16th FAI European Gliding Championships in Nitra: day 2
Tuesday, 19 July 2011 21:10
The last few gliders are being launched right now for Assigned Area Tasks with a time limit of 1 and a half hours. Though the sun is shining, the air is very humid and heavy with a lot of wet cloud giving a dull, milky look to the sky. Those already launched are bravely circling but low and close home. The starts for the four classes will open only 20 minutes after everyone is up as there is such a small window of opportunity to fly at all today and tomorrow is unlikely to be flyable due to storms and heavy rain. 16th FAI European Gliding Championships in Nitra are airborne
Monday, 18 July 2011 21:22
Czech Duo Discus DL, piloted by Michal Lesinger and Danes Grula, was the very first glider whisked into the air by the big yellow, 800hp Čmelák at Nitra today. It was 12.30 local on the nail as all four classes set off on Area Assigned Tasks with a minimum time of 2 hours. Look out Europe, here we come, LOTS of us...
Tuesday, 12 July 2011 16:37
While looking forward to the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Final starting on 23rd July, let us not forget all the other competitions in full swing in the northern hemisphere, where the motorways of Europe especially have seen large numbers of glider trailers trundling towards their various competition venues in recent days. FAI Sailplane Grand Prix final 2011, the countdown begins...
Friday, 01 July 2011 19:33
Just received from Germany, the following is the all but complete list of pilots competing in the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix which begins on 23rd July on the famed Wasserkuppe, acknowledged as a cradle of our sport and celebrating its 100th birthday in 2011. Three journalists team up to report ICG news and activities !
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IGC has now three journalists scouting for news, information and stories about our World Championships and our elite pilots !
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Here are the main decisions that have been taken during the IGC 2011 Annual Meeting held on 4 and 5 March 2011: New FAI Secretary General Appointed
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Stéphane Desprez, former Competition Director of the 2008 Rugby World Cup in France, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the FAI – the World Air Sports Federation. He will formally take up his appointment in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 1st February 2010. Chilean Qualifying Grand Prix Results
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The 29th FAI Multi-Class Gliding World Championships in Eskilstuna, Sweden, finished on June 18, 2006. Visit the site http://www.wgc2006.se for the results. More Articles...
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