Lorenzo Labrador <<Lorenzolabrador>> writes:

On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July, Felix Ruhle was in Bradwell
north England, home of Avian, the UK's AIR dealer, for a two-day demo days of
the new ATOS, including the
VR10. Felix, along with Andreas, drove the AIR van with six ATOSes of
different kinds, all the way from Karlsruhe, Germany to North England to deliver
a couple of ATOSes to customers and to allow pilots from the UK to try their
hand at the new machines.

Flying on Saturday took place from the Lord's Seat, a north-facing site in the
Peak District, some thirty miles east of Manchester. The idea was that pilots
would fly the ATOSes and top-land, so that other pilots could fly as well. The
condition were tricky though, and not everybody could top land. Still, a few
pilots flew the new wings. On Sunday, the weak conditions dictated going south
for some aero-towing, but a rather grey and then rainy day prevented any flying.
Below is a picture of the new ATOS VR10-T (the "T" is for Technora, the new sail
used in this glider).

As for myself, I am just getting back into flying so, as rusty as I am, I did
not feel like trying an ATOS and I flew a king-posted flexy instead.