I´m back in Europe this week.
This, in fact, is a bit weird because a few weeks ago I wasn´t even prepared for leaving the continent at all, nor Germany, nor Munich, nor the university campus until all exams are over. The steady rain periods in Germany had me decide to definitely delay the second part of my soaring season to the August competition phase to come. Little did I know my fortune had completely different plans for me.
Thanks to Caio Zamboni of Brazil for sending us a link to this beautiful 14 minute video celebrating his first flight in his 21 meter ASH-31 Mi. The video was made during the Brazilian national championships in Bebedouro.
Photos by Maria Szemplinska
Leo Benetti-Longhini has been collecting photos of “personalized” car tags at soaring and hang gliding sites around the world. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have.
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…
Philip Dunlop put together this nice video of his season gliding as a youth glider pilot in New Zealand. They have a fantastic youth glide program there and most of the footage is from their youth training camps in Matamata and Omarama.
Last week, during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-in in Lakeland, Florida, AvWeb reported on the ElectraFlyer-ULS, an electric powered motorglider designed by Randall Fishman of ElectraFlyer.com. The prototype was on display at Sun ‘n Fun and factory-built copies will soon be available for sale. The ElectraFlyer-ULS was featured in a presentation…
For many years, the Stemme S-10 has been a star attraction in the exhibit hall at the (now biennial) SSA convention. At the 2012 SSA convention in Reno, Nevada, we asked Alexander Papenberg of Stemme USA to give us a tour of the Stemme S-10, arguably the most beautiful and luxurious touring sailplane on the…
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.
photo by Karel Nemec
