It is hard to believe that Carol and I leave in one week. Wow, the summer has gone by fast. The plane is ready and I am ready. Now, I just need to spend the week going over check lists, packing all my stuff, double checking my maps, my computers … My plan is to…
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…
Burt is off to the International Vintage Sailplane Meet on Harris Hill near Elmira. NY, June 30 – July 7, with my restored ASK-13. Visit Burt in Marfa for some truly fantastic flying and great service! Marfa Gliders Soaring Center Marfa, Texas
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. …
I had the extreme pleasure of flying with Dick Butler today along side his new Concordia. His new ship is absolutely gorgeous! The weather was fabulous with a 6,000′ cloudbase, 5 kt lift and nice streets. Ted Beckwith gave us a tow and we were off flying in the local area while DB flies off…
GORDON BOETTGER was having a fun evening playing in wave near Lake Tahoe and used the beautiful scenery for this exciting photo op — enjoy.
I was not able to attend Perry this year due to work conflicts and needing to save my vacation time for the upcoming WGC. Perry is a wonderful place to fly, always has very competitive field of pilots, and there very best in evening activities on the field. Maria Szemplinska was there with Jerzy and…
Dear Soaring Pilots: If you have never flown in New Castle, you certainly heard about us – a 1000k contest flight, a club glider to 19600 in wave, the unmatched hospitality of the Blue Ridge Soaring Society. If you have flown with us, you have experienced the incomparable beauty of the ridges and valleys of…
Video of the best shots of the 2009 season from Sion (switzerland). The video was forwarded to us by Ben Johnson of Shenandoah Valley Soaring. Most scenes were filmed during late august 2009, from 10’000 to 21’000 feet using a Panasonic Lumix fx35. The gliders are a Nimbus 2c, Duo Discus and DG-505. The video was edited with Final Cut + some after effects tryouts.
Chris Ruf noticed this article on the Web and forwarded it to the Café to share. For a morning, the sky looked like a surfer’s dream: A series of huge breaking waves lined the horizon in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday (Dec. 16), their crests surging forward in slow motion. Amazed Alabamans took photos of the…
