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Glider Over Over

Monday, 30th January 2006 by Alex

This is a rather cool glider flying over Over, near Cambridge in England. Presumably it’s part of the Cambridge Gliding Club, so here’s some photos taken from what could well be the same glider.

Thanks to Mathieu.

7 Responses to 'Glider Over Over'

  1. 1. Alame says:

    That may well be me!! I fly from gransten and only like 5 people do!

  2. 2. volkan says:

    Wow! I just want to get into a glider and go. It looks so cool. The website of the Cambridge Gliding Club was nifty and inspiring. I wonder if I can find a club like that in the New York-New Jersey area, I’ll get to glide too.

  3. 3. szunyi says:

    Alame, post some real photo from this plane :P

  4. 4. alame says:

    Its a glider. I’ll see if i can find one of me from the ground, cos I havent taken any from the glider itself- theres enough to worry about!

  5. 5. Timhogs says:

    Two questions - First, it looks like a good day for shadows - can anyone find the glider’s shadow? And second - what’s the odd-looking area a bit to the north?

  6. 6. alame says:

    its a resevoir for irrigating the farm around it. I nearly landed in it once!!

  7. 7. Chris says:

    volkan maybe you can headquarter your club off of the 77 water street building airport:
    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

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