“My name is Chloé Dalle Palle, I’m 28 years old and I’m sponsored by LXNAV for 2023 gliding season. I flew in different gliding clubs and regions from north east to south west of France.

As studying and working were my priority, I had a long path in gliding. I started gliding at age 13, but I only flew 15m and 18m class glider at age 26. I’m now the happy owner of a 15m class rocket, but I’m still very attached to lovely club class.

I had a very good experience with the S80 vario at my last regional junior championship. This year, as I’m in 2 different classes, LXNAV provided me an awesome Nano 4 logger !

The things I like the most with the Nano are that, first, it’s easy to set your task, you can display useful navboxes for starting task, and it is really fast to send your flight.

Thank you LXNAV to believe in young (and not so young) pilots. You are a great team, and a great support !”

My Name is Nico Lütt. I am 20 Years old. I fly in the South of Germany in a club called Fliegergruppe Wolf-Hirth. I started flying in 2018 and got my license in 2020. Since then I have flown over 480 hours. In 2022 I flew my first competition. This year I am able to compete at the German Junior Nationals and hopefully many more competitions. Most of the Gilders I fly are Lx equipped and it’s really fun to fly with them and I wouldn’t fly without it. Therefore I am really happy to be a part of LXNAV #GETSPONSORED this Year. Thanks LXNAV for letting me use the Nano4 for this Season. For me it’s a great Back-Up Logger for the Gliders I fly. It also helped me a lot in the German Junior Nationals. So Thanks to LXNav for this great Opportunity for me and all the other GetSponsored Pilots!

Hello, my name is Šimon Šiška and I would like to briefly introduce myself as a glider pilot, thermal and wave hunter, member of Slovak Junior Gliding Team and huge aviation enthusiast.

I am 23 years old, raised by an aeroclub and since I entered the gliding world 8 years ago by gaining my glider pilot licence I have always wanted to aim high. Stunning Slovak mountains surrounding my home aeroclub at Martin always supported my adventurous soul and so, shortly after I flew my first XC flights I started with competition flying.

LX 9070 and my Asw 24 started to be a perfect team for me during all my adventures while counting tourists on the Slovak mountain ridges, while seeking strong thermals, best energy lines, catching the perfect wave and (last but not least) during competitions.

It is great to rock the skies with the best instrument a gliding world has ever seen and it is my honor to show it off and pleasure to be part of LxNav GETSPONSORED Team.

My Name is Nils Heck, i am 21 years old. I currently live near cologne and i am studying renewable energies anymore. I discovered my passion for gliding back in 2015 when my grandma invited me for a host flight at Eudenbach. There i completed my education in 2018 as a part of the club „Kölner
Segelflieger“. To be honest, my grandma is most responsible for that i started gliding. But without the support of local, very well experienced, competition pilots this should not have been possible. They kept me motivated for cross country flying and Competitions. Up to now i look back at more than 900 hours of gliding experience and 7 competitions. At german nationals in 2021 i was able to qualifiy for the national gliding Team and the Junior European Championships in Arnborg (Denmark) this year. Now i upgraded our Club´s Ls4 with an LX 8030, sponsored by LXNAV. I was able to test it intensively at the german nationals this year and i am totally enthusiastic about the different functions. It definetely will be a huge advantage at the European Championships and competition flying in general. Thank you very much LXNAV for giving us juniors this great opportunity 😛

Hello, my name is François-Xavier Poisson, and I’m 17 years old. In 2022 I was French junior champion in the club class and I’m now part of the French gliding centre « Pôle espoir ». I started gliding 3 years ago in 2020 in the Buno Bonnevaux club.

The south of Paris is an excellent playground for long flights, and in fact the period from June to the end of August is the period when you can do 500km or more, or even 1000km days once or twice. The LX NAV equipment is extremely useful on my flights, and I have an LX nano 4, a small gps that’s very handy when there’s no lx9000 in the club gliders. It has all the information and functions you need. This season, Lx nav are lending me a Flarm view 2, which is very useful in competitions, not only for safety, but also for choosing your route, as you can use the Flarm view 2 to find out the vz of competitors further away. The discus 2b and the pégase that I’m going to use for competitions are also both equipped with an s100, which is a very good additional support for carrying out tasks.

A big thank you to LXNAV for their support, the opportunity they offer to young competitors and their quality glider Equipment.

I am thrilled to have been sponsored by LXNAV, a leading company in aviation technology, and to have received their cutting-edge portable IGC
navigation device: NANO4. As I prepare to participate in the Junior European Championship, I am confident that this state-of-the-art instrument will greatly enhance my performance as a backup logger. After the championship the device will become a fully-fledged navigation and flight recorder in a glider without LX9070.
The IGC navigation device is a game-changer for gliders, offering a comprehensive set of features designed to optimize navigation. During flight I can compare data and statistics from NANO4 and LX9070 within seconds, enabling me to make informed decisions about tasks. This is made possible by the device's intuitive user interface and customizable display. With its advanced GPS functionality, I can precisely track my position, altitude, and perform final glide calculations. I can access this information at a glance, even in intense sunlight, as the NANO4’s display remains readable without
distractions.
In conclusion, I am immensely grateful to LXNAV for their generous sponsorship and for providing me with their exceptional NANO4. With the
support of LXNAV and the advanced features of the NANO4 and LX9070, I am fully equipped to participate in the Junior European Championship with
confidence and determination.

I’m Michal Okon, and I’m excited to share my journey with LXNAV’s “GETSPONSORED” program.

I’m a glider pilot that is based in Zamosc in Poland. My adventure with flying gliders started when I was 17 and since then I have spread my wings. I started competing in 2019 and clinched victory at the 2020 Junior Nationals. As a result, I joined the Junior National Polish Gliding Team in 2020 and have been a part of it since.
LXNAV’s “GETSPONSORED” program has been a game-changer. It’s equipped me with state-of-the-art technology, elevating my performance to new levels. During this season, I got a chance to try out the LX8030- a device equipped with new software that supports recent Polish rules for AAT competition rules. It helped me win one of the competitions this season!

As I continue to chase my dreams, I’m excited about the limitless possibilities with LXNAV by my side. Together, we’re reaching for the skies, and I can’t wait to see where this journey takes us.

My name is Jan-Lucas Aberle and by now I am 23 years old. I’m flying in Aero Club Stuttgart in the legendary Hahnweide airfield. Since I started cross country flying the series of LX 8/9XXX has always been a perfect partner to optimize navigation and strategy in flight.
I am very happy about to opportunity to use a S10 for this season. I will participate at Nitra, German Junior Nationals in Aalen and the Junior European Gliding Championship in Arnborg. Thank you very much LXNav for your support.

 

 

My Name is Nils Zitzelsberger and im currently 21 years old.

I started flying in 2019 and got my license in the end of 2020.

Currently I’m in my third year of flying cross country and competitions.

Up to now I spend about 750 hours in the air.

The first time I came into contact with an lxnav device was on my 50km flight. Back then I used an nano2 logger.

Still today I use the nano for all my flights as a backup logger.

This year was the first time, I was able to fly a sponsored glider with a LX9000. The moment I landed after the first flight, I was thrilled to find out a akut all the functions of this device.

The 2023 season had a great start. The best flights I had so far were 2x 750km declared triangles with a maximum distance of 920km. Also a 530km Triangle with a K6E. By the way, everything was logged on LXNAV devices

With the Program #getsponsored I was able to install a lX8030 into our Clubs Discus. The Device was a big advantage in the German Junior Nationals, without it I would never have managed to fly the tasks so fast and finished as 5. Place in overall ranking .

I also activated the HAWK test trial for the German Junior Championship and I can say without a doubt, that because of HAWK I was able to find better climbs be faster and much more efficient in my flying.

A big thank you to LXNAV for giving me the opportunity to use such great devices.

My name is Lucas Oyaux, I’m 22 and I’ve logged just under 1,000 flight hours. I’m in engineering school, and at the same time, I’m working on my ATPL so that I can be an airline pilot when I finish school.

I started gliding when I was 14 and haven’t stopped since. I started competitions in 2020 and following my sporting results, I was selected for the pole Espoir Team within the French gliding federation. I was then selected for the French junior team on two occasions. I won multiple medals at the French junior championships and I’m also the 2023 French junior standard champion. I’ll be taking part in the 2024 World Junior Championships in Poland, as well as various international competitions such as Hahnweide.

I recently bought a magnificent discus 2a, the VNE. Completely equipped with LXNAV products, thanks to the GetSponsored Programme, I was lucky enough to fly with an S10, which enabled me to have two independent IGC loggers and thus fly serenely in competition. I also had an LX9050, a power core flarm, an Oudie N, and a V10. The equipment helped me perfectly during the season.

My name is Jonas Zeller, I am 19 years old and my home airfield is Rheinstetten near Karlsruhe in Germany. Since I have got my license back in 2017 I flew about 800h. I love flying in the Black Forest, on the Swabian Alb and in the Odenwald.
The 2022 season was pretty successful for me. I mainly flew with our club’s LS4, a friend’s LS3 and the SBW’s Duo-Discus (BW1). My longest distance last year was 784 km flight in the LS4. With the Duo-Discus I also had the opportunity to take part in the Klippeneck competition. Here I was able to take first place in the two-seater class.
During my first flights with the S10, which LX Nav has made available to me for this season, I was able to quickly see the advantages of the device. Above all, the bright display, the built-in battery and the possibility to use HAWK convinced me.
So I would like to say a big thank you to LX for this opportunity!

My name is Adrien Dubreuil and I am 17 years old. For me, gliding is more than a passion ! Since I was born, I drag on the airfields, and particularly in La Roche sur Yon, France.

I started to fly when I was 12 years old. Now, I fly different gliders. But my favorite one is the LS4 WL that I fly regularly. Of course I hope that one day I will fly a JS1 or big single seater like this. Now I participate to competitions. Last year, I became 2nd at the Inter-Regional Grand Ouest, and 6th at the French Junior Nationals in club class. This season, I will fly the same championships, but my objective is to win them!

This partnership with LXNAV is a good opportunity to test some good instruments. They lent me a Nano. This instrument is a good one to record my flights, and it’s an IGC recorder. It is a reliable logger that is very easy to use!

Thanks to LXNAV for this sponsorship!

I am Leonardo from Brazil, 23 years old. I am flying at the Bebedouro Airclub, located north of São Paulo state. Its a great place for training and competition. I’m the youngest glider competitor here in Brazil. In 2016 I got the second place in the Nacional Championship – Sudeste with my KW1 ( quero- quero ) glider, a national glider made by wood with a glide 1:27 at 76km/h.

Now I’m flying a dg400 with LX8000 and V8 that I got from the program “Get Sponsored”. Its a great equipment that is helping me a lot. I can manage better my flights and increase the task speed, improving less workload during the flights. I knew that, so because of this i choose the LX8000 equipment.

When I saw the LXNAV was making the “get sponsored” program I was very exciting to try it, so i send my CV, answered some e-mails and some questions. Then i just had to wait their answer. In 2 of February i received the e-mail response that i was selected for the program and I would get a LX8000 for 1 year with the sponsor.

For this year my goals is to get good placement in the nacional championships and get my first 500km FAI, and more kilimoters flying with better speed. Showing how great its the LXNAV equipment.

Thanks LXNAV!

I flew 5 flights with my new glider and my new S80. I start my 1st competition of the year. It is the international military championship at Romorantin (France).

The S80 is a wonderful instrument and perfectly adapted to my LS4 to compete in club class championships. My next competition will be in Issoudun in July for the national championship of France in club class.

Thank you so much to LXNAV to be my partner to make a very good season 2018.

I am Klara Teichmannova and I am 25 years old. I from the Czech Republic from Aeroclub Hronov, which is picturesque airfield situated in the eastern part of Bohemia. I’ve been flying for 10 years and I have to say that gliding is my life. My grandfather was a pilot and my dad is a pilot as well! So I grew up at Hronov airfield with other pilots’ children. We spend there almost every weekend and every holiday. I have participated in many championships since 2011. The largest was the Women’s World Championships (2015 Arnborg – Denmark, 2017 Zbraslavice – Czech Republic) and the Junior World Championship 2017 in Pociunai – Lithuania.

I own Standard Cirrus „Lima Yankee“ with my dad so 90% I fly with my LY. And that is the reason why I chose LX 8080 because I had a space in my panel for a 80 mm device. Like a secondary logger I use my own Nano 3 and I think this is a perfect combination.

I am very happy with the LX 8080 because I had only LX 20 before. It helps me a lot during my flight! The first familiarization with new equipment was during first gliding competiton of this season at AZCUP in Zbraslavice. As I found out, the device is very user friendly! I love it. AZ Cup was successful for me, sixth place out of 40 pilots!

Another competition was Czech gliding championship in Tabor where we were with LX8080 big friends. Eleven flying days and no outlanding! The overall result was tenth out of 29 pilots and the first women in the club class.

Then I had an opportunity fly Std. Cirrus with LX9000 for a week at Tcup. It is a gliding competition at Toužim airfield. My friend flew my Cirrus “LY” and we made a good team together – both gliders equipped with LXNav devices! Final results after 5 flying days were very good for us! He won and I was second! And I must say, that LX9000 is the best. I hope I will see it one day in my glider…..

Another big challenge is the Flatland cup in Szeged, Hungary, where we are going with my best wingwoman Bara Moravcova!

I’m Melanie, a French pilot, I’m 24 and gliding is for me more than a hobbie… It’s a big part of my life, I can’t imagine my life without flying now. I discovered gliding when I was 16. I choosed an aeronautical option at school and now I’m a pilot! Since 2012, I took part in many competitions notably Women’s Worlds for 2 times and one Junior’s Worlds. During these international championships, I had the chance to fly with beautiful equipments on gliders like LX9050 and I think it’s important to make a good task! Now, I fly different gliders but my favorite is the JS1. I had the opportunity to participate at 2017 Women’s Worlds with this beautiful glider!

For this year, my objectives are to win the French Juniors Nationals and The French Nationals! For that, I will fly in Discus 2a of the French team and in Pegase for Womens. And I will use a beautiful S100 for this championship! The « Get Sponsored » is for me a good opportunity to discover and use equipment we can’t buy when we are young and because club’s gliders doesn’t have this equipment! So, thank’s a lot to LXNAV for this good initiative and to help so much young pilots!

Last year, I discovered Nano 4 for the first year of partnership, and now it’s mine, maybe same for S100? Sure, I love it!

I am Petri Sucksdorff, a 26-year-old engineering student from Helsinki, Finland. I have been competing since 2013. My home airfield is Räyskälä, where I mostly fly gliders from our club – The Räyskälä aero club. Sometimes I also borrow my father’s ASG29, when he is not flying it. Lately I have tried to focus on flying with our club’s LS8, because I will be competing with it in the WGC in Ostrow this year. My goal this summer is to fly as much as I can, and to test my level internationally. So far, the season has been great and I’m looking forward to flying in Poland.

For the “get sponsored” deal, I applied for the nano4 instrument, because I wanted a decent backup navigation device and a secondary logger. I have been very satisfied with the nano4. It is small enough to have in the cockpit yet big enough to use for navigation

My name is Jakob Edmaier, I am 22 years old, and I am a glider pilot from Germany. Since I’ve got my license in 2015 I spend nearly 750 hours in the air. My club Sfz Königsdorf is located south of Munich and I love flying in the Alps! Last year I was flying an Ls8 and our clubs Arcus.

Since there were some restrictions on gliding in Bavaria due to the pandemic last year, my season began in mid-May with a beautiful week of flying on the Swabian Alb. In addition to many spontaneous flights from airports outside Bavaria, I was able to achieve my longest flight with over 930km from the Stillberghof in mid-July. In August it was time for the Franconian Sprint on the Feuerstein.

During all my flights I used the Nano 4, which absolutely convinced me with its long battery life and high reliability. In addition to the many functions this device offers, the particularly bright screen also stands out.

A big thank you to LXNAV for this brilliant device, I can absolutely recommend the Nano4 to anyone looking for a compact, versatile logger!

I got sponsored with a LX8000 in 2020. The instruments are installed in an ASW19 and I already flew some competitions with the device. First the Swiss Junior Nationals in Schaenis, the Austrian Junior Nationals in Timmersdorf and the Czech Nationals in Tabor.

I am totally satisfied with my LX8000. Setting up the instruments is easy and intuitive, and my results have improved noticeably. It was a significant improvement in the instrumentation of my ASW19 and I am looking forward to fly some competitions in 2021 and the JWGC2022 in Tabor!

Many thanks to LXNAV for supporting me!

My name is Johannes Beyer, I am 22 years old, and I am a glider pilot from Germany. Since I’ve got my license in 2016 I spend nearly 1000h in the air. My club is located south of Munich and the Alps are my playground. Most of the time I fly a Discus 2c or other gliders of my club.

2020 had a difficult start. With very strict lockdown rules gliding was not possible in Bavaria for quite some time. And even after that we struggled with travel bans in case of out landings in Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Nevertheless last year has offered some good weather conditions for great flights and we made the most out of it. Me and my friends took lots of opportunities to fly from airfields on the Swabian Alb. During one of those trips I was able to do my first 1000km in thermal conditions. Fortunately, in late summer we could even use some days for “normal mountain” gliding which was redemption for all the time grounded by regulations

Since I am most of the time flying club gliders the LX Nano adds a lot of reliability to my system. Declaration becomes super easy, fast and convenient. No more trouble connecting my PDA to different built-in flight computers. With its Battery life the Nano even survives the longest flights. It saved me more than one valid Logfile when the Planes battery got weak. Huge thank you to LXNav!

I’m Thomas Greenhill, I’m 21 years old and I live in California in the USA. I learned to fly gliders when I was 15, and have since accumulated over 800 flight hours. I earned the title of U.S. Junior Champion in 2019, and placed 6th in the 2019 Open Class National Championship. In 2020, I joined the LXNAV GETSPONSORED team, flew my first 1000km flight, and ranked 18th in the OLC Speed-Champion (Worldwide).

The Nano 4 LXNAV sponsored me with in 2020 has helped me achieve many exceptional flights by acting as both a robust flight recorder and very convenient flight computer.

In 2021, I plan to compete in the Standard Class National Championships and the 18m National Championships, and I look forward to spending many more flight hours with the trusty Nano 4! I feel very grateful for LXNAV’s sponsorship in 2020 and 2021; with each hour I spend with LXNAV instruments, the more I come to appreciate how reliable and detail-oriented LXNAV instruments are.

My name is Wiktor Czubski, I’m 21 years old and Zamość is my home airport. I have been flying in the Junior Glider National Team since 2017, and I took my first steps on the runway when I was literally a few months old – then I started flying with my mom on gliders and with my dad on planes. I made my first solo flight on a glider when I was 15 years old.  Gliders won my heart and I try to pursue my career in this beautiful sport as much as I can.

In 2020, I joined the elite of the best young pilots – the LXNAV GETSPONSORED team. I chose the LX9050 together with a V8 and a  Remote stick as my devices. As I had flew gliders with the LX90xx before, I knew it was a necessary device to give the pilot an advantage. The navigation was put immediately in the glider, which I fly with my dad – our SZD-55.

This year’s edition of GETSPONSORED and LX9050 allowed me to win several tasks in the 2020 season. In 2021 I will continue my adventure with the LX, and it certainly gives me an opportunity to be the best season in my career.

Hey! I am Michaela Rendlová, a 16 y.o. glider pilot from Czech Republic.

I dare to say that my gliding life is quite unusual. I started my training at 13 years of
age on Arcus M and two years later became the first Czech pilot to fly her first solo flight as self
launch. The whole practice started with me sitting in the cockpit getting into the habit of working
with LX9000. Since that day I must acknowledge that this device is my biggest comforter and
eases all of my flights.

2020 was simply out of my mind in all possible aspects. Before my pilot exams
in May I already flew over 280 hours, 17 000 km and none of this would be possible without my
awesome trainer, family and friends which supported me all the way through.
With all the excitement I immediately decided to participate in three competitions that season,
including Czech Nationals. The second day there came my biggest pride of my gliding carrier – I won the competition day in open class flying the amazing JS1 with average speed of 128 kph and after the whole competition I gained the title of Czech woman vice-champion.

However, after all, I realise that the conditions that I was raised in cause the success, therefore, I
aim to maintain humility and gratefulness for all that I was given. And even though, LXNAV plays a
major role in my achievements, the biggest thanks goess to my father Tomas as he has not only been
the best trainer and friend I could wish for, but was always my greatest role-model.

In 2020 I conquered my aspirations and milestones for several years and I am already now thrilled
for what 2021 holds. Thanks LXNAV for always being there for me!

I am Mark Travner, 22 years old from Slovenia. I have been flying since I was 15. 2019 was my 5th competition season and I have been lucky enough to have LXNAV support through most of my racing career.

With the help of Get Sponsored programme I managed to participle in three world championships and achieve many good results, including winning Slovenian nationals and my biggest achievement to date, victory in Nitra at Pribina Cup 2019.

I mostly fly club class with DG300 equipped with LX8000. It is the perfect size for the glider I fly, while providing me all the information I need. It is hard to imagine flying without this state-of-the-art navigation so whenever I switch to different pair of wings, I always make sure to take my trusty Nano4 with me.

Looking forward to many more flying hours with LXNAV instruments. Thank you!

My name’s Barbora, I am 23 year’s old and I am from a flying family which is based in Zbraslavice, Czech Republic.

I started flying in 2012 and flew my first competition in 2014. Since then I’ve been trying to keep on improving and gaining more and more experience with each of my flight as I completely fell in love with gliding, so I applied for Get Sponsored partnership to be equipped with precise device to be able to focus on all the important parts of my flight. I usually fly beloved ASW-19B Charlie Foxtrot and since 2016 I “cheat” on him with different gliders only occasionally​. And so I chose S100 it is a device which provides it all, reliable navigation and accurate variometer with large display. I’ve flown many competitions since 2014 including Czech Nationals since 2016. In 2016 I managed to be a daily winner at the Nationals and year later I managed to acquire 8th place in total and I became Czech woman champion in club class.

This year I forwarded the title to my wingwoman Klára Teichmannová and I became Czech woman vice-champion.

I hope that more and bigger achievements will come in the future and I am so grateful LXNAV supports me in what I love in 2019.

Thank you!

Hi, I’am Selina “Sally” Mihalyi, 27 years from Germany. My club is the LSC Interflug Berlin in Friedersdorf. You usually meet me in the cockpit of my ASW19b.

Aviation has always been my passion and at age 21 I finally saved enough money to start flying. The year 2019 was my fourth season with license and with the 2nd place of the Berlin championship also the most successful so far.

LX NAV contributed a great deal to this by providing me with the NANO logger. Using the handy logger, I was able to declare my tasks quickly and easily. The enormous battery life makes the logger very reliable and you do not have to sacrifice one of the rare power sockets in the tent at competitions every night.

I am more than excited with this device and I highly recommend it to anyone. You can find out more about me at: www.team-sally.com.

Many thanks to LX NAV for their support this season!

My name is Rokas and I am a 25 year old glider pilot from Lithuania. My home club is Pociūnai, where I started gliding with LAK16 sailplanes when I was 10 years old. This year I was flying with club class gliders Jantar Std 3 and Pegasus 101A.

At the start of the season I participated in the Antanas Rukas Cup and Lithuanian national club class championship. During these competitions, I had an amazing opportunity to try the LXNAV S100. It is a highly accurate digital variometer which surprised me with its precision and brightness of the big screen.

As a member of the Lithuanian gliding team, I also participated in the 11th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships in Szeged. Although unseen Hungarian gliding areas were completely new to me, it was very easy to navigate, thanks to the LXNAV 9000 in my cockpit. It took me just a few days to make the most of this device and enjoy successful flights.

After this season, it would be difficult to imagine gliding without LXNAV products, therefore I am so grateful to the LXNAV team for this opportunity.

My name is Jan Schulz, I’m 19 years old and my homebase is in Isny / Allgäu, Germany.

At the age of 13 I started my glider training, my first solo flight was on my 14th birthday and I got my Glider pilot license one week after my 16th birthday. Gliding is my passion.

With my Glasflügel Hornet, the support of LXNav and the sponsored S10 Vario, I was able to complete numerous good flights this year.

Directly at the beginning of the season 2019 I won the Junior Qualification Championship in Oerlinghausen.

I also did a lot of nice long and exciting flights with my glider and the S10 Vario.

With this success I have been invited to become a member for Baden-Württemberg Junior Gliding Team (D-Kader).

I applied for the S10 Vario from LX Nav, because I wanted to have a gliding instrument that is reliable even with total failure of the other systems and it´s also IGC approved. The settings in the S10 were very easy to program and it is very intuitive to use. If it happens that the glider-batteries are empty before the end of a long flight, with the S10 you can still finish your flight without any critical issues.

Thank you to LXNAV for your support for a great chance to try this device.

I am Christian Polizzano from Germany. I am 20 years old, and I am flying since I was 14.

My favorite airplane is the Ls8 “SM“ from our gliding club in Mannheim, which is my home airfield.
My dreamed glider is the Ls8e-neo with the FES, which I think will be the future in terms of glider propulsion.

My greatest achievement in the year 2019 is an almost 800 km triangle with the Ls8. Thanks to the NANO3 that I got sponsored by LX Nav, I could log my flight without any problems. The NANO3 is a perfect device that is simple to operate and very handy.

I am looking forward to flying greater distances next year and to use the full capacity of my glider and my equipment from LX Nav.

Thank you LX Nav to give young pilots the opportunity to try your high-end equipment which is one big step towards success in the gliding scene!

My name is Jonas Pitschen, I’m 23 years old and I come from Switzerland. I usually
fly from the airport Buttwil in the Gliding Club Zurich in the middle of Switzerland with
a variety of destinations like the Alps, Blackforest, Swabian Alb, Jura Hills and many
more. Two days after my 16th birthday I got my gliding licence. This season was my
sixth with competitions. So far I’ve spent 600 hours with the most beautiful hobby
hobby in the world.

At the beginning of this year I was able to fullfill my dream of flying my own glider. I
had the opportunity to buy a wonderful Discus 2b. I think the dream of every gliding
owner is to have a large moving map computer in the cockpit. So I decided to ask LX
NAV to sponsor me with the LX 9070 and to my astonishment they said YES!
Together with the Nano 4 which I bought two years ago it’s simply an amazing
combination.

The highlight of this year for me was the Junior World Gliding
Championships in Szeged, Hungary. I could
improve my gliding skills and learned a lot. I was able to finish three races in the top
12. In 2020 I will try to fly as much as possible and i will already start the preparation for
the next JWGC 2021 in Czech Republic.

I want to say thank you to LX NAV for this great idea to support young ambitious
pilots.

I am Pieter Daems, 23 years old and form Belgium. Officially, I started gliding at the age of 14 (which was te minimum age in Belgium some years ago), but dit my first flight at the age of 3. My dad was a gliding instructor, so it was obvious that I soon would start gliding as well. I’m a member of Aeroclub Keiheuvel, located in the north of Belgium.

Belgium is a small country and sponsorship isn’t easy. We all have to do it on ourselves. This made the Get Sponsored programme interesting for me. With the help of LXNAV, I was able to test the Nano 4 logger. A practical design in a small case, perfect for use at briefings, on the field and in the glider! It would fit club use as well.

I mostly fly a Discus 2T (TP) of my dad. It is equipped with a LX8000. The Nano was a perfect backup IGC logger to fly competitions (Bailleau 2019). My goals for the next year are to fly some comps like the Belgian Nationals, Bailleau 2020 and some local comps. My goal is a top 3 place in Bailleau, like the previous years.

Thanks to LXNAV for this sponsorship!

Hello, my name is Jelmer Vis. I’m from the Netherlands and 22 years old. Since 2012 I have been flying at a small aeroclub in the northern part off the Netherlands. Since the beginning of my flying, I always saw the big boys coming home in the afternoon with big stories. Sometimes they flew as much as 500 km, and I was really amazed. At one moment I really knew competition flying was made for me. After my first solo flight, a lot of people arrived at the aeroclub. They came from a one-day competition at a near airfield. They had even bigger stories.

This year I had the possibility to use an LX9050 via the get sponsored deal. This made it possible to have the best preparation for the Junior Worlds in Hungary. I really liked the device and in my opinion one of the best pieces off equipment, a pilot can have.

Get sponsored is a great program from LXNAV and really good help for the younger glider pilots!

My name is Ionut Tudor, I am a 23 years old glider pilot from Romania. I started to fly in 2015 within Romanian Airclub. Throughout the year I fly around 8 glider types, but mostly the Std. Jantar and Discus 2a. I’m still in love with the Discus2a.

My biggest achievements this year were the second place at the 59th Romanian National Championship – Mixed class and a flight over 1000km along the Carpathian mountains. My next year goal is to participate in more competitions and improve my soaring skills.

I wanted to have a Nano 4 because of the mobility of this instrument. Considering that I don’t fly just a single glider throughout a season, I needed a small, portable and easy to use flight recorder.

Thank you LXNAV!

My name is Oliver Andersson. I’m 28 years old, my club is Borås Glidingclub. I have gliding for 8 years and have 850 hours gliding! I have an own Ls1-f since 3 years back which I fly most frequently. Longest distance flown 729 km.

The instrument by my choice was a Standalone Vario S10 with AHRS, which has been a good friend this summer 2019! I have used the S10 as a vario and secondary logger, In Sweden it is also allowed to fly in clouds and in this situations the AHRS has been a really good friend. When I fly other gliders I often bring my Nano, then I feel safe anytime. My greatest achievements so far is first place at Swedish nationals club class 2018. Competitions 2019. Nationals in Norway and club class EGC in Slovakia.

I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to borrow the S10 Vario this season, and I`am sending my best regards to the LXNAV Team!

My name is Kinga Tchorz and I am 25 years old. My club is Aeroklub Nadwiślański (north Poland). Since 2017 I am a member of Junior National Gliding Team. For me, gliding is a lifestyle and I’m trying to adapt everything to it, never the other way around. I want to promote gliding, fight with stereotypes and prove that gliders fly faster, higher, longer and further than they think.

In “GetSponsored” I have received Nano4 device, which I have tested in the whole 2019 season during competition and training flights. It’s an excellent device that combines mobility and practicality. The big advantage is the great battery capacity and compact size of the device. Thanks to the display readable during sunny days we can put in on instrument panel and use as primary GPS during cross-country flights. For me, it’s something more than just an IGC logger. It has a very comfortable function of sending flight records via Wi-Fi. The easy interface enables efficient use of the device and provides the ability to set preferred infoboxes.

Recently, I had an opportunity to fly with the LX9050, which contains all the necessary functions. Its versatile interface gives you the possibility to create your own profile, select the must-have infoboxes and adapt them graphically for your own taste. Someday if I will buy my own glider, the LX9050 or its development version will be definitely in it.

My name is Maximiliano Luengo, I am from Argentine and I am very passionate about flying. From a very young age I went to the Rivadavia Gliders Club accompanying my brother Sebastián.
When I was old enough to be a glider pilot I started the course, three months later in August 2009 I graduated. Today I have more than 700 hours and three National Championships in the Club Class where I obtained good classifications, 3rd, 2nd and 10 °.
During this season I will try to fly the next National Club in the city of Chaves, making the most of the LXNAV instruments, the S8 and LX8000 that I have on the panel.
I am very grateful to LXNAV for this opportunity and I hope they can continue with this initiative.

My name is Jonas Zeller, I am 19 years old and my home airfield is Rheinstetten near Karlsruhe in Germany. Since I have got my license back in 2017 I flew about 500h. I love flying in the Black Gorest, on the Swabian Alb and in the Odenwald!

The season 2020 had a really bad start for nearly all glider pilots in Germany. Because of the strict lockdowns in Baden-Württemberg I wasn’t able to fly for a long time. In my case the season 2020 started at the end of may after I had written my a-level-exams. In 2020 I achieved some good cross country distances and mostly focused on the DMSt. My best flight in this season was a declared triangle with 670km and a free distance of nearly 800km in a LS4b-neo.

Most of the time I fly my clubs LS4b-neo, Discus 2ct or the DG1001T which are all equipped with LX80XX or LX90XX devices. In combination with the Nano 4 as a backup logger this is the perfect setup for competition, cross country and DMSt flying.

During all my flights the Nano 4 convinced me with the easy handling, the bright display and its good battery life. Also the easy way to declare a task was a nice feature of the Nano 4.

That‘s the reason why I can recommend the Nano 4 to every pilot! I am really thankful that LXNAV sponsored me for 2020 and I am locking forward to use this brilliant device for another year!

Good day fellow Glider Pilots :-). My name is Fabian Hoffmann, I am a 22 year old glider pilot from Vienna who started gliding in 2015. My homebase is the grass airfield Wiener Neustadt West – LOXN from where I collected the most of my around 800 flight hours in gliding.

I have been practising cross-country gliding for a few years now, and more and more my fascination for competition gliding has developed, as I find that one can learn the most in competition situations.
In 2020, LXNAV accepted me into their wonderful “GetSponsored” programme, for which I would like to thank them very much. I think it’s incredibly great how LXNAV is supporting junior gliding in particular, enabling young pilots to use the best equipment to get the most out of every flying day.

LXNAV supports me with the fantastic “NANO4” logger, which has served me perfectly on many great flights through its great functions and simple operation as well as the large battery capacity, you can simply put it in the side pocket and no longer have to worry about flight-recording. The NANO4 can also be used as a very functional flight computer.

Many thanks dear LXNAV Team 🙂

I am Lilla Szamosujvári, a 23-year-old glider pilot from Hungary. My gliding career started in 2016, attended my first competition in 2018, and became a member of the Junior National Team in 2020. Gliding became my life ever since.

As I don’t own a glider yet, I have been renting Jantars for whole seasons in the last three years so an equipment which I can carry and rely on was essential. I hope to buy a glider soon and equip it with the best equipment available which is LXNAV. The S100 will move with me of course, so I am one step closer to the final goal.

My Nano 3 was my first LXNAV equipment and has always been a great companion at every competition I have been to. As I am always keen to improve my skills, the S100 has always helped me to analyse every move of mine and find the core of the thermal more easily. The built in battery is the cherry on top.

I am incredibly grateful for this sponsorship and opportunity!

My name is Vincent Löffler and I am from Saxony, Germany.
I have been flying cross country a lot since 2019 and I am very excited to fly again.

Unfortunately, it was not possible to have a competition in 2020. For this reason, I am currently successfully participating in the so-called “German Cross Country Gliding Championship”, which is a decentralized competition in Germany. Moreover, 2020 was my second year of being a member of the Saxon squad.

Nevertheless, last year gave me the perfect opportunity to try out the sponsored Nano 4 logger. I used it both as a backup and as a screen for additional in-flight information. I was most impressed with the accuracy and brightness of the screen. I really enjoyed having a completely self-sufficient system on board. All of this is great in flight, but even on the ground the Nano 4 was much more comfortable than expected.

I really want to thank them for letting me have this great experience. So many thanks to LXNAV!

Hi! I am Balazs Endrodi, a 28 years old pilot from Hungary. I started gliding in 2008 at 14 years of age. Since then gliding became my life. My first competition experience was in 2010 and I have taken part in many competitions since, most of them in Hungary.

I am always trying to improve my flying, analyzing every flight and trying to have the best instruments available. Since 2019 I am lucky to have my own glider, an ASW-19B, FH which is constantly getting upgraded to perform better and better.

I was always flying with LXNAV equipment, be it the NANO3 or the PowerMouse, but when I had a chance to try a glider with the S10 vario, I immediately fell in love with how the indications are perfectly in sync with what I feel the air is doing. The IGC logger and the built in battery are just added bonuses, making it the complete vario package I needed for FH.

Thank you very much LXNAV for the sponsorship and I am looking forward to more success in the future!

I am Rick Meesters, 22 years old and started flying at the Aeroclub Salland in the Netherlands. Soon after I started I was impressed with the stories of cross country flying which motivated me to start doing this myself. The thing I like about gliding is getting the most out of the everyday challenge provided by the weather, especially in a competitive way.

At the end of 2019 I took over a Pegase c101a together with my brother and a friend which made it possible to adjust it to my own wishes. This brought me to the Get Sponsored programme which gave me the opportunity to fly with the S100 and the Trafficview57. This upgrade got me my desired instrument panel to get the most out of my flights. The S100 is the ultimate variometer for me, because it combines all the necessary information and functions in a compact device and provides you with very accurate measurements. The Travicview57 is a great addition to the S100, because the traffic around you is visualized all the time.

Due to corona the competitive flying was paused for me, but with a 700km flight as biggest achievement in 2020 the LXNAV instruments already proved their worth. I’m planning to participate in two competitions and a few smaller ones so let’s hope 2021 will bring us some more possibilities!

Big thanks to LXNAV for the sponsorship and for providing young pilots with the high-end equipment!

My name is Tom Wetzel, I am 20 years old and I live in Munich. I usually fly from our airfield near the Zugspitze in the Alps, but now and then also to the flatlands. Last year I was part of the Bundeswehr sports promotion group and had a whole year to fly. Unfortunately all major championships have been canceled, but I am confident that the German Junior Championship will take place in August.

I was also able to gain a lot of experience with different types of aircraft. In 2020 I had a Ventus 3 from the German Aeroclub, equipped with an LX9070, for one year. In addition to the Ventus I also had the opportunity to fly an Ls 8 Neo with an LX8000. This year I am a scholarship holder of the German Aeroclub and I am allowed to fly a Nimbus 4 with LX9050 for one year.

My biggest success was 1000km FAI with the Ventus last year. This year I was able to cover long distances from Puimoisson to far behind the Matterhorn, I also managed to fly from Germany to France and back the next day.

All of these successes would simply not be possible without this great junior sponsorship even from companies like LXNAV. I would like to thank you for how much you support the juniors. Of course, THANK YOU again for your reliable devices and the always good support.

I am Mikko Ylihärsilä 22 years old glider pilot from Finland. I started gliding in 2013 and now have around 600 hours of flight time. I started flying in competitions in 2017.

In 2020 i was fortunate enough to get sponsored by LXNAV and I got LX9000 with V9 which we installed on our Ls-7. I am more than satisfied with the LX9000. It gives me more than enough information.

If everything goes as planned for the season I will be participating in Finnish nationals and Junior European gliding championship at Pociunai in club class.

We are Bas Douma (28) and Sander Hofstee (27). We started gliding in 2009. During our training we became best friends. Since then it was our dream to one day be the owners of a beautiful glider. In May 2018 we finally saved up enough money and got the opportunity to buy a Std. Cirrus.

In 2019 we redesigned our instrument panel. Since we are a huge fan of LX NAV, we applied for the #GetSponsored program and we were very happy when we heard that LX NAV wanted to sponsor a S100 flight computer. We also bought the TrafficView to display traffic information from FLARM and ADS-B on a separate display for maximum safety and situational awareness. We’re convinced that this is the perfect setup!

We both flew the Dutch Junior’s (NJW) twice in the past few years. Bas has also participated in the Open Dutch Military Competition (OMK) in 2019, and since he’s still a student, he also flew the National Student Competition (NSK) in 2019. Both of us have logged over 1000 flights and 350 hours.

Our goal for 2022 is to make our first 500 km flight, to participate in various competitions and to become a flight instructor at our local club.

We’re really grateful to LX NAV for the sponsorship of this fantastic device and their support!

Hi! My name is Christopher – better known as Hanson – I am 22 years old and from Hamburg, Germany. In 2015, I started gliding at my home airfield Wenzendorf (at the northern edge of the Lüneburger Heide) and have collected 800 flight hours so far. Cross-country soaring piqued my interest directly after finishing my pilot license in 2017 and my first competitions followed in 2018. I applied for the Get Sponsored program by LXNAV in hope of my lucky third competition year 2020. As we all know, 2020 did not turn out to be a big year for gliding and all competitions in Germany were cancelled. My club was luckily able to begin our flight season in late May and with my first declared 600 km FAI triangle on an ASW 19 around Hanover, I was able to make some progress. Another highlight was my trip to the French Alps in late summer, where I had 9 awesome flights within our two weeks stay. The Get Sponsored Programme was extended for another year, but all competitions I applied for were cancelled in 2021 as well. Although the weather in northern Germany didn’t provide many good days for big cross-country flights, I still managed to earn an overall 8th place in club class in the DMSt (German cross-country soaring competition)!

During all those adventures I had my sponsored NANO 4 Logger with me. Since I don’t have my own glider, a mobile logger is essential if you switch between gliders, and you don’t want to worry about your flight logging. The NANO 4 also functions as a flight computer with complete navigation features which I used for backup navigation. Redundancy is very important in my opinion – I had enough inflight battery outages where I had to rely on my backup systems. Another well- programmed navigation device eases your mind and keeps you focused on the other important tasks while flying.

Thank you very much to LXNAV for sponsoring me during the last two years! I can highly recommend any young pilot to apply for their Get Sponsored program!

Hi! I am Matthieu Hénin a French glider pilot flying at the famous Bailleau Airfield in the center of France.

I started the glider in 2014. It’s a universe full of challenges where progress opportunities are endless. Today, I totalize 500 hours of flight. In 2020 I entered the French training group Pole Espoir and I had the chance to join the LXNAV GETSPONSORED. It is a wonderful opportunity to make know the LXNAV Products.

As I use to fly differents gliders, I always use the Nano4 which is a wonderful logger and help to navigation. I am totally confident even when I fly cross-country flights or competitions. The long-lasting battery allowed me to fly a 750 km task without any charging ! In competitions, delogging your flight on your phone and sending it to the scoring is a real pleasure ! No more stress taking out you computer and SD card !

Thanks LXNAV for supporting me in my gliding season!

My name is Max Maslak, I am 19 years old and fly in Bonn-Hangelar near Cologne, Germany. After my glider training I noticed directly that I have a lot of fun with competition flying. So I was able to achieve my first successes at my first competitions and make many new friends. With the sponsored S100 I replaced the old vario in the Kiwi from my father, which improved the flying with the glider significantly.

I am very curious how the new HAWK feature works which I still want to try out.

Many thanks to LXNAV and the #getsponsored program. I highly recommend the S100 as it is a very reliable, accurate and modern variometer.

Hi! My name is Henrik Theiss. I am 23 Years old and i am a glider pilot from Germany. My homeclub is Grabenstetten, which is located on the swabian alb. I started flying gliders at the age of 14. Since then i have flown over 1300 hours. I am regularily flying competitions, but i also love to fly long distance flights.

In the last 2 years I had the opertunity to fly the OLC Discus 2ct and another sponsored Glider. During this time LXNav sponsored me with the Nano4 Logger. I applied for this device, because I wanted to have a reliable Logger that isn’t dependant on the gliders power supply.

In that year i found that the Nano4 device is very reliable and easy to use. After the flight i can upload my flights really easy, because of the integrated LXNav Connect feature. Thank you LXNav!

My name is Sebastian Pöchlauer, I am 20 years old 5and I started flying about 5 years ago, in 2015. I am flying in the Austrian national team and since I’ve got my license I spend about 800 hours of glider flying in the air. I was born in an “flying family” and now I am flying in the 3rd generation, so a lot of my childhood has taken place on the airfield.

Since 2017 I am flying competitions which is amazing for me. I had the opportunity to fly the Austrian Junior Nationals and also the junior world gliding championship in Hungary 2019 with an Discus 2. I got sponsored with the Nano 4, which I used every flight and I was totally satisfied.

Many thanks to LXNAV for supporting me!

Hi, my name is Bibi and I’m from Czech republic. I grew up at the airfield Medlanky located in the South Moravian region in a pilot’s family.For a long time of my life I was not much into gliding on my own, but my father always took me once or twice a year for a flight and I liked it a lot. At the age 18-19 I came home with the idea that I would like to try it on my own and start Elementary training, but my parents weren’t excited.

Few years later with some saved money from summer jobs I made it through the Elementary training and I started to train cross country flying. In the first seasons I flew ASW 15B and attended some regional competitions and Junior National Championships.

After some years of flying experiences my father gave me the trust and let me fly his glider LAK17at. Unluckily in the first LAK season our old navigation and IGC Instrument gave it up. During the winter break I discovered the #getsponsoredby LXNAV program and applied for S100.

I became a member of the LXNAV team and the S100 became part of our LAK! We made it to fly my first FAI 500, we experienced flying in the Sauerland in Western Germany and I got excited about the HAWK!

Many thanks for supporting me!

I’m Jakub Kaczorowski, 22, gliding for 8 years in Włocławek (central Poland).

3 years into my career, I have started a big journey in life – competition flying. For 2 years I am honoured to fly in LXNAV team and use the best vario I have ever tried – S100.

In my club, advanced avionics were always a big problem. I was dreaming about flying with such equipement and now I cannot imagine my tasks without it. For almost 400 hours, LXNAV vario has never let me down, giving me the opportunity to fight for top places in polish competitions. I’m very grateful to LXNAV, because their support was one of the key factors to make my dream of flying in JWGC come true. In 2022 I am going to use

LXNAV layout again. Now it will be the LX9000 in our national team’s gliders.

I am 24 years old, and my home is the Oeventrop airfield in Sauerland. There I learned to fly and started to fly cross-country. In the meantime, I have spent about 1000 hours in the air, and I also like to fly competitions. From 2020 to the end of 2021, I was allowed to be a part of the “LX Get-Sponsored Program”.

Whether in competition, cross-country flight, the French Alps ore South Africa, the “LX-Nano4” has always been a very reliable enrichment in the cockpit. Compatibility with the other “LX” devices and the relaxed upload of flights with the Wi-Fi function are definitely a great added value for every pilot. That’s why I would like to thank the “LX-Team” once again for providing me and other young pilots with these opportunities. Keep up the good work, you are great!

My name is Julian and I am a 23 years old engineering student and glider pilot from Germany. I started flying at the age of 13 and soon after receiving my license started to explore the beauty and challenge of cross-country flight. For me, flying is and always was about challenging myself, discovering new aspects of this beautiful sport and experiencing the new perspectives that our hobby brings.

Being more efficient, going faster and further soon got my attention and I enjoyed the fast pace at which I was able to grow as a pilot through the intense experience of cross-country flying. First experiences in competitions followed and in 2019 I qualified for the German junior nationals in clubclass with my clubs Std. Cirrus.

For the 2020 competition season, LXNAV thankfully provided me with an LX Nano 4 which helped not only as a backup logger, but also provided very useful and solid backup navigation.
Unfortunately COVID 19 impacted my plans just as everyone elses, competitions were canceled and I was not able to attend centralized competitions. Still, I enjoyed flying FAI triangles and participating in the German decentralized “DMSt” competition and found a very good companion in the Nano 4 along the way.

LXNAV decided to make the Nano 4 available for me during the 2021 season as well, but unfortunately with competitions being canceled and university schedule colliding with the postponed junior nationals, I was again not able to attend any centralized competition. I still found ways to challenge myself in flying, outside of competitions and I am very grateful towards LXNAV for the support.

My name is Philipp Lauer, I am 21 years old and I started flying back in 2013.
Until that day I gained more than 900 hours of gliding experience. My parents
are also competition pilots, therefore the only possible logical conclusion after
graduating from gliding school in 2015, was taking part in flying competitions
myself.In 2019 I had the opportunity to take part in the German Nationals and Pribina
Cup with a sponsored glider, which was equipped with a LX9000. Thus, I could
check the LX9000 thoroughly under competition circumstances and enjoyed all
the advantages of this amazing device.I upgraded our families’ LS8 to a LXNAV device. Thankfully, due
to the #getsponserd program, I can fly with an LX9070 this season, which will
allow me to perform at the highest level in the upcoming Junior European
Championships and Junior Nationals.Thank you LXNAV for giving us juniors this great opportunity:)