Famous people in soaring

On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:41:16 +0000, Rob Brown wrote:

On Thursday, August 30, 2012 11:07:59 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:
While Neil Armstrong was one of the most famous glider pilots, he
wasn't the only one.

Other famous people who where also glider pilots which I recall:

John Denver

Christopher Reeve (Superman)

Sully (Hudson landing pilot)



Others?

Bob Pearson (Gimli Glider)

Eric 'Winkle' Brown (test pilot)

I'm not sure how much gliding he did, but, judging by his comments on
'Desert Island Disks' he certainly did enough to understand the joys of
soaring. For those who haven't heard of him, here's a hint:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_%28pilot%29


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On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 6:04:37 PM UTC-5, Martin Gregorie wrote:

Eric 'Winkle' Brown (test pilot)

I'm not sure how much gliding he did, but, judging by his comments on
'Desert Island Disks' he certainly did enough to understand the joys of
soaring.

Audio file

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nvgq1