Credit & Copyright: Daniel López, IAC; Music: Matti Paalanen, Angel’s Tear (Aeon 2) Explanation: If you could sit back and watch clouds and the sky move all night and day, what might you see? One answer from the island of Tenerife, captured over the course of the year, includes sequences that are not only breathtaking but instructive. Visible in the above…
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Goshawk Flies Through Tiny Spaces in Slo-Mo!
by Bill Elliott •
This BBC Special’s video of a Goshawk is amazing. The camera crews were wanting to discover how the Goshawk maneuvers the narrow spaces of tree trunks and limbs in the forest. More about the BBC Animal’s Guide to Britain.
HD Video of JS1 Surfing the Clouds
by SC Admin •
We first saw this on Facebook. Thought our Soaring Cafe readers might enjoy it too.
AERO 2011 Friedrichshafen
by Bill Elliott •
Mario dal Degan of Italy has kindly submitted this collection of photographs of the 2011 AERO at Friedrichshafen, Germany. Enjoy! For exclusive Soaring Cafe articles on the AERO exhibition see Report from Friedrichshafen, New Open-Class Gliders and AERO Friedrichshafen.
Video: Learn Soaring Techniques from Expert Pilots
by Bill Elliott •
Soaring is the act of gliding, flying, then rising with the air currents to regain altitude so one can glide some more. With this simple definition of soaring, we introduce this video which includes more than this definition. Enjoy this video and learn what soaring is all about. De Volta Ao Sertão from Raquel Couto…
Watch a Thermal Develop
by Bill Elliott •
Gary Carter sent us this great video which shows a thermal developing and lifting off by picking up what appears to be some sort of large plastic sheets. Enjoy!
DVD Review: Sailplane Grand Prix in the Andes
by Rand Baldwin •
In January, 2010, 16 of the world’s best sailplane pilots gathered in Santiago, Chile for eight days of racing over some of the most spectacular and starkly beautiful terrain on the planet. The lucky pilots were invited to compete in the Third FAI Sailplane Grand Prix, a race unlike any other in soaring. The sailplanes all start at the same time and race around a pre-designated course, and the first pilot to cross the finish line wins. To make the race exciting for the uninitiated and the results easy to understand for spectators, the scoring is simple, or perhaps brutal, from the competitors’ point of view. The winner is the first sailplane to cross the finish line.
[HD] Video | Sisteron 2009 – Gliding in the French Alps
by Bill Elliott •
Another beautiful HD video. Life only gets better. From Steffenelberg Another fantastic gliding holiday in Sisteron. 6 days of gliding, 34 hours and 1800 OLC km. Lots of wave, blue thermals and cumulus. Snow in the mountains. Up to 7,2 m/s of climb in the wave. Will be back in Sisteron at 26th March 2010.
Beautiful HD Video from New Zealand
by Bill Elliott •
Do you every wonder how to tell someone why you like soaring so much? This video should do–it is simply fantastic.
Soaring…the French way!
by Bill Elliott •
After such a cold winter, I’d like to share with you the warm memories I have from last year’s soaring season. For me, it took place in the South of France, alternating between Saint-Remy-de-Provence and Saint-Auban. The collection gathers a few shots taken during a training week in April 2010 in Saint-Remy, other taken during…
