June 2017 marked an incredible milestone for the JS-MD Partnership when the JS1 variant, the JS-MD 1C, was awarded type certification from EASA. Now two years later on the 18 th of July the next huge milestone was achieved with the EASA approval of the JS-MD 3. The amount of resources and effort that goes into achieving this approval is just enormous …
The 2019 German Championships in the 15m and 18m classes was presented in Marpingen August 2019 . 15m class champion Steffen Schwarzer and runner-up David Bauder finished strong on the last day to ensure their podium places. Also hats off to Georg Theisinger who just got his nose in front of Ollie Springer and secured an overall 3rd position. George …
The outcome of the US Open and 18-m Nationals was very positive for JS pilots. Jim Lee claimed the championship title for a second time this season! The first was during the Senior Championships with a JS3 and now in the Open class with his JS1C! Jim broke 161 kph over 653 km! In Jim’s own words: “The J …
A first in Scandinavia The Danish 18m nationals in may/june was a first in many respects. For the first time ever, Jonker Sailplanes gliders participated in a Scandinavian competition, and nationals at that. On top of that, it was the first two JS3s to be allowed to fly in Scandinavia ever, piloted by respectively Henrik Breidahl in “14” …
My parents, Klaus and Ursula Keim, and I were invited by some friends to a big party in Johannesburg during November this year. My ordered JS3 was just about to get out of the “resin barrel” by this time. The thought of being a witness to the birth of my glider inspired me to include a visit to Potchefstroom in our travel plans. A …
Anders Andersen made this year, his year, by breaking not one but three Danish records! We are so proud of him and his uniquely purple painted JS3. We asked him to share a bit more about his adventures: Mid November offered excellent soaring conditions in the Bloemfontein area in South Africa. A whole week with thermals exceeding 5 m/s …
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