GLIDING INTERNATIONAL ISSUE JANUARY 2017
The January 2017 issue will go in the mail on December 29 and should be with subscribers early in the New Year. The Digital version will be released on January 4. Our circulation continues to grow and the January issue breaks a lot of new ground with some exceptional stories that will interest a wide range of gliding enthusiasts. Gliding¹s Best Kept Secret - The Jonker factory has just released news and photos (December 12) of their totally new sailplane the JS3. A project that has involved their design staff of 17 for the past 18 months. It is a 15 metre sailplane that they hope will be competing in the worlds at Benalla, Australia in January. The factory confirms that they set out to improve on the performance and flyability¹ of the Diana 2. As we release this news, the factory is negotiating with QANTAS to freight the sailplane from South Africa to Australian to be in time for the Worlds that start on January 12. It will create a whole new interest in the event. Lots of photos of it in our January issue, whilst our following issue (MARCH) will contain the history of the planning and development of the JS3 over the past 18 months supported by a wide range of photos. It is an exciting¹ subject! The ever decreasing world soaring pilot numbers brought us to investigate what our administrators (IGC) are doing about it. The answer is nothing¹. Researching the last three annual meetings of the I.G.C. confirms what we have always suspected the IG.C. is only interested in the competition group of pilots which is less than 2 per cent of the total pilot population. The organisation needs a major shake-up and we set out to provide some ideas for them get their teeth into. But we are holding our breath . . . . . Sebastian Kawa has been soaring in Russia. He joined some Russian soaring pilots to explore the Caucasus Mountains. His photos are unbelievable and we give over 17 pages to Sebastian¹s diary of events and his outstanding photos. This is new soaring territory and we are privileged to bring subscribers this fascinating story. Flying a foreign glider in Russia is a story on its own. Gliding¹s Wings & Wheels has changed hands and when checking on their new location, a story about the company¹s past reveals a fascinating path of development. How it all started (in a back bedroom) to what it provides today is news. The new owner details the reason for a shift in location and his own history as a very competent competition pilot. . Aldo Cernezzi examines the problems associated with a correctly performed aero-tow. He has also provided an exceptional range of photos that clearly shows the Vortex that exists between tug and sailplane. The research that was undertaken in France is all new stuff. This is accident prevention material. And then there is the story about the Schempp-Hirth Arcus that has a much larger jet fitted. Makes it a self launcher and a cross country motor glider. (Would you believe, at a speed of 165 knots). An American project headed by philanthropist Dennis Tito. NASA has released the results of a three year project to re-map the world¹s aerial charts in 3D. These maps are going to make cross country planning much easier and even easier for instructors seeking to inform new pilots where to fly for the right conditions. Paul Remde provides us with an update to his usual soaring product news. There are a few new products on the market. And motor giant VW has got involved in gliding - In association with Klaus Ohlmann, they have just finished making a video and a commercial advertisement about their new VW ute launching a 23 metre Antares sailplane from the world¹s most dangerous airport - Courchevel is in the French Alps. Great reading! NASA research wants in-flight folding wing aircraft designs in the future. The space administration organisation has been researching the concept for several years and concludes it is feasible and will provide major increases in flight performance. More details in the current issue. All this plus 30 other stories that will educate and inform. As we have said before - our best issue yet! We hope you will join us. JOHN ROAKE EDITOR. NEW (or RENEWING) SUBSCRIBERS CAN EASILY EFFECT A SUBSCRIPTION BY GOING TO OUR WEB PAGE For printed or Digital issue use . . . . www.glidinginternational.com <http://www.glidinginternational.com> >
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