The free flight glider: the other way of flying
August the 26th A 305km flat triangle in Archaeopteryx from Münster in high Wallis in Switzerland, from where Roger Ruppert took off thanks to the electric engine installed in his Archaeopteryx: he went all around Wallis and extended his circuit till Passy in France west of Chamonix,…
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Alex, Cornelia & Peter came for a flying week in Aspres sur Buech airfield with their Archaeopteryx. Peter already flew an out & return to the Mont Ventoux. Ultralight glider flying is now a significant part of the airfield traffic….
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Evgeny came from Russie for the Swiftlight training course delivered by ADPUL in Aspres sur Buech: Thirsday: flight check in an Ask13 tandem glider Friday morning and Saturday morning: bungee initial training course Sunday: first solo flight in the morning (aerotowed), then a 2:20 hours flight during…
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Training courses by ADPUL resumed at Aspres sur Buëch airfield. The bungee launch system is running at full capacity since August the 15th: Stephane, Patrick, Marc, Serge et Evgeny were the first to benefit. Please pay attention: the training courses will…
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This year, the weather was rather bad for XC pilots addicted to big closed circuits: Almost always bad in the northern french Alps, and heterogenous in the south. But the Aspres – Oisan route never worked so good, with top…
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A good airmass, but a 30km/h North wind is expected to establish at 2pm, rising during the afternoon. A short 132km task is set, so as the pilots are back before the flying conditions at Aspres on the lee side…
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After 2 days with no flying due to Mistral, the wind is expected to be weak, and the air mass cold and and unstable, with thermals mostly blue toping 3000m; but a more stable air mass is expected to enter…
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South wind expected to rise to 40km/h from West to East, with blue thermals reaching 3000m at 2pm. Short task, 140km, set in order to have the pilots back at 4pm just before the wind becomes too strong: Start Longeagne…
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Weak westerly wind, with higher cloud bases than yesterday, another good reason to go to the Ecrins again 😀 Task 289km: Start Col de Cabre 5km, Agneaux, Coupe (westerly from St André), Montagne de Queyrel and back to Aspres airfield….
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Weak North wind, but also weak blue thermals; cloud base in the Ecrin is expected high: it’s a day to go there Task 208km:Start Col de Cabre 5km, Aujour, Pic de Bure, Agneaux (in the Ecrins), Beaumont, Montagne d’Oule and…
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