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…
At the recent Perry contest I was able to try the chute and it worked fine after a few small changes. Trish Drury was nice enough to make a series of very good pictures of the Concordia landing with chute deployment which was very helpful in sorting out the small issues. The Drogue chute is…
Here they are , 50 from the 53 women participating in the WWGC in Issoudun. What a great idea by the organisers, to make a compilation of the pictures. Thanks for sharing it on the competition WWGC site. On the official entries list I counted 15 ladies in 15 m. class, 22 in club and 14 in standard […]
Markus Völter with the Omega Tau website recorded a conversation with Dick Butler, pilot and head of design and construction for Concordia, currently the world’s most advanced sailplane. In the audio episode they discuss the team behind Concordia, the design challenges, the unique aspects of construction as well as Dick’s preliminary experience flying the airplane.…
The U.S. Team was elated on 17 August when Dick Butler posted the fastest speed in the open class and won the day—for the second time in this contest. He was obviously delighted with his flight, as was his teammate, Ron Tabery (SS), who ended up a mere two points behind Dick and in second place for the day.
Very fast is right!!! Watching the scores being updated on the screens at the Big Tent, I had to rush to a computer to quickly update. Congratulations to Dick Butler for taking the day! THE CONCORDIA WINS DAY 3! And all of Team …
DB flew yesterday for the first time with a full load of water — and, still not at gross weight. I did my best to take some air-to-air photos but this proved to be harder than I thought … or, I’m just terrible at it. I’ll try again today. The Concordia thermalled and cruised well…
DB continues to expand the flight envelope with flying on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Friday and Saturday flying included increasing amounts of water to test for leaks, water dump valve operation and handling characteristics with water. DB reports that all aspects continue to be excellent. The initial flights have been out of the Tullahoma Airport. …
Dick Butler (DB) has test flown Concordia and is delighted with the ship’s handling. In June and July, Dick will be busy flight testing, tuning the glider, and practicing for this summer’s WGC in Uvalde, TX. He has limited time to provide updates; however, the Café will post an occasional photo as flight testing proceeds.…
