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1900 miles without an engine !!

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Pilot Gordon Boettger and copilot Bruce Campbell departed Minden Tahoe Airport (KMEV) at 0230 PDT on 19 June 2023 utilizing Night Vision Goggles (NVG’s) and after 17hr40min aloft in their glider flew the longest flight ever done in a sailplane with a distance of 3058 km or 1900 sm. Gordon utilized mountain wave to climb up to FL257 and he has a special clearance that allows him to climb into the flight levels with the approval of Air Traffic Control. The sailplane is not pressurized and has no… (www.weglide.org) 기타...

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li jiaxuan 9달 전 15

Cool and very difficultð¤

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Tflys1 9달 전 8

Salute!!!

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W B johnson 9달 전 6

An amazing epic! I had hoped to read about the cockpit temerature and how they dealt with that, but didn't see it. Anyone out there know about that?

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GORDON BOETTGER 9달 전 5

The temps outside are up to -30 on these flights. Cockpit temps are relatively tolerable during the day because the of the "greenhouse" effect, however the temps when there is no sun are very low. I don't recall what it is in the cockpit but well below freezing.

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Sorak 9달 전 2

Likewise what's this special clearance to FL230 without supplemental O2?

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GORDON BOETTGER 9달 전 3

We did have supplemental O2 during the entire flight as altitudes reaches as high as FL257

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Daniel Millican 9달 전 1

Hey Gordon-- will you be at Airventure? Would love to have you and/or Bruce on our show In The Hangar. (www.youtube.com/takingoff )

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GORDON BOETTGER 9달 전 1

Hi Dan, neither I nor Bruce had plans on going this year but that might change. If so, I'd love to be on your show.

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Daniel Millican 9달 전 1

Can you reach out to me dan at s-films dot com? <-- spelled out to avoid the spam monkeys.

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GORDON BOETTGER 9달 전 1

sent you an email

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GORDON BOETTGER 9달 전 2

This is a special clearance above FL180 in the form of a Letter of Agreement between me and the controlling center.

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Eugene Aaron 9달 전 5

Congratulations Gordon on your accomplishment. Thank you for sharing your story, and the photos are really a great addition. All the best Eugene

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Marc Arnold 9달 전 4

Extraordinary flight. Mind boggling, actually. Fantastic (unofficial) record. Kudos to you!

I hope Bruce doesn’t assume EVERY flight will break records! Ha ha!

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chandrahas patel 9달 전 4

Classy... Must be ecstatic...

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Michael Penney 9달 전 4

I had not thought of night vision goggles and stars. Cool! Well actually HOT.
Congratulations Gordon and Bruce.

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21voyageur 9달 전 4

Adventurers apparently still exist! Bravo!

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James Lopez 9달 전 2

Awesome! Well Done!

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Nicole Chiavacci 9달 전 2

Great job…bravo

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Parshuram Namdeo Kute 9달 전 2

Great Salute....

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jmilleratp 9달 전 2

Is that Bruce Campbell from the "Evil Dead" movies? ð

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Emmajade Haslett 9달 전 2

Congratulations! Tho I must admit, I didn’t know gliders could reach such high alts! Well done to both of you

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Jeff Steiner 9달 전 1

I enjoyed the article on WeGlide about the flight.

https://magazine.weglide.org/gliding-at-night-breaking-the-3000km-mark/

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Chuck Werninger 9달 전 1

Great work! Showing that gliders are far more capable than most "power limited" pilots would imagine! After 25 years as a power pilot, I was shocked to learn that soaring was way more than I imagined and have been eagerly soaring farther, faster, higher and longer in my glider than I once did in powered airplanes. Check out www.ssa.org to learn more!

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ANGELO PUGLISI 9달 전 1

Congratulations and Bravo, what an Adventure

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Kenneth Hubbard 9달 전 1

That is amazing! Great job!

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Dennis Fernkes 9달 전 1

Great story, wonderful photos. Thanks

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Bob Ambrose 9달 전 1

Is this Bruce Campbell, that many years ago, was an FAA controller at the KOSU tower in Columbus,Oh?

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GORDON BOETTGER 9달 전 1

No

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Eric Robinson 9달 전 1

The lesson here could be wasted energy. The earth's natural forces could be utilized by airliners instead of maintaining altitude ride with the waves as do sailplanes. Advances in ATC computer intelligence could adjust flight levels as needed allowing airliners to reduce fuel.

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