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Kai Gertsen Book Wins Harris Hill Soaring Corporation’s Joe Lincoln Award
by Bill Elliott •
BTLinkPublishing is pleased to announce that Kai Gertsen’s book “Desperate to Fly” was awarded the 2012 Joseph Lincoln Award for “outstanding contribution to the sport of soaring through the use of the written word.” “Desperate to Fly” is part memoir, part instructional handbook with Kai’s manuals on Cross-Country Soaring, Off-Airport Landings and his clear and important manual on Spinning included as appendices.
Novel About Particle Physicists and Soaring in the Alps
by Bill Elliott •
“My novel ‘Catalysed Fusion,’ has several vivid chapters about gliding in Switzerland, including a diamond distance flight over Mont Blanc. It is primarily a racy story about particle physicists at CERN Geneva with some steamy erotic episodes, but some people say that the gliding episodes are the best part. Some exciting near misses are featured.”
[Video] A Gliding Day Dream
by Bill Elliott •
Thanks to reader Skyler for tipping us off to this dreamy video taken at the 2012 Cowley Gliding Camp in Alberta, Canada by Doran Clark and Don Hammond of Rocket Productions. Gliders come from vast distances to participate in this summer event.
National Parachutes Video
by Bill Elliott •
Thanks to Kees Van Schaick for recommending this video by National Parachutes.
Video Interview with Schleicher’s Michael Greiner
by Rand Baldwin •
Michael Greiner is the young Schleicher engineer who designed the extremely successful ASG-29 15/18 meter glider. As a young designer, he was mentored by Gerhard Waibel and so, in a sense, he is Gerhard’s protegé. Michael was in Uvalde earlier this week, so I asked if he had time for an interview, and he graciously…
Ritz – Our WGC Blogger Extraordinaire!
by Bill Elliott •
Ritz has been doing an extraordinary job throughout WGC 2012, keeping us all updated on what’s happening at the WGC in Uvalde, almost minute-by-minute. Even better, she frequently adds her personal insights into the mix, based on decades of experience in soaring and her vast network of friends in the sport. Ritz has been heavily…
700K Flight from Poland to Holland
by Bill Elliott •
After the Junior Pre-World Contest in Leszno, Poland ended on Sunday 12 August, the Dutch competitors (Jan Willem van Doorn, Stefan Telkamp, Sander Luimes en Nick Hanenkamp) decided to fly back home to Holland on Monday 13 August. They almost made it: Their flight ended at Stadtlohn airfield which is located virtually on the border between Holland and Germany. They covered a distance of almost 700 km, an epic flight!
GP:Live App—WGC 2012 Edition Up and Running
by Bill Elliott •
GP:Live allows you to follow WGC 2012 in near real-time. You can see who’s where and how your pilots are doing relative to the other competitors. It also features the latest contest news snippets and commentary, all conveniently on one page.
FAI Receives More European Record Claims
by Bill Elliott •
On August 3rd, the FAI received the following Class D (Gliders) European record claims. The Soaring Café congratulates pilots Guy Bechtold of Luxemburg and Laszlo Hegedus of Hungary on their outstanding flights!
