• Gliding's Greatest Scandal.  The first ever disqualification from a World Championship and an attempt to cheat on the system.

• The Arcus M Flies - Schempp-Hirth test flies it’s newest Flagship.  This two seater is definitely a winner!

• The IGC Bureau have decided on the new format for world championships.  TWO NEW CLASSES.

• J.S. Louvered Air Extractor - with photos - a major advancement in cockpit pressure and air discharge.  Patented!

• The Morphed Wing - This is something a new - a wing that can change profile in flight.  Now a distinct possibility.

• The Slovak World Championships - a new breed of aggressive pilots entered with frightening consequences.

• The Intercontinental Motorglider - Flight from Africa to Europe. 

• How to install large solar panels - simplicity itself.

• All the best stuff - New technology - review of what is available off the shelf in sailplane instrumentation. 

• A Bad Day at the Office - Accidents! - Photographs of some recent sailplane accidents.

• How the Poles train their pilots - Chief training instructor tells how he prepares Polish pilots for world championship entry.

• An Italian Love Affair with Motorgliders.

• The Hungarian Worlds - Not a happy contest.

• Aviation's Best Kept Secret - Revolutionary new winglet concept to be trialled before year's end.

• About 8.3. - On "Open Air Soaring"

• Australian Auto-Tug re-engined  - After 1000 successful hours running with a V6, an Australian club installs a V8 and laughs all their way to the bank.

• Germany's Space Agency works with the Antares Hydrogen Project. An all new sailplane will test new systems before year’s end.

• The licencing debacle continues in Europe. Medicals for European pilots could cost upwards of 350 Euros. 

• Plus an additional 40 other stories covering the world soaring scene and which you will enjoy reading. The issue is our biggest yet. 

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