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The Junior World Gliding Championships 2026 are about to begin in Aalen-Elchingen, Germany – official training is underway, and the competition starts on Monday. I spent the day walking the grid, taking a look at the gliders the juniors are flying, and talking to the pilots before it all gets serious. A tour of the airfield and the atmosphere just before a Junior Worlds begins.
Follow the competition: https://jwgc2026.org
The Junior World Gliding Championships 2026 are about to begin in Aalen-Elchingen, Germany – official training is underway, and the competition starts on Monday. I spent the day walking the grid, taking a look at the gliders the juniors are flying, and talk...
Open this video on Stefan LangerThe weather had been poor all day, so this ended up being my only flight – and it didn't start until just after 7 PM. I took off with my electric self-launching glider, the AS 33 Me, charged entirely from my solar trailer. In Norway the summer sun stays hig...
Open this video on Stefan LangerA 340 km cross-country flight in the wave over Norway, launching from Frya. Climbs up to 8 m/s, highest point at around 4,000 m, 3:30 hours in the air. Short flight, but spectacular scenery the whole way. WeGlide Flight Track: https://www.weglide.org/flight...
Open this video on Stefan LangerLanding like on an aircraft carrier. Even for me, the pulse goes up noticeably when landing at such a special airfield for the first time. The sea is on both sides of the runway, right next to Norway’s stunning fjords. Anda airfield sits just 55 m above sea...
Open this video on Stefan LangerMy first soaring flight in Norway – and the weather couldn't have been much better, with cloudbase up to 2,600 m. Arne Martin Güttler showed me around his playground in the mountains, him in his JS3 RES and me in the AS 33 Me, both electric self-launchers. ...
Open this video on Stefan LangerAt 2,469 m, Galdhøpiggen is the highest mountain in Norway and northern Europe. 🏔️🇳🇴
Open this video on Stefan Langer