WeGlide Magazine – Gliding Stories, Competitions and News

Die 14. Junioren-Segelflugweltmeisterschaft hat am Donnerstag (6. August) bereits ihren vierten Wertungstag in Folge absolviert. Damit erleben die jungen Pilotinnen und Piloten optimale Wettbewerbsbedingungen – ein Umstand, der bei einer Weltmeisterschaft alles andere als selbstverständlich ist.

Six years of top-level junior development in gliding. Now it’s up to the community. Help give juniors the continued opportunity to experience WeCoach. The organisators are open to make the program international.

The 14th Junior World Gliding Championship at the Elchingen airfield got off to an ideal start with three consecutive days of competition.

Die 14. Junioren-Segelflugweltmeisterschaft auf dem Flugplatz Elchingen ist mit drei aufeinanderfolgenden Wertungstagen sportlich optimal gestartet.

First scoring day of the Junior World Championship in gliding in Aalen. The aerial competitions finally started on Monday, August 3, with pilots taking off, landing, and the winners have been determined.

Between competitions, cross-country flights, and soaring safaris: 2026 has already had a lot to offer.

WeGlide Copilot becomes a logger. We’re introducing our new badges and providing an overview of further updates on WeGlide.

The issues with the electric propulsion system of the popular self-launching glider have been resolved. We take a look behind the scenes.

Circling in the first booming thermals of the year above the mountains of the French Alps is beautiful. It’s even better to experience this from Puimoisson through the WeCoach program. Luca Martini and Elias Weber report.

The new season is here. It’s the perfect time to upgrade to WeGlide Premium - check out all the features at a glance.

What's up with JSDG, how's the status with the JS3 RES EAD, the JS4 and what are future plans?

Between competitions, cross-country flights, and soaring safaris: 2026 has already had a lot to offer.

The issues with the electric propulsion system of the popular self-launching glider have been resolved. We take a look behind the scenes.

Circling in the first booming thermals of the year above the mountains of the French Alps is beautiful. It’s even better to experience this from Puimoisson through the WeCoach program. Luca Martini and Elias Weber report.

What's up with JSDG, how's the status with the JS3 RES EAD, the JS4 and what are future plans?

While the first thermals of the year are being worked in Germany, we take a brief look back at the previous season in Namibia.

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.

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.

The new season is here. It’s the perfect time to upgrade to WeGlide Premium - check out all the features at a glance.

Calling all juniors, there is a new challenge. It's worth taking part!

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.

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.

Between competitions, cross-country flights, and soaring safaris: 2026 has already had a lot to offer.

Circling in the first booming thermals of the year above the mountains of the French Alps is beautiful. It’s even better to experience this from Puimoisson through the WeCoach program. Luca Martini and Elias Weber report.

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.