Late June: still nice flights!
Today, June 30, ACAO HAS recorded several great flights made by our members. Paul Riccardi declared O/ R 500km along with Alberto Consolini and Paolo Gervasini; Gianni Maiocchi declared 300km triangle. Gianluca Tronconi 587 kilometers and several other very nice flights… Congratulations to all!
Tow pilots dinner
On Saturday, June 28th, the third edition of the dinner devoted to our tow plane plitos was held . They are, in a tireless up and down.which deserves our gratitude for the passion and professionality they have any time they take off allowing us to enjoy our flights, long or short they are, THANK YOU […]
A rose for Adele
On Saturday one of the most important roses was added into our “hall of fame” . It is devoted to the World Women’s two-seater Record on the O/R distance of 546 km, held in April 27, 1976 by Adele Orsi together with Mina Monti who planting herself the rose. Gianni, Adele and Giorgio’s son, was […]
2014 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP in Varese – Race report
FAI.org, 26 giugno 2014
Italian SGP – Varese – Race report
Sailplane Grand Prix, 25 giugno 2014
Italienische SGP Varese 2014
Sailplane Grand Prix, 25 giugno 2014
Le Grand Prix de Varese 2014
Sailplane Grand Prix, 25 giugno 2014
Oro all’Austria, ma vince il territorio
La Prealpina, 23 giugno 2014
2014 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP in Varese
The Italy Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix took place in Varese from 14 to 21 June with 18 the competitors from 6 countries : Argentina, Austria, Chech Republic, Germany, Italy, Slovenia. The opening ceremony was held in the wonderful location of Villa Recalcati , headquarter of the Province of Varese, where thecompetitors enjoyed a nice party […]
Grand Prix: last racing day
Almost all the competitors have arrived. Unofficially the winner of qualifying grand Prix is Peter Hartmann, followed by Riccardo Brigliadori, also winner of the 18 m Italian championships, and Roman Mracek. All the pilots seem to be satisfied of the 5 competition days. We will tell you something more precise in a very short time.
Volo a vela, a Varese decolla il Grand Prix
VareseNews, 20 giugno 2014
Sixth day, nearly 300 km task
Another good day. Already from the morning the sky looked great. At the briefing a task of nearly 300 km was assigned and take offs were established to be at 12.30. The starting line was opened at 13.30 and the sky looked beautiful. There was a weak north wind that helped the pilots with very […]
A sunny day, finally…
The day looked very beautiful from the morning, the sun was shining, at last ! Briefing was delayed to 11.00 o’ clock for technical problems. Take offs started at 13.00 but the conditions were weaker than forecasted. The start line was opened after 1 hour the last pilot was launched. The first pilot to arrive, […]
28 giugno: la cena dei trainatori
Come è ormai tradizione anche quest’anno l’ACAO organizza una cena per festeggiare i trainatori che con tanta passione e dedizione dedicano parte del loro tempo a condividere con tutti i soci del club una passione comune: il volo. La cena si terrà sabato 28 giugno: si inizierà alle 19 con un aperitivo e a seguire […]
Volo a Vela: a Calcinate in corso le gare di Qualifying Grand Prix e Campionato Italiano
Varese7Press, 18 giugno 2014
I-EVAM
I-Evam has returned to fly in Ferrara, during the Italian championships. Franco and Lino won, in command of I- Evam Bergfalke II, being able to finish seven-day flights out of seven tasks ,in very difficult weather conditions. Thanks to all the group ‘Pilots of Wood “who helped and participated in the I-EVAM operation , restoring […]
Rose plantation
At the end of the task of the day the plantation of the roses for the achievement of the FAI Badges of the 1000 and 1250 km was held Roses for European records made by the pilots who took off from our airport, were also planted in the two flowerbeds created at the east entrance […]
Grand Prix, day four
This morning the sky looked really bad: 8/8 coverage. No grid before briefing. The director showed that a clear spot was coming from the east and he decided to give a task to the east of 190,7 km. First take off at 13.30. The sky was not looking that good but Giorgino was optimistic. Start […]
Low cloud base, racing day canceled
Briefing on top of the greed due to the low cloud base, very changeable and uncertain conditions, not very laudable landscape, Giorgino, the director, has decided to cancel the day. See you tomorrow!
Grand Prix, second racing day
In the morning the sky was covered but the forecast was optimistic. Briefing at 10.30 and a task of 172 km. The plafond was around 1700. Thermals from 1/2 ms. The sky looked wonderful but many cumulus’s were not working properly. The winner, Peter Hartmann flew at about 106 km/h. Second was Werner Amann […]
