Soaring in Slovenia [Archive]

December 19th 17, 06:05 PM

We're planning a trip this summer to Slovenia, and I would like to find a club or commercial glider port where I could spend 2-3 days soaring. I have a glider rating in the U.S. and have flown a couple times in Germany at DASSU (Great place, by the way!). Based on my experience in Germany, I assume I would need to fly with an instructor in Slovenia. Does anyone have an experience they could share about soaring in Slovenia while on vacation. Should I be looking at locations other than Lesce-Bled?
Thanks!
Tim

Paul Remde

December 19th 17, 06:53 PM

Hi Tim,

You may want to ask the people at Naviter and LXNAV and LX Navigation. Andrej from Naviter flies from the airport in or near Kranj. The LXNAV and LX Navigation teams keeps their gliders at the airport in Celje.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 12:06:03 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> We're planning a trip this summer to Slovenia, and I would like to find a club or commercial glider port where I could spend 2-3 days soaring. I have a glider rating in the U.S. and have flown a couple times in Germany at DASSU (Great place, by the way!). Based on my experience in Germany, I assume I would need to fly with an instructor in Slovenia. Does anyone have an experience they could share about soaring in Slovenia while on vacation. Should I be looking at locations other than Lesce-Bled?
> Thanks!
> Tim

Paul T[_4_]

December 19th 17, 08:19 PM

At 18:53 19 December 2017, Paul Remde wrote:
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>Paul Remde
>Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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or try http://soaring.si

Principal Secretary Cad

December 20th 17, 09:49 AM

On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 11:36:03 PM UTC+5:30, wrote:
> We're planning a trip this summer to Slovenia, and I would like to find a club or commercial glider port where I could spend 2-3 days soaring. I have a glider rating in the U.S. and have flown a couple times in Germany at DASSU (Great place, by the way!). Based on my experience in Germany, I assume I would need to fly with an instructor in Slovenia. Does anyone have an experience they could share about soaring in Slovenia while on vacation. Should I be looking at locations other than Lesce-Bled?
> Thanks!
> Tim

Dear Tim
We are very active gliding school in INDIA at Jharkhand.In ourfleet 3 Motorgliders and 1 sailplane l23 is airworthy. I invite you to visit this place and enjoy the hill soaring with us. we arte operating throghout the Year. The cost of flying is subsidised by Govt.of Jharkhand.Please visit India and Enjoy the Flights.
Capt S.P.Sinha
Instructor/Examiner

son_of_flubber

December 21st 17, 03:50 AM

On Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 4:49:40 AM UTC-5, Principal Secretary Cad wrote:
> Dear Tim
> We are very active gliding school in INDIA at Jharkhand.In ourfleet 3 Motorgliders and 1 sailplane l23 is airworthy. I invite you to visit this place and enjoy the hill soaring with us. we arte operating throghout the Year.. The cost of flying is subsidised by Govt.of Jharkhand.Please visit India and Enjoy the Flights.
> Capt S.P.Sinha
> Instructor/Examiner

I found this story about Capt S.P. Sinha flying gliders in India. Welcome to this forum Captain S.P. Sinha!

http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/motor-glider-crash-lands-at-deoghar-no-casualties-reported.html

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December 21st 17, 07:58 PM

On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 10:06:03 AM UTC-8, wrote:
> We're planning a trip this summer to Slovenia, and I would like to find a club or commercial glider port where I could spend 2-3 days soaring. I have a glider rating in the U.S. and have flown a couple times in Germany at DASSU (Great place, by the way!). Based on my experience in Germany, I assume I would need to fly with an instructor in Slovenia. Does anyone have an experience they could share about soaring in Slovenia while on vacation. Should I be looking at locations other than Lesce-Bled?
> Thanks!
> Tim

Tim,

I flew at Aeroclub ALC Lesce-Bled in a DG-500 with a club pilot in 2015. It's a short drive from the popular summer holiday and tourist destination Lake Bled. Spectacular mountain and ridge soaring in southern Alps bordering Austria. Great fun to see all the mountain hikers below too. Not all the club members speak English, but there were enough so that I could get up in the air without any fuss. I made a booking online in advance as well. I had a demonstration flight, so I'm not aware of the extra hurdles that you will have to jump to be PIC yourself. Recommended.

http://www.alc-lesce.si/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesce-Bled_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bled

James Cooper
Evergreen Soaring

[email protected]

December 21st 17, 08:01 PM

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December 21st 17, 10:51 PM

Thank you to everyone for the suggestions so far!
James: We actually know each other through Condor. I'm so used to using Condor with U.S. sites, it hadn't occurred to me that Lesce-Bled is the default airport. I thought that name sounded familiar!
Tim

On Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 3:01:44 PM UTC-5, wrote:

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> One other comment: Aeroclub ALC Lesce-Bled is the default airport in the Condor simulator :)
>
> James Cooper