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OK, so I lied…
For the longest time, I told my students that the highest glider flight was “29,000 and change.” That was what I had read somewhere in the past. Glider pilots made most of the flights in the mountainous regions with a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Absolute Altitude Record for gliders, altitude, California City CA, Einar Enevoldson, glider, Grob 102 Standard Astir III, meteorology, Paul Bikle, pressure suit, Robert Harris, sailplanes, Schweizer 1-23E, shoestring budget, Steve Fossett, the Perlan Project, the Sierra Nevada
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