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Country of Origin: Germany.

Home Club: FSC Moeve Obernau.

Age: 33.

Profession:Engineer.

Gliding hours: 3500.

Gliding highlights:
1st place, WGC 2006, Open Class
2nd place, WGC 2001, Open Class
1st place, Junior EGC 1997, Club Class

Why Gliding? Thrill of the competition.
Achieving distances and speed only using the power of nature. Beauty of nature

Country of Origin: Australia.

Home Club: Kingaroy Soaring Club, Queensland.

Age: 56.

Profession: Chemical Engineer.

Gliding hours: 3,300

Gliding highlights: My current log book starts in 1999. Since then I've participated in
- seven state comps (4 firsts) - four nationals (1 first), - one world comp at Bayreuth, Germany in 1999 (0 firsts unfortunately) - Grand Prix held in conjunction with the Club Class pre-worlds in
Gawler (first).

Why Gliding? I think it's a privilege to be able to cruise around the sky driven by only thermal energy and am often amazed at the end of the day by what we have achieved as glider pilots. I also enjoy simply trying to do something well, especially something like gliding which is different every day.

Bruce TaylorCountry of Origin: Australia

Home Club: Lake Keepit Soaring Club NSW

Age: 47

Profession: Sheep & Cattle grazier

Gliding hours: 4500

Gliding highlights: Flown in 6 World Gliding Championships, 9 times Australian Champion. Flew in First World Gliding Grand Prix in St. Auban.

Why Gliding? The challenge of the pilot to use nature to soar.