Gliding over the skyscrapers of Dubai

For the first time, a modern sailplane has flown over downtown Dubai.

The demonstration flight was planned to take place from the Palm Jumeirah airstrip (in the foreground of the photo).  But the crosswind there was too strong.

The motorglider took off from the Desert Campus where the Glider Match Race is being held, flew 45 kilometres to the city, and posed for photographs before returning to the desert.

We look forward to the photos taken from the helicopter, and we will ask our friend Klaus Ohlmann  how the flight compared with gliding over Mount Everest.

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