The issue is with the printer and will be mailed next week. It is our biggest issue ever. (72 pages). We are being flooded with story submissions for the magazine which is very encouraging.
This issue covers 1. Jochen Ewald's report of the April sailplane exhibition at Friedrichshafen, Germany with a multitude photos. 2. A report on the IGC meeting in March in Lausanne, Switzerland. 3. The U.S. Army have spent millions on their new rifle scope sights. We have a report that states that the army's new second stage technology could provide effective distinctive outlines of thermals for soaring pilots. 3. Airbus, NASA and Boeing are spending millions on research in regard to aerofoils of the future. Little is previously known of the research institute they own in Germany. (Complete with graphics). 4. A distinctive photograph and report on the longest, most expensive aero retrieve ever. 5. Paul Remde provides a report on the use and results you can expect from the latest soaring instruments. An educational piece of great interest. 6. FAA's report on the Steve Fossett accident. 7. The former C.O. of the U.S. Edwards air force base test pilot school addresses a Gliding club on the benefits of gliding training for all pilots in emergencies. He stated in his address that everyone that went through his school when he was C.O. had to take a coarse in gliding. 8. The new 15 metre sailplane with a 52:1 performance. 9. Results of the IGC survey on all On Line Contest flights. It clearly shows which country is the most successful in the world in producing long distance flights, and which country has flown the most OLC flights.. 10. Details and graphics on the March meeting in Amsterdam (Air Traffic Control Exhibition and Conference), outlining the NEWSKY consortium's live demonstration of how aircraft, satellites and ground stations can communicate with each other through an innovative new data network. They claim this will be the form of all aircraft communications within the next 10 years. 11. And a new 180 hp tug released to the market in April. All this and more in the new issue. New subscriptions can be effected through our web site www.glidinginternational.com Regards to all JOHN ROAKE P.S. Organisers of next season's contests should now apply to us for grants of subscription vouchers as prizes for day winners.
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