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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

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2025 1-26 Sweepstakes Results

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  • 2013 1-26 Association Per Ardua Award Pete and Judy Vredenburg
  • 2013 1-26 Association Per Ardua Award Pete and Judy Vredenburg
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2013 1-26 Association Per Ardua Award Pete and Judy Vredenburg

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Bill Bently Incident

The following accident occurred at the 2000 1-26 Regional Competition at Caesar Creek, OH over Labor day. The pilot, Bill Bently’s commentary of the incident fo...

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Bishop, CA Incident

The following accident occurred at 1335, September 10, 2000. The flight originated in Bishop, CA and terminated near to Big Pine CA. The conditions were CAVU So...

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2026 1-26 Championships

The 2026 1-26 Championships (not “Nationals”) were hosted by the Windy City Soar...

2025 1-26 Sweepstakes Results

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The 2006 1-26 Association Championships – Photos

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  • The 2021 1-26 Association Championships
  • The 2021 1-26 Association Championships
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The 2021 1-26 Association Championships

Sunflower Aerodrome Gliderport (SN76) June 22 – July 1 Links Related to this Article Download Championship Rules Registration Available on the SSA Website     1...

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