Ritz conducted the following interview with Matthew Scutter a very talented junior pilot from Australia who now has two 1000km flights to his credit. — Editor 1. Matthew you are still very young, what gives you the courage to fly over unlandable areas during a 1000 km flight? Do you believe in the weather…
The Mifflin Soaring Association will again hold their popular “Soaring the Appalachians” Seminar this winter. The Saturday afternoon/Sunday morning seminar is targeted toward intermediate soaring pilots with cross country and ridge experience. Responding to feedback from last year, many of the same topics will be offered, with adaptations to the intermediate pilot. We have also…
The Cafe is saddened to report the passing of Markku Kuittinen. Markku was an eight time Finnish Champion, two time World Champion (Benalla in 87 and Omarama in 95), and he finished 3rd in Austria Wiener Neustad (89). The following obituary was provided by Antti Lehto Markku Kuittinen, two-time standard class World…
We went to the 2012 World Gliding Championships in Uvalde, Texas with the new 23metre Antares (wing span 23m, new Open Class). It was a truly amazing adventure and I hope the following provides a useful insight into the process of taking a design concept and proving it under the most testing regime of world championship international gliding competition – the best pilots, the best gliders, the most competitive environment.
Thank you to Jo Pocklington for sending us these fabulous photos of the Morning Gloring in Australia. More about the Morning Glory can be found in our article here. — Ed. Flying the Glory — October 2012 After hearing stories and seeing photos of the Gulf of Carpentaria Morning Glory, my interest was stirred to…
Editor’s Note: I had the pleasure of meeting Sydney, her sister and her Dad in Uvalde a couple of weeks ago. Her family recently moved to Fredericksburg from Connecticut. When she heard about the WGC being held in Texas, just an hour or so away, she told me that she begged her father to take…
Carol and I arrived in Uvalde six days ago and it has been a whirlwind from the beginning. We have a nice 3 bedroom house about 11 miles outside of town that is very nice and comfortable. However, there is no cell service and no internet either. The lack of internet service will certainly challenge…
On my way to Uvalde, left yesterday and spent the night in Louisiana. Our power steering failed last night in the parking lot of the hotel — steering fluid on the concrete! Carol and I are up early this morning and found an open repair shop — thank you Tire Kingdom. Looks like the high…
International Competitions 2012 Dutch Nationals 2012 UK 18m Nationals US Competitions 2012 15m Nationals, Mifflin, PA 2012 US Open Class Nationals 2012 US Sports Class Nationals 2012 Seniors Nationals 2012 Region 4 North 2012 Region 4 South 2012 Region 5 North, Perry, SC 2012 Region 5 South, Cordele, GA 2012 US Region 6 South, CCSC…
The US Team Dick Butler Open Class Ron Tabery Open Class Bill Elliott 18m Class Gary Ittner 18m Class Dave Leonard 15m Class John Seaborn 15m Class Dennis Linnekin Team Captain Read all the Team bios here. Click Here to see all the teams posts.
