December – January 2002

Banjo-wagon

Could microlight gliders bridge the gap between gliding and airsports such as hang- and paragliding? Jochen Ewald, after trying out the ProFe Banjo, thinks aircraft like these might have a big future

 

Trigger points and feeders

Justin Needham’s experience of hang-gliding has led him to devote some serious thought to trigger points and their all-important feeders

 

Using slopes, sun and wind

Gavin Wills’ third article about mountain soaring examines a successful flight in the Nevada desert

 

Soaring Spanish sierras

Bernard Smyth was one of many British pilots who decamped to Spain this year. He describes a fun lesson in convergence soaring

 

Old, bold and Wolds

Tim Milner describes how the lads from Wolds GC used the Inter-club League to polish their soaring and take on the Southern Sissies

 

Homeward bound

In the fourth and final part of Guy Westgate’s epic adventures with a motorglider and toothbrush, he has five days to cross Europe

 

More and taller tales

Thanks to everyone who sent in their T-21 stories in response to Nan Worrell’s article in the last S&G. Frank Irving and Ann Welch now reveal chapter one of the T-21 story together with some of the best reminiscences from readers

 

Ratings and comp results

Listing of the top 250 competition pilots in the UK, and a round-up of regionals and nationals results for the year

 

A taste of competition

Andy Davis recalls a practice flight for the 2001 Worlds that illustrates why he loves flying in competitions

 

Nationals: 15-Metre Class

With less than half its normal field, the 15-Metre Nationals still offered some tough competition for the eventual winner, Al Kay

 

Two K-8s take on the Juniors

Andrew Bates and Guy Hall, from Edinburgh University GC, went south to challenge the hotshot boy racers… in K-8s

 

Club history: Northumbria

Graham Garlick has good reason to remember his childhood summers

 

Salutary Soaring: 283km without an elevator

The salutary tale of how a CFI broke all records for soaring with his elevator disconnected

 

Regular topics

Letters, BGA and general news, Tail Feathers: Plat offers tips to speakers, explains the perils of ever-decreasing circles … and recalls a perfect flight