vintage austrian gliding 1954

[Anonymous]

Cool old video of flying in the Austrian Alps with Kranich II ( while never dropping the wheel dolly) a Meise, Grunau Baby 2B and a type that is so briefly in  view that I can’t recognize it, of a winch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYSmvKuuDlg&feature=youtu.be

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<h1 class=”title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer”>Here is another fun video. These folks do well on an icy runway!</h1>
 
<h1 class=”title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer”>Wave Soaring North of the Polar Circle – Kebnekaise Wave Soaring Camp –</h1>
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[Anonymous]

<h1 class=”title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer”>Here is another fun video. These folks do well on an icy runway!</h1>
 
<h1 class=”title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer”>Wave Soaring North of the Polar Circle – Kebnekaise Wave Soaring Camp –</h1>
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[Dennis Burke]

Gretchen looked like her R wing tip banged the ground!

[Anonymous]

I enjoyed her snap roll in the Grunau Baby on her first solo.

Salutem,
Barry

[Karl Landl]

Thank you Barry for posting this vintage video! I was born about 10 miles from that airfield which was used by the military during WWII. After that it was extensively used as a glider port with winch launches only. It is NOT part of the Tyrolean Alps as mentioned in the video at all rather it is located in the province of STYRIA or Steiermark where Arnold Schwarzenegger comes from. The colossal mountain that you see is called Grimming and is the tallest free standing mountain in Europe with a vertical rise of 5,600 ft. Not really aviation related but may be of interest to some members.

 

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