the other way of flying: safety, extreme low energy need, zero CO2 with the Electric Launch Device
July the 5th, jac flew his first big XC with it’s Sparrowhawk. It was his 6th flight with the Sparrowhawk; he is still not comfortable in approach and landing, and the setting of the variometer is still not satisfying, so…
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En l’occurence, un DR380. Aux Etats-Unis, lorsqu’il avait essayé le Sparrowhawk, jac avait été remorqué par un L19 de 230cv et un Pawnee de 260cv; les pentes de montées étaient impressionnantes. Avec le DR380, au 3ème remorqué, le vario moyen…
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The 21st of June, jac made his first flight with the Sparrowhawk he bought in the USA 6 years ago… The Sparrowhawk was designed by Windward / Oregon to be a FAR 103 glider (US utralight), so to match the…
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9 pilotes membres d’ADPUL, dont une femme, se sont retrouvés à Aspres sur Buëch pour le week-end de l’Ascension pour une session de cross country. Si le vent du Nord nous a empêché de voler le Jeudi 30, à partir…
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Among the 25 registered pilots to our annual meeting, 15 decided to come despite the bad weather forecast, so as 5 student pilots. They came from Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Portugal, and of course France. Their perseverance paid…
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During our fly together meeting in Belfort, we also had training courses: Supervised by Pascal (our new ULG flight instructor), Thierry from SW France made his first solo flight on his electric launched Swiftlight (designed by David Chaumet) And after…
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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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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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