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  • George Powell Incident
  • George Powell Incident
  • George Powell Incident
  • George Powell Incident
  • George Powell Incident
  • George Powell Incident

George Powell Incident

The following incident occurred 01/08/12. The pilot, George Powell is an experie...

Explore the performance of the 1-26 – Calculator

This 1-26 Polar spreadsheet allows you to explore the performance of the 1-26, b...

  • Bishop, CA Incident
  • Bishop, CA Incident
  • Bishop, CA Incident
  • Bishop, CA Incident
  • Bishop, CA Incident
  • Bishop, CA Incident
  • Bishop, CA Incident
  • Bishop, CA Incident

Bishop, CA Incident

The following accident occurred at 1335, September 10, 2000. The flight originat...

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1-26 Association Newsletter – Fall-Winter 2025

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1-26 Association Newsletter – Spring-Summer 2025

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Member Stories

Tip-Wheel-Attachment-Bolt Anchor-Nut Replacement

How to Replace a Defective Internal Nut For a 1-26E Tip-Wheel I needed to replace a defective Model E, tip–wheel-bolt, anchor nut in my wing. I developed a meth...

Flying the Carolina Wave Project Marion, N.C. or Ten Things I learned about Wave Flying in a 1-26

Flying the Carolina Wave Project Marion, N.C. or Ten Things I learned about Wave Flying in a 1-26 By Glenn C. McGovern, Commercial SEL, Instrument, Glider Email...

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Recent & Upcoming Events

2025 1-26 Sweepstakes Results

  (full Sweepstakes standings and flights)   Writing this summary will be my fin...

2025 1-26 Championships

The 2025 1-26 Championships (not “Nationals”) will be hosted by the Merlin Soari...

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1-26 Championships

2025 1-26 Championships

The 2025 1-26 Championships (not “Nationals”) will be hosted by the Merlin Soaring Club at the Merlin Aerodrome southwest of Richmond, VA. http://www.merlinaero...

The 2022 1-26 Association Championships

The 2022 1-26 Association Championships Results Chilhowee Gliderport, Benton, TN 3-12 May, 2022 1-26 Championships 2022 Chilhowee Gliderport, Benton, TN, 05.05....

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