The 1-26 Association Blog

Want to buy 1-26D or 1-26E

Looking for a 1-26D or 1-26E with trailer. Must be one of these. Prefer SE USA, but can travel just about anywhere in lower 48 for the right one! Doesn’t have to be the prettiest, but must be airworth...

1-26 Association Newsletter – 2025 Winter

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2024 H. Marshall Claybourn Memorial Trophy

The H. Marshall Claybourn Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Schweizer 1-26 pilot who completes the longest straight-out flight of the year. There were twenty Sweepstakes flights of over one hundred mi...

2024 1-26 Sweepstakes Results

(full Sweepstakes standings and flights) With the same number of pilots (16) as in 2023 we had more flights in 2024 (80) than we had in 2023. The top two classes, Diamond and Gold, showed the usual su...

1-26 Association Newsletter – 2024 Q3

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1-26 Association Newsletter – 2024 Q1-Q2

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2024 1-26 Championships

We are happy to announce the site of the 2024 1-26 Championships will be in Hamilton, Texas – July 31 – August 8th.   These dates were selected to avoid a conflict with Oshkosh before the contest and ...

Windy City 1-26 Regatta 2024

Windy City 1-26 Regatta 2024 Windy City Soaring Association, Hinckley, IL, 27.05.2024 – 31.05.2024 Overall results after Day 3 # CN Pilot Total 1. 401 Jimbob Slocum 2797 2. 687 Team: Hayter & Hayt...

1-26 Championship Rules (2024)

1-26 CHAMPIONSHIPS RULES 2024 4/10/2024 revision ORGANIZATION These rules govern the 1-26 Championships. 1.1 Rule Changes At the Championships, rule changes may only be made by majority vote of the Co...

Bill Vickland’s Diamond Distance Letter

1988 Vickland Letter An open letter to Dudley Mattson(074) from Bill Vickland(238) in June of 1988 Dear Dudley, Since 1975 you have been the driving force in motivating Bob Collier and I to fly the Bl...