Zell am See

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Zell am See

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August 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM

Sliding to a halt just there would have been an impressive feat 8) (for a largely helicopter pilot:evil:).
August 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Are you thinking to chase away the gliders with a chopper? :/
August 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM

I never saw a poor glider lying on its its side;(, flying school R-22s have a short life.
August 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM

It's a very pretty area that I've visited in the past.8)Too bad Burg Kaprun is not implemented?
August 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM

Or is it Kaprun? Never got to see them <3 <3 in the warm weather.
August 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Are you thinking of a glider local traffic like this? It wouldn't be bad... :)

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August 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM

In your picture Kaprun is to the left and Zell am See is to the right, both in fairly easy walking distance. I exceed a glider's MAUWt now, did some 50 years ago8). That video doesn't exactly look like it's between Kaprun and Zell, right in the middle of the Alps.8|

I saw the airfield from the Kitzsteinhorn glacier and Kaprun's Maiskogol. Zell is just a bit around another nice mountain on the lake shore. Beautiful country. The Austrian 'great alpine road' trip goes past/starts from there, I might get to do that coach tour sometime.
August 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The video was taken by a female pilot in a flat area during a race. I just wanted to show how much traffic there is in a thermal at this time.
August 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Gee, that must be why they wear a parachute? right turning only?
August 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I understand that the glider arriving later must follow the turning direction of the gliders arriving before it so that they do not fly into each other.