Tony Condon Glider XC in progress

[wby0nder]

Fairly epic


http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0xSWzZKb2GVSEASvOr6Tx08EyO4mMDphc

 

[EdFred]

I was hoping they would give altitudes on that. At least I didn't see them.

 

[Matthew]

Fairly epic


http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0xSWzZKb2GVSEASvOr6Tx08EyO4mMDphc

When that boy puts his mind to something, there's no stopping him.

 

[wby0nder]

SPOT doesn't do altitude. Tony reports top of climbs around 8500 ft

 

[DJTorrente]

~400 nm and still going strong. What's his goal/destination?

 

[wby0nder]

As far as he can go

 

[pilot_dude]

That's really cool to say the least

 

[ja_user]

Think how far he could go with an engine on that thing..

 

[ClimbnSink]

Think how far he could go with an engine on that thing..

Where the trade winds blow against a mountain you could fly a lot longer without a motor then with one.

 

[DJTorrente]

Think how far he could go with an engine on that thing..

Why, he easily outflew how far I'd be comfortable taking a 40-gal. cap. 172 non-stop.

BTW - data seems gone at that link. How'd he make out?

 

[wby0nder]

Landed safe De Quency, 525 miles!!!

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

What kind of glider is he driving?

 

[wby0nder]

Standard Cirrus

 

[Matthew]

Landed safe De Quency, 525 miles!!!

I hope he doesn't hear any banjo music.

 

[PAustin]

wby0nder - hello man!

Paul Austin


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[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Standard Cirrus

Not bad - particularly considering that he is flying a glider older than he is.

Did he run out of air, or just dry land?

 

[Bill]

Fairly epic


http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0xSWzZKb2GVSEASvOr6Tx08EyO4mMDphc

Sweet! Who is going to fetch him?

 

[Matthew]

Sweet! Who is going to fetch him?

This is where you find out who your true friends are.

 

[Clark1961]

http://soaringcafe.com/2014/03/spring-go-south/

 

[tonycondon]

Here is the story for this flight. It was pretty fun! Also, video of my flight track with the satellite loop for the afternoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qfz2N05ws

 

[JoeSelch]

Great read! Thanks for sharing that, Tony. I enjoyed following your flight ... What a day! Congratulations!