WeGlide Magazine – Gliding Stories, Competitions and News

Michael Kost

First Day of Competition at the Junior World Gliding Championships Aalen

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.

Jens Kammerer

Felix Neuburger and the OLC-Discus | Mid-Season Update

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

Joshua Rieger

Big Copilot Update. New Badges. New Season!

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

Jens Kammerer

Jonker Sailplanes | JS3 RES Ready to Fly Again

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

Jens Kammerer

From Matterhorn to Mont Ventoux | WeCoach Puimoisson

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.

Joshua Rieger

Inside WeGlide Premium

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

Jens Kammerer

Jonker Sailplanes | Status and Outlook

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

Jens Kammerer

Guy Bechtold Challenge | Collect 5 Badges and Win!

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

Jens Kammerer

Pushing the Limits | Record Season in Facts and Figures

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

Joshua Rieger

Online Game for Glider Pilots, Copilot Update and New Badges?

Hello, fellow glider pilots! A new year has begun, and with it, another exciting year for WeGlide 🎉 We have several updates to share from our side—enjoy the read!

Jens Kammerer

Schempp-Hirth | Signature Wings and Living History

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?

Mathias Schunk

Late Night Soaring Special | Downwind Across America

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.

Jens Kammerer

Felix Neuburger and the OLC-Discus | Mid-Season Update

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

Jens Kammerer

Jonker Sailplanes | JS3 RES Ready to Fly Again

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

Jens Kammerer

From Matterhorn to Mont Ventoux | WeCoach Puimoisson

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.

Jens Kammerer

Jonker Sailplanes | Status and Outlook

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

Jens Kammerer

Pushing the Limits | Record Season in Facts and Figures

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

Jens Kammerer

Schempp-Hirth | Signature Wings and Living History

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?

Jens Kammerer

Never Stop Exploring

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).

Jens Kammerer

Felix Herold: Winner of the First Bitterwasser Cup on WeGlide

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.

Joshua Rieger

Stefan Langer | SteFly and Thoughts About Gliding

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

Hannah Schweckendiek

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.

Joshua Rieger

TopMeteo x WeGlide | Streamline Your Task Planning

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.

Samuel Leihkamm

Ready for the season with Copilot

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

Moritz Althaus

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.

Samuel Leihkamm

Push-Notifications

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

Samuel Leihkamm

New: Custom waypoint files

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

Samuel Leihkamm

3D Flight View

WeGlide flights can now be viewed in 3D with all subscriptions. The feature is mature and works performant on mobile devices.

Moritz Althaus

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.

Patrick McMahon

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?

Moritz Althaus

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.

Samuel Leihkamm

Survey results

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

Moritz Althaus

Custom Filters

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

Moritz Althaus

Distance Calculation

Historically, there have been many different ways to calculate the distance between two points on earth. Which one is used by WeGlide?

Joshua Rieger

Inside WeGlide Premium

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

Jens Kammerer

Guy Bechtold Challenge | Collect 5 Badges and Win!

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

Jens Kammerer

🎉 New Year’s Treat Just for You – WeGuess

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!

Joshua Rieger

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.

Michael Kost

2026 the Junior Worlds Will Take Place in Germany

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

Joshua Rieger

Our Shop is Online | Order your WeGlide Pullover Now

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

Moritz Althaus

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.

Moritz Althaus

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.

Moritz Althaus

WeGlide Badges

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

Jens Kammerer

Felix Herold: Winner of the First Bitterwasser Cup on WeGlide

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.

Joshua Rieger

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!

Moritz Althaus

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.

Moritz Althaus

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.

Moritz Althaus

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.

Moritz Althaus

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.

Moritz Althaus

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.

Moritz Althaus

Mathias Schunk | Alpine Adventures

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

Moritz Althaus

Markus Geisen | Ridge Runner

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

Moritz Althaus

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.

Jens Kammerer

Felix Neuburger and the OLC-Discus | Mid-Season Update

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

Jens Kammerer

From Matterhorn to Mont Ventoux | WeCoach Puimoisson

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.

Jens Kammerer

Between Bushfires and Ridges

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

Joshua Rieger

Attention Juniors: The Bitterwasser Cup is taking flight on WeGlide

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

Joshua Rieger

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.

Karol Müller

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.

Joshua Rieger

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.