Motorglider and Soaring Links

Here are links to motorglider and soaring resources.

Soaring Associations

Touring Motor Gliders Association (TMGA) – https://www.motorgliders.org/

Arizona Soaring Association – http://www.asa-soaring.org/

Soaring Society of America – https://www.ssa.org

Soaring Weather/Flight Planning

Windy – https://www.windy.com/

Aircraft-related Sites

Diamond Aircraft – https://www.diamondaircraft.com/en/

Stemme – https://www.stemme.com/

Rotax Engines – https://www.flyrotax.com/home.html

Rotax Owners – https://www.rotax-owner.com/en/

Bruce’s Aircraft Covers – https://www.aircraftcovers.com/

MT-Propellers – https://www.mt-propeller.com/

Ximango – http://www.ximangousa.com/

Recommended Reading…

Glider Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge by Russell Holtz – available at https://www.gliderbooks.com/

Glider Flying Handbook by the FAA – download from the FAA

Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche – available at Amazon
a comprehensive guide of piloting, including what they do, how they do it, and why

Transition to Gliders by Thomas Knauff – available at Amazon
for the power pilot; helps differentiate gliders from powered aircraft and helps adjust to the change

Glider Polars and Speed-to-Fly by Bob Wander – available at Amazon
defines and explains different glider concepts