[Leo sent me a Merry Christmas email yesterday and I thought I would share it with our readers. — WE] Jonker Sailplanes has had a relatively good year with steady production of JS1 Revelations for customers worldwide, numerous JS1 pilots having contest success, and many fabulous OLC flights. The manufacturing year ended in mid-December with…
The 2011 Australian Qualifying Grand Prix is over with Bruce Taylor earning 38 total points with his JS1 Revelation. Over the 5 contest days Bruce dominated the qualifier by claiming 1st, 6th, 1st, 1st, and 2nd daily standings. The field of 8 sailplanes included two JS1 Revelations (one flown by Bruce and another flown by Brad Edwards who…
Uys continues… Contest Day 5: Crews and pilots woke up on Day 5, still very tired. Ronald and AP, the JS technical support and crew members, prohibited the pilots from getting up early to help with the rigging. When Attie and I eventually arrived for briefing, both gliders were rigged, ballasted and ready to be…
Uys continues… Contest Day 1: Finally Day 1 arrived for the 18m Class. It was a 337 km polygon with 5 waypoints. John Coutts, Attie and I started together at 14:24. (Couttsie was an integral part of the Team JS. He might be a Kiwi but we regard him as an honorary South African. With…
This personal account from Uys and Attie Jonker brings a unique and interesting perspective to the challenges of the 2010 World Gliding Championships.
