One of our decisions was to elect Eric Mozer as President, the first American to be elected since Bill Ivans in 1976. Here's a picture of Eric (on the right) talking with one of our Dutch hosts.
It's a big clubhouse, as you can tell by the 16.4 meter span glider mounted on the ceiling. It's a "Sohaj," the Czech-built version of the one-design glider that was scheduled to be used in the 1940 Olympics. The Olympics were cancelled that year, alas.
The glider on the ceiling is completely intact, which meant that it had to be mounted upside down to make room for the tail. But that made the whole thing more interesting.
The only person in the room who had ever flown one was Jiří Cihlář, the Delegate from the Czech Republic. Jiří told us about the nice handling characteristics of the Sohaj and how much he wished he could fly one again.
After a few more rounds of beer, he got his wish.
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Just south of there, people were actually soaring, instead of just talking about it. Unfortunately, they were also listening to dorky music, so you may want to turn your sound off:
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Proof that with enough alcohol you can accomplish almost anything.
Aerobatics and no chute, tsk tsk...
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