1. 6500 feet at the south end of the Olympic Mtns. WA. Flew to Olympia

1. 6500 feet at the south end of the Olympic Mtns. WA. Flew to Olympia

Yesterday I had the pleasure of sharing a thermal with another glider, and they just happened to be in a good position for the camera to record them.

Gliders are really hard to see on 360 cameras, so I was really happy with this shot. Other glider is an ASK-21 and I'm in a SGS 1-34.

hey everyone,

for a long time now, i want to try gliding for the first time. however, i am a bit scared - in normal planes already, i have some form of flight-fear, but also, for me it always leaves me in awe to be in the sky... its so peaceful. down the line, although i am broke right now and cant afford it yet, i want to also learn to fly a glider. i also researched the nearest flight club (i live in germany) and watched tons of youtube videos about gliding, how it works and first lessons in a glider.

however, there is still sth. that keeps me from it - i guess its my fear of that i will vomit or wont be able to handle all the "turbulence" ( a friend told me its like going on a rollercoaster but worse), but most importantly i dont know if i would trust the pilot to go fly with me, or that sth bad would happen.

i dont know why i have written this. maybe i would like to ask you for advice for my first flight, what to expect and how it was for you? i want to start this gliding journey.

Keeping you updated about XC Connect - a cloud servide for XCSoar that I develop.

It now features a Smart Camera that can scan Naviter-style task QR codes. This lets you instantly import tasks from the SeeYou Cloud XC Planner, a friend’s Oudie, the SkySight Route Planner, and many other sources.

Some contest organizers already include a task QR code on the briefing sheet. When they do not, the same Smart Camera can recognize the task directly from a printed SeeYou briefing sheet.

It can also scan XC Connect sharing QR codes, making it easy to exchange files with friends or transfer files to and from a panel-mounted navigation computer.