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Any winter flying in Switzerland?
I'll be working in Zürich during January and February (maybe March too) and I am wondering if it is possible to get a few flights in a glider somewhere? Are there any clubs that fly more or less regularly during the winter, and accept guest members? With all those nice mountains, it should be possible to get good lift somewhere... |
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"Nick" wrote in message news:JKJEb.3979$7U1.36376@amstwist00... I'll be working in Zürich during January and February (maybe March too) and I am wondering if it is possible to get a few flights in a glider somewhere? Are there any clubs that fly more or less regularly during the winter, and accept guest members? With all those nice mountains, it should be possible to get good lift somewhere... Hallo Nick, After ca. 1 hour of car draving from Zürich in direction south on the lake of Luzern is the airport Buochs www.airportbuochs.ch , where the Gliding Club Nidwalden www.sg-nidwalden.ch is flying in winter with their touring motorglider Super Dimona. In addition to it, it could be possible (I have to ask first) to fly with a private owner of a Nimbus 4DM in his super equipped machine. He does a lot of flying in winter and is at the moment no. 1 in OLC Europe. George |
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Best chances to fly gliders in Swiss winter is
while the southerly wind "foehn" is blowing. There are no thermals over the snow, but good wave flying in winter up to 10'000m, if Zurich traffic control would like you...... Inform yourself at the soaring homepage of Schaenis, a soaring center 50km east of Zuerich which offers service over the week as well. http://www.schaenissoaring.ch/ live cams http://www.schaenissoaring.ch/webcam...ectedMenuID=63 Schänis Soaring CH-8718 Schänis Tel. +41 55 619 60 40 Fax +41 55 619 60 49 LSZX, 416m MSL Private, Airfield, PPR, gliding all year open (weather independent) ....... whatever that means just give them a call or write an email good luck and have fun Chris Hostettler Melbourne "Nick" wrote in message news:JKJEb.3979$7U1.36376@amstwist00... I'll be working in Zürich during January and February (maybe March too) and I am wondering if it is possible to get a few flights in a glider somewhere? Are there any clubs that fly more or less regularly during the winter, and accept guest members? With all those nice mountains, it should be possible to get good lift somewhere... |
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