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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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107: Nixus Fly-By-Wire Project & Long Cross Country...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/12/07

Our guest today is Zach Yamauchi a 23 year old glider pilot and Aerospace Engineer currently working for a company foccused on unmanned aircraft. Zach learned how to fly gliders while attending Cal Poly. He also had the oppertunity to work on the Nixus project, The first general aviation project using a 28 meter wingspan glider using fly-by-wire technology. Zach will share with us more on this project as well as other soaring adventures he has had. (01:11) Listener logbook. Christopher Stevenson

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01:05:12

Bonus Episode: Perlan Project

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/11/28

Miguel Iturmendi, one of the pilots from the Perlan project as he answers your questions and shares his adventures flying super high altitudes and what it’s like soaring in the only pressurized glider in the world. Is it possible to fly the Perlan Ship on Mars? You may be surprised when you hear the answer. Miguel is also a test pilot and will also tell us about a very famous solar motor glider he has been flying most recently. perlanproject.org soaringthesky.com patreon.com/soaringthesky

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01:22:06

106: World‘s Most Interesting Man: Gavin McClurg

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/11/20

Gavin McClurg is an, author, adventurer, public speaker and host of the podcast Cloudbase Mayhem. He has flown in Alaska being the first person to traverse the full length of the Alaska range by foot and paraglider. He became the first American to complete the toughest adventure race on earth the X-Alps. Gavin shares his amazing journey with us now. Later Sergio The Soaring Master joins us for another segment about cloud flying. All this and more now on episode 106 of Soaring the

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01:13:38

105: Rock Polishing, Low Saves & Launch Pads: Tom...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/11/09

Our episode today includes stories about getting caught in dust devils, low saves and Space X? Our guest Tom Coussens has experienced all that and more! Tom's aviation journey starts when his Dad spots a P-51 Mustang back in the mid 50's and then learns to fly so he can buy one! After his first solo in a Citabria at 16 Tom received his private powered license at 18. He later starts a career as an aerospace engineer and ends up working with Space X. (17:43) In 1986 Tom finds his way to gliders

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53:07

104: American Flying A JS3 The Alps: Howie Bohl...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/10/26

On this episode of the podcast we head just outside of L.A and join our Co Producer Mitch! He is going to share with you his interview with Glider Pilot Howie Bohl, Howie comes from a long line of aviators starting with his great grandfather who started flying in the 1920s with the Army ROTC and eventually flying for United Airlines. His Grandfather was also an Airline pilot as well as his father. Howie started flying at age 13 in gliders and soloed on his 14th Birthday. He then started flying

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103: 1st Virtual Sailplane Grand Prix Champion: Ben...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/10/12

We are honored and happy to bring you our Interview with German pilot Ben Fest! He has made history by becoming the first ever World Champion of an eSport contest in any aeronautical discipline! Ben joins us to share his adventures and journey not only in virtual soaring but in real gliders that he loves to fly as well. He started flying gliders in the real world when he was just 13 years old but had already been flying Condor a year before that. When Ben's schedule does not allow him to get into

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53:25

102: Soaring The World‘s In Montlucon France: Daniel...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/09/29

Today on this episode we head to the 36th World gliding Championship in Montlucon France as Chuck interviews one of the Pilots who competed in this years event. All eyes were on France since the Worlds in Germany was canceled. Our guest Daniel Sazhin shares his journey that starts in New Jersey as he heads across the Atlantic to fly in one of the biggest contest of his souring career and what it's like flying with the best in the World! Flying Simon also returns for another segment as he returns

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101: Pure Gliding Over New Zealand: Tim Bromhead...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/09/14

Today on this episode we have a guest host and guest pilot! Chuck hands the microphone over to Clemens Ceipek as he interviews glider pilot Tim Bromhead of the famous youtube channel Pure Glide! Tim is an active contest pilot and Flies out of Piako Gliding Club in the north island of New Zealand. The site is also close to the famous Hobbiton where Lord Of The Rings was filmed. How did Tim got hooked on gliders? What is it like flying in one of the most amazing soaring sites on the planet? All this

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01:10:41

100: 100th Episode celebration With Bruno Vassel

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/08/31

Join us now for our 100th episode celebration! Bruno Vassel helps Chuck & The Team Celebrate this podcast milestone! We will have some laughs, hear some great stories and even hear from some of our previous guest pilots from all over the globe. (56:30) Our Listener Logbook returns with a story from the famous Harris Hill about a young passenger who accidently releases the tow rope way too early. (01:02) Sergio The Soaring Master is back to give us some advice on buying a

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01:04:11

99: Racing In Nephi: 18 Meter Nationals

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/08/17

On this epidsode we had the priviledge to catch up with Clemens Ceipek, Competition Glider Pilot, Blogger & Youtuber to chat about his recent experience competing at the 18 Meter Nationals in Nephi! He talked about the crazy terrain transitions & strong thermals and dealing with a wild fire in the area during the contest. Nephi is a majestic place to fly. So Get ready for big thermals, big sink and some tough competition! (58:35) Also in this episode Sergio The Soaring Master is back with another

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01:08:25

98: Sucked Into A Thunderstorm, 20 meter Two Seater...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/08/03

Kempton Izuno is back from the 20 Meter 2 Seater Nationals in Montague California and will share his experiences flying a contest with another pilot in the cockpit. He will also share some super interesting experiences he has had in the cockpit. Like the time he actually was sucked up into a Thunderstorm and flying blind for two and a half minutes! (52:00) Sergio The Soaring Master is back with a unique story about soaring in the Olympics? (59:25) Christopher Stevenson, our on the road soaring

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54:00

97: Reaching The Turn Point, Vegas & Crossing The...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/07/20

8x Brazilian Champion Henrique Navarro, Glider competition pilot, Instructor, Aerobatic instructor and author joins us today. He also has competed several times in the World Gliding Championships in (France 2006, Argentina 2012, Finland 2014, Lithuania 2016, Czech Republic 2018) Henrique has broken 33 national records in Brazil has over 5,000 hours in gliders, over 500 in airplanes (mostly towing gliders) & has flown 64 different glider types He is also a Sales agent for Schempp-Hirth

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96: Final Glides, Pulling G's & Dolphin Flying

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/07/06

Tony Condon has recently won The Club Class Nationals in Tennessee! He will take us with him in the cockpit as we experience what it's like from start to finish and what it takes to soar all the way to the podium. Tony has competed in many National gliding competitions as well as the 13.5 Meter World Gliding Championships. When he is not competing he is teaching others how to Soar! (44:00) What is Dolphin Flight? We find out on this episode as we head to Brazil to hear from Sergio as he

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01:09:32

95 Winglets, War Stories & Dust Devils : Dave Reilly...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/06/22

Contest Flying, scary landouts, hangar stories, Waco gliders & world war II and more! Our featured guest pilot today is Dave Reilly joining us from Merlan Soaring center in Virginia. Like many of us From the time he was a kid he wanted to fly. Dave discovered gliding in 2005 and progressed from the 2-33 to the 1-26 and on. He now enjoys flying in is very own LS8-18 Dave shares some great stories with us like the time he was not sure if he was going to make it back to the glider port but remembered

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01:01:01

94: Mastering Gliding In Brazil : Sergio Lousada

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/06/08

On this episode we head to Brazil to chat with Sergio Lousada, he is 35 years old and is a Soaring Pilot, Cross country Coach, and Flight Test Engineer. Sergio has been flying sailplanes since 2007, but for as long as he can remember he has been addicted to aviation. Interesting enough, soaring made it possible to fulfill his dreams. As his gliding activity was decisive when he was selected to become a flight test engineer of military aircraft and he got to fly a good number of them! What he

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01:04:01

93: Monkeys, Coconuts, Field Fires & John Denver: An...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/05/25

Don Ingraham was living in Minneapolis when he was bitten by the soaring bug in 1993 at age 39. Thanks to the tutelage of Bob Wander, by age 40 he had soloed, earned a PPG certificate and purchased a Jantar Standard. Over the next couple of years he flew the Jantar to more than a dozen MN State Soaring records and kept busy during the winters refinishing it in gelcoat (with much phone advice from George Applebay). Don started flying contests in it in 1996 and moved up to a Discus in 1999. His wife,

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01:07:04

92: Soaring On Mars Club Class Nationals & The Perlan...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/05/11

On this episode we first talk with Miguel Iturmendi, one of the pilots from the Perlan project as he answers your questions and shares his adventures flying super high altitudes and what it's like soaring in the only pressurized glider in the world. Is it possible to fly the Perlan Ship on Mars? You may be surprised when you hear the answer. Miguel is also a test pilot and will also tell us about a very famous solar motor glider he has been flying most recently. (52:52) Dale Masters is back and

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91: Open Cockpits & Vintage Flying Machines: An...

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/04/27

Flying Simon is a glider pilot joining us from the Netherlands and a few years ago he started his YouTube channel 'Flying Simon'. He has captured some of his amazing flights. Simons goal is to share the excitement and the wonderful perspective of gliding and this year he hopes to share adventures all over Europe from flights in new gliders to the Junior European Championships in Lithuania! Simon chats with us today on the podcast and shares some of his aviation adventures including the story about

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02:05:34

90: Tow Planes Gliders & Birds Of Prey

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/04/13

Today our featured guest flies out of southern California. Casey Scholz is a 650 hour commercial pilot flying in airplanes and gliders. His ratings include, multi-engine land, single engine sea and land, instrument rating, as well as AGI/IGI ratings. He is currently Working towards his CFI-A and CFI-G. He has approximately 200 hours in tow planes and has about 1,000 tows in the Tow-plane. Casey shares some great stories and also some lessons he has learned flying both ends of the rope that have

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01:28:18

89: Soaring In The Philippines with Rolf Dunder

Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast ·

2021/03/30

On this episode of the podcast we first head to the Philippines and talk with Rolf Dunder, He originally learned to fly in Hamm-Lippewiesen Germany but is currently the only glider pilot soaring in the Philippines. Rolf started soaring in 1979, soloed in 1980 at the age of 15. He received his PPL in gliders in 1982 and his CFIG in 1989. In 2000 he picked up his Ultralight rating and in 2001 his Paraglider as well as his single engine in 2002. In 2008 he moved to the Philippines where he started

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