Norwegian Hanggliding

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Fog in Oslo all day, I drove to Brandbukampen north of Oslo in hope of better skies, I also considered driving all the way to Frya since Olav was going there but it would be too late when I got there.
It was nice conditions at Brandbukampen, blue skies and a few thermals now and [...]

The glider finally arrived, without damage! I went to Sundvollen this afternoon in spite the stable conditions. The landing field was plowed and seeded so it’s not possible to use Sundvollen for a few months now. It was dead stable anyway, Frode Halse soared for a few minutes but fell through. Stein-Tore and Tor Erik [...]

My glider is reported to be on the way home from Australia, I might get to fly this season anyway. (As long as it does not get damaged in freight. Last time the forklift driver made a nice hole in the box, and destroyed my basebar)

The sailplane pilot who got to 10700m asl reported wrong height, he actually made it to 11370m asl according to his barograph. Without a real pressure O2 system, that’s wild!