Category Archives: Flying

A very exciting day. My gliding Silver Badge has arrived from the local representative of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. That means that my 5 hours and 30 seconds was enough, I achieved the duration requirement by the skin of my … Continue reading →

I’ve had two more days of lovely flying at Lake Keepit. Saturday had broken thermals in a blue sky – not much cumulus – but I managed 2 hours 43 minutes of local soaring. Sunday was a better weather day so … Continue reading →

Had a great flight today. Got all my Silver C gliding tasks in one flight. Five hours duration, a 50 kilometre cross country flight and a height gain of 3000 feet. I only just made the five hours because the … Continue reading →

I’m having fun in the middle of nowhere at Lake Keepit Soaring Club. The place is very rural and wild. There are several big grass runways running up from the edge of the lake and in the morning and evening … Continue reading →

I had another 2.5 hour gliding flight in the Junior on Wednesday in some lovely thermals. I used an app on my iPhone (Free flight Airlog) to track my wandering progress and show it on a map. As you can … Continue reading →