Congratulations to our student pilots who achieved solo and license this year and to all our members for their individual accomplishments.
December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Congratulations to our student pilots who achieved solo and license this year and to all our members for their individual accomplishments.
they literally made this drawing for you (to throw into a fire)
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
they literally made this drawing for you (to throw into a fire)
Our Black Friday deal is the best on the internet today, you can get your loved one the best possible gift: flight! https://www.sosaglidingclub.com/introductory-flights
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Our Black Friday deal is the best on the internet today, you can get your loved one the best possible gift: flight! https://www.sosaglidingclub.com/introductory-flights
With 50cm of snow hitting us for Black Friday, the best way to get your holiday shopping done will just be to buy everyone a soaring flight gift certificate from the comfort of home, so everyone can daydream of an unforgettable summer day to come soon! […]
[Original post on aircrew.rocks]
[Original post on aircrew.rocks]
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
With 50cm of snow hitting us for Black Friday, the best way to get your holiday shopping done will just be to buy everyone a soaring flight gift certificate from the comfort of home, so everyone can daydream of an unforgettable summer day to come soon! […]
[Original post on aircrew.rocks]
[Original post on aircrew.rocks]
there's actually nothing in FAR part 103 preventing you from making a self-launched sailplane that takes off using JATO bottles
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
there's actually nothing in FAR part 103 preventing you from making a self-launched sailplane that takes off using JATO bottles
@mattblaze
Global Hawk are impressive. They carry VHF and UHF airband radios and civilian compatible transponders/ADS-B (and IFF) and can relay VHF/UHF comms to/from the remote pilot/operator.
IIRC there was a concern about a missing sailplane in remote areas of UT/NV and thanks to folks being […]
Global Hawk are impressive. They carry VHF and UHF airband radios and civilian compatible transponders/ADS-B (and IFF) and can relay VHF/UHF comms to/from the remote pilot/operator.
IIRC there was a concern about a missing sailplane in remote areas of UT/NV and thanks to folks being […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 AM
@mattblaze
Global Hawk are impressive. They carry VHF and UHF airband radios and civilian compatible transponders/ADS-B (and IFF) and can relay VHF/UHF comms to/from the remote pilot/operator.
IIRC there was a concern about a missing sailplane in remote areas of UT/NV and thanks to folks being […]
Global Hawk are impressive. They carry VHF and UHF airband radios and civilian compatible transponders/ADS-B (and IFF) and can relay VHF/UHF comms to/from the remote pilot/operator.
IIRC there was a concern about a missing sailplane in remote areas of UT/NV and thanks to folks being […]
Being deported via sailplane and hot air balloon
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Being deported via sailplane and hot air balloon
This guy!
“Mr. Meyer once built an amphibious seaplane from a kit. And it took him five years, but he also built a sailplane — from scratch in his basement, using plans he bought.”
“Mr. Meyer once built an amphibious seaplane from a kit. And it took him five years, but he also built a sailplane — from scratch in his basement, using plans he bought.”
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This guy!
“Mr. Meyer once built an amphibious seaplane from a kit. And it took him five years, but he also built a sailplane — from scratch in his basement, using plans he bought.”
“Mr. Meyer once built an amphibious seaplane from a kit. And it took him five years, but he also built a sailplane — from scratch in his basement, using plans he bought.”
@arclight @ai6yr
"Hope is not a strategy."
That message is taped to the instrument panel of the famous Concordia glider/sailplane, piloted by Dick Butler.
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/august/09/groundbreaking-sailplane-soars-at-world-championships
Me? I'm not helping […]
"Hope is not a strategy."
That message is taped to the instrument panel of the famous Concordia glider/sailplane, piloted by Dick Butler.
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/august/09/groundbreaking-sailplane-soars-at-world-championships
Me? I'm not helping […]
Original post on universeodon.com
universeodon.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@arclight @ai6yr
"Hope is not a strategy."
That message is taped to the instrument panel of the famous Concordia glider/sailplane, piloted by Dick Butler.
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/august/09/groundbreaking-sailplane-soars-at-world-championships
Me? I'm not helping […]
"Hope is not a strategy."
That message is taped to the instrument panel of the famous Concordia glider/sailplane, piloted by Dick Butler.
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/august/09/groundbreaking-sailplane-soars-at-world-championships
Me? I'm not helping […]
Like motorless flight in all its various forms and vintages? We have a @bsky.app Custom Feed for that. | 🛩️ 🪽 | 🔗 bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Like motorless flight in all its various forms and vintages? We have a @bsky.app Custom Feed for that. | 🛩️ 🪽 | 🔗 bsky.app/profile/did:...
It's Sunday with Afterburner Archives
On this #Sunday with Afterburner Archives we journey back to one of the most-produced #gliders in the world — the Grünau Baby IIb. With its simple yet graceful design, this single-seat #sailplane helped generations to learn the art of #soaring.
On this #Sunday with Afterburner Archives we journey back to one of the most-produced #gliders in the world — the Grünau Baby IIb. With its simple yet graceful design, this single-seat #sailplane helped generations to learn the art of #soaring.
Grunau Baby IIb —
Grunau Baby IIb (c/n 41, OE-0448), single-seat sailplane, static exhibition at open doors event in Aeroklub Jaroměř, May 2015. Grunau Baby sailplane was created during the winter of 1930/31 by Edmund ...
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October 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's Sunday with Afterburner Archives
On this #Sunday with Afterburner Archives we journey back to one of the most-produced #gliders in the world — the Grünau Baby IIb. With its simple yet graceful design, this single-seat #sailplane helped generations to learn the art of #soaring.
On this #Sunday with Afterburner Archives we journey back to one of the most-produced #gliders in the world — the Grünau Baby IIb. With its simple yet graceful design, this single-seat #sailplane helped generations to learn the art of #soaring.
#Christmas 1981: Model Aircraft Kits and Radio Control Equipment & Engines from Hamleys
(+Avro 504 N; Hawker Tomtit; Tiger Moth; Cobra Soarer; Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter; Vortex Sailplane; Fokker DV111; Ponytail 10; Cardinal; Minute Man; Cessna 180; Concorde; Winner, and more)
(+Avro 504 N; Hawker Tomtit; Tiger Moth; Cobra Soarer; Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter; Vortex Sailplane; Fokker DV111; Ponytail 10; Cardinal; Minute Man; Cessna 180; Concorde; Winner, and more)
October 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#Christmas 1981: Model Aircraft Kits and Radio Control Equipment & Engines from Hamleys
(+Avro 504 N; Hawker Tomtit; Tiger Moth; Cobra Soarer; Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter; Vortex Sailplane; Fokker DV111; Ponytail 10; Cardinal; Minute Man; Cessna 180; Concorde; Winner, and more)
(+Avro 504 N; Hawker Tomtit; Tiger Moth; Cobra Soarer; Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter; Vortex Sailplane; Fokker DV111; Ponytail 10; Cardinal; Minute Man; Cessna 180; Concorde; Winner, and more)
After over a month away, it was nice to get back aloft today and go solo on the winch again. A dark and low visibility Autumn day over York, with next to no wind, but managed to get to a respectable 1,500ft. Nice reminder of how gently the Ka13 flies.
#flight #gliding #soaring #sailplane #aviation
#flight #gliding #soaring #sailplane #aviation
October 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
After over a month away, it was nice to get back aloft today and go solo on the winch again. A dark and low visibility Autumn day over York, with next to no wind, but managed to get to a respectable 1,500ft. Nice reminder of how gently the Ka13 flies.
#flight #gliding #soaring #sailplane #aviation
#flight #gliding #soaring #sailplane #aviation
Sailplane Grand Prix (back in late August), final day.
Launching out of St Auban into a north wind...as soon as you get airborne your glider is on aerotow...low over the village.
If the towplane loses power, or you have to release from the tow rope...you have no good options.
I've been there […]
Launching out of St Auban into a north wind...as soon as you get airborne your glider is on aerotow...low over the village.
If the towplane loses power, or you have to release from the tow rope...you have no good options.
I've been there […]
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universeodon.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Sailplane Grand Prix (back in late August), final day.
Launching out of St Auban into a north wind...as soon as you get airborne your glider is on aerotow...low over the village.
If the towplane loses power, or you have to release from the tow rope...you have no good options.
I've been there […]
Launching out of St Auban into a north wind...as soon as you get airborne your glider is on aerotow...low over the village.
If the towplane loses power, or you have to release from the tow rope...you have no good options.
I've been there […]
October 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
But on the flip side, if you *have* the money to enjoy things without putting your finances at risk, enjoy things. Take the sailplane ride. Go to the place you always wanted to go. Hang out with the people who invited you to the event that sounded cool. Skydive.
October 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
But on the flip side, if you *have* the money to enjoy things without putting your finances at risk, enjoy things. Take the sailplane ride. Go to the place you always wanted to go. Hang out with the people who invited you to the event that sounded cool. Skydive.
Some Monday Magic courtesy of Bob Carlton in his FoxJet Sailplane at Abbotsford International Air Show 2024. This image represents about 3 minutes of Bob's night time pyrotechnic display. Can you follow the gliders outline in the sky?
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Some Monday Magic courtesy of Bob Carlton in his FoxJet Sailplane at Abbotsford International Air Show 2024. This image represents about 3 minutes of Bob's night time pyrotechnic display. Can you follow the gliders outline in the sky?
I'm going to take glider lessons. I want a sailplane certification.
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I'm going to take glider lessons. I want a sailplane certification.
September 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
case in point -- met a friend yesterday whose sailplane canopy came off at 3.000 feet, amazingly he found the phone (intact!!) two days later, but GoPro (which could help reconstruct what went wrong) still missing.
Gemini did a plausible calculation where GoPro could be. Out of this world good.
Gemini did a plausible calculation where GoPro could be. Out of this world good.
September 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
case in point -- met a friend yesterday whose sailplane canopy came off at 3.000 feet, amazingly he found the phone (intact!!) two days later, but GoPro (which could help reconstruct what went wrong) still missing.
Gemini did a plausible calculation where GoPro could be. Out of this world good.
Gemini did a plausible calculation where GoPro could be. Out of this world good.
The Foxjet glider, flown by Bob Carlton, put on an incredible aerobatic display at the Great Colorado Air Show this weekend.
Have you ever watched a sailplane perform aerobatics live?
#Photography #Airshow #Foxjet #Aerobatics #GreatColoradoAirShow #BobCarlton #Soaring #ScottKissPhoto
Have you ever watched a sailplane perform aerobatics live?
#Photography #Airshow #Foxjet #Aerobatics #GreatColoradoAirShow #BobCarlton #Soaring #ScottKissPhoto
September 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Foxjet glider, flown by Bob Carlton, put on an incredible aerobatic display at the Great Colorado Air Show this weekend.
Have you ever watched a sailplane perform aerobatics live?
#Photography #Airshow #Foxjet #Aerobatics #GreatColoradoAirShow #BobCarlton #Soaring #ScottKissPhoto
Have you ever watched a sailplane perform aerobatics live?
#Photography #Airshow #Foxjet #Aerobatics #GreatColoradoAirShow #BobCarlton #Soaring #ScottKissPhoto
✈️ Goldberg built his first working plane at 15. Worked at Comet, then Top Flite. In 1955 he struck out on his own, focusing on designs that flew well and were affordable.
September 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
✈️ Goldberg built his first working plane at 15. Worked at Comet, then Top Flite. In 1955 he struck out on his own, focusing on designs that flew well and were affordable.
🪶 Featured Kit: K-26 2×4 Sailplane
A rare 4-ft wingspan, 2-channel balsa glider from House of Balsa. Loved the precision of its build & simplicity—classic RC nostalgia.
A rare 4-ft wingspan, 2-channel balsa glider from House of Balsa. Loved the precision of its build & simplicity—classic RC nostalgia.
September 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🪶 Featured Kit: K-26 2×4 Sailplane
A rare 4-ft wingspan, 2-channel balsa glider from House of Balsa. Loved the precision of its build & simplicity—classic RC nostalgia.
A rare 4-ft wingspan, 2-channel balsa glider from House of Balsa. Loved the precision of its build & simplicity—classic RC nostalgia.
Nice thermal, yesterday somewhere in the North of The Netherlands.
#zweefvliegen #soobock #gliding #sailplane #duodiscusxlt #thermal
#zweefvliegen #soobock #gliding #sailplane #duodiscusxlt #thermal
September 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Nice thermal, yesterday somewhere in the North of The Netherlands.
#zweefvliegen #soobock #gliding #sailplane #duodiscusxlt #thermal
#zweefvliegen #soobock #gliding #sailplane #duodiscusxlt #thermal