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Aden Services Gliding Club had around 6 gliders in the 60's and have a nice facebook page with pics.
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Well, It looks like this Aden services gliding club doesn't exist anymore!
For Al Khor in Qatar, I saw on their website SINUS pipistrel pictures... |
Any Updates?
Hello,
Does anybody know of any updates to this thread. Have any soaring clubs opened since the last post? Thanks, paradigmshift |
No, but there will be a gliding event at tne World Air Games in Dubai in December- hopefully it might be the catalyst to get a local movement happening.
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Originally Posted by Wizofoz
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No, but there will be a gliding event at tne World Air Games in Dubai in December- hopefully it might be the catalyst to get a local movement happening.
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Hang Glider at Tabuk (KSA)
In the early 1980s a German ex pat at Tabuk managed to import a hang glider diguised as a tent. He used to fly from the higher hills off the Jordan road north of Tabuk. My Father in law had a few flights as well. It went well for a few weekends until security arrived, glider was confiscated, but was handed back when the German guy went on leave, they were concerned
that there was a temptation to fly booze in from Jordan/ Israel/Egypt.:= pkam |
Imported Hang Glider
Well, I purchased and hang glider and it got delivered in Abu Dhabi in 2014. It was not disguised but it got cleared off customs in the category "Baloons and dirigibles...". I have been flying it for a while, check UAE Hang Gliding | ?fly like a bird for more.
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Any news?
Last post was last year; any news on Soaring in the UAE?
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well... Ohlmann and Tilo Holighaus were showing off a bit on the Marina during December 2015 (It felt so nice to see some gliders there).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ9OAxv8YJk On another occasion I saw a (I believe it was) Stemme over the Marina/SkyDive Dubai during the last week of February 2016 (low ceilings and that machine was never loosing height... kept flying and flying)... I believe that it is difficult to have them in Dubai as there are many constrains in the airspace... I was dreaming that Fujeirah or DWC one day would open a GA/Glider club... |
I believe this vid is near Dubai from a world champ glider guider that I just happened across on you tube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRn07rM46sk |
Yeah- that was at the World Air Games- a rather silly, one off "glider efficiency challenge" as they couldn't get the airspace to do a proper cross-country soring event.
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Originally Posted by Airgus
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Thanks for the info... I would try to convince some locals to form a gliding club there.... who knows! at least is a good way of training for the aviation schools there...
cheers, AirGus Let me know. Chris |
Originally Posted by Alekcendres
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Well it's a beginning! Let's form a club/association, I'm sure we will find a lot of peolple intersted. Mainly, it's a story of contacts and money, only a team will succeed.
I think the best way to introduce it is to use motorglider, could be a good start (at least better than nothing). Any one keen enough?!? |
Hello fellow glider pilots - any news since the last post? After the 2015 glider games that resembled CX soaring, I have been left wondering why no gliding activities have been taken up yet here.
Best, Omar |
Originally Posted by CKH111
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I am definitely up for gliding on the UAE and will be happy to help set it up. Maybe we could persuade skydive dubai to expand into gliding and set up launching facilities.
Let me know. Chris |
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