It’s the first official practice day at the 34th World Gliding Championships, in Pociūnai, Lithiuania. Some 120 pilots from approximately 30 countries are here to contend for championships in three [...]
"All racing tasks (yes even Club Class!!!) of 230-300 km" per Tim McAllister All three classes about to go racing on official practice day 1. Different tasks but in [...]
SSA representatives are at the EAA AirVenture event this week to promote soaring and are offering raffle chances for the Stallion-51 Orientation flight to support the US Teams. Ken and [...]
It's not odd for young children to start soaring at age 10 in Lithuania Phil Gaisford and crew member Jose Otero are seen checking the gliders we rented to [...]
Bob Fletcher is getting his crew and plane ready for the parade! Bob is happy to fit crew member Gvidas Kairys for his parade shirt. Welcome aboard Gvidas! Bob Fletcher [...]
Im Gvidas Kairys also known as Stig by americans. Im a high school student of Stasio Šalkauskio gymnasium .I started gliding about 2 years ago when I was 16 and [...]
Jose Ignacio Otero from Argentina is crew chief for PG in Pociunal. How did Jose get involved with the US Soaring Team, I asked Phil Gaisford? "We met Jose [...]
Lithuania-"here we come" Team USA Club Class Ace, Tim McAllister and his Club Class teammate, Mike Westbrook have spent the last weekend practicing and honing their team mojo for the [...]
Larry soloed a Super Cub in '63, seaplanes in '64, and a Bell47G5 helicopter in '67. He even flew a classic Schweizer 2-22, which only had 1:10 hours total time [...]
Bob Fletcher, representing us in the Standard Class leaves in just over a week on the redeye to Frankfurt with his crew person, John Good. They are renting a diesel [...]
