Weiss Glider Centenary & Vintage Glider Rally part 1

Southdown Gliding Club celebrated the centenary of the world's first piloted soaring flight in a glider. The club was joined by the Vintage Glider Club and brought along and soared many rare examples including a Minimoa and a Petrel. On 27th June 1909, 17 yr old Eric Gordon England piloted a glider designed by Jose Weiss and soared from the top of Amberley Mount on the South Downs range of hills in Sussex, Southern England - and so kicked off the wonderful sport of gliding. The location was just 2 miles from where the present Southdown Gliding Club is based at Parham Airfield. This video shows some of the celebrations held at the club exactly 100 years later to the day. Club member, Andrew Jarvis, built a 5/8 scale replica of the Weiss glider and, with the help of Chris Foss RC expert, attempted to fly it remotely on the day. The video shows the results!

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