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Page 6 of 17 Inside the November 2009 issue of Gliding International Magazine: 
| SOME OF THE FEATURE STORIES IN THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL: - The Nimeta -The hybrid single seater with a wingspan of 101 feet and an L/D of 70:1 plus. Now competing in Germany. Incredible photography.
- The amazing 50:1 15 metre class sailplane now on the market for Euro 64,000. Your option to be a leading competition winner.
- The unexpected – a story about wave flying in Poland.
- Details on the new service starting in January for Gliding International subscribers only. An email service with headlines on breaking soaring news.
- Soaring in Morocco. The new discovery!
- Details on the research a group of enthusiasts are undertaking to record the history of gliding administration from 1922 to 2010. This is fascinating!
- The photographic evidence of a major bird strike to a 15-metre sailplane. The pilot survived!
- Angela Sheard reports on the 2009 European Gliding Championships.
- John Roake attended the FAI conference in Korea and reports on the world scene for sporting aviation. Not too encouraging.
- DG Flugzeugbau makes major changes to the LS-8 making it a very desirable sailplane.
- The debacle in Holland. The introduction of a new transponder grinds the county’s whole monitoring system, to a halt. Their computing system cannot cope. A lesson for every country.
- Uli Schwenk’s new project
- Success with an alternative to Radar
- Chinese join the Germans for the new GPS alternative
- Next World Air Games in Denmark
- Continental soaring records a likely new feature for FAI.
- Iran and Mongolia amongst five new applicants for FAI membership.
- The PIK27 home built tow aircraft making great progress.
All this and more in the new issue. New subscriptions to be effected through this website. To find out more, subscribe today! |
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