On Aug 22, 9:08*pm, Fred wrote:
SoaringNV, like other commercial glider operations, has a "Spot spot"
on our web site www.soaringnv.com *Anyone is welcome to register
their Spot there, although obviously it's meant mostly for folks
flying out of Minden. *I think the idea of a centralized data base
makes a lot of sense. *I also encourage clubs and commercial operators
to register the pilots who are flying from their facility and track
them during the day. *Fred

I've known Thierry Thys since the late 60's flying with BASA. I
remember a flight at the 1970 Wave camp where he completed what was at
that time the 3rd longest flight in history, landing at dusk with the
runway at Minden lit up by car headlights.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Mike Bamberg