The Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix started yesterday [May 4] in Langtora in Sweden and after a few mostly cancelled practise days due to the weather they continue till May 11. Host is the Stockholm Soaring Club and the CD is well known pilot Ake Pettersson. 20 Pilots were allowed, only 5 showed up / had time, amongst…
May 1st today! April 30th was a hectic Day of Labour, certainly for those who are cleaning Amsterdam after the celebrations. What a day it was yesterday, SUNNY AND DRY for all national and international visitors in Amsterdam. After more than 100 years we have a KING and were/are grateful for what the Queen has done in […]
With 11 out of 13 days , even 2 days with tasks over 500 km. you can say it was a GREAT competition there in Prievidza for the 119 pilots flying for the Flight Challenge Cup Gliding 2013 !!! When I left you on Wednesday , they were ready for over 500 km. flights. It turned out […]
The soccer competition in Alkmaar between AZ and PSV was great fun! Loved it! “Grabbed” straight away by the Mascots … and the PSV players warming up for the match. The Good Better Best day was not in the order I thought, in my last blog, as the best day last weekend was clearly on SATURDAY , […]
On my way by train to Eindhoven, I noticed that last Thursday was a splendid -SPRING- soaring day here, BUT,… yes there was a but, the wind was up to 8 bft. and gusts up to 90 km. A goal flight could have brought a pilot far , but it did not happen […]
Last Sunday turned out to be a real off- day. The weather was not good here neither for soaring or to sit in the sun, as that sun only arrived here after 4. I just expected TOO much, I guess and,… believed the meteo-forecast!! An unlucky day for one of the Eindhoven gliderpilots as well ,as […]
The Alps have given and are still giving pilots great pleasure ! The always active German Sport Soldiers have their training camp in Lienz [Austria] since Wednesday. Marco Barth , not long ago flying from the airport of Chaves, is one of “the soldiers” and he flew already on Wednesday 643 km. in the ASH […]
After the coldest April-6-night in history ,here in Holland, 11…. MINUS, SPRING finally arrived. The cold dry Eastern wind gave great pleasure before already to glider pilots , even those who, like here in Holland or Belgium, are used to flat-land-conditions only, now the nice warm sun on Sunday, was a pleasure for everybody. Ready to […]
A GREAT pity!!! The weather gave up on Nitra , so Vladimir and his team could not do what they wished to do so badly; set a great competition to win the Pribina Cup. Next year all pilots surely will be back and it […]
Four DUTCH glider pilots topped the OLC list flying IN/FROM Holland on APRIL 1!!!!! NO,…..No April-fools-joke; Easter monday was a GOOD/SUPER day. April started cold , we are used to that now, but not too bad for soaring! I read several times that when this […]
