Famous people in soaring

On Sunday, 25 June 2017 20:31:21 UTC-6, Waveguru wrote:
Dick Van Grunsven of RV- fame flys an electric motorglider

Dick Van Grunsven is flying at motorized Arcus at Nephi this week

At 23:16 25 June 2017, Dan Marotta wrote:
Susan Oliver, actress and pilot.

On 6/25/2017 3:41 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 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?

Ramy (just signing my name, not claiming to be famous ;-)
Brian Dennehy took lessons back in the late 80s at Sailplane
enterprises
in Hemet, CA. Ray Stits, designer of the Stits Playboy homebuilt
and
developer of the "Stits" aircraft covering fabric system, also flew at
Hemet.

--
Dan, 5J

I went through previous posts and found the Steve McQueen
references where nobody could figure out who actually did the flying
for the first "Thomas Crown Affair" movie. It was Roy McMaster
flying his own yellow 1-23 who did the flying. Roy told me that he
made a total of twenty-something flights with Steve McQueen, and
that it was the start of McQueen's association with aviation. It
would be better for Roy to further elaborate on the subject himself.
RO

Richard Wolters

Author of soaring books but more known for his famous hunting dog training books (ie "Gun Dog"). He's the chap who looks like Mark Twain in the Sun Ship Game. Flew a Libelle.

At 17:57 25 January 2014, Richard Brisbourne wrote:
At 17:17 25 January 2014, David Salmon wrote:
At 15:14 05 September 2012, JohnDeRosa wrote:

BTW Peter Scott the naturalist, flew in many competitions in the
UK.

Dave

And if memory serves once won League One at the UK Nationals,
flying an Olympia 419.




And that Olympia 419 is still flying at Staffordshire Gliding Club
Seighford by pilot Nigel Frost and his syndicate partners. It is in Fine
fettle....

On Friday, August 31, 2012 at 2:07:59 AM UTC-4, 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?

Ramy (just signing my name, not claiming to be famous ;-)

On Friday, August 31, 2012 at 2:07:59 AM UTC-4, 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?

Ramy (just signing my name, not claiming to be famous ;-)

On Friday, August 31, 2012 at 2:07:59 AM UTC-4, 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?

Ramy (just signing my name, not claiming to be famous ;-)

I once heard that Roy McMaster flew the 1-23H15 in the original movie for Steve McQueen. I've never thought to ask Roy about it.

My understanding is you are correct.
For the second movie, I have to believe the production company was contacting us to shoot film, there was lag in replies (I was the club contact person) and we never hooked up.
Thus, I believe the 2nd movie was also shot at HHSC, you have to know the site and watch quickly.

At 19:14 03 July 2017, wrote:
On Friday, August 31, 2012 at 2:07:59 AM UTC-4, 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?

Ramy (just signing my name, not claiming to be famous ;-)

I once heard that Roy McMaster flew the 1-23H15 in the original
movie for
Steve McQueen. I've never thought to ask Roy about it.

I stayed at Roy's home (The Round House) as a guest for the 2015 USA
Standard and 15m Nationals. It was then that I asked him about it.
It was back in the ~1965- 1966 time frame, and Roy owned and flew
that yellow 1-23H-15 from Rockingham Park in southern NH (about an
hour north of Boston). He was a local school principal at the time. He
and I landed out in his own schoolyard on one contest day back in
1965. I assumed that the movie was shot there, and that's where Roy
gave Steve McQueen his glider lessons, but I could be wrong.
RO