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Authentic accounts from real flights — across the Mediterranean, over the Channel and out to the Atlantic.

Glider wing over the Mediterranean, sunlight glittering on the open sea between France and Corsica

Flagship story · 24 March 2024

Across the Mediterranean and Back

Riding the mistral from Saint-Auban across the open sea to Corsica, on to Italy — and back at the home airfield by evening: a 1,328 km triangle, engine never started.

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Glider wing over the open water of the English Channel

27 April 2022

Switzerland to England in a Single Day

Wait for the perfect day, then go: from Courtelary across the whole of France, over the Channel and into Lasham in the early evening — just over nine hours after take-off.

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The island of Île-d'Yeu with its small airfield seen from the glider over the Atlantic

11 June 2021

A Glider, a Beach and 720 Kilometres

A map of Europe above the desk, a spontaneous Airbnb booking — and the next evening, flip-flops on the beach of Île-d'Yeu in the Atlantic. A gliding safari with a difference.

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