OLC Magazine: On Tuesday, April 10th, Jim Payne completed his fifth 1000+ point OLC flight of 2012 in the Sierra wave with co-pilot Dennis Tito in the latter’s DG-1001M. Conditions were blue for most of the flight and the pair got low enough to fire up the engine once, but they continued for another several…
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Five 1000+ Point OLC Flights and the Diamond Boy in Sweet Red
by Bill Elliott •
OLC Magazine: On April 7, 2012, the Blairstown glider gang did it again! The unstoppable ridge runners, led by Ron Schwarz, scored five 1000+ point OLC flights, but an 870-point flight by 17 year old Daniel Sazhin made the headlines. Daniel, who logged over 1,000 hours on Condor before his first flight in the real…
OLC Endorses SSA’s “Let’s Go Gliding!” Campaign
by Bill Elliott •
The March, 2012 OLC Magazine features an endorsement of SSA’s “Let’s Go Gliding!” campaign, which was announced by SSA Growth and Development Committee Chair Bill Daniels and presented by Bob DeLeon at the 2012 SSA convention in Reno.
Robert Spielman Makes Longest OLC Flight on 11 March
by Bill Elliott •
Source—OLC Magazine: On March 11, 2012, Robert Spielman of Air Sailing Nevada, launched from the Minden-Tahoe Airport in a SparrowHawk and made the longest flight in the OLC world competition for that day. Robert logged 898.8 km in six legs for 1105 points and averaged 133.6 kph. Congratulations, Robert! At this writing, Robert is 2nd in the U.S. OLC competition, only 24 points behind the leader, Robert Templin of Aero Club Albatross.
The Sierra Wave Season is Open: Jim Payne Catches a Big One
by Bill Elliott •
New Jersey Pilots Lay Siege to OLC in February
by Bill Elliott •
OLC Alpenflug Symposium in Innsbruck: February 25, 2012
by Bill Elliott •
From the OLC Magazine: The OLC Alpenflug Symposium on Saturday, February 25th will present three thermal sports (soaring, paragliding, and hang gliding) in a spectacular event that is unparalleled. The event was jointly organized by OLC and the Innsbruck Gliding Association (ISV) and will be held in the German Alps. Although all three sports will be represented, the focus is the sport of soaring.
2011 OLC season is over. Klaus Ohlmann 4th time OLC champion
by Bill Elliott •
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 […]