The free flight glider: the other way of flying
As electric launch devices are strongly developing, we are adapting our policy. Regulations ADPUL initiated discussions with the French Aviation Administration (DGAC), the CIVL of the FAI, and the French Free Flight Federation; our goal is that the administrative rules,…
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ADPUL a décidé de se séparer de son ULM remorqueur; Aile La Mouette Ipsos 14,9, 2011, 360hdv, révisée 2014 et 2017 par La Mouette; Chariot Cosmos Phase 2, révisé par GdécouvR en 2014; Moteur Rotax 582 DCDI, 80 heures, révision…
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Vu la grande expérience en pilotage pendulaire de Sébastien, Louis l’a aussitôt formé au remorquage des PUL sur l’Ipsos d’ADPUL 🙂
Phil est venu d’Irlande pour effectuer les premiers vols du Carbon Dragon qu’il a mis 5 ans à construire lui même. Il a fait beaucoup de modifications qu’il a toutes calculées et testées, notamment en utilisant beaucoup plus de composite…
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We could fly 5 tasks in 7 days, not so big tasks as during the past 3 years’ competitions, due to the weather which didn’t cooperate so much: often bad east of Durance and in Oisan, and some thunderstorms at…
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Géraldine came from Switzerland to learn flying ultralight glider, instructed by Philippe. She made her first solo flight in an electric powered Arcaeopteryx, allowing much easier taking off than aerotowed. She is the first lady to make her first solo flight on an…
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Yesterday “Formiga” from Brazil has just completed his advanced training course on the Swiftlight. Then today he made his first solo flight on an electric powered Archeoptéryx. Here is a short vidéo of that event: And just after this first flight,…
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Today Louis made his 1st flight on ADPUL’s Swiftlight, here are his comments: Congratulations Louis, welcome to the club 🙂 The vidéo of his last bungee launch:
Pilots come from far away for the ADPUL Swiftlight training course: Evgeny from Russia, Douglas from the USA, and now “Formiga” from Brazil 🙂 June the 19th he made his first solo flight. Here is a video, just after his landing: And…
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After years of development work, Phil Lardner completed the building of his Carbon Dragon which he modified, replacing most of the wooden parts by carbon ones designed by himself. Here are his first trials, launching with a bungee from a…
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