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The 28th of June, Didier Givois in his motorized Swiftlight and Jacques Bott in his pure glider Swiftlight had the opportunity to compare these 2 versions of the Swiftlight during an 8 hour flight in the french nothern Alps. Each…
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The 28th of June at Challes les Eaux french northern Alps we had the opportunity to test aerotowing by a Phoenix UL motorglider. It was very positive: stable, easy to follow at 85km/h, at full power the rate of climb…
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It is not necessary to have its ultralight glider equipped with an auxiliary engine to takeoff, especially in flat land: there are many airfield where aerotow is available. Please, let us know the missing aerotow possibilities so as we can…
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On Ask13, a light and slow wood and fabric glider, whose flying domain is near that of the ultralight gliders, With the new team of Association Aéronautique d’Aspres, our association has organized, to the benefit of its members, a special twin…
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Chers pilotes des “classe 2” L’organisation de l’Open classe 2 des Alpes du Sud est lancée. Où? à Aspres ou à Serres 8km au sud. Quand? du 1er au 9 Août 2015. Pourquoi? pour tourner les plus grandes manches jamais réalisées en Vol Libre. Pour qui?…
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Aspres 2014 activity report 17 pilots came during the relatively short periods of time when aerotowing was provided;  some of them from far away: Australia, Ireland, Portugal, England, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland & France. They discovered an airfield and an area…
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2 Sagitta prototypes are flying in the Czech republic: Wingspan 11m with winglets, gliding ratio 32, stall speed at 220Kg MTOW 50Km/h, for more photos click on the one you can see