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Regulars: Scheibe Faike flies again - It may be an old friend with its roots in motorgliding history, says Jochen Ewald, but the SF-25C has some new features and much to recommend it Hill soaring in flatlands - Slope soaring in The Netherlands - it's a joke, isn't it Well, in fact, it's an historic tradition kept alive by a handful of hardy souls in wooden sailplanes. One of them, Jan de Jong, explains Knowing what you know - Don Puttock describes a model of how human beings learn that will be of interest to student glider pilots as well as to their instructors Deturbulator testing - Richard H (Dick) johnson flight tests the Sinha wing performance-enhancing deturbulators, which he says may be the most significant aerodynamic advance since the laminar aerofoil was invented On show at AERO 2007 - Probably the best gliding exhibition in the world - in Europe's biggest General Aviation fair - is held every other year in Germany. Helen Evans reports Regulars: BGA News BGA Development News Your letters: Dave King, Chris Pollard, Mike Wood (plus information from Bruce Marshall), Neil Kelly, Stuart Edinborough Women's Development News BGA Executive News Royal Aero Club Awards BGA Regulatory News From the National Coach Tailfeathers by Platypus Airprox update Gliding Gallery Record year at Zapala Wonderflug 135 unforgettable minutes Trace how you're soaring Becoming a Deputy CFI BGA Annual Statistics Club Gallery Club News Salutary Soaring Accident/incident summaries AAIB update Classifieds & index to advertisers Cover - Guy Westgate and Paul Barker take a farewell flight in their DG-400S - familiar from Guy's Travels with my toothbrush series - before buying a Ventus 2cM together. For Guy's explanation of what he means bywonderflug, see page 34
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