On Sunday, April 14th I will be attempting a downwind distance record attempt in a Duo Discus glider, an unmotorized, unpressurized, and unheated aircraft, launching from Minden NV (KMEV) located 30 miles south of Reno, Nevada. I will be flying along the jet stream utilizing mountain wave conditions, climbing to altitudes of up to 28,000 feet. My copilot is Hugh Bennett. We’ll be aiming for an area east of the Rocky Mountains, our goal being Garden City, Kansas, a flight of roughly 1030 miles (1658 km).
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Gordon Boettger and Hugh Bennett Honored at NAA Spring Awards Luncheon
by Bill Elliott •
In April, 2011, Gordo and Hugh flew Hugh’s Duo Discus 1,321 miles in 13 hours to break their previous record, 960 miles, set two months earlier. Hugh and Gordo used mountain wave lift generated by the Sierras to make their extraordinary flight, which the NAA has deservedly recognized as one of the top U.S. aviation achievements of 2011.
Yet Another (!) U.S. Record Wave Flight by Boettger and Bennett
by Bill Elliott •
Well, they’ve gone and done it again! The Dynamic Duo, a.k.a., Gordon Boettger and Hugh Bennett, drove Hugh’s Duo Discus to yet another U.S. distance record on Wednesday, April 20th. This is the third record set by the indefatigable pair in the past two months and the longest distance flight posted on the OLC for the current season.