Tag Archive for cross-country soaring

Travel by Glider – Chris blogs his Trip across Europe

pictures by Christoph Klein Christoph Klein, the German glider pilot, who about a year ago had developed a web page for European glider pilots to find out about camps and activities on glider fields throughout the European summer, has now tried the trip himself. In his special Standard Jantar, equipped with a unique sustainer engine,…

Flying in the Seniors; Take Two

Last year in this space I wrote a series of articles about my experiences at the Senior’s competition.  Since it was my first ever contest, I thought it would be fun for me, and perhaps interesting to a few people who have never been here.  This year I want to try to compare my experiences…