It has been nearly two years since the last regular episode of Late Night Soaring. Now, the wait is finally over as we return with a special feature guest-starring Gordon Boettger.

For most parts of the gliding world, winter is here, and the gliders are stored in their trailers. Missing the skies? We have the answer: Play WeGuess and sharpen your local knowledge!

Brand new in stores, »Peak Soaring«. The must-have for mountain pilots and those who want to become one. Order now with free shipping!

Soaring with experienced coaches under fantastic conditions. That is the promise of the WeCoach program in Worcester—one of the world's most attractive locations for glider pilots. For this program, the "Achumer Störche" are providing two Arcus gliders

Schempp Hirth expands its fleet with the electrical self-launching Ventus 3 EP. Head of sales Juergen Wisbacher gives insights from the day of maiden flight.

»Next Year of Gliding«, released by Viento Publishing in 2024, is now an essential addition to any glider pilot's bookshelf. Haven't made this book yours yet? Free shipping - place your order now!

This motto drives Bert Schmelzer, whether in the Jura mountains, the Alps, or the low mountain ranges of Southern Germany. Today, we are talking to the NSFW winner of 2025 (National Soaring Competition, Switzerland).

We take a close look at the technical, performance-specific, and economic aspects of the jet system from Friedeburg that now is available for a highly competitive standard class glider.

We're chatting with the winner of the 2025 Bitterwasser Cup, Felix Herold. In our conversation, he tells us about breathtaking flights, his personal motivation for gliding, and his expectations for Bitterwasser.

With the FEStrofit developed by DG Aviation, numerous pilots of the LS8 or LS6 now have the opportunity to retrofit an electric motor. In an interview with Holger Back, we ask what distinguishes the new batteries, how the conversion works, and what the costs are.

The gliding world is in flux, and we're looking back at more than 25 years of amazing work from the OLC. Many users are now asking the same question: What's the best way to upload all your flights to WeGlide?

Schempp-Hirth turns pilots' dreams into reality with their high-performance aircraft. How is the company evolving today, what is the secret behind their iconic wing geometry, and what makes the Ventus 3 E Performance so special?

This motto drives Bert Schmelzer, whether in the Jura mountains, the Alps, or the low mountain ranges of Southern Germany. Today, we are talking to the NSFW winner of 2025 (National Soaring Competition, Switzerland).

We're chatting with the winner of the 2025 Bitterwasser Cup, Felix Herold. In our conversation, he tells us about breathtaking flights, his personal motivation for gliding, and his expectations for Bitterwasser.

Kawa has already won 18 gold medals at world championships. This year, he skipped the worlds. Why did Sebastian choose an expedition to Pakistan over the World Championship in Texas? Let's find out.

The Mountain Soaring team reports on their 10-day trip, carried out by four Tyrolean pilots with Stemme motor gliders.

A conversation about Red Bull, Netflix, Stefly's product range, and Schleichers new AS 33 Me.

The Bitterwasser team wishes you a happy new year 🎉 There is a lot to report from the last month. Hannah Schweckendiek keeps us up to date.

We talk to Tilo Holighaus about the Ventus E, FES retrofits for the Discus and Duo Discus and a possible increase in the wingspan of the Ventus.

Avionic, the Polish company behind the successful Diana 2 glider is now turning to 18m class with the Diana 4, an electric self-launcher. We were curious about its price and performance.

An interview about the advantages the Front-Electric-Sustainer (FES), the long-awaited Arcus FES and electric gliders.

Hannah Schweckendiek is spending the winter in Bitterwasser and is responsible for public relations there. She summarized the month of November for WeGlide magazine.

Will there ever be a FES engine in a Schleicher aircraft? What is Schleicher's answer to the new JS5, and when is a new two-seater coming?

Declare tasks planned in TopMeteo and export them to WeGlide? Now it's possible. Stefan Goretzki from the TopMeteo team explains how this can be useful before your flight.

New satellite imagery, navigation features, aircraft marking, tasks, and airspace information now in Copilot.

Almost ten thousand tasks are declared and successfully circumnavigated with WeGlide each season. Now we have some exciting updates for you.

Brand new: With push notifications from WeGlide, you'll never miss flights and comments from your friends again.

Keyboard support for the task planner, your own waypoint collections and a cleaner task overview page.

This story is about seeing the bigger picture of what is going on in the atmosphere, about understanding how a day is developing.

Do you remember the first time you flew beyond final glide of your home gliderport? Did it feel rebellious, liberating, terrifying?

On every single flight, we make hundreds of small mistakes. Understanding and adapting your flying style will help you increase your cross-country speed.

We asked, you answered, we listen. Summary of the first survey.

Announcing Custom Filters. See what interests you the most at a glance.

For most parts of the gliding world, winter is here, and the gliders are stored in their trailers. Missing the skies? We have the answer: Play WeGuess and sharpen your local knowledge!

We are proud to be the new host of the Dutch National Gliding Cup, NZC. Members of the national gliding committee encourage all pilots to join WeGlide.

How about a gliding vacation in South Africa? For less than 1000€/week you can charter the LS 4 Jet Neo from M&D in Worcester.

Ten million thermals and a motivated team. The result is a dynamic thermal hotspot map, now available in the Copilot App.

After intensive work, we are introducing our new app. Copilot will make it easier for you to make strategic decisions in flight and boost your performance.

Luftsportring Aalen is awarded to host the World Junior Gliding Championships.

We have a surprise for you just before Christmas: WeGlide merchandise!

Should I have flown faster between thermals? Should I have taken more water with me? The WeGlide Coach now answers these questions for you.

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new feature on WeGlide, allowing you to connect with fellow glider pilots. Our platform now offers a messaging feature that allows you to communicate seamlessly with other pilots via email.

We are excited to finally announce WeGlide Badges, opening up new horizons for beginners and experienced pilots.

The newest XCSoar release brings Task Download to your device!

You can now enter your takeoff weight for each flight and let others know the wing loading you were flying at.

We're chatting with the winner of the 2025 Bitterwasser Cup, Felix Herold. In our conversation, he tells us about breathtaking flights, his personal motivation for gliding, and his expectations for Bitterwasser.

American junior pilot Zachary Yamauchi, one of this year's winners of the JSChallenge gives us some insights about the competition and how he managed to be on top of the scoring lists.

We have a new fastest man on earth. Not from Jamaica, but from Argentina instead. Let's get to know Juan Pablo Verdura and his wave flying in Argentina.

James Nugent, from Australia, stirred up the WeGlide ranking by doing an astonishing 1000km flight with his LS 3. We talk with him to find out how he did it!

While this is not a classical interview of our winner series, Puimoisson topped the 2021 airfield ranking. We talk with Alfred Spindelberger about mountain flying, how safety has improved over the years, and future plans.

Eric Schneider will compete for Germany in the coming Junior World Championships. We talk with him about flying electric gliders and how we won the German Juniors.

We talk with Michael Sommer about his Out & Return ambitions and whether he will return to Grand Prix flying someday.

Katrin has won the Women's Free and Sprint competition on WeGlide. An interview about gliding in South Africa and why Grand Prix flying is similar to a road bike race.

Yves has shared many interesting flights with us this season. We got the chance to talk to him after he won the WeGlide Sprint competition for Europe.

Mathias is one of Germany's most famous pilots and this year's winner of the WeGlide Explore cup.

We were quite excited to talk to Markus, this year's winner of the WeGlide sprint competition.

Bernd has won the WeGlide Free competition for Africa. An interview about creativity and the right mindset for gliding.

Soaring with experienced coaches under fantastic conditions. That is the promise of the WeCoach program in Worcester—one of the world's most attractive locations for glider pilots. For this program, the "Achumer Störche" are providing two Arcus gliders

Are you a young pilot dreaming of soaring in Namibia? Then keep reading! Even better: This cup isn't just for German juniors.

The WeCoach winners Lukas Brune and Jannis Däuble report on their time in Puimoisson. Many impressions were made, and even a jump into the Massif Central was possible.

15.000 km and 130 hours of air time were the results of WeCoach 2022 in South Africa. Karol Müller talks about his adventure in Worcester.

In February, we announced the start of the JSChallenge. Two juniors get the opportunity to experience an adventure in South Africa. Now the winners are nominated, let's get to know them.

Eric Schneider and Gerrit Neugebauer had a great time in Puimoisson. Finally, the two wrote down a few impressions.