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2024 1-26 Championships

We are happy to announce the site of the 2024 1-26 Championships will be in Hami...

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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...

1-26 Association Newsletter – Fall-Winter 2025

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1-26 Association Newsletter – Fall-Winter 2025

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Member Stories

An Hour in the Schweizer 1-26

Flying my 1-26E, #599, Clermont, FL.. showed up a little late and missed the good stuff but it was nice to fly and see some of my fellow glider pilots at the ai...

  • Making a 1-26 Rear Canopy Radio Antenna
  • Making a 1-26 Rear Canopy Radio Antenna
  • Making a 1-26 Rear Canopy Radio Antenna

Making a 1-26 Rear Canopy Radio Antenna

From: Charles Shaw (038) Making a 1-26 Rear Canopy Radio Antenna worked out pretty neat and easy with help from Jerry Kaufman.   Materials: Music wire as large ...

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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
  • The 2019 1-26 Association Championships
  • The 2019 1-26 Association Championships

The 2019 1-26 Association Championships

2019 Moriarty, New Mexico May 28 to June 7   1-26 Championships 2019 Moriarty, NM, 30.05.2019 – 06.06.2018 1-26 Class # Pts CN Pilot 31.05 03.06 04.06 06.06 1 3...

The 2014 1-26 Association Championships

The 2014 1-26 Championships, the Spiffy award winner was Bob Von Hellens ship #244. This 1-26 last won the Spiffy in 1999. All former Spiffy winners at the Cham...

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