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2012-04-27

Soaring : 1000 km Goal from the Dutch-Belgium Border to the French-Spanish Border

1000 km Goal from the Dutch-Belgium Border to the French-Spanish Border!

April 22, 2012
By —”Completing this flight is not only about flying the task. It is like a chain with many links. One missing,and it all falls apart.”—Tijl after his 1000 km goal/free-distance flight.

Words from young Belgium pilot Tijl Schmelzer, who managed after his 1,000 km free distance flight to write, within 48 hours [ mind you he had to drive with mum in the car back to Belgium, trailer behind!!! after a short but good sleep in a hotel], a prestigious article with pictures and statistics that reads as an adventure book of high quality.
Here is the link .ENJOY!!!!!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/90226458/16042012-Keiheuvel-Viersen-SpanishBorder
Inspired by the record flight from Lübeck [ N of Hamburg in Germany] to Bayonne/Biarritz [French Spanish border]  by Hans Werner Grosse 40 years ago on April 25th and after very good preparations, Tijl started early Monday morning for this not too easy flight. 
Full story at http://soaringcafe.com/2012/04/1000-km-goal-from-the-dutch-belgium-border-to-the-french-spanish-border/


Thx Bob for sharing