Schulgleiter “SG38” at Eutingen Airport (Germany / Baden-Württemberg), Summer 2014 That’s how to feel freakin Free!
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1-26 Championships Day 2 Try 1
by Bill Elliott •
A fine week of soaring from the Ephrate airport [HD Video]
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It’s hard to say “no”
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1-26 Championships Day 1
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Minden 18m Nationals and looking back at a picnic on a wing at Lake Tahoe!!!
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Qualifying GRAND PRIX in France The qualifying Grand Prix in France flown from Rennes Saint Sulpice is over and the winner is Christophe Ruch, who started on “lucky Friday the 13th” with 42 points whilst runner up Christophe Abadie had 28. They had then, 7 days out of 7 and tasks between 103 km and…
1-26 Championships Practice Day
by Bill Elliott •
Leah and I arrived at the beautiful Caesar Creek Soaring Club last night for the 1-26 Championships. For those unfamiliar, the 1-26 Champs are the only outlet in the US for one design sailplane racing, are organized by the 1-26 Association (www.126association.org), and feature competition among only Schweizer 1-26 gliders. With only 23:1 book performance…
Klaus Ohlmann and the Mountain Wave Project on French / German TV
by Bill Elliott •
ARTE presents “Riding the Winds” For those who haven’t had the chance yet to watch this, here is just a quick link to a very informative movie a friend (BTW not a pilot…) just submitted to me. You will meet Klaus Ohlmann at his home airfield and together with the Mountain Wave Project’s members exploring…