Alula photo and midwinter

George from Dream-Flight asked me whether they can use the photo of my Alula for their company Facebook page.
The photo was taken by my wife during my last slope session at Wasserkuppe end of October.

Very good job woman :-)! Way to go!

Another thing to celebrate:

TODAY is MIDWINTER

Now days become a little bit longer every day and therefor the time comes closer where I can fly on and off before or after work - "only" 7 or 8 weeks to wait!

You see, I really hate the time from end of October until midwinter...

Swiss Championship F3F 2010 - results

Swiss Championship F3F 2010 was held today.
It seems to be a great success for all - the participants and the organization team.
Congrats from Germany to all of you guys!

More info and data you can find at hangflug.ch and at Pure Air Carving.
Hope to get the chance to attend in 2011 as well!!!

Swiss Championship F3F 2010 - no foreigners

Raphael informed me that this year only SMV-members can attend or some additional Swiss guys if the number of participants is too little :(.

Hope this will change for next year!

Swiss Championship F3F 2010

The Swiss Championship F3F 2010 will be help in October at Hahenmoos Schalmi.
I do not know Hahenmoos but as it is "close" to the Wallis where I spent my vacations in August with amazing flights, I assume it is also a great locaion for slope flying.

Spontaneously I asked the organization team whether a German can participate as well.
Would be great!

Wasserkuppe F3F Open

Competition was cancelled because of bad weather 





Saturday morning, Fulda Quelle on arrival

Briefing(s)
First at 9:00am, second at 11:00am, third at 1:00pm at last for today at 3:00pm

Good wind at Abtsrodaer Kuppe, gusts up to 20m/s - but heavy rain and very little sight range

Sunday around 11:00am, march to Westhang, still no good sight range with very little wind

We all wait for better conditions

Dieter measures wind - ~ 3m/s - GO

Final briefing at Westhang

No more photos as I have start number 1.
When I should start, competition was cancelled because of too little. What a pitty!!!


As I had choosen my Organic 2.5m for these little wind it was no problem to fly some rounds with this little winds around us.
Good thing - I fly at Wasserkuppe since 30 years more or less sporadically, but that's the first time where I flew at Westhang ;-)...