Had an actual rope break (uncommanded relase of tow rope from glider it turned out) at 200' above the ground. 83B is the tow plane, Albert is a British C-130 doing touch & goes at Inyokern at the time. ...
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 ...
Motorgliders are horribly unreliable. When the motor runs and nothing breaks, we are justifiably astonished. We do post-flight inspections just so we have a prayer of the thing working next time. The high ...
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Mario Kiessling (GER) made a key break at the third turnpoint and flew superbly on the final leg reaching at least 235kph. He crossed the line in 2hrs 15mins 17seconds. There was a battle for second ...