A new competitor in the two-seat class has been created in the Rhoen. ASG 32 is the name of the flapped sailplane designed by Michael Greiner at the Alexander Schleicher sailplane factory for competition and cross country training.
It was raining in Issoudun, the day before the opening AND during the morning of the opening ceremony. Luckily for all, the planned AIRSHOW could continue, as well as the parade of the “STARS”.
Contents Evening Report Good evening, Today the grid and launch went as scheduled, with an already well established procedure made possible by Edre and the ground crew. We have now for the last few days some of the pilots kids helping on the runway – Ron Tabery’s son and Mark Keene’s 3 kids. They proved…
Another “test flight” in Tullahoma, Tennessee on the same field the Concordia first flew, but perhaps a little different. The Cherokee II was a very popular plans-built glider, circa 1950s. The particular ship was passed around for many years, until Gary Flandro got his hands on it. The original logs were lost but the…
Day 8 winner in open class Erik Borgmann flying the QUINTUS with speed 146.3 km./h. over the 205 km. task. Brilliant! That was the fastest speed in open class.[pic.2] courtesy Dutch team as shared on FB. The in the end nearly nail biting EGC in Vinon is over and I take you through the…
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…
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One afternoon last week, I found myself on a Munich underground train holding a slice section of a sailplanes´s outer wing. Pretending to be untouched by everyone’s weird looks, I took the time to examine my precious gift. Although I handle entire gliders and intact wings almost every day, seeing the inside of a wing…
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SAFE 2013 to ALL of you! What a year it has been! A pretty good one for me, hope for you as well. See you again in 2013! Here is my last blog from 2012. The South African Nationals at Welkom did not start too good. On day 1,…
