LS1-f neo takes-offFeb 14, 2017 | DG Aircraft NewsDG were able to test-fly the new LS1-f neo the first time last weekend! All pilots were very satisfied. Flight characteristics and the look are great! The glider can thermal much slower now and handling close to stall speed is extremely gentle. More tests will follow during […]
Guest post by Nicola Little When I got the call saying Craig Stobbs was looking for a passenger in ZK-GYJ a Schleicher ASH 25M (with a wingspan only a few metres less than a 737), it seemed like the right time to have my first glider experience. The briefing was a bit sobering – parachute, […]
neo Winglets for LS6 and LS8 – TN6041 and TN8023 Approved We are very happy to announce that we received certification for our new neo winglets today. With TN6041 and TN8023 neo winglets can now be retrofitted and operated on all LS6 with wing parting and on all LS8. Documentation is available for download shortly, by […]
18m neo Winglets and 17,2m Aerobatic Wing-tips Certified for DG-1000 DG TM1000-25 is now approved. Our new 18m neo Winglets are certified for all DG-1000/DG-1001 (Version Club, S and T). The new winglets reduce stall speed and improve flight characteristics during thermalling. All clubs, that want to use the DG-1000S in basic training can now easily […]
Sunday the 18 th December started out looking ok but the forecast was for increasing winds and showers later in the day. Craig rigged the ASH YJ and decided to self launch to try out the refurbished propeller and see if the wave was going. I declined his invitation to go along as I thought […]
On the 8th of December we lost our ADSL connection to the house and hanger. Which meant that no webcam and weather updates where possible. The reason was I was gullible enough to believe a salesman from another provider who promised something but delivered nothing. I went back to our original provider but due to […]
Terry Delore decided to swing by and land at Hood in his beautiful ASW 27 Romeo Xray. Attempting an out and return record, he launched from Omarama and flew south to Clyde his start point. Rocketing up to the top of the South island was no issue but the wave in the Wairarapa wasn’t up […]
Great weather finally in the Wairarapa. No winching at Papawai Greytown while waiting for the strip to be mown etc. So Wellington came up to Hood and towed behind the Pawnee for the weekend. Wave and thermal Saturday and nice spring thermals Sunday. The ASH 25 arriving back. Nice sky.
From DG Flugzeugbau “LS8 Winglet-Kits now available for sale Our new Dillinger-Winglets for the LS8’s 15m version currently enjoy lots of attention in various competitions. The most important question we got during conversation: “when are the new winglets available!?” Certification work on our side is finished now and certification documents are waiting for approval. So […]
The newly designed traffic indicator – From the inventors of the graphic FLARM®-Display. AIR Traffic Display is our newly designed premium display solution for traffic data. It features robust hardware, a sunlight readable display and advanced functionality reducing flightcrew workload and increasing traffic awareness. Air Traffic Display works well with many collision avoidance devices like […]