THE JANUARY 2012 ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL will be airmailed
before Christmas.

A wealth of news for soaring pilots from around the world. A 64 page
issue.
Stories include:

1. An exposition on what is arguably the best soaring site on the
planet - Omarama. Extensive coverage with some exceptional
photographs and the history on how it was created. Photo: Lenticular
tops out at an estimated 90,000 ft.

2. How to cut ab initio training costs by at least 50%.

3. An interview with Klaus Ohlmann after his return from Santa Rosa,
California and the part he played in the $US1.65 million Green Flight
Challenge.

4. An update from the European Airsports chairman and all the
problems associated with the European Aviation Safety Agency.

5. Glider pilots make the best commercial airline pilots. A treatise
on the subject from Graeme Porter.

6. Gliding International makes Icom handheld transceivers available
to subscribers at factory cost.

7. An editorial asks the question – Are electric aircraft just
expensive toys for environmentalist pilots? An in-depth review on
what’s available and the best buys.

8. Richard Pfiffner has produced a practical moving map for
sailplanes with no more stretching for touch screen adjustments and
control. The best new innovation to appear in several years.

9. If you want to take movies from your sailplane, Michael Coates
goes into detail on how you can do it very inexpensively. A very good
paper on the subject.

10. Compressed air is a possible means of providing ancillary force
for launching or sustainability. A report on the research going on in
France.

11. Ritz de Luy writes about the 2011 winter season in Europe and the
summer season in the southern hemisphere with details on who won and
who lost and why.

12. History paper on the rocky road of the Xcom transceiver and new
developments from the Australian manufacturers.

13. John Roake writes about the Perlan project with the announcement
that the sailplane will likely be test flown in March. Surprisingly
they have raised two thirds of their fund raising target of $US5
million. They hope to be operating from Argentina in August this
year.

14. Yet another inexpensive electric sailplane - this time from
France and named the Alpaero. Good value

15. Do you lie to get your pilot medical? A report on the subject
from Graeme Porter.

16. The Pik27 home-built tow planed (designed in Finland) has made
further advances and nearing completion. An update report on this
Australian project.

17. New Zealand has the dubious qualification of “leading the world
in regulating commercial gliding” This has likely consequences for the
gliding movement worldwide.

18. Civilian U.A.V.’s in commercial airspace is getting closer.
Likely that licenses for UAVS’s will be issued in 2012.

19. Possibility of a glider pilot replacing the disgraced FAA’s
former director.

20. The move to replace LSA medicals/licenses getting a step closer
and being replaced with car licenses.

21. Opponents of the 13.5 metre class getting vocal and declaring it
to be one of the worst decisions IGC has yet made.

PLUS A MULTITUDE OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL STORIES THAT PROVIDE GREAT
READING.

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