Cross Country Wave 101 with Gordo

by Bill Elliott • March 7, 2014

I knew Gordo was truly a wave flying virtuoso, but I didn’t realize he was also very good at teaching this esoteric art. That’s a rare combination and an opportunity I didn’t want to miss.

by Bill Elliott • March 1, 2014

Season 2013 was special for Aeroklub Postojna, Slovenija because we managed to take a few video clips of our small but beautiful country. Our airfield is situated about 70 kilometers from Julian Alps and 10 kilometers from hill Nanos. That means that there are some interesting views and quite a lot of ridge flying. We…

by Bill Elliott • March 1, 2014

The OLC has established itself worldwide as a useful portal for displaying and analyzing cross-country flights. However, there is also criticism against the platform, especially in Germany. A group of ambitious developers has, therefore, started “Skylines”, a portal that comes pretty close to the OLC functionality and offers even more features.

by Rand Baldwin • February 28, 2014

In this video, Naviter co-founder Andrej Kolar and Roy McMaster, U.S. representative for Naviter, tell us about some new products and services.

by Bill Elliott • February 24, 2014

Thanks to reader John Koch for recommending this video. Released on February 18th, it features spectacular videos of world champion Sebastian Kawa soaring an ASH-25Mi over the Himalayas.

by Bill Elliott • February 17, 2014

After a long day of soaring the waves between Nevada and Wyoming, Gordon and Hugh landed the Duo Discus at the Casper Natrona International Airport near Casper, Wyoming.

by Bill Elliott • February 17, 2014

Many of you know that world record setter Klaus Ohlmann recently flew over Mt. Everest in a sailplane—but have you seen the video? If not, here’s your chance. Enjoy!

by Bill Elliott • October 27, 2013

The Australian Soaring Season traditionally starts in Queensland in late September with the Queensland State Championships. This year the Qld Comps were surrounded by several other events. Peter & Lisa Trotter, veterans of the Uvalde WGC, ran their Glidefast course at their home club in Kingaroy – followed by another coaching week starring British travelling…

by Bill Elliott • October 20, 2013

With a speed of 149.45 km./h Egon Rehn flew on 10-10-13 over a distance of 428 km. with his ASW 22 BLE. Not bad! This happened recently during the Brazil Nationals at Luis Eduardo Magalhaes [LEM] on one of the 7 flying days . It shows the potential of flying in Brazil. Yesterday I got some more…