After two years of interruption for scheduled personal reasons, the conditions seemed to be there to relaunch a Patagonian wave camp (Nov 2016 – Jan 2017) and I hoped that others would join me in filling my container. The Germans had only four gliders in their...
Unfortunately, there was no record for us or nor for the Germans. Global warming has resulted in an increase in wavelengths (see my book page 100 et seq.) that are no longer in optimum phase with the reliefs, accompanied by a decrease in vertical velocities, also...
Following the miseries of previous years, which ranged from 6,000 USD baksheesh to get out of the port to the sequestration of the glider during one week, I had definitely ruled out the solution of the maritime or land customs to pass to the aeronautical customs,...
The Chilean customs strike (one month!) required us to use the nearest international airport, we chose Temuco (SCQP), which is brand new and has airlines. Chilean civil aviation is really collaborative and allowed us to rig the Nimbus on the tarmac next to the biz...
This is our beach, usually used at the end of January and beginning of February. But we are on October 30, and this augurs the rest of the stay! We should perhaps talk about climatology rather than meteorology, because even though the short term, that is to say...
I am sure the reader will have read and understood the twenty-seven pages of chapter 7 of my book Dancing With the Wind, and since beautiful images worth more than a long speech, the captions of the photos will delight him. I do not know if the increase in the...
Unfortunately continued to make the population suffer, and somewhat complicated our crossings to the North. The volcano Copahue, located 350 km North of Bariloche and which I had seen explode on December 22nd, 2012, resumed its activity on September 2016 and has since...
Yes, but it is a capricious king and rather than countering it, we must understand it and make of it our ally and accomplice. We faced twice winds stronger than 180 km/h, and could always return home. The main key for that result is to strictly apply the table at page...
The AIP provides for a 45 days allowance in Argentina without any particular formality, plus a possible extension of 30 days, plus the maintenance days. The Germans and I considered to be acceptable given the delays at the entrance due to the Chilean strike and days...
With growing insecurity and an inflation around 100% (prices tripled in three years), which have not been passed on to the exchange rate, mean that everyday problems and security concerns have exceeded the threshold of tolerability, they are now higher than the few...
I have decided to put a final end to my Argentinean expeditions and renew my proposal : I offer gratis all the logistics, the know-how, the aeronautical and soaring databases, and the self-lifting container (no crane required) that can accommodate two open class...
