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Ready for the season with Copilot
New satellite imagery, navigation features, aircraft marking, tasks, and airspace information now in Copilot.
A Happy New Year from WeGlide, Sebastian Kawa, and Klaus Ohlmann
Sebastian Kawa shares his gliding adventure over K2. What’s new with the WeGlide Copilot? Find out all this and more in our latest newsletter.
Nederlandse Zweefvlieg Cup now on WeGlide
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.
Sebastian Kawa | Gliding Expedition to Pakistan
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.
LS 4 Jet Neo Charter in Worcester
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.
Adventure Tour | Gliding to Africa
The Mountain Soaring team reports on their 10-day trip, carried out by four Tyrolean pilots with Stemme motor gliders.
NEW | Thermal Hotspots in WeGlide Copilot
Ten million thermals and a motivated team. The result is a dynamic thermal hotspot map, now available in the Copilot App.
Der Countdown läuft | Die Vorbereitungen für den Grand Prix in Aalen laufen
Ab dem 26. Mai misst sich die Elite des Segelflugsports am Himmel über
der Schwäbischen Alb.
WeGlide Copilot | Real-time data on your phone
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.
Stefan Langer | SteFly and Thoughts About Gliding
A conversation about Red Bull, Netflix, Stefly's product range, and Schleichers new AS 33 Me.
SkySight | Five Questions to Founder Matthew Scutter
We asked the brain of SkySight some Questions, just in time for the new season to start.
Story
Sebastian Kawa | Gliding Expedition to Pakistan
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.
Adventure Tour | Gliding to Africa
The Mountain Soaring team reports on their 10-day trip, carried out by four Tyrolean pilots with Stemme motor gliders.
Stefan Langer | SteFly and Thoughts About Gliding
A conversation about Red Bull, Netflix, Stefly's product range, and Schleichers new AS 33 Me.
Bitterwasser Lodge & Flying Centre | December 23 Recap
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.
Schempp-Hirth | The New Ventus E and Visions for the Future
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.
The New Diana 4 Glider by Avionic
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.
Front Electric Sustainer | LZ Design
An interview about the advantages the Front-Electric-Sustainer (FES), the long-awaited Arcus FES and electric gliders.
Bitterwasser Lodge & Flying Centre | November 23 Recap
Hannah Schweckendiek is spending the winter in Bitterwasser and is responsible for public relations there. She summarized the month of November for WeGlide magazine.
Alexander Schleicher | AS 35 and Electric Gliding
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?
Jonker Sailplanes | Back to Open Class with the JS5
An interview with Uys Jonker about the upcoming JS5, electric gliders, and a possible double-seater from Jonker Sailplanes.
Namibia | Glider Pilots Fly One Million Kilometres
Before the season starts, some quite interesting statistics from the last season. An article for Namibia enthusiasts, or those who want to fulfil their dream someday
Andrea Abt | Spread Your Wings and Fly
A conversation with Andrea Abt about winning the DMSt women's ranking, exciting flights abroad, and women in gliding.
Technicals
Ready for the season with Copilot
New satellite imagery, navigation features, aircraft marking, tasks, and airspace information now in Copilot.
WeGlide Tasks in XCSoar
Almost ten thousand tasks are declared and successfully circumnavigated with WeGlide each season. Now we have some exciting updates for you.
Push-Notifications
Brand new: With push notifications from WeGlide, you'll never miss flights and comments from your friends again.
New: Custom waypoint files
Keyboard support for the task planner, your own waypoint collections and a cleaner task overview page.
3D Flight View
WeGlide flights can now be viewed in 3D with all subscriptions. The feature is mature and works performant on mobile devices.
What You See Is All There Is
This story is about seeing the bigger picture of what is going on in the atmosphere, about understanding how a day is developing.
Step 1: Proving Grounds
Do you remember the first time you flew beyond final glide of your home gliderport?
Did it feel rebellious, liberating, terrifying?
The Trick to Flying Faster
On every single flight, we make hundreds of small mistakes. Understanding and adapting your flying style will help you increase your cross-country speed.
Survey results
We asked, you answered, we listen. Summary of the first survey.
Custom Filters
Announcing Custom Filters. See what interests you the most at a glance.
Distance Calculation
Historically, there have been many different ways to calculate the distance between two points on earth. Which one is used by WeGlide?
Announcements
Nederlandse Zweefvlieg Cup now on WeGlide
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.
LS 4 Jet Neo Charter in Worcester
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.
NEW | Thermal Hotspots in WeGlide Copilot
Ten million thermals and a motivated team. The result is a dynamic thermal hotspot map, now available in the Copilot App.
WeGlide Copilot | Real-time data on your phone
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.
2026 the Junior Worlds Will Take Place in Germany
Luftsportring Aalen is awarded to host the World Junior Gliding Championships.
Our Shop is Online | Order your WeGlide Pullover Now
We have a surprise for you just before Christmas: WeGlide merchandise!
Announcing the WeGlide Coach
Should I have flown faster between thermals? Should I have taken more water with me? The WeGlide Coach now answers these questions for you.
User Messages
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.
WeGlide Badges
We are excited to finally announce WeGlide Badges, opening up new horizons for beginners and experienced pilots.
XCSoar Update | Download Declared Tasks
The newest XCSoar release brings Task Download to your device!
Weight & Wing Loading
You can now enter your takeoff weight for each flight and let others know the wing loading you were flying at.
Compare Any Flight
We have launched a long-requested feature: You can now compare a flight to any other flight of the same day, no matter if they have a meeting or not.
Winner
Zachary Yamauchi | Gliding in South Africa
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.
Fastest Man on Earth by Glider
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 | Redefining Club Class
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!
Puimoisson | Gliding in Provence
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 | A Rising Star
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.
Michael Sommer | Pushing the Limits
We talk with Michael Sommer about his Out & Return ambitions and whether he will return to Grand Prix flying someday.
Katrin Senne | Escaping the Peloton
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 Gerster | Never Stop Exploring
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 Schunk | Alpine Adventures
Mathias is one of Germany's most famous pilots and this year's winner of the WeGlide Explore cup.
Markus Geisen | Ridge Runner
We were quite excited to talk to Markus, this year's winner of the WeGlide sprint competition.
Bernd Dolba | Under the African Sun
Bernd has won the WeGlide Free competition for Africa. An interview about creativity and the right mindset for gliding.
LSV Rinteln | German Champion
The LSV Rinteln team has won the DMSt Bundesliga. We talk with Reinhard Schramme about league flying and the Weser hills.
Talent development
Exploring the Southern Alps | WeCoach Puimoisson
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.
Gliding the redline | WeCoach Worcester, 2022
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.
Gliding in South Africa, Are You Excited?
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.
WeCoach | A memorable experience at Puimoisson
Eric Schneider and Gerrit Neugebauer had a great time in Puimoisson. Finally, the two wrote down a few impressions.