22 May 2012
Three of the British Army Gliding Team’s pilots have made a flying start to the 2012 season in Sisteron, France. Veteran of three tours in Afghanistan, Cpl Lee Davidson, while yet to complete his 50km distance flight towards his FAI Silver Badge, flew a number of 300km and a 500km flight in the...
09 Oct 2012
Giorgio Galetto from Italy was yesterday awarded with the Lilienthal Gliding Medal at the 2012 FAI Awards Ceremony . When asked about his reaction to the award, Giorgio said: When my wife Marina, the Italian IGC Delegate, sent me an email from South Africa to tell me that I had been awarded the...
05 Mar 2013
The 2013 Annual Meeting of the FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) was held on 1 and 2 March 2013 in Papendal, Netherlands. Significant emphasis was placed on the ‘Safety Pays’ initiative. A Jury & Stewards meeting on 28 February 2013 included discussions on how to change pilot mentality, practical...
09 Aug 2013
In April, pioneering woman pilot Helen Georgeson passed away. A successful pilot, both in partnership with her ex-husband Dick and in her own right, she was an inspiration to friends, family and women pilots who came after her. Her nephew Nigel Ackroyd has put some words together in memory of an...
11 Oct 2013
The 5th Sailplane Grand Prix series was completed in July this year with the successful event at Zar in Poland, all the results and news of the events can be seen on the new Sailplane Grand Prix web site at www.sgp.aero . The new SGP web site has been developed during the last SGP series and all...
12 Nov 2013
The FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) is pleased to announce the venues for the 6th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) series. The seven venues for the Qualifying Grand Prix events, which will be held in 2014 and 2015, are : Country Location France Rennes Italy Varese Spain La Cerdanya South Africa...
