US 18m Nationals, Bermuda High Soaring

by Bill Elliott • May 31, 2013

Photos by Maria Szemplinska

by Bill Elliott • May 22, 2013

The Pentecote- weekend was weatherwise not too good here. Only Sunday was OK and that only for a few hours ! The “poor” pilots flying a long weekend in Belgium, this time for the Kiewit Cup, had 2 cancelled days but the one in the middle was reasonable. 41 Competitors in 3 classes and in club the 5 […]

by Bill Elliott • May 20, 2013

On May 6, sixty retired airline pilots attended the yearly “VGV gliding day” at Terlet. Several of them started their aviation career at Terlet many many years ago as a teenager attending the Dutch government sponsored “scholierencursus” gliding course. Gliding instructor Hans Groeneveld, age 80 now and still active as a gliding instructor, trained many…

by Bill Elliott • May 17, 2013

It must have been one of these legendary Foehn days yesterday, May 16th. Do you remember last year, about the same date? Gerd Heidebrecht from Königsdorf flew more than 1000 Miles (1746,3 km, to be precise) in a Discus-2cT along the northern part of the Alps. Yesterday his club mate Mathias Schunk even exceeded that…

by Bill Elliott • May 15, 2013

On Thursday May 9, one day before the Dutch Nationals started, pilots flew nearly 700 km in an LS 8 and Ventus 2 here in Holland as well as 543 in a St. Cirrus , though Bart did not make it home ,…but still. The weather -gods presented after that day, typically Dutch- Nationals -weather […]

by Bill Elliott • May 6, 2013

This year was my fifth visit to AERO Friedrichshafen. I like coming to AERO as it allows me to get a flavor for what the European market is and where it is headed. Additionally, I have the opportunity to see many designs that we simply do not have here in the USA. Be sure to…

by Bill Elliott • April 30, 2013

Getting the chance to fly dual cross country with an experienced pilot in a real XC machine like an ASH-25 is a rare opportunity, so when I got the call from Kempton Izunoasking if I was available to attempt a XC mission from William Soaring Center to Crater Lake, OR, the only answer possible was,…

by Bill Elliott • April 26, 2013

photos by Giancarlo Grinza Some photos during the landings during the 1st day of Trofeo città di torino. Unfortunately we had only 1 day valid becasue the weather was really awful on the others days.

by Bill Elliott • April 24, 2013

The soccer competition in Alkmaar between AZ and PSV was great fun! Loved it! “Grabbed” straight away by the Mascots … and the PSV players warming up for the match. The Good Better Best day was not in the order I thought, in my last blog, as the best day last weekend was clearly on SATURDAY , […]

by Bill Elliott • April 22, 2013

Alexander Schleicher has just announced their newest design. From their website, Sailplane pilots worldwide have noticed, that there is a gap between the basic flight Trainer ASK 21 and the Open class two seaters in the Schleicher product range. A new 20m two-seater will now close this gap. Introducing: Next to our ASK 21 trainer and…