Tilo Holighaus talks about Business, Family and Soaring Following the rainy and cold WGC in Finland was a bit dissappointing, compared to the great Grand Prix in France two months ago… While in Finland the teams were talking about saunas, food and football, I couldn’t help thinking back to the pictures and reports which Tilo…
After the incredible three years of soaring in the Western US, I must admit it took me a while to get back down to sea level and adjust my expectations to flatlanders’ soaring. I am truly missing those rough and snow-covered mountains and with more moisture in the air my flatlands sky is not as…
Some days ago DG sent out their latest newsletter – a great way to keep in touch and inform customers and friends. Everybody has probably heard about Jim Payne’s and Dennis Tito’s record breaking flights from Argentina and Minden, NV. The US-Air Force is flying DG 1001 as well, others prefer the single seated DG…
How to create Public Interest in Soaring On both sides of the Atlantic Ocean most media only pick up negative stories about air sports. I hate to see that in public our beloved hobby has quite a negative image. While living in the United States I regularly found articles about crashed planes in my local…
The German soaring community is delighted to find some first videos published by the master of long flights! Hans-Werner Grosse and his wife Karin are currently taking advantage of the long Northern German winter to put their video material online. The first movie is a 3-minute film without words showing the pretty and bright yellow…
Last weekend a huge Scandinavian high pressure area helped to push away the grey, low-lying clouds further to the South and glider pilots in Northern Germany could enjoy an unusually blue sky dotted with pretty white clouds. Despite the calendar which already calls for fall, it looked a lot more like a spring day. On…
The German soaring community has established this nice tradition for the youngest glider pilots (ages 14 to 24): A fun contest at the end of the season, where they get together and compare their skills. No, they do not go cross country but get a chance to demonstrate precision gliding in front of a jury:…
Eleven Teams will be launching today at the Green Speed Cup on Strausberg’s airfield, east of the German capital Berlin. The Green Speed Cup’s jury is looking for the pilot and the glider which uses the least amount of energy to fly the fastest. The 2013 Cup is already the third competition of this kind,…
Pictures by Mirja Klicks The German female pilots practiced in Scotland? Why not, some pilots perform fast and big wave flights in the Scottish Highlands… But no, the German women pilots met in Thuringia, on the plateau of Jena’s airfield for their second training in 2013. Usually a very good area for extended cross country…
It’s springtime and in Europe pilots have had a very busy start into the new soaring season. After a too long winter, they are finally enjoying really long flights. In Colorado, where I live at the moment, we are still waiting for the real thing. So I spent some time looking at my Northern German…
