Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast

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48: Four Six Whiskey My First Girlfriend: David MacVeigh Jan 16, 2020

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On this episode we talk with aviator David MacVeigh who will soon celebrate his first glider ride fifty years ago. Since then he has accumulated 1100 hours in gliders and 550 hours in powered. He also has 40 to 50 hours in ultralight aircraft. David also has some time in the air in hang gliders and paragliders. Join us now to hear his aviation journey on soaring The Sky !

47: Condor Soaring with Chris Wedgwood Of The Soaring Flight Simulator Condor Jan 08, 2020

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On this episode we join Chris Wedgwood of Condor, the complete soaring simulator. Chris joins us from France to tell us how Condor got it's wings. He shares his journey with us and the journey of Condor and how it's helping to teach people to fly all over the globe and keeping pilots flying in the virtual cockpit when they can't be in the air. Join us now for this interesting and exciting interview now on Soaring The Sky. www.condorsoaring.com

46: Boxing The Wake With Student Pilot Connor Jan 01, 2020

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On this episode a young aviator joins us to share his aviation journey. Connor shares with us how his interest in powered planes led him to gliders. Hear what happened when he was boxing the wake on his pre solo flight. Just one of his stories he shares. Later on this episode we take a look back at 2019 ! What a year it has been for the podcast ! All that and more now, on Soaring The Sky.

45: Glider Rides: Scott Manley 2019 SSA Chairman's Award Winner Dec 25, 2019

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On this episode of the podcast our guest discovered his love for gliders after he learned to fly powered. His aviation journey started even before he owned his first car. Our guest pilot holds a Commercial Airplane single engine land & sea and his Commercial Glider rating as well as being a Certified Glider Flight Instructor and Certified Tow pilot. Today he shares with us how his teaching background has helped him find a way to help students all over the world by teaching them to fly with flight simulators and never actually meeting them in person. He will also share with us his journey and adventures and the things he has learned in the air. All this and more now, on Soaring The Sky !

44: Having A Blast Flying The Task With Paul Remde And His DG-1000s Dec 18, 2019

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On todays episode we talk with a gentleman who started his aviation adventure flying gliders in 1990. He holds all the FAI badge legs excluding the altitude badge. He has flown in many soaring contest and holds 10 Minnesota soaring records. He currently flys the DG-1000S. He will share with us what it’s like flying over the beaches of Hawaii and soaring over hump back whales then, flying from his club in Minnesota to Chicago. Our guest is the founder and owner of Cumulus Soaring and tells us how his love for soaring became his business. www.cumulus-soaring.com All this and more now on Soaring The Sky !

43: Land In The Dirt and You Won't Get Hurt: Andrew White Flight Instructor Soaring In Australia Dec 11, 2019

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On this episode of the podcast we head to Lake Keepit Australia home of the 10th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships to talk with Andrew White flight instructor, as he shares with us what it's like to catch a thermal and go up to 15,000 feet ! He also shares why it’s not a big deal to land out if your prepared and it’s part of your flight training. All this and more now as we go Soaring The Sky over Australia !

42: A Three Hour Tow: Steven Snyder Glider Pilot & Instructor Soaring Over Chicago Dec 04, 2019

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Our guest today is Steven Snyder a glider pilot and instructor that has over 1250 flights with several hundred of those flying CAP cadets. He shares with us his adventures including, flying on tow for three hours and part of that flight being over the city of Chicago. Later on the podcast find out where our next guest joins us from next week. All that and more on this episode of Soaring The Sky !

41: Lava On The Runway: Roy Heisler Discovers Gliding, Paragliding And Gorillas Nov 27, 2019

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On this episode of the podcast we talk to a gentleman who discovered soaring through Paragliding. He tells us what it's like being under a canopy instead of being in the cockpit and shares with us how he discovered Gliders through VR and a Soaring Simulator. Also on this episode find out how he found himself face to face with a silverback Gorilla and lived to tell the story. All that and more now on Soaring The Sky !

40: Flying Both Ends Of The Rope: Ben Mayes Tow Pilot, Glider Pilot And Soaring With Aerobatics Nov 20, 2019

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On this episode of the podcast we chat with a glider pilot who just recently flew in his first Glider Aerobatic Competition and what it is like flying the extreme ends of the flight envelope in a aircraft with no engine. He also shares with us what it's like being a Tow Pilot as well as a glider instructor. Join us now for another great guest and aviation adventure now on Soaring The Sky !

39: A Party In The Sky: Soaring With Isaiah On An Aviation Journey Nov 13, 2019

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On this episode Isaiah joins us to tell us how he started his aviation journey at the age of three ! At the age of nine he was already volunteering at a local aviation museum. He later starts flying powered but soon discovers soaring. Hear his story as he shares it with us now on Soaring The Sky !

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