volo a vela – Andrea Magnano

Flying

December 2018 – One week gliding in South Africa

Insane gliding week at Soaring Safaris, Bloemfontein (SA).

In 5 of 7 possible days I flew more than 3.000 km, for 30 hours and highest altitude was 5.500 m!

: Day 1 – probably the best day of the week

: Day 1 – probably the best day of the week

: Day 2 – blue day (not one single cloud in the sky)

: Day 4 – FL165

: Day 7 – flying of the edge of the thunderstorm

: Day 7 – flying of the edge of the thunderstorm

: Day 7 – a thunderstorm (right) and a sandstorm (left) in the same picture

Dicembre 20, 2018

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Flying

Why I fly

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
Leonardo da Vinci

Soaring means conquering not only the sky you are flying in but the whole nature which surrounds you.

You don’t need any kind of power or energy but the one from the nature and, most important, the one from your mind.

You must establish a visceral relationship with your glider, which becomes vital part of your body. It will act as an extension of your senses in understanding the external weather for gaining the right speed and quote.

Two are the most important aspects for a pilot: understanding the external conditions (mainly of the weather) and making the right decisions, at the right time.