The electric two-seater e-Genius just spent a week in Serres (France) a location which is also known as Klaus Ohlmann’s home airfield. Further evaluation and – if possible – some records were on the to-do-list. Seven records were achieved! As you might remember from former Soaring Café articles the electric glider e-Genius was built by…
ARTE presents “Riding the Winds” For those who haven’t had the chance yet to watch this, here is just a quick link to a very informative movie a friend (BTW not a pilot…) just submitted to me. You will meet Klaus Ohlmann at his home airfield and together with the Mountain Wave Project’s members exploring…
On February 1st Klaus Ohlmann reported the first solo soaring flight above Mount Everest. In an e-mail that was quickly distributed around the world he explains: “In a measurement flight near Lukla I stopped the motor. Nearly no wind below 6000 m, difficult thermals. Between Pumori and the entrance of the Khumbu Glacier smooth lift…
Klaus Ohlmann is back in the Himalayas: On January 28th 2014 he and his copilot Jona Keimer found breezy but perfect conditions to cruise along the highest mountain on Earth. Using wave and ridge lift the Stemme S 10 climbed up to 29,000 feet msl and soared into the heart of the Himalayas. Equipped with…
On November 1st, Klaus Ohlmann arrived in Kathmandu (Nepal) after travelling all the way from Germany in a Stemme S10, D-KKOP. His goal is to do research flights in the Earth’s highest mountain range – the Himalayas. The Mountain Wave Project (MWP) had everything well prepared, but bureaucratic issues stopped Klaus from travelling on to…
OLC Magazine: As Easter morning dawned in Serres la Batic, France, Klaus Ohlmann cranked up his Stemme S-10VT and headed into a gray sky, encountering light rain on the way up. At 400 meters (~1,300 feet), Klaus entered ridge lift on a nearby slope and turned off the engine. Turning east on course toward Italy,…
Klaus Ohlmann wins 2011 OLC competition. During the 2011 OLC season more than 13 thousands competitors made 101,358 flights and flew nearly 27 million kilometers.
General info
OLC is an online contest for glider, paraglider and hang glider pilots. It is being organized by non-profit organization Segelflugszene gemeinnützige GmbH. The season runs for full year starting and […]
