Have you ever wondered where the fine German gliders originate, where and how they are designed and created and who those guys are who put hundreds of hours of hard work into those pretty and shiny AS-ships? Have you ever traveled to the world’s oldest glider factory? Well, not every glider pilot on Earth gets…
After four wet days the sun finally dried the thick clouds over the Wasserkuppe. During the 10 am pilots meeting the task was set: 219,8 kilometers, staging at noon. At 1.30 pm everybody was up above the airfield, first struggling, but the 20-pilot crowd could stay airborne. When I opened my laptop at 6.30 am mountain…
The Wasserkuppe has seen some busy days lately: OLC’s first Glider Race started last Saturday. On the hottest day of the German summer 2013 twenty pilots launched and their crews, organizers and spectators could follow a hot race. Two and a half hours after crossing the start line the Standard-Class gliders raced back home from…
The mountain on which “it all started” is getting really busy these days, preparing for another interesting event: After the huge success of Grand Prix Glider Races in many countries around the world, OLC now launches its first Glider Race – applying Grand-Prix rules. This new contest format was invented several years ago to gain…
I haven’t yet visited the U.S. Soaring Museum in Elmira, NY, but it would be hard to match the Wasserkuppe museum as a repository of gliding history. f you’re a soaring enthusiast and you find yourself in Germany, I heartily recommend a visit to the Wasserkuppe. You won’t be disappointed!
