Famous people in soaring

PLEASE do not forget the first women in the USA to get a glider pilot license...Ann Morrow Lindbergh...and and her husband Charles Lindbergh took glider lessons at Torrey Pines.

On Friday, August 31, 2012 1:12:50 PM UTC-7, Unknown wrote:
The french list is interesting, Linda Ronstant!! Who'd a thunk it.



From a history of Rosamond Airport --

Some noteworthy names that trained or learned to fly at Rosamond a Governor Pat Brown, Barron Hilton, Billy Jack, Christopher Reeves, Linda Ronstadt, and Burt Rutan. Werner von Braun flew here often.

On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 8:59:45 PM UTC-6, unknown wrote:
Didn't Jim Lovell (astronaut and author of "Lost Moon" fly gliders out of the Houston glider port?

He was certainly an SSA member in the mid-1990's. Story Musgrave is an SSA life member and holds a CFI-G. No idea if he remains active as a soaring pilot.

Who's Billy Jack? Are you referring to the actor, Tom Laughlin?


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On Friday, August 31, 2012 1:12:50 PM UTC-7, Unknown wrote:
The french list is interesting, Linda Ronstant!! Who'd a thunk it.



From a history of Rosamond Airport --

Some noteworthy names that trained or learned to fly at Rosamond a
Governor Pat Brown, Barron Hilton, Billy Jack, Christopher Reeves, Linda
Ronstadt, and Burt Rutan. Werner von Braun flew here often.

At 15:14 05 September 2012, JohnDeRosa wrote:
On Friday, August 31, 2012 2:09:50 PM UTC-5, Mike C wrote:
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I seem to recollect, from reading the report some time ago, that one, if
not two of the crew had trained in gliders.

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t wasn't on camera). Does that make Tom a famous glider pilot? ;-)


Why did the canopy open on the correct side of the Duo when they got in,
and the other side when they got out?
BTW Peter Scott the naturalist, flew in many competitions in the UK.

Dave



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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.

Actually, he was. If you look closely, he and his lovely wife Doris
(Russo'd up in a red wig) are visible in a head on shot, flying straight to
camera.

The canopy conundrum was because they built a mockup that reversed the
canopy hinge so that, wait for it, they could shoot Rene Russo's better
side.

Casey Jay
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However, Tom Knauff did fly in the re-make of the "Thomas Crown Affair"
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t wasn't on camera). Does that make Tom a famous glider pilot? ;-)


Why did the canopy open on the correct side of the Duo when they got in,
and the other side when they got out?

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?



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

Filmmaker George Pappy has released his documentary on DVD about the life of beautiful 1950s - 1980s actress/aviatrix and sailplane pilot Susan Oliver.. It's called "The Green Girl" in deference to her role as Vina, the green Orion Dancing Girl in "Star Trek, The Cage", a two hour episode made out of the original Star Trek pilot show. The "Green Girl" documentary is mostly about her acting career, and personal life, but a very significant part of her personal life involved flying, including soaring. She earned her glider rating in July 1972 while filming an episode of "The American Sportsman" at El Mirage Gliderport in California, where she learns to soar, and makes a cross country flight. There are a number of clips from that "American Sportsman" show included in the documentary, as well as other rare news clips and interviews with people who flew with her during the different parts of her flying career. She had flown the Atlantic solo in her own single engine Aero Commander 200, as well as being a co-winner of the 99s Powder Puff Cross Country race. She placed second in the 1966 celebrity division of the Reno Air Races. She held some FAI records for the power plane class of her Aero Commander 200. You can get a copy of the DVD here for $19.99 :

http://shop.thegreengirlmovie.com/

He also has a Facebook page he

https://www.facebook.com/GreenGirlMovie

On Friday, August 15, 2014 10:59:14 PM UTC-4, wrote:

Filmmaker George Pappy has released his documentary on DVD about the life of beautiful 1950s - 1980s actress/aviatrix and sailplane pilot Susan Oliver. It's called "The Green Girl" in deference to her role as Vina, the green Orion Dancing Girl in "Star Trek, The Cage", a two hour episode made out of the original Star Trek pilot show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dNGU772_cI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feb1wioCA_8

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)