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[Video] Wave Soaring from a Frozen Lake

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Here is a soaring video which shows something a little different, which might interest you and your readers—wave soaring from a frozen lake in the Norwegian mountains! This is from the 2013 Vågå wavecamp which was held this week (http://www.wavecamp.no/). Even if spring is approaching fast, isn’t it interesting to see that great flights can be had in winter, even in the far north of Norway? :-)”

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Flying the Glory by Tony Tabart

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Thank you to Jo Pocklington for sending us these fabulous photos of the Morning Gloring in Australia.  More about the Morning Glory can be found in our article here.  — Ed. Flying the Glory — October 2012 After hearing stories and seeing photos of the Gulf of Carpentaria Morning Glory, my interest was stirred to…

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[Video] Seaside Soaring

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“Finally a day with a good southerly wind and a dry airmass instead of the usual grot associated with this wind direction. 5 DSGC gliders braved the rough aero-tows down to the Sidmouth cliffs, where fun was had on an epic scale. The walkers on the cliff tops seemed to enjoy the show and hopefully a few might risk a trip to our club to try gliding themselves. There was even wave off the cliffs which allowed all of us to climb high enough to easily glide back home. A fantastic days flying!”

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