WGC

Matthew Scutter Wins Race 1 in 15m Class at WGC Tabor

The 39th World Gliding Championships is now underway at Tabor Airfield Czechia with 115 pilots competing in three classes. Several past…

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E Glide Varese 27 June – 5 July 2025

The Adele and Giorgio Orsi Aero Club will hold the sixth E Glide competition at the end of June at Varese. E6Glide pilots will fly in the…

Series 12

Stanislaw Biela and Gintas Zube Clinch Top 2 Places at SGP Poland to Qualify for Final

Gintas Zube (left) with Stanislaw Biela n the podium of SGP Poland. Both pilots have qualified for the Series 12 SGP Final At St Auban.…

Series 12

Tijl Schmelzer Wins SGP Netherlands

After seven hard-fought racing days at SGP Netherlands at Terlet, Tijl Schmelzer from Belgium won the final race, putting him in the…

Series 12

Sean Fidler Wins SGP Seminole Lake Securing Plase in SGP Final

The final race at Seminole Lake was a 238km task. Robin Clark won the day in is ASG 29 flying the course at 137.7 kph putting him in 2nd…

Series 12

Jared Graznow Wins Race 5 at SGP Orlando

Jared Graznow Photos Bo Michalowski On a strong and fas soaring day in Florida Jared Graznow won Race 5 completing the 358.27km course at…

Series 12

Jim Lee Wins Race 4 at SGP Seminole Lake

After an exciting Race 4 with climbs up to and over 8,000ft, Jim Lee won the 325.48 km cources at 121.7 kph. Jim now has 19 points Erik…

Series 12

Sean Fidler Wins 3rd Day at SGP USA Seminole Lake

. Jim Lee took 2nd place in Race 3 in his JS3. Photos Bo Michalowski Sean Fidler stormed home for his 3rd straight day win at Seminole…

Series 12

SGP USA Underway at Seminole Lake Florida

. Sean Fidler in his AS33 at Seminole Lake. Photos Bo Michalowski The Series 12 SGP USA Qualifier at Seminole Lake is underway. Sean Fidler…

Comps

Stefan Langer IGC Champion Pilot - World Soaring Cup

Stefan Langer, 18m World Gliding Champion and the recipeint of the 2024 IGC Champion Pilot of the Year award. At the IGC Plenary meeting in…

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Australian National League - Ingo Renner Cup 2025

The Ingo Renner Cup is the Australian National League Championships scored on WeGlide. The southern summer spans the calendar new year, so…

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Sophie Curio New Australian Club Class Champion set for WWGC Zbraslavice

The new Club Class Australian National Champion, Sophie Curio on the grid at Temora. After seven consecutive racing days, Sophie Curio is…

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South African National League - Bateleur Cup 2025

The Ingo Bateleur Cup is the South African National League Championships scored on WeGlide. The southern summer spans the calendar new…

Flights

Gordon Boettger and Brad Jackson Fly 1,309 km at 223kph in Monster Wave at Minden

Gordon Boettger has continued his run of long wave flights from Minden, Nevada. On February 18 2025 he flew 1,309 km in his Arcus with with…

SGP

FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) Series13 Announced - Finals at Vitacura , Chile

The FAI/SGP management team are pleased to announce the award of the 13th series FAI SGP final to the CLUB DE PLANEADORES DE VITACUR in…

Series 12

Sailplane Grand Prix at Gawler

A small but enthusiastic group of pilots made their way to Gawler in January for the Australian Series 12, Sailplane Grand Prix. Ben…

Series 12

Erik Borgmann Wins Race 1 at SGP Gawler

The weather system that brought cloud and rain to the Gawler task area moved east. The forecast for the day was for continuing southerly…

Series 12

SGP Gawler Race 1 ... nearly

After a promising start to a 299km task, conditions at the top turnpoint of Hallett 130km north of Gawler did not turn out to be as…

Series 12

SGP Gawler Departures Race 1 January 7

Series 12

Erik Borgmann SGP Gawler Day 1

Due to adverse weather Day 1 is cancelled. See you tomorrow!

Series 12

SGP Gawler Practice Day

Ben Terrell from Western Australia taking off in his Ventus 2cx. SGP Gawler is underway with the official Practice Day taking place on…

Flights

Tomas Suchanek Long Distance Flights from Narromine

Czech pilot Tomas Suchanek has flown ten flights of over 900km between November 2024 and 2 January 2025 from Narromine, Australia – and…

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Uvalde back up

ABOVE: Adam Woolley cruising on course. With contributions and photos from Adam Woolley, Matthew Scutter, Lumpy Patterson, Keith Gateley…

Series 12

Sailplane Grand Prix Gawler 5 - 11 January 2025

Sailplane Grand Prix Gawler The Australian SGP Series 12 qualifying event will be held at Gawler, South Australia 5 -11 January 2025 . The…

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Australian Multiclass Nationals 2024 - Lake Keepit

Adam Woolley landing his Ventus 3 after flying the first ever FAI 1,000km triangle from Lake Keepit. After two good practise days, the…

Records

International Gliding Records 2024

Several World Record glider flights have been submitted for ratification during 2024. This is now the height of the southern hemisphere…

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Ellie

Ellie and her band had been touring the US for years. Now they are booked to play a two week residency in a new state-of-the-art-theatre in…

WGC

Big Sky Texas - Australians at WGC Uvalde Texas

ABOVE: Adam Woolley cruising on course. Sean Young with contributions and photos from Adam Woolley, Matthew Scutter, Lumpy Patterson, Keith…

SGP

FAI Sailplane Grand Prix - Series 13 Bids for Final Invited

Bids for FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Final Series 13.The closing date for bids to host the final of the13th series is the 31st January 2025.…

WGC

WGC 18m, 20m Multiseat and Open Classes Uvalde

The new 18m Class World Champion Stefan Langer ready to launch at WGC Uvalde The World Gliding Championships in Open, 18m and 20m Multi…

Comps

European Gliding Championships - Tábor, Czech Republic 3 - 17 August

Jacek Flis, winner Club Class in his LS3. The European Gliding Championships - Tábor in 15m, Standard and Club classes. The championships…

WGC

Junior World Gliding Championships 13.5m WGC Ostrow Poland

Max Maslak Germany new Junior World Gliding Champion in Standard Class After 11 racing days the new Junoir World Gliding Champions in Club…

Features

Sebastian Kawa and Sebastian Kot Lampart Fly Over K2

Sebastian Kawa and Sebastian Kot Lampart were the first people to fly over the summit of K2 in a glider on 20 July 2024.

Series 12

FAI Sailplane Grand Prix France - Saint-Sulpice

After three races with four cancelled due to bad weather, Adrien Henry won SGP France with 24 competition points. Christophe Abadie took…

Series 12

SGP Slovenia

Partick Puskeiler, Mario Kiessling and David Bauder on the winners podium at SGP Slovenia Race 6After a blisteringly fast 386.18km race…

Comps

EuroGlide 2024 24 June - 5 July

Euroglide is athe gliding race over more than 2500 kilometres through several european countries. Euroglide is organised by the Venlo…

Series 12

Didier Hauss Declared Winner SGP Varese Italy

The final two races of SGP Varese were cancelled due to bad weather. Didier Hauss was declared the winner after scoring 35 points in total.…

Series 12

Björn Gintzel Wins SGP Germany

After three racing days Björn Gintzel won SGP Germany with two day wins giving him 20 points in total. Steffen Gottler took 2nd place with…

Series 12

Conrad Hartter Wins SGP Norway

Ronny Erikson won the final race at SGP Norway with Klaus Klambach taking 2nd place and Dirk Windmuller 3rd across the line after a 189.38…

Features

Jim Payne - World Altitude Record Holder talks to Gliding News

Jim Payne is the World Altitude Record holder in a sailplane and Chief Pilot of the Perlan Project. Jim has beaten his own numerous records…

Comps

Hahnweide

The 56th Internationaler Hahnweide Wettbewerb concluded on 11 May after four racing days ans four days lost to bad weather. The contest was…

Series 12

Maximillian Seis Wins SGP Spain Santa Cilia

After an exciting final race Max Seis cruised home to win the first qualifying round of SGP Series 12 at Santa Cilia. Fellow Frenchman…

Series 12

Series 12 Sailplane Grand Prix Dates

Series 12 FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Qualifying Contests and Finals For more information visit sgp.aero FAI/SGP 12th Series Final St Auban in…

Gliders

Ventus E Maiden Flight

Schempp-Hirth made the maiden flight of the Ventus E electro self launcher Sport fuselage on the Hahnweide airfield 25 April 2024 with…

Flights

Mathias Schunk 1629 km 175 kph 27 March 2024

Flights

Yves Gerster 1328km from St Auban, Corsica, Italy, Alps 24 March 2024

Yves leaving the coast of France. Over Corsica Reaching the coast of Italy Flying back to St Auban over the French Alps

Flights

Baptiste Innocent and Frank Chatelard 823km 92kph Fayence 19-March 2024

Baptiste Innocent and Frank Chatelard 823km 92kph Fayence 19-March 2024

Flights

Gordon-Boettger - Bruce Campbell 2098 km Minden 17 April 24

Gordon Boettger and Bruce Campbell flew 2098 km in wave from Minden 17 March 2024.See the full details at WeGlide

Flights

Gerd Spiegelberg, 709 km 98 kph La Cerdanya 18 March 2022

Gerd Spiegelberg, 709 km 98 kph La Cerdanya 18 March 2022

Flights

Lumpy Patterson - Potchefstroom JS5

Australian Lumpy Patterson from Tocumwal Soaring Centre has been flying the newest Jonker Sailplane, the JS5 at Potchefstroom, the home of…

Flights

Send Your Flight Details

Have you had a goof flight that you want o share? Send us photos, IGC flies and some details and we will feature it in our Flights section.…

Flights

Gordon Boettger Minden 12 March 2024

Gordon Boettger who flew an astonishing 3,058 km from MInden in 2023 achieved 1,095 km at 167 kph in wave from Minden on 12 March 2024. A…

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Comps

IGC Delegates take a look at the Integral E Electric Tow-plane

Delegates to the IGC plenary meeting in Toulouse paid a visit to Aura Aero to take a look at the Integral E tow-plane that is in…

WGC

Junior World Gliding Championships awarded to Elchingen, Germany August 2026

Aalen-Heidenheim/Elchingen airfield will host the JWGC in August 2026. Luftsportring Aalen was officially awarded the contract by the…

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By Glider Pilots for Glider Pilots

Gliding News brings all the news about the sport of Gliding featuring international competitions, aeronautics and glider development for…

Comps

Alena Netušilová - IGC Champion Pilot of the Year 2023

Alena Netušilová has been named as FAI International Gliding Commission (IGC) Champion Pilot of the Year 2023 for winning the 18m class at…

Comps

Club Class Handicaps Updated

The handicaps for Club Class in international competitions were updated at the IGC pllenary meeting ain March. The handicaps were last…

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SGP Series

Click the links below to go to the websites of all previous SGPs 10th SeriesSGP Finals St Auban France 2020 SGP Bosnis and Herzegovina 2019…

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SGP Final 2016 Potchefstroom SGP Final 2014 - Sisteron Chile 2013

SGP

Hall of Fame - World Champions

Stefan Langer11th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Pavoulo Italy 2023 Sebastian Kawa 1st FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Saint Auban - France…

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Racing Format

World Sailplane Grand Prix Racing Series A fast demanding and highly competitive race between beautiful and highly developed sailplanes…

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What is Soaring flight?

(Photo: Steph Raddi) Mankind has always dreamt of flying like a bird especially those soaring birds you see lazily circling on a summer’s…

Comps

Wave in the Carpathians

Features

Gliding in the French Alps

Flying the 'Royal Way', a designated airspace route across des Ecrins National Park. By Sean Young One of the great things about gliding is…

WGC Narromine

New World Gliding Champions Declared at 37th WGC Narromine

James Nugent, Australia, the new Club Class WGC Champion with Uwe Wahlig, Germany in Silver medal and Stefan Langer in Bronze Medal…

WGC Narromine

WGC Narromine - Competitors

15 Metre Class Tobi Geiger Ventus 2ax Australia Adam Woolley Ventus 3t Australia Francois Delfosse JS3 Belgium Manu Litt JS3 BelgiumJan…

WGC Narromine

Weather Stirs up the Winners Table on 2nd Last Day

The trough that produced the squall line that passed through the task area yesterday evening, was still visable to the east of Narromine in…

WGC Narromine

Competitors Beat Storm Front Across the Line Race 8 at Narromine

After two no fly days, the first due to extreme heat with wind and stable blue conditions, the second due to enveloping bushfire somke over…

WGC Narromine

James Nugent Wins Race 7 in Club Class

Janes Nugent, Australia, landing after winning Race 7 in ClubClass. By Sean Young, Editor Gliding News CLUB CLASS Today, the conditions…

WGC Narromine

Adam Woolley Wins 15m Class Race 6 for Australia

Adam Woolley, Australia, landing after winning Race 6 in 15m Class. Crossing the finish line at a blistering 151.54 kph, flying 546.93km,…

WGC Narromine

Race 5 at WGC Narromine – Low Blue But Not Windy

Uys Lonker, 15m Class, South Africa, landing after winning Race 5. The weather forecast for the day predicted thermals up to 10,000 ft.…

WGC Narromine

Classic Narromine Setup

Glider pilots all around the world spend their days sitting in their offices at home or at work checking the weather for the coming days to…

WGC Narromine

Australian James Nugent Keeps Top Place in Club Class

James Nugent, Australia, Club Class CLUB CLASS James Nugent, Australia, flew 412.98 km at 117.32 kph in an AAT task taking 3rd place for…

WGC Narromine

Bruce Taylor Wins Standard Class Race 3 for Australia

The forecast was for another blue day with a later start but better thermal heights than the day before. On track the prediction was…

WGC Narromine

Netherlands Establish Early Lead in 15m Class at Narromine

Sjaak Selen, Netherlands Standard Class is in 5th place after Race 2 but only 48 points behind the leader Makoto Ichikawa, Japan. The sky…

WGC Narromine

New Trough Approaches as Gliders Launch on Final Practice Day

Kim Toppari from Finland after landing in his ASW20b on the last practice day at WGC Narromine. New Trough Approaches as Gliders Launch on…

WGC Narromine

Great Soaring With Strong Winds

Phillip Jonker On Task Standard Class , South Africa After a night of thunderstorms and high winds Narromine put on a strong day but with…

WGC Narromine

Dutch and Australians Take Top Places in 15m Class Race 1

Tobias Geiger Australia Ventus 2ax The forecast weather was blue skies with the possibility of cumulus to 8,000ft. Strong 4 - 5kt thermals…

WGC Narromine

Full Grid for Unofficial Practice Day

Most of the pilots taking part in WGC Narromine have now arrived at the competition. The first official practice day is Tuesday 28…

WGC Narromine

WORLD OF GLIDING AT NARROMINE

James Nugent, the new World Gliding Champion, Club Class, in the LS3 he flew to victory at WGC Narromine. By Sean Young After years of…

WGC Narromine

WGC Narromine Opening Ceremony

Teams from 21 countries paraded at Cale Oval Narromine. Australian Club Class team James Nugent and Daniel Summers. Adam Woolley,15m class.…

WGC Narromine

Winner Interviews

WGC Narromine Club Class World Gliding Champion James Nugent Australia WGC Narromine Sliver Medal Standard Class Gregory Beecroft Australia…

WGC Narromine

WORLD OF GLIDING AT NARROMINE

James Nugent, the new World Gliding Champion, Club Class, in the LS3 he flew to victory at WGC Narromine. By Sean Young, Editor Gliding…

WGC Narromine

Last Unofficial Practice day at WGC Narromine

Last Unofficial Practice Day at WGC Narromine Tobi Geiger, Sebastian Kawa and Adam Woolley preparing to fly in 15m Class on the last…

SGP

Series 12 FAI SGP Dates

Series 12 FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Qualifying Contests The venues and dates for the 12th series of FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) national…

Features

The Apennine Way Sailplane Grand Prix Finals Pavullo Italy

Flying over the Apennines near Pavullo. By Sean Young The final competition of Series 11 Sailplane Grand Prix took place at the small town…

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Tilo Holighaus Wins Race 3

The day shaped up with excellent weather for a 310km task. The pilots achieved good climbs to well above 2000m. Yesterday, the first leg…

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Sebastian Kawa Wins Race 2

The soaring conditions were weak before the start so the task was changed to 168km Task B. The fleet were able to climb well above the…

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D4R1 Weather and Task

D4R1 Weather and Task Final Serie 11 https://www.youtube.com/embed/GMpJloKI6bc?list=PL9Js2pJV5xXiChSx5u1mf1JzLiQMmg9Vy\" frameborder=\"0\"…

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SGP Finals Opening Ceremony

SGP Finals Opening Ceremony Final Serie 11 The 11th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Finals Opening Ceremony took place at Pavullo today with…

Records

Minden - Gordon Boettger & Bruce Campbell 3,058km

On 19 June 2023 Gordon Boettger & Bruce Campbell flew a 3,058km from Minden-Tahoe Nevada USA. Using night vision goggles the pair launched…

Comps

6th FAI Junior European Gliding Championship

After five racing days with mixed weather the Junior European championships in Amborg Denmark concluded with winners declared in Club and…

Comps

12th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - Champions Declared

After eight racing days at Garray, Spain, the Women's World Gliding Champions have been decided in three classes . Club Class1 HG Louise…

Comps

FAI Gliding Awards 2022

The 2022 FAI Gliding Awards were announced at the annual IGC Plenary meeting in Copenhagen February 2023 Jana Veprekova recipient of the…

Comps

Luka Znidarsic

Luka Znidarsic the creator of the Friint Engine System, FES, talks to Sean Young about the development of FES on Day 6 E4Glide St Auban

Comps

Tilo Holighaus at E4Glide

Tilo Holighaus talks about e4glide with Sean Young during the contest at Saint Auban

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Giorgio Galetto E4Glide Interview

Comps

Women's World Gliding Championships - New Champions Declared at Husbands Bosworth

After eight racing days WWGC Husbands Bosworth concluded with champions declared in 18M Standard and Club classes. 18 M Class1 Anne…