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GeoRacing Apps for Sailplane Grand Prix
by Bill Elliott •
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EXTRA Blog on … Sisteron—Host of the 2014 FINAL of the Sailplane Grand Prix
by Bill Elliott •
During the final of the Grand Prix in Sisteron, I try, on request, to shine my Ritz-light daily over what happened. Here is the news from the practice days and day ONE!
Some Photos from Klix … and the Surrounding Area
by Bill Elliott •
For the last few decades the soaring team of Klix has been organizing this competition for all gliding classes. As the WGC takes place this summer at Leszno in Poland, which is near by, a lot of pilots participated in the competition also for training reasons.
WSPA Releases May, 2014 Issue of “Hangar Soaring”
by Bill Elliott •
Frauke Elber, of the Women Soaring Pilots Association (WSPA) informs us that the May issue of Hangar Soaring has been published.
FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix 2014
by Bill Elliott •
The FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix 2014 is underway at Aéroclub International de Sisteron in France.
XXXII OSTIV Congress, Leszno, Poland: Call for Papers
by Bill Elliott •
The XXXII Congress of the “International Scientific and Technical Organisation for Soaring Flight” — Organisation Scientific et Technique Internationale du Vol a` Voile (OSTIV) — will be held at the site of the 33rd FAI World Gliding Championships in the Open, 18m and 15m Class, at Leszno, Poland from 30 July to 6 August, 2014.
Minden Soaring Club Awards Youth Scholarships
by Bill Elliott •
The Minden Soaring Club (MSC) has announced the award of eight scholarships to local youth to help finance flight and ground instruction in preparation for obtaining a private glider rating.
Jean-Marie Clément introduces TopFly-Patagonia to French TV
by Bill Elliott •
For more than a decade the French glider pilot Jean-Marie Clément has regularly taken advantage of the Southern summer and traveled to the Andes to explore the world famous wave systems and to take advantage of great soaring. Meanwhile he has launched several TopFly expeditions and on his website he has published several reports as…
Ninth Annual Freedom’s Wings International Event
by Bill Elliott •
Hosted by Philadelphia Glider Council The official announcement of the Freedom’s Wings International (FWI) – Philadelphia Glider Council (PGC) event is going out! This is our ninth (9th!) year hosted by PGC, and we’re looking forward again to a great time for everybody involved. Freedom’s Wings International is a non-profit organization which provides an opportunity for persons…
Super Saturday – Spring Soaring in Northern Germany
by Bill Elliott •
After the incredible three years of soaring in the Western US, I must admit it took me a while to get back down to sea level and adjust my expectations to flatlanders’ soaring. I am truly missing those rough and snow-covered mountains and with more moisture in the air my flatlands sky is not as…
