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Sailplane action over the alps

0 Comments 02 September 2010

I was wading through my email today and this video was posted to one of the LinkedIn groups that I joined. I have to say that it is a pretty nice video. It’s got some great sailplane action over the alps. I think the best part is the break when the tow plane releases the sailplane. The entire video is pretty cool though. This makes me want to go fly.

Ever since Oshkosh, the idea of doing aerobatics in sailplanes really intrigues me. It always seems so elegant. Ehh, who am I kidding, I love aerobatics in anything.

Here’s the video:

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