Am Samstag liegt der westliche Teil Deutschlands auf der Vorderseite eines umfangreichen westeuropäischen Tiefdruckgebietes. Mit einer südlichen Strömung wird feuchte und labil geschichtete Luft herangeführt. Der Osten Deutschlands bleibt noch unter dem Einfluss hohen Drucks über Osteuropa. Am Sonntag dehnt sich das Tiefdruckgebiet in den Süden und in die Mitte Deutschlands aus ...

While the Southern half of Germany and the Netherlands had a marvelous Mother’s Day with 33 flights over 1,000 OLC points and lots of fast flights, some US regions did not even have soarable weather. Speeds all across the country where a lot slower than...

While glider pilots worldwide will be excited to watch the best pilots compete in the 32nd FAI World Gliding Championships in Uvalde, TX (USA), the International Scientific and Technical Organization for Soaring Flight (OSTIV) will have their 31st congress at the same location...

Brian Milner, a Canadian pilot, prepared for the 15m Nationals during the last week at Mifflin County Airport, one of the glider ports located in the Appalachian Ridges in Pennsilvania, where the “ridge runners” perform their amazing flights. Brian found excellent training conditions: On Thursday, he flew 2,102km at 109 mph in a Ventus 2cxT-15M. He comments this to be the first Canadian and Eastern US 2,000km flight...