High clouds moved in today with many strong storms to the west. So far, no rain here but no flying either. Of course, KS decided to fly and has been up for a few hours! Many folks are settling in and enjoying each other’s company. [singlepic id=312 w=320 h=240 float=center] There has been some flying…
Mario dal Degan of Italy has kindly submitted this collection of photographs of the 2011 AERO at Friedrichshafen, Germany. Enjoy! For exclusive Soaring Cafe articles on the AERO exhibition see Report from Friedrichshafen, New Open-Class Gliders and AERO Friedrichshafen.
I made a trip to the US with my ASH-26 in 2006. During my trip, I visited and fly at Julian, Moriarty, Parowan, Ely, Minden, Bishop and a few other places. The photo was taken on July 25th, 2006 from Ely, Nevada. I was fortunate to fly there with my friends Hugh Milne and Wilfried Krüger.…
I had the wonderful experience yesterday of flying in the Sierra wave with Gordon Boettger, who many of you know. For those who don’t, Gordon with co-pilot Hugh Bennett, recently twice broke the U.S. soaring distance record for two-seat open class sailplanes, flying 981 miles in the same type of glider we flew yesterday (a…
We received the following note from an interested reader in the UK: At last, spring has arrived at Windrushers Gliding Club, situated in the heart of England. Members have started to pull the covers from their glass ships, dust them off, and stretch their legs as they get ready for the soaring season. The club…
Good friend of ours took this in Lusse. He was on the Dutch team as a Crew chief. That was the time of our lives for sure… Heinz
This was sent to us from M&H. I nice shot to get you thinking about summer.
After such a cold winter, I’d like to share with you the warm memories I have from last year’s soaring season. For me, it took place in the South of France, alternating between Saint-Remy-de-Provence and Saint-Auban. The collection gathers a few shots taken during a training week in April 2010 in Saint-Remy, other taken during…
