For some time past I was thinking about the aerotow course but as I had a surgery I have just started to learn it at the end of July. This was the beginning of the summer camp in our aero club. Unfortunately the weather was bad here as it rained almost every day. Saturday was the…
Articles
It’s time to learn Aerotow
by Bill Elliott •
Flying the HP-24
by Bill Elliott •
GTA Race at Monroe, GA
by Bill Elliott •
Report for the GTA race at Monroe, GA August 23-24 A Class Cumulative Score Rank Points ID Name Glider 1 1999 FS Silva, Fernando ASW-27 2 1933 BZ Mittell, John ASW-27 3 1759 H6 Ruf, Chris 303 Mosquito 4 965 FP Pin, Francois ASW-27 5 915 DL Linnekin, Dennis ASW-27 B Class Cumulative Score 24-Aug-14 23-Aug-14 Rank Points…
Ventus-2cxa marries FES!
by Bill Elliott •
Luka Znidarsic, the Slovenian Schempp-Hirth representative and CEO of LZ Design has successfully added an engine to his Ventus 2: His company had been working on electric propulsion systems for several types of gliders. So far some LAK gliders have received a front electric sustainer, and they are already flying in different countries. FES is…
Other News
1104 km across the Wild West – MP chases for Records
by Bill Elliott •
MP, alias Mitch Polinsky, obviously enjoys another big summer in the Western US. Launching from Ely, Nevada on Friday, he flew a straight out task from Nevada across Utah and the South Eastern corner of Wyoming, kissing the Nebraska/Wyoming border to finally land at Torrington Municipal Airport where he probably had to wait a bit…
Farewell to Frank Paynter (TA)
by Bill Elliott •
I am very saddened to learn that my friend and mentor Frank Paynter (TA), a long time Soaring Cafe contributor and racing enthusiast has been dealt the terminating blow from the SSA. Their decision from Frank’s email to me summarized is: No contests the rest of this year, no Seniors, no Perry, and no Nationals next year, anything past…
GlidePort.aero Live Tracking, Flight Analysis and Visualization App
by Bill Elliott •
A test version of the GlidePort.aero live tracking, flight analysis and visualization app is available at http://glideport.aero! A few highlights of what’s new: * Rich flight analysis and visualization Upload your IGC flight tracks to re-play, analyze and view them in 2d and 3d, and to share them with others. * High-resolution mobile tracking Spectators…