Jim and Dennis launched at sunrise from Minden. I’m in KY on a family visit, sorry for the delay. They have over 500 km with a long run between Hurlong and Lone Pine thus far. I will be blogging on the Soaring Café site for the rest of the day.
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U.S. Distance Record Attempt Planned for Sunday, May 4th
by Bill Elliott •
On Sunday, May 4, I will be making another distance record attempt along with Hugh Bennett in the Duo Discus sailplane. Our intention is to be towed up by a towplane shortly before sunrise around 0530 PDT from the Minden Tahoe airport NV (KMEV), release and head in the direction of Rapid City, SD (KRAP),…
Payne and Tito in Wave…Again!
by Rand Baldwin •
Jim Payne and Dennis Tito are at it again! You can follow their flight at Jackie’s blog. Here’s a message we received from Jackie This morning. Below are links to near real time satellite tracking for Jim and Dennis. they have contacted “great wave” and Jim has sent several photos. I have a blog started…
U.S. National Speed Triangle Record
by Rand Baldwin •
Jackie Payne reports that her husband Jim and his co-pilot Dennis Tito took off at sunrise today, April 22, 2014, after declaring a 521 km speed triangle. Dennis and Tito finally found a wee bit of wave and worked it to 17,500 feet. The link below is for the inReach with altitude. It didn’t “handshake”…
29 March 2014 – Boettger and Bennett Downwind Record Attempt
by Bill Elliott •
Cross Country Wave 101 with Gordo
by Bill Elliott •
Payne and Boettger on Wave Flights Today!
by Bill Elliott •
2014 Minden Wave Camp – April 5-9
by Bill Elliott •
SoaringNV will host a wave camp April 5-9, 2014. The goal of this camp is to train glider pilots to safely and successfully fly in wave conditions. For the experienced wave pilot, the camp is a chance to meet like-minded pilots, mentor glider pilots new to wave flying, and get some time in Minden Wave.…
Gordo and Hugh Re-Set U.S. National Multiplace Free Distance Record
by Bill Elliott •
Great Wave Flight at Williams with Kempton Izuno
by Bill Elliott •
I consider myself very fortunate to have experienced an incredible wave flight with Kempton Izuno on Sunday, September 29, at Williams, CA. We flew from Williams Soaring Center, located in the Sacramento Valley, in his ASH-25 (FNX). The flight was 8.6 hours in duration and we covered 859 km (second longest distance only to Jim…