GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2013

This issue went in the mail yesterdy. (Our new format) Catch up on the new 13.5 m Class news. Soaring and sailplane ownership at an affordable price.

1. A big issue on Dynamic Soaring and a run down on the mammoth amount of money being spent on this source of lift by commercial interests.

2. Did you know that Glider pilots in Germany do not need to have transponders. A big revelation on European airspace and the near miss by a Ryanair 737. There are more near misses than commonly reported.

3. The new world distance speed record flown in Patagonia and another battle with the Argentinean customs department. A ground speed record of 448 kph.

4. Weather forecasting the new way - direct to your iphone - as you want it when you want it. It will tell you when the thermal activity meets your criteria. Stay in bed and wait for it to call!

5. Aldo Cernezzi test flies the first pro-type of the first batch of 13.5 metre sailplanes everyone is waiting for. It comes from Lithuania and Aldo was invited to fly Number One of the new model and he reports back in detail.

6. Learn where gliding has something in common with wire walking - how and why!

7. Windward Performance release details of their highly spec’d JetHawk. Two under construction for early delivery. NO jet sailplane comes anywhere near the performance these boys are producing .

8. Maria Szemplinska produces four exceptional new photographs for this special issue. Gold is the colour theme!

9. A new finance scheme being offered to finance aircraft – Maybe you can afford a glider for yourself sooner than you think!

10. From Walter Binder comes the details of his two seat EB29

11. Ritz rounds up the news from Europe with a lot of details you are yet to hear about.

12. The Bad Elf GPS Pro has been designed specifically for pilots, based on feedback research. Reasonably price, when combined with your ipad/iphone it does everything a glider pilot would ever want.

13. July was a not good month accident wise in Europe. Some spectacular photos.

14. With a new C.O., Stemme has relaunched itself at Oshkosh offering some new innovations.

15. The average age of light aircraft in the USA including gliders is now 40. A few problems in this department.

16. A new soap opera being filmed in the United Kingdom revolving around a glider. Will be on your TV soon.

17. A Japanese pilot has produced a flying wing glider with a jet engine. Rather him than us flying this one!

18. Fuel cells the new source of power for your sailplane gizmos. Read about the first one

19. And about 50 more news breaks for every gliding enthusiast.

We hope you will join us.

JOHN ROAKE
EDITOR.

NEW or renewing subscribers should use our web site www.glidinginternational.com