The pilots from AKAflieg Frankfurt have settled down for their Wave Research Camp in Spain, since March 18; at LACerdanya.
Scandinavia wakes up! Tornado-story..updated! Nitra welcomes over 100 pilots end of this week!
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A junior aviator day! 17th FAI EGC in Poland! Calcinate!
by Bill Elliott •
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN SUNDAY MARCH 24 2013 ritzdeluy@hotmail.com www.soaringcafe.com www.glidinginternational.com Good morning on this sunny Sunday morning here, but freezing cold. Not a lot of time anymore so here is an important reminder , for those who are interested and have not read it yet, this next invitation-mail for the 17th FAI EGC in Ostrow […]
Most Desired Sailplanes from South Africa – An Interview with Uys Jonker
by Bill Elliott •
Jonker Sailplanes is the realization of the Jonker brothers' dream. They do follow their vision of “Jonker Sailplanes and its people being regarded as the best sailplane manufacturer producing the most sought after sailplanes in the world”. A great product definitely needs a big vision. World Champion Sebastian Kawa wrote in his book that the…
Icy soaring conditions, give pleasure as well!
by Bill Elliott •
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 2013 ….the astronomical SPRING or ….autumn down under, starts…. ritzdeluy@hotmail.com www.soaringcafe.com www.glidinginternational.com NOT that we FEEL that spring is about to start here. With a cold easterly and temperatures up to 8 dgr. LOWER than the average 10 for this time of the year, it seems we long […]
Jet Propulsion System – First Turbine on an ASW 27
by Bill Elliott •
February, 10th 2013 in Northern Germany: The sky is grey, people have not seen any blue openings for months… Despite the weather, an ASW 27 prepares for a launch on Hoya’s airfield in the valley next to the river Weser. Every glider pilot who spent the winter months under the grey Northern European skies is…
An All American Way of Soaring – The 1-26 Association
by Bill Elliott •
The American built Schweizer SGS 1-26 is a popular old-timer in the United States. As it was very successful during almost 60 years, it is still being used by a crowd which simply loves their little "Humility Machine". Unlike most clubs that score points in OLC the “All American” 1-26 Association does not have a…
Nostalgia-1988- EGC-video! Ridge soaring from Brown Field !
by Bill Elliott •
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN Sunday March 17 2013 ritzdeluy@hotmail.com www.soaringcafe.com www.glidinginternational.com What a lovely video produced by Finnish TV about the EGC in 1988!!!It brings back so many good/sweet moments and nostalgic ones, as running around with camera’s and barographs. Familiar faces from Klaus Holighaus , Ernst Gernot Peter , Karin Lysakowski and her dad […]
Wings over Sweden project goes ahead.
by Bill Elliott •
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN WEDNESDAY MARCH 13 2013 or 13-03-13 ritzdeluy@hotmail.com www.soaringcafe.com www.glidinginternational.com This ,by the Australian Soaring Center from Corowa sponsored container for the Dutch team flying in Argentina, arrived last weekend back from Chaves. All gliders in good order, meaning this WGC is finished now !! Evaluation and a reunion normally follow later and than,……… […]
Sporting Code subcommittee requests feedback
by Bill Elliott •
At the IGC Plenary meeting the Sporting Code committee put forward a discussion paper looking for suggestions to radically modernise and simplify the Sporting Code for gliding.
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The repair of a broken ARCUS fuselage! Wings over Sweden,…only a few hours to go for a YES!!
by Bill Elliott •
Alphen aan den Rijn Sunday March 10 2013 ritzdeluy@hotmail.com www.soaringcafe.com www.glidinginternational.com Sunday today, maybe no important jobs for you to do , so time enough to look at the next video, that is ,…when you have not seen it yet. This video, just under 20 minutes, is MORE than worthwhile to look at. It is made […]
