Advanced soaring made easy

When Bernard Eckey released the first edition of Advanced Soaring Made Easy it quickly turned into a world-wide best seller. The book has since been regularly extended and updated and the final edition 4.1 is now covering the entire range of gliding issues. Combining all topics in a single book, and dealing with them as thoroughly as never before, explains this success story and indicates why the book has already been published in four different languages. On 424 colour pages with 154 drawings and 20 tables the author offers indispensable and valuable advice for longer, faster, more successful and far more enjoyable soaring. By now this book has not only become the blueprint for advanced gliding courses around the globe but it is also in high demand by record chasers or glider pilots looking for competition success. The author is Flight Instructor, Diamond Coach and long-time Head Coach of the South Australian Gliding Association. With more than 4500 hours and a dozen 1000 km flights in his logbook, (including a 1132 km FAI triangle and a 1000 km speed record,) he is more than qualified to help ambitious glider pilots gain the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfil their dreams and ambitions. His plentiful hints and tips are stemming from decades of soaring expeditions to all five continents, and the detailed interpretations of various weather phenomena have made this most comprehensive book an indispensable treasure box for all pilots keen on furthering their gliding career. In short, all ambitious gliding enthusiasts are well advised to quickly add Advanced Soaring Made Easy to their collection of gliding books.