FES equipped gliders are relatively new and unfamiliar to other airfield users who may not appreciate the dangers of the flush seated, self deploying, fast turning and solid propeller blades on the nose ...
On this day of the wave flying camp in Jesenik, Czech Republic, the weather forecast was very good, so we hoped to be able to climb to high altitudes up to flight level 245. I took off in my glider about ...
Sankt Johann is a "must visit" oasis in Tirol, and the small airport is an "oasis inside the oasis", where everyone can enjoy delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner (the Wiener Schnitzel is famous) beneath ...
... down further - the plane "felt" still too fast! I managed to prevent the left wing from dropping - phew -but then the right wing dropped and scratched the ground, turning the plane sideways just before ...
... faster as "normal".
The subjective impression I received was tremendous. I arrived at the
next ridge higher as expected and as I pulled up, the speed to height
exchange simply didn’t want ...
... and rotate map freely
+ 10x faster map display
+ Support for Aircotec XC Trainer
+ Support for multiple Waypoint files
+ Support for many Waypoint file formats
+ Magnetic declination Navboxes ...
... 25 points.
Kawa was delighted with his win and fourth World Champion title. “It
was fast racing today which is a good contrast to previous days. With
this kind of task you are unsure what the others ...
... the live graphics, and shot past Schwenk in a much higher and faster position. Taylor won the race by over six minutes in a time of 1:46:42.
Taylor was overwhelmed with his surprise win, “The conditions ...
... the pilots
and with longer stretches between the turn points the gliders were able
to deviate along the mountain ridges to gain good energy and speed.
The key to the fast finish was remaining high ...
... had a nail-biting finish. It took the fastest pilot Uli Schwenk of Germany 1 hour 54 minutes 13 seconds to complete the course with Steve Jones (GBR) just one second behind him, and third place Petr Krejcirik ...