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I'm shocked to discover that Philomena Cunk (Cunk on hearth - episode 4) was right saying we don't know how planes fly. I've been taught the pressure differencial explanation so far.

I'm shocked to discover that Philomena Cunk (Cunk on hearth - episode 4) was right saying we don't know how planes fly. I've been taught the pressure differencial explanation so far.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378259238_A_sail_is_not_a_wing

2024 was the worst year for flying sailplanes (COVID aside) due to bad weather in north west France.
June looked like November, September looks like November, I won't bet on October and November will probably look like itself... Can't wait for our SF-28 engine magneto to be fixed and fly over to the snowy landscapes.

We spent the day promoting sailplane flying at our local associations fair.
The VR simulation (Condor2) is a  good way to hook people.
We also had a contest to win a maiden flight and I edited 30min video loop to display actual in flight views.
It's a lot of effort, but it was worth it to share our love for flying.

you heard it here first: /books can help you get a date

During day 10 of World Gliding Championship in Uvalde, Texas , USA in August, only one sailplane finished the task. 14 landed in the wild. One landed in a lake and almost burned because of batteries and is probably definitely out of order... but bad weather was predictable. Was it a mistake not to call the day off?
How were the best pilots able to avoid some of the issues?
Read https://wgc2024uvalde.com/the-uvalde-daily-report-late-edition-official-practice-day-3s/#:~:text=An%20update%20on,on%20and%20fly!

It's all about experience and patience.

The record cancelation of flights out of Phoenix, Arizona in the summer of 2017 due to unusually high air temperature is the reason I picked my doctoral research topic on the impacts of climate change on aviation.

Now, Phoenix set another unfortunate record: 100 straight days of 100°F (~38°C) or greater heat, beating the previous streak by 3.5 weeks.

The death toll will likely be in the hundreds this year (it was 645 last year for the whole Maricopa county). But of course, this does not include the death of local fauna and flora, which is silent until we find our food chains disrupted.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/09/03/phoenix-100-degree-temperatures-record/

What a great championship!
Congratulations to all the participants, and of course to the winners of the 3 classes!
Can't wait for the next one!

What a great championship!
Congratulations to all the participants, and of course to the winners of the 3 classes!
Can't wait for the next one!
https://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/38th-fai-world-gliding-championship-uvalde-garner-field-2024/results

Who's in Uvalde, TX, USA for the world sailplane championship?
How's the weather?
Also this nice 1991 video on their site 🤩

Who's in Uvalde, TX, USA for the world sailplane championship?
How's the weather?
Also this nice 1991 video on their site 🤩
https://youtu.be/SloZrQgQzl0

For sale. Ultra light motorised self launching 2 seater glider tst Bonus for sale. With trailer.
It looks like this https://youtu.be/rR6VKMYU3Z8?si=mdN7i94dCrBnK1gE (not the actual for sale one video but same model).
Here are some pics of the actual cockpit. DM me if you are interested.

And of course you can pay with crypto! It's currently around 0.7 $BTC (price converted from EUR so may be different when you contact me)

reminder: if the dot isn'g moving across the windshield, it's coming straight at you

Found a picture of me when I was 6 in my parents photo book!
Now I'm an adult and I fly this same plane! (It has been repainted since and very well maintained, including by myself, but still I would have loved to keep it orange).

KA-52 is the first & only helicopter with ejection seats (yes, rotors are jettisoned first)