Mitch Polinsky - on FG to Chadron, NE - Free Distance Record

[WaltWX[_2_]]

Mitch Polinsky is about 106sm out (5:28pm PDT) heading eastbound to Chadron, NE. He's on a free distance motorglider record and doing very well. Chadron is about 735sm out from his release point 100sm SSW of Ely, NV

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[Tony[_5_]]

AWESOME!!!

[WaltWX[_2_]]

Just talked with Mitch 646 pm PDT. He's still in cockpit safe and sound on ramp at Torrington, WY municipal. Estimates 684sm from release point approx 100SSW Ely. Congrats on a 1100km free distance flight!

[Tony[_5_]]

Bravo! Its been a great year for free distance!

[WaltWX[_2_]]

On Friday, July 25, 2014 6:44:22 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
> AWESOME!!!

Tony, nice job forecasting the weather for the Sports Nats. I like your use of the AVIATION section of the Forth Worth NWS Area Forecast Discussion.

Walt WX

[nimbus[_2_]]

Way to go Mitch! Great flight. Thanks for the post Walt.
Gordo

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Quick report from a hotel in Torrington, WY:

I went just past the Nebraska-Wyoming border from a remote start near Alamo, NV (a very long aerotow from Ely -- thanks James!). I then backtracked about 15 miles to land at the Torrington Municipal airport in Wyoming. According to my Garmin, it was 686 miles straight line distance, just a smidgeon over 1100 km, but nothing is official yet. This was my fourth attempt to do this, and I think I'm done for a while with straight out distance flights!

Mitch

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Way to go Mitch, I was following you when I had a chance at work today. You just keep raising the bar! Enjoy the retrieve ;-)
Barry

[Ramy[_2_]]

On Friday, July 25, 2014 9:55:45 PM UTC-7, wrote:
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Awesome flight Mitch. Too bad I only found out after the fact and missed the excitement of following your flight in real time (and now that you have fans following you may want to consider InReach...)

Congratulations!

Ramy

[Paul Remde]

Hi Mitch,

Congratulations on the great flight!

Is it a declared distance record?

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
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Quick report from a hotel in Torrington, WY:

I went just past the Nebraska-Wyoming border from a remote start near Alamo,
NV (a very long aerotow from Ely -- thanks James!). I then backtracked about
15 miles to land at the Torrington Municipal airport in Wyoming. According
to my Garmin, it was 686 miles straight line distance, just a smidgeon over
1100 km, but nothing is official yet. This was my fourth attempt to do
this, and I think I'm done for a while with straight out distance flights!

Mitch

[Ron Gleason]

On Friday, 25 July 2014 22:55:45 UTC-6, wrote:
> Quick report from a hotel in Torrington, WY:
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> I went just past the Nebraska-Wyoming border from a remote start near Alamo, NV (a very long aerotow from Ely -- thanks James!). I then backtracked about 15 miles to land at the Torrington Municipal airport in Wyoming. According to my Garmin, it was 686 miles straight line distance, just a smidgeon over 1100 km, but nothing is official yet. This was my fourth attempt to do this, and I think I'm done for a while with straight out distance flights!
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> Mitch

MP, you passed me twice on I-80 today. I was towing my new glider from OH to UT. Nice flight

Ron Gleason