Best Of The Web: Gliding To Corsica

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Key Takeaways:

  • Swiss pilot Yves Gerster embarked on a dream journey to fly his motorglider from the Italian Alps to Corsica and back.
  • The flight's primary goal was to be completed without fossil fuel, beyond the initial takeoff and climb.
  • The accompanying video documents Gerster's successful execution of this ambitious, fuel-efficient round trip.
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It’s been dream of Swiss glider pilot Yves Gerster to fly his motorglider from the Italian Alps to the island of Corsica and back without fossil fuel help (except for takeoff and initial climb). See how he did in this nicely produced video.

Russ Niles

Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
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