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Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast

Soaring the sky is an aviation podcast dedicated to sailplanes and gliding. Join Chuck as he talks with glider pilots around the globe. You never know who my be the next guest on Soaring the sky.

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48: Four Six Whiskey My First Girlfriend: David MacVeigh

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2020/01/16

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 !

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47: Condor Soaring with Chris Wedgwood Of The Soaring...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2020/01/09

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

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46: Boxing The Wake With Student Pilot Connor

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2020/01/02

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.

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30:46

45: Glider Rides: Scott Manley 2019 SSA Chairman's...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/12/26

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

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36:55

44: Having A Blast Flying The Task With Paul Remde...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/12/19

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

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37:28

43: Land In The Dirt and You Won't Get Hurt: Andrew...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/12/12

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 !

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20:05

42: A Three Hour Tow: Steven Snyder Glider Pilot &...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/12/05

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 !

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41: Lava On The Runway: Roy Heisler Discovers...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/11/28

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 !

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30:53

40: Flying Both Ends Of The Rope: Ben Mayes Tow...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/11/21

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 !

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23:03

39: A Party In The Sky: Soaring With Isaiah On An...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/11/14

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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38: Crash Landing ? With Steven Nesser On An...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/11/07

On this episode our guest pilot Steven Nesser shares with us some adventures of cross country flying out of the Minnesota Soaring Club . On one of his flights he has to explain that he did not crash ! Join us now for another soaring adventure and some great lessons on flying and great advice how to fly safer ! Now on episode 38 of Soaring The Sky !

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37: Soaring The Italian Countryside With Guancarlo...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/10/31

On this Episode we find ourselves in the Italian countryside just outside of Rome Italy to talk to our Guest Pilot Guancarlo. He has over 400 hours in his logbook and makes his way to the gliderport whenever he gets the chance to fly. He shares with us his story and why he chose to fly gliders. later we will also hear from some of you the listener. Join us now for another high flying soaring adventure on Soaring the Sky !

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36: High Altitude Soaring With The Perlan Project And...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/10/24

On this episode we find out the adventures that happen flying high altitudes and what is needed to fly in those conditions as we talk with Miguel, one of the pilots from Perlan and get a update on the events in Argentina this summer. Later we learn about some OLC events that is a bit different then flying your usual contest with our friend Bruno Vassel. And on this episode we hear from some of you that have checked in with us listening from all over the globe. All this now on Soaring The Sky !

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35: The Air And A Pair Of Wings With Aerobatic...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/10/17

Today on the Podcast Luca Bertossio joins Chuck to tell us how his adventure started. At 29 Luca already has accumulated over 3,000 hours in his logbook and has over 3,500 Aerobatic flights ! He also has over 900 hours PPl in power. Luca has won several FAI Medals and is also a pilot with the Red Bull Airshow ! Luca is also a Aerobatics Flight instructor. www.bertossio.com Join us now as we hear this exciting journey on Soaring the Sky !

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34: Soaring The Best In The East And West With David...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/10/10

On this episode we go Soaring with a gentleman from Pittsburgh PA with an interesting history in aviation as he takes us along on a few flights in the West over some amazing places to soar. He also shares with us his adventures in the East on the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains flying hundreds of miles. Join us for now for another exciting adventure here on Soaring The Sky !

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33: From The Chair To The Air: Bob Royter And...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/10/03

Today We join Bob Royter, a gentleman that is disabled but still found a way to leave his wheelchair and fly gliders ! We chat with him and his instructor on location in the Appalachian mountains and learn how it can be done. He also shares with us his inspiration for flying and how his aviation story started. If you want to know more about flying while disabled check out www.freedomswings.org Join us now for this amazing story on Soaring The Sky !

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32: The Art Of Soaring With Andreas Monty Freddy In...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/09/26

We head to Denmark on this episode and meet a Artist and Glider Pilot Andreas Monty Freddie. Like most of us he fell in love with aviation as a child but it was not until a couple years ago that he discovered gliders and just a few weeks ago received his glider private pilots license ! Andreas has a Bachelors degree in visual storytelling and has worked as a independent artist since 2009. He loves flying, spending time with his wife and three children and drawing. To see his artwork check out his

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31: A Pioneer Of Soaring Gary Kemp, 40 Years And 4000...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/09/19

Gary Kemp Joins us this week from Arizona, a glider pilot with 40 years of soaring and 4,000 hours in the cockpit ! He is a true pioneer of soaring and helped start Central California Clubs annual spring contest. He also helped open a soaring club in Parowan Utah. Gary was the first person to fly a 1000k in the state of Utah ! When he started flying gliders there were no glide computers, electronic varios, ect. On one flight he flew a 500k with no vario at all ! Gary is also the author of the

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30: Three Hours In And Soaring Over The Continental...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/09/12

On This Episode we head to England to talk with a new glider student who after years working around aviation has started his journey to Soar in Gliders. John Pickard started his interest long ago and shares why he just now is learning to fly and after just three hours of training can't wait for his next flight. Today we also bring you a bonus and check back with Clemens Ceipek about his recent flight over the Continental Divide for his Diamond badge ! All this today on Soaring The Sky !

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51:07

29: Turnpoints & Cloud Streets Jim Zombakis

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2019/09/05

In this episode we join Jim Zombakis as he takes us on a journey Soaring in his first competition. He talks about the very important things you learn in your first race and how to have fun and stay safe while still being competitive. Jim is a powered Aviator as well as a Glider pilot. He also has his Silver badge completing all three requirements in one flight ! Also on this episode hear how Jim discovered Soaring and how he ended up landing out in a crop field. All this and more now on Soaring The

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