GLIDING INTERNATIONAL JULY 2012 ISSUE

THE JULY 2012 ISSUE OF
GLIDING INTERNATIONAL

THE MAGAZINE JUMPS IN SIZE TO 72 PAGES with the July issue, about to
be posted. Another wealth of news for soaring pilots from around the
world. Stories include:

1. Jonkers designer, Johannes J Bosman looks into the future and
enumerates how he plans to lift the performance of their sailplanes
by 2 to 3 points. An eight page feature article.

2. Patagonia at its very worst, but an interesting report on soaring
the Andes waves full of volcanic eruption dust from the Chilean
volcano. Shows graphically how air moves within wave systems.

3. The French expedition to Patagonia this year experienced terribly
corrupt customs officials and paid ‘through the nose’ to get their
gliders cleared to fly and be repacked for homeward journey. (Graft
totalled in excess of Eur8000) They warn anyone contemplating
entering their own glider in the Argentinean worlds in 2013, to first
have some concrete guarantees from the organisers about customs entry
for their sailplanes in and out of the country.

4. The story about the Solvenian pilot that flew his Pipistrel motor
glider round the world in 2.5 months. Flying into the Ant-arctic and
over Everest en-route.

5. Debate on fuels and motors for tugs. The future of Avgas looks
decidedly unsustainable.

6. Peace seeming to be declared between the European Aviation Safety
Authority and Europe Airsports on regimentation.

7. A cheap solution has been found to effectively silence noisy tugs
and motorgliders.

8. How Red Bull fixed their Austrian grounded Blaniks.

9. ‘On a Wing and A prayer’ One of the most hair raising cross
country flights ever achieved. A 1980 story re-lifed.

10. A solo effort - An Australian home builder will complete from
scratch, the building of a 1930’s gulled winged Minemoa.

11. Germany looks into insect airworthiness to find improved gliding
performances.

12. New research on 80% of the worlds soaring population. Fatality
rates as a percentage of pilots numbers. This is frightening!

13. Another chart on which countries are losing the most members.

14. Story on the man who made his own self-launcher out of a
SparrowHawk.

15. The ‘Freedom of information act’ is used to extract the true
position on how many UAV’s are flying and where. You’ll be amazed!

16. United Kingdom to open a gliding museum. Their first!

17. Clubs with just $600 can now afford to have their own mapping,
circuit planning/ turn point identification device.

18. IBM now seriously into battery research and spending millions.

19. Research shows that windfarms will produce thermals later in the
day than any other likely generator.

20. Garmin has now made/sold over 100 million GPS devices.

21. FAI creates a special marketing company and IGC president elected
to the board.

22. The world’s top competition pilot has a very nasty accident and
in hospital recovering. Unlikely to fly again this season.

23. Story on the $600,000 one off hot ship that broke up in mid-air
last month.

24. Chart on competition shows participation declines.

25. The success of the Online Competition. May 12/13 - 3,833
flights logged world wide.

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

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