tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43907234612694950442026-02-12T01:15:15.332+01:00My blog had moved to <a href="https://leagull.com">leagull.com</a>! <br> ~ Переехала на <a href="https://leagull.com/">leagull.com</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger473125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390723461269495044.post-3378024214227227732013-10-30T21:56:00.000+01:002013-11-04T17:10:46.465+01:00

Day 1. Gerolf in front of the main Alpine chain. Герольф на подлете к главной Альпийской цепи. День 1. From the 18th to the 24th of August, Gerolf and I conducted our third and last flying course for this year, this time for “topless” pilots who already fly XC for a while, but want to experience the potential of Austrian Alpine mountain flying and log in a few really cool scenic flights. C

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From the 11th to the 17th of August, Gerolf and I conducted an introductory master class for beginner XC pilots, our first course for pilots at that level. C 11 по 17 августа Герольф и я провели мастер-класс для начинающих маршрутников, наш первый курс для пилотов такого уровня. Beginners is not exactly the right word here. In our case, a beginner is someone who already flies XC (though not very

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From the 7th to 13th of July, Gerolf and I held our first master class for this season (and first for us in France) for pilots who have already been flying XC for a while, but want to further improve their skills as well as enjoy the beautiful French landscape. С 7 по 13 июля мы с Герольфом (вернее, конечно, Герольф со мной) провели наш первый в этом сезоне и первый для нас во Франции

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Среди пилотов, никогда не летавших на дюнах, ходят самые разные мифы. Among the Russian pilots who have never flown on the dunes, there are all sorts of myths. Миф #1. Полеты на дюнах - это слишком сложно и опасно (полеты близко к земле и в неслабые ветра, как никак). Миф #2. Полеты на дюнах - это детские забавы, и серьёзным пилотам там ловить нечего. Миф #3. В России все равно нет дюн, поэтому

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It cannot be left untold! The sand dunes of Eucla. We (Gerolf and I) ventured out as far away as ever. Another life, which is so nice to have memories about. И все-таки это не может остаться невысказанным нерассказанным! Песчаные дюны Юклы и мы с Герольфом, забурившиеся так далеко, как никогда раньше. Прямо другая жизнь: та, о которой так нравится иметь воспоминания. Perhaps the most difficult

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Flatland flying, compared to the dunes, has all its own challenges. In the begining it's difficult to understand how to choose your path in the air, especially when there are no clouds in the sky. Where are all those triggers? Where are all of those famous streets of thermals? How do I manage to avoid a "blue hole" when the whole sky today is a blue hole? Why is that turbulence here when

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...in pictures Вот они, лица героев! 46 градусов тени (а тень тут еще поискать надо!); горячий ветер словно из фена; плавящиеся бутылки/тапки/клей в кроссовках/у кого-то даже карбон; пыль и смерчи; сильные ветра на старте и на маршруте; ежедневные многочасовые полеты; тяжесть и пресс Чемпионата Мира. Туристы, обычные пилоты такого не выдерживают. Не хватает выдержки, мотивации и, банально,

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Мое австралийское лето 2013 началось с Малибу-тура вдоль южного побережья Австралии. My Australian summer 2013 started with the Malibu tour along the southern coast of Australia. Подобные Малибу-туры мы уже устраивали в прошлом и позапрошлом году*. Заключаются они в том, что мы берем дельтапланы, садимся в машину, едем вдоль австралийского побережья и изучаем его на предмет полетать.

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В Портланде - красиво! 1го января улетались так, что шевелиться сложно. Наконец-то отдескаверели Дискавери Бэй:) Пусть так и пройдет год - красиво, в приключениях и открытиях, весело, а в конце дня - в уютной кроватке с любимым человеком, с хорошим фильмом на большом экране, и, хаха, интернетом - куда без него о_О? Portland is a spectacular place. 1st of January brought us so much flying that I

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Самый юг Австралии. Фейерверки. Новый Год:) That's how it was!

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Просто отличнейший способ празднования Нового Года, честное слово:) This is the way to celebrate New Year, I tell you:) Bad Santas Flying Santa in fully certified head gear! А вы еще не праздновали Новый Год? Тогда мы идем к вам:)! You didn't celebrate New Years properly? Then we are heading to you:)

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...into a new Australian season! Мой Первый шаг в новый австралийский сезон:)

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2012 год завершается... Вот несколько фоток напоследок, чтобы как-то покрыть прошедшее осеннее межсезонье. Не все приключения сопровождались фотографированием... На самом деле, было еще круче:) 2012 is coming to its end. Here are a few photos to cover the autumn no-flying-season. Not all the adventures were covered by photos... In reality, my autumn was even funnier:) Две тыщи км от Москвы

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It is a poem devoted to me and my flying, written by my friend and colleague Dmitry, and making me feel really inspired and blessed for having the special life I have, which allows me to meet the special people I meet, and, of course, to fly. Мне посвятили стихотворение. Вдохновляет бесконечно! Дима, спасибо! Парящей над облаками Разбег, толчок, и вот, она, свобода -Поймав крылом стремительный

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Our Alpine Tour 2012 was really successful flying-wise and photography-wise:) You can see the proof of my words in all my posts dedicated to the Alpine Course - there are plenty of photos I really like. Many photos and many stories were left untold - there was not enough time to share it all. Now, looking through the photos before moving them to my archives, I found a few more I would like to

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Ha! Two months - this is how much time I apparently need to put all the stuff together after a flying season. "Uhh, finally I have a free minute to post some of my summer photos!", - I thought, just before I realized, that those photos waited for two months to be shown, and IT IS ALREADY NOVEMBER!!! So, here they are. This portion are the photos from the Gerolf's MasterClass. I wrote a lot

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I crossed the main chain of the Alps!!!Gerolf, Anton and Artur too :) Finally! When we didn't expect much from the weather conditions (the forecast promised thunderstorms again) and therefore were not really ambitious, all of a sudden the ceiling was 3100-3400 meters, wind was from South-West and there were no thunderstorms on the course line, only to the side. It only took a second of thought

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The weather conditions are slowly getting worse: unstable air mass is coming and bringing thunderstorms and lower temperatures. But! It is still pretty hot on the ground, summer is full on, and ceiling is still 3500 meters. We were planning to cross the main chain of the Alps, but big thunderstorm with lightning, rain and hail on the way ruined our plan. In the end we had to just run away from

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We had a rest day. Rest day is a local flight from the take off I have never been before - Tessenberg. Tessenberg launch has a nice long ramp, high trees and a scenic view to the valley. And a good landing field underneath, too:) Morning briefing. Lukas, Artur, Gerolf, Anton, Noma, I. View from the ramp. Lukas, Noma, Artur. I am happy:) My take off from the ramp Anton is taking off Lukas

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Original task was to fly to Gastein, but ceiling was just little bit not high enough to cross the main ridge. Had to come back. Still, Gerolf made pretty amazing video from the air!

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Again ceiling is 3500-3600 meters, and we are having a scenic flight from Kronplatz to Lienz over beautiful rocky mountainns. Our driver Natasha is also flying today:) Anton near Lienz Dolomites Gerolf is on the way from Kronplatz to Lienz It is me. Highsiding:) Gerolf is doing some speedglide sessions before landing in Lienz.&nbsp; Around the cross Lower than the trees!

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Words are not needed, right:)? Никаких слов и не нужно, не так ли:)?

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Currently the best Japanese pilot and a Moyes boy Yasuhiro Noma has just arrived to Greifenburg. He flew all the way from Australia just to take part in the Alpine Tour with Gerolf. Noma is visiting European Alps for the first time in his life! Нома, на данный момент лучший японский пилот, сборщик дельтапланов и тест-пилот фирмы Мойес, только что прилетел с Австралии всего на две недели,

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Ну, мастер-класс закончился. Не надо больше просыпаться в шесть утра, чтобы успеть скачать и изучить треклоги, просмотреть и обработать отснятое видео, выбрать фотки, подготовить картинки для показа на проекторе. Хотя было весело:) The Alpine Master Class with Gerolf Heinrichs is over. Don't need&nbsp;to wake up 6 am in the morning to upload and to look through the tracklogs and plenty of

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