#264 – A Monster record downwind wave flight across the US with Gordon Boettger

#264 – A Monster record downwind wave flight across the US with Gordon Boettger

Gordon Boettger discusses an extraordinary gliding adventure that took he and his copilot Bruce Campbell across the Rockies in mountain wave in an Arcus glider from Minden, Nevada to Dodge City, Kansas- 1112 miles on December 19th, 2025. Gordon shares his lifelong dream of soaring high (max altitude was near 28,000 feet!) and downwind in mountain wave and the technical aspects of his wild flight, including the use of night vision goggles (they took off at 0300) and the importance of very specific weather conditions to pull it off.

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Episode 93- Wolfgang (Wolfi) Siess and the Hang Gliding obsession

Episode 93- Wolfgang (Wolfi) Siess and the Hang Gliding obsession

Wolfi Siess has been chasing it hard for the past 19 years. He watched his Dad fly from the time he began to walk- the flying blood runs thick in this family! As soon as it was legal (and his mom gave...

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Episode 92- Marcella Uchoa and breaking the Women’s World Record

Episode 92- Marcella Uchoa and breaking the Women’s World Record

On October 25th, 2018 Marcella Uchoa flew into the record books by flying 411 km across the Sertao, Brazil. She broke Seiko Fukuoka's record of 402 km in Australia set in December of 2015. Marcella wa...

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Episode 91- Rick Heatley and the pucker factor

Episode 91- Rick Heatley and the pucker factor

Let's face it- sometimes things go wrong. And sometimes you get lucky. This is one of those stories and there is a LOT here we can all learn from. Rick Heatley was having a lovely day in the sky on a ...

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Episode 90- Threat and Error Management (TEM) and Free Flight

Episode 90- Threat and Error Management (TEM) and Free Flight

TEM is a simple system that helps pilots identify threats so they don't lead to errors which if they multiply could lead to an "undesirable aircraft state." It's simply an awareness protocol laid out ...

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Episode 89- Travis Burke and believing it’s possible

Episode 89- Travis Burke and believing it’s possible

Travis Burke is an athlete, professional photographer and content creator for some of the largest adventure and action-sports brands in the outdoor industry. This is a remarkable story told by a very ...

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Episode 88- Rob Sporrer and building community, risk awareness and focus on fundamentals

Episode 88- Rob Sporrer and building community, risk awareness and focus on fundamentals

This conversation covers a lot of ground- we discuss risk management; the importance of working on the fundamentals no matter where you are in your progression as a pilot; where the sport typically bi...

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Episode 87- Paul Guschlbauer and the Ultimate Adventure

Episode 87- Paul Guschlbauer and the Ultimate Adventure

Paul Guschlbauer and his wife Magdalena have just completed a proper awesome adventure- flying his supercub two-seater bush plane from the northern tip of Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina, acro...

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Episode 86- Annalena Hinestroza and managing a passion for flight

Episode 86- Annalena Hinestroza and managing a passion for flight

In this wide-ranging episode we discuss women in the sport, the importance of getting solid foundational skills, gear and why people choose the wrong equipment for their skill level, how to get into c...

21 Feb 20191h 9min

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