Glider 500km O&R State Record Attempt From Nephi [Video]

Cockpit footage flying a new Utah state gliding record (if approved) of 500km out and return for the 15 meter and Open class sailplane categories from Nephi, Utah.

Cockpit footage flying a new Utah state gliding record (if approved) of 500km out and return for the 15 meter and Open class sailplane categories from Nephi, Utah.

Cockpit footage flying a new Utah state gliding record (if approved) of 500km out and return for the 15 meter and Open class sailplane categories from Nephi, Utah. The old record was 68 miles per hour and this flight looks like it did the course at over 89 mph (143 km) – Fun!

To see a map of this flight, click here:http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/…

The glider, an ASW27, is a 15 meter (50 feet) wing span high performance aircraft capable of flying over 180 mph, up to altitudes where airliners go, and can glide 48 miles for every mile up. Nephi Utah is about 60 miles south of Salt Lake City and is quickly becoming known as “the place to fly” for amazing glider flights. Thanks for watching! Bruno