In early September, I had a fantastic day of flying at Blairstown Airport, the culmination of which was having the opportunity to fly Windward Performance’s new DuckHawk. I had just flown the club Grob Twin Astir with my brother, promptly falling out and not exactly having one of my best landings in it.
The Soaring Café congratulates Chip Garner, the 2012 U. S. 15 Meter Class champion, who bested his countrymen at May’s contest in Mifflin, Pennsylvania. We also congratulate Greg Cole and his team at Windward Performance, for providing the brand new DuckHawk sailplane that Chip flew to victory in Mifflin.
Windward Performance owner and Chief Designer Greg Cole kindly shared a few in-flight photos of their new 15 meter racing glider, the DuckHawk. The DuckHawk will come in three models: the DuckHawk Veloce, the Super Veloce, and the VNX. The Veloce will be the lightest and most agile model while the Super Veloce and the…
