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…
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Royal Dutch Handover! May 1st! Still Plenty of Libelles in the Air!
by Bill Elliott •
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 […]
11 out of 13 days with good, to very good soaring at the FCC 2013 in Prievidza! Not bad!?
by Bill Elliott •
…Life- is- good- weather! Prievidza after 8 days and today …a 580 km task!
by Bill Elliott •
First 1000 km. FLIGHT for the season from ST. HUBERT in BELGIUM.
by Bill Elliott •
Disappointing weekend-weather! Flying with the Champions update! Prievidza!
by Bill Elliott •
EGC news from Ostrow! OUTSTANDING ATA ladies! JWGC-2013 -site online!
by Bill Elliott •
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 […]
Great weekend of soaring; 1248 -plus-flights on Sunday only! HELP !!!!!!
by Bill Elliott •
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 […]