They kept the best for last . With 7 days the glass is still half full not half empty.My glass will be full in a minute ,needed that!!! Here is my story of the last day of the WGC in Rayskala. The last briefing, the last launches, the last tasks from this 33d WGC. It…
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Latest on 33d WGC in Finland!Finally the REAL Finnish weather!
by Bill Elliott •
Latest on 33d WGC in Finland ! What if there were no sauna’s in Rayskala!?
by Bill Elliott •
“Day cancelled for all classes, sauna recommended for anti-freeze”. “Eat. Sleep. Grid. Repeat..” ” A nap is recommended” Some quotes from the 33d WGC in Finland,where it seems they have a record-cold-summer,the coldest since 50 years, just when the soaring world visits them for some good WGC- flying, over an inspiring beautiful country with lakes…
Travel by Glider – Chris blogs his Trip across Europe
by Bill Elliott •
pictures by Christoph Klein Christoph Klein, the German glider pilot, who about a year ago had developed a web page for European glider pilots to find out about camps and activities on glider fields throughout the European summer, has now tried the trip himself. In his special Standard Jantar, equipped with a unique sustainer engine,…
The Jones brothers are ” hot” in Finland! Some EUROGLIDE pilots only needed 4 days!
by Bill Elliott •
Sunseeker Duo’s first XC-Flight
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Three weeks after their maiden dual flight the Raymonds now tried a first cross-country flight in their new machine. On June 21st Eric Raymond sent out an e-mail reporting: “Irena and I just returned from an overnight trip in our new plane, our first experience traveling in it. We set our goal to be easy,…
Minden 18m Nationals and looking back at a picnic on a wing at Lake Tahoe!!!
by Bill Elliott •
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…
Champion à Sisteron 2014 – Didier Hauss se présente au Soaring Café
by Bill Elliott •
Kawa-Biter or Happy Winner? Didier Hauss talks about his Success
by Bill Elliott •
The exciting Grand Prix Final of 2014 in Sisteron is not just history, it is historic: 8 days of soaring weather – maybe not all of them perfect. But still this is quite a sensation for European conditions! The excitement became bigger and bigger after every contest day, and when last morning had broken six…