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…
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Solo above the Roof of the World
by Bill Elliott •
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…
DLR MACS-Himalaya aerial camera takes first shots
by Bill Elliott •
German Aerospace Center (DLR) developed the next generation of their MACS 3D aerial camera system. It was recently tested during an initial flight on a Stemme S10 VTX motorglider near Berlin, Germany. Both, camera and motorglider, will be used during the 2013 expedition of the Mountain Wave Project (MWP) to be held in the Himalaya. …
