> > We are currently processing despatch of the March issue. Early because we > want all to read before the IGC meeting next month, what the experts are > saying about the Class structure chaos.
THE MARCH 2012 ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL A wealth of news for soaring pilots from around the world. A 64 page issue. Stories include: 1. At last - a way of effectively reducing the membership loss all clubs are experiencing. How to move on this thorny problem immediately. 2. An in depth look at the IGC class structure. Too many classes, too few competing pilots. A situation that is a detriment to the sport. The experts provide an intelligent solution. 3. Schempp-Hirth¹s Quintus finally flies. Some excitement in their camp. 4. Winglets are big business. Legal battle over copyright designs that could ultimately affect some sailplanes. A new winglet design about to be offered. 5. New name in electronics. The Butterfly vario. A very advanced (and expensive) concept about to be released to the market in March 2012. 6. A story of two halves. The story about Gliding¹s entry into the Olympics in 1936 and how a group in England are trying to highlight the sport for future consideration. 7. The annual world membership report. All bad news. Down a further 1.7% in 2011 which makes the loss over five years to be 10,000 pilots. A further chart on fatalities (up again) and the increase in the number of sailplanes is definitely slowing down. 9. Report on a study about complacency in the cockpit that highlights the major causes of sailplane accidents. Sobering! 10. A Cambridge UK scientist declares we have all got it wrong and that the accepted theory of flight is all wrong. 11. Ritz de Luy writes about the 2012 summer season in southern hemisphere with details on who won and who lost and why. 12. The story about the man who has spent a lifetime building flying wings. His latest effort is on show. (Real smart) 13. Our staff reporters and Maria Szemplinska (our official photographer) present a colour section and report on the February SSA convention in Reno - their best ever. 14. DG flugzeugbau (Germany) have a management change 15. Pipistrel is going from strength to strength and their production skills are a threat to all established manufacturers. We have another look at just how strong they are and what they have got in the pipeline. 16. Major upgrades to G.P.S. around the corner. Accuracy will soon be measured in millimetres. An update for glider pilots. 17. Background story on the how and why¹ of Mountain High, the oxygen people. 18. Rumour has it that Greg Cole of Windward Performance (USA) has a ship in the pipeline that will compete with the Diana II. 19. A way of giving new life to older sailplanes. This story from France. . 20. A new paint that when applied makes your sailplane one gigantic solar cell. This has got possibilities. 21. We try and explain the reasons for the terrible northern hemisphere spring. 22 A new headset ($59) that will solve many problems for those hard of hearing pilots that have trouble with conventional headsets. 23. Let¹s hoped U.S.A owners have caught up with the potential penalty of the $100 a flight tax. Bob Carlton expresses his real concerns., 22. Our subscribers (only) now have access to buy an Icom hand-held transceiver at ex factory cost. (A saving of 25% on the retail price) PLUS A MULTITUDE OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL STORIES THAT PROVIDE GREAT READING. NEW OR RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS GO TO OUR WEB SITE <www.glidinginternational.com>
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