Team USA Report – WGC Day 1
Greetings from Tábor, Czechia, where the US Team is attending the 39th World Gliding Championship. A total of 115 pilots are competing in three classes here: Club, Standard and 15-Meter. [...]
Fatal British Midair
by Air Accidents Investigation Branch The AAIB is the British equivalent of the U.S.’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), tasked with investigating British glider accidents to determine their circumstances and [...]
39th FAI World Gliding Championships
Tábor, Czech Republic June 7 – 21, 2025 #USTeamCzech2025 MEET THE TEAM CONTEST NEWS VIEW ALL NEWS Contest Website [...]
Team USA Report – 2 World Champions!
August 31, 2024 We have two World Champions! At the 38th World Gliding Championship, Karl and Sarah today prevailed in the 20-Meter Multiseat class. They are the first US champions [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 11
August 29, 2024 Better weather today – a return near to genuine Uvalde Weather. This began with a low overcast – note a good sign at most soaring sites. But [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 10
August 28, 2024Difficult weather today: excessive atmospheric moisture continues to cause trouble in south Texas. Today it gave us extensive low morning cloud that broke into useful cumulus, which promptly [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 9
August 27, 2024 Uvalde weather took a troublesome turn today - a continuation of this week’s trend: lower temperatures and much more moisture. We awoke to cloudy skies, which [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 8
August 26, 2024 A significant change in weather today, forecast to persist for several days. It features lower temperatures, more moisture, and much higher chances of afternoon rain and [...]
Team USA Report – WGC (Rest Day)
August 25, 2024 Contest rest day today – the mission is to recover from the stress of 7 straight flying days and prepare for as many as five more. [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 7
August 24, 2024 We had something a bit closer to standard Uvalde soaring weather today: cumulus clouds that appeared in mid-morning, developed nicely by launch time, and covered almost [...]