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GREAT READING
THE JANUARY 2012 ISSUE OF
GLIDING INTERNATIONAL 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 top is estimated to be 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. 22. Our subscribers (only) now have access to buy an Icom hand-held transceiver at ex factory cost. (A saving of 25% on the retail price) PLUS A MULTITUDE OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL STORIES THAT PROVIDE GREAT READING. NEW OR RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS GO TO OUR WEB SITE www.glidinginternational.com |
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