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…
The Tetra-15 is the first glider built as part of the HP-24 project. Brad Hill was the builder. Brad has a good track record of building gliders. He has also built a Russia and an Apis. The first flight of the Tetra was in January of 2012. Since then Brad has put around 500 hours…
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…
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…
Soaring has always been a myth for a lot of people – for example most of them don’t know how winch works or the details of aerotow are unknown.The biggest mystery is that a glider can fly a few hours without engine and even without strong wind! Naturally it’s hard to make a sweeping statement…
It was the WGC of the former world champions!!! Those former World champions, did it again. First of all Sebastian in 15 m. class . I think nobody doubted his next title in his home country. I lost track of how many he has now. Definitely the best pilot in the world seen over…
On August 2nd the 42nd Vintage Glider Club (VGC) International Rally 2014 started in Arnborg, Denmark, right in the middle of the small northern European country. More than 170 pilots from 15 different countries will be flying vintage gliders over the countryside around Arnborg. The area is flat, so thermal flying will be the best…
Leszno with it’s huge airfield. Back from Leszno after 2 VERY interesting full days.Specially the landings on the short overshoot -runway -15 , last Sunday , were at the least spectacular as the decor for this landing was a dark, very dark sky to the NW of the airfield with flashes-of lightning “from…
They had 2 official practice days in Leszno and then it started to rain. Time for more “job’s” on the gliders and doing the “finishing touch on everything necessary” , as the opening ceremony was yesterday and now TODAY ,the real action starts.And believe me , they will fly and make days even on days you…
Bert Schmelzer answers Soaring Café’s Questions Bert, you are the first Belgian glider pilot ever to become a World Champion. What a feeling?! Even three weeks after the competition is over, it is still difficult to realize what it exactly means to be World Champion, but I can tell you that crossing the finish line…
