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Old March 30th 21, 06:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default The decline of gliding - a worldwide issue?

On Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 10:24:55 AM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote:
Somebody needs to take a chill pill...

Dan
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Shack! Good hit on a nerve.

On the other hand, to answer an earlier question about Academy grads who are involved in soaring, Jim Payne comes to mind. Chesley "Sully" Sullengerger also flew at USAFA Soaring. His most notable gliding achievement was with an Airbus 320.

I know eight other glider pilots who flew at USAFA Soaring. None glided to 76000' or the Hudson River. But neither did they embarrass themselves and their alma mater in a spectacularly public way.