Picture of the Week: October 10, 2025

Gliders, from the Davis Mountains to the Swiss Alps.

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The “Dents du Midi” (10,687 ft) in the Swiss Alps, not far from the French border. Photo taken from our Dimona HK36TTC motor glider, engine shut down at 8,000 ft. Pentax Optio P80 camera, 1/800 sec, focal length 5 mm. [Credit: Gilbert Benzonana]
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Key Takeaways:

  • One image captures an AMT 200S Super Ximango glider, previously flown by the USAF academy, during a fall gathering in Marfa, Texas.
  • Another image depicts a glider performing a preventive off-runway landing on a plowed field near Montricher Airfield, observed by curious cows and a horse.
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AMT 200S Super Ximango owned by Robin Donnelly. Previously flown by the USAF academy glider program. Pictures were taken at Marfa, Tx during a fall gathering using a Sony A7 with a 28-200 lens. [Credit: Randy Auburg]

Following an off-runway glider landing on a plowed field carried out as a preventive safety exercise not far from Montricher Airfield (LSTR). The presence of very interested cows and then a horse (with its rider) was an unexpected addition to the exercise. Camera Pentax K5 1/160 sec, Focal length 48 mm [Credit: Gilbert Benzonana]
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