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In flatland too, flying a Swiftlight is great
Last sunday, BBQ at Villerupt airfield with the Aéro-club Nord Lorraine. Many ultralights and airplane pilots who came from all around. Great demo with my Swiftlight: aerotow by Edouard with our trike, release at 900m, weak thermals, difficult gildes regarding the strong North wind, approach, then…
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Great late flying season in the western Alps
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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Cross-country “light” week
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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A 6th pilot made his first solo flight with the Swiftlight
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 resumed
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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Still 4000+ top of climbs
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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Pre-world task 5 and final
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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Pre-world task 4
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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Pre-world task 3
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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