With 2 nice sunny days last Monday and Tuesday , this SPRING is one to quickly forget. I loved Amsterdam however last Monday,how different does the world look with blue skies, a bright sun and with all the fresh light- green leaves on the trees. Some pilots who really had some great flights this spring, must […]
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SUPER-WEATHER for Club class nationals in the UK, …however today was scrubbed!
by Bill Elliott •
As I told you the Austrian Nationals are NOT flown in Austria, but in Nitra in Slovakia this year and in 5 classes.
Reason; the Austrian Military top did/could not allow flying from Wiener Neustad[West], the WGC place we have such good memories on.
The club class counts 15 pilots and …nearly a miracle…, they could fly straight away on Saturday and Sunday.
1000 km in a Standard Cirrus in Thermals in Europe!
by Bill Elliott •
What about 1000 km. in a Standard Cirrus!? It was flown last Thursday and believing in the weather forecast from TOP METEO, Michael Ebel flew it and had the day of his life. As I heard from my Lasham friends Alix and Roy, who happened to be there it was shivers all over. Here is […]
Sons beat dad’s! Onion soupe !!!
by Bill Elliott •
The Pentecote- weekend was weatherwise not too good here. Only Sunday was OK and that only for a few hours ! The “poor” pilots flying a long weekend in Belgium, this time for the Kiewit Cup, had 2 cancelled days but the one in the middle was reasonable. 41 Competitors in 3 classes and in club the 5 […]
Cancelled competition days in Europe,but also…1.750 km./1.530 and 1.460 !
by Bill Elliott •
Wet, unstable weather during Dutch Nationals! SUPER ridge and wave weather in the USA!
by Bill Elliott •
Hahnweide had 4/5 days! Updated with news and pictures from today!
by Bill Elliott •
Pretty lousy weather in the morning. NO HOPE,…day cancelled! Fatraglide finished!
by Bill Elliott •
Terlet; a drop of rain and a lot of wind on day 2!
by Bill Elliott •
Terlet. WELCOME at the CAE Dutch National Championships 2013! Till Sunday I will spend time with friends at Terlet, staying overnight in the warm-well-coming Postillion Hotel , thanks to a special arrangement between the organisers from the NK and the hotel. It will be no live story as it is difficult to write at the airfield […]
HAHNWEIDE edition 47, “more of this please”! A few nationals! Soaring in Japan.
by Bill Elliott •
Finally a real nice weekend for pilots in most parts of Europe, Japan and the USA. The weekend-off was definitely NOT a weekend-off for glider pilots. On Saturday 1468 flights were added on the OLC and on Sunday even more; 2381 amongst them 24/24 from Japan and 121/170 from Holland, which is rather special. Germany enjoyed…