With 7 days of flying in a row, the organisation set a well deserved day-off for the EGC pilots in Vinon on Monday. Not always the easiest circumstances due to the weather and lot’s of high mountains, where you have to be alert ALL the time; a good decision. Certainly when pilots in the evening of…
As most of you have no doubt noticed, we’ve made a few changes to the Café this month—well, actually more than a few. Bill has racked up scores of hours in behind-the-scenes machinations that we hope have made the Café more visually appealing, easier to navigate, and more responsive. Our goal has been to make…
Thanks to Frauke Elber, Editor of Hangar Soaring, for reminding us that the May, 2013 issue is online. Hangar Soaring is a quarterly publication of the Women Soaring Pilots Association (WSPA).
On Thursday, Air Sailing Gliderport (ASG), welcomed the first “students,” Patrick Greusenmeyer and Rolland Nakashima, for two days of early flying in preparation for the this year’s ASG Thermal Camp.
Øyvind Moe on Tuesday took off from Hokksund (west of Oslo), then crossed the 150 km stretch of ocean over to Denmark (though he did use the engine for some of the over-water crossing), before eventually landing at the Danish national gliding center at Arnborg. But that, and a short ferry flight to the Danish island of Anholt, was just the preparation.
As I told you the Austrian Nationals are NOT flown in Austria, but in Nitra in Slovakia this year and in 5 classes.
Reason; the Austrian Military top did/could not allow flying from Wiener Neustad[West], the WGC place we have such good memories on.
The club class counts 15 pilots and …nearly a miracle…, they could fly straight away on Saturday and Sunday.
What about 1000 km. in a Standard Cirrus!? It was flown last Thursday and believing in the weather forecast from TOP METEO, Michael Ebel flew it and had the day of his life. As I heard from my Lasham friends Alix and Roy, who happened to be there it was shivers all over. Here is […]
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WEATHER; CANCELLATION OF DAYS , BUT ALSO 1.750 km. THAT’S SOARING!!!! I left you with the message that in Holland, the Wednesday, would have a GO or NO go for flying, at 13.30. And,.. when you really try to make it a valid competition with 4 days you have to try…
From the May 15, 2013 edition of SSA eNews… “Mark your calendars! Because the 2012 Convention was such a success, the SSA Convention will be held once again in Reno, Nevada February 25-March 1, 2014. There will be a [Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic] FIRC sponsored by the Soaring Safety Foundation on February 25-26 and a…
Sorry, no last updates yesterday evening as it was late before I arrived home after a great BBQ and talking too much with lot’s of friends at the Dutch Nationals. With Brutus {Peter} and Bas and Frits in the bar. Here they still hope to fly till Friday , last day! This morning, […]
