit card. For
details, please visit the How to Order page.
Full Panel Discount
I am fortunate to be in a unique situation in that I sell and support
products from more soaring manufacturers than any other soaring products
vendor in the world. I have products in stock to help you build a
complete instrument panel. I offer a 5%
discount to customers that purchase all the items listed below at
the same time (shipped to a single location) and pay by check (not credit
card). This option is popular
with customers buying new gliders or upgrading older gliders. I can
ship the items to you or to the glider manufacturer. To qualify you
must buy at least the items listed below. I'm sorry, but if you don't
buy all those items, or items of similar value, I can't give you the 5%
discount.
Soaring Society of America
The SSA is an excellent resource for glider pilots in the USA and around the
world.
www.ssa.org
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