Gliding Archives - Edwin in New Zealand https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/tag/gliding/ Edwin's Adventures Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:08:13 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-5D3_7107_DxO_8_DxO_9_DxOContrastOptimizer_8B_resized-150x150.jpg Gliding Archives - Edwin in New Zealand https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/tag/gliding/ 32 32 Ventus 2ct, my very own glider! https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2018/11/ventus-2ct-my-very-own-glider/ https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2018/11/ventus-2ct-my-very-own-glider/#respond Sun, 18 Nov 2018 11:59:04 +0000 http://edwinov.com/edwininnz/?p=7893 The post Ventus 2ct, my very own glider! appeared first on Edwin in New Zealand.

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Today I took my very recently acquired Ventus 2ct for a flight, my first Ventus flight ever

Lots of convergence with lots of lift

Cloudbase was soon reached

After flying along the Torlesse Range I went to the Craigieburn Range

At the north end of it I got to 9500ft

The previous photos were taken while flying towards Lake Sumner, seen in this photo

Back in more familiar air

Looking back in the direction I came from, I had to leave as rain was coming in

The rain

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Today Jasper’s greatest wish for his holiday came true: a glider flight from Omarama!

I was lucky enough to have the Janus for the day

So off we went

For an amazing flight!

The Ahuriri valley

The Hunter ridge





Lake Ohau

Neumann range



Lake Pukaki

The Mackenzie Basin

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Over 3 hours of great fun

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1 Flight: Silver Badge, Gold Badge, Diamond Goal Distance

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Another nice flight in Omarama

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Timelapse of the clouds

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Convergence clouds are beautiful!

TF giving a little show

Strange cloud shapes

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Great thermals today!

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Today was another great day for gliding!

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Gliding in late winter wave

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