I have been gliding since high school
and have accumulated more than
880 flying hours and 4100 flights
(of which 420 hours and 2800 flights as a instructor)
in 27 different types of gliders
Gliding for me is the perfect way to escape
for a few moments our busy daily schedules and
to reunite ourselves with nature
Join me for a flight in the front seat of a
DG-1000 glider
Gliding in a LS 8
A seventeen-year-old kid operating the Winch
The gliders I have flown
For online reading click here
"Van startlijder naar startleider""
Article written for the Dutch gliding magazine "Thermiek"
Read the English translation
"Winged inspiration""
Interview for the magazine "Inbo Periodiek"
For me as an instructor,
one of the highlights of gliding is
when you let someone solo.
He then reaches a higher plane
and you have brought him to it.
I have been a Flight Instructor on Sailplanes in the past.
Two years ago, I decided to renew my license.
As a preparation for the didactical exam,
I made a presentation on the
Didactical Aspects of Flight Instruction in Sailplanes.
It received a lot of positive and encouraging
reactions from new and more experienced instructors
as well
Theorie van het Zweefvliegen"
Tijdens het voorbereiden op de diverse theorie examens
heb ik een aantal zogenaamde "grafische samenvattingen"
gemaakt. Het is natuurlijke een persoonlijke benadering
maar wellicht kunnen anderen het ook gebruiken
The fleet of ZC Flevo"
The Fleet of ZC Flevo in 1975 (grey gliders) compared
to the fleet of today (black gliders)
Postcards"
The beauty of craftsmanship.
There were times that gliders were built
of welded steel tubes, wood and fabric.
Each of these planes has a special meaning for me
and I made some of my most beautiful flights
on each of them.
K-4 Rhönlerche II
Ka 6 CR
Ka 8 B
ASK 13
Slingsby T.21 Sedbergh
Slingsby T.30A Prefect
Gliding Memories"
Wasserkuppe"
Where gliding grew up
