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Fascinating! Thanks Dave.

dont think this quite qualifies as "strange"... when I was working as a CFI-glider in New Zealand in 96 I was assigned to give a ride to the NZ Penthouse Pet of the year. No, I don't have any photos and it was all very civilized and there was no naughty bits exposed. It was, however, the...

Watching the Frontline show online this AM and noticed the name Matt on a schedule board in the crash pad they showed. Tell me Teller, was that you? I wont tell.

Getting a bit tiresome battling the drifts around the homestead but the cross-country skiing has been great. Did my first race last weekend and it was a blast! It was on a very hilly and curvy course and I have to say I had as much fun as I've ever had alpine skiing. The more snow we get the...

wow, that is bad.

Re: Towplane/Cirrus mid air in Boulder Right on. See my post on the other thread page 3

radios are good as long as they are used and work properly, and aren't allowed to distract from flying the plane and looking outside. The vis from most glider cockpits, especially the front seat of a 2-32 is excellent compared to the vis from most GA powered planes. The fatal RV4 collision...

z Mile High Gliding has 2, club has at least 1, and there may be 1 other in private hands.

Multiple eyewitnesses report them jumping from the burning wreckage as it descended under the BRS. I'll be sleeping with my parachute on tonight. And not smiling like that dumb photo to the left

The Schweizer 2-32 sailplane is allowed to carry 2 passengers in the back seat. I have given many rides at Boulder in that configuration, often with 2 adults. An adult with an 11 year old child would be an easy fit and each would have their own seat belt and shoulder harness. The rear control...

Latest word from the gliding community is that the Cirrus hit the towplane (or towplane hit the Cirrus) . Unclear whether the glider released just prior to or upon impact. Whatever the case, that glider pilot probably had a front row seat to a horrifying tragedy. He landed safely. Tow pilot...

A person could put themselves into a refurbished surplus partial pressure suit for under a couple thousand bucks. Kittinger used a partial suit for his high flight and jump. A couple people tried it in the 60s and 70s for glider altitude record attempts but never got high enough to need them...

DC loans or rents them for a BUNDLE if you have the right connections.

Just FYI, Kittinger didn't end up in the water. That is an artistically edited "falling from the sky" vid with Kittingers space jump at the beginning. Very cool. A related amazing story is that of Nick Piantanida. He died trying to break Kittingers record. Prior to his death he did reach...

Kittinger talked about breaking his own record by being lofted by a rocket and falling back into the atmosphere. It wasn't actually about breaking records, it was about figuring out astronaut egress and rescue. If not at orbital velocity, a falling return into the atmosphere should be...

Several of us glider bums will be at Marfa April 17-24. Hope to meet you!

Not crazy. Enthusiastic about the sky. Both soaring and motoring have their attractions. I enjoy both. Keep an open mind. You live in one of the best places on the planet for experiencing as aspect of aviation that many envy.

You getting any glider time with Burt in Marfa?