The Thermal Podcast - Episode #13

Published: May 30, 2020, 9:29 p.m.

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In this Episode of The Thermal, we hear from the two pilots who just set a new US multi-seat record by flying from Minnesota to Tennessee in an Arcus M. This flight wasn\\u2019t a spur of the moment decision. It was literally years in the making.

In the UK, the British Gliding Association has noticed a disturbing trend in towplane upsets. We talk to the Chair of the British Gliding Association\\u2019s Safety Committee to find out why and what\\u2019s being done to stop it from happening.

Parachutes\\u2026believe it or not\\u2026sometimes glider pilots actually have to use them. We talk to long time competition pilot Dave Nadler about leaving an out of control glider and living to talk about it. Pay attention to this interview\\u2026it could save our life.

And on Gliding Club Confidential, we go to Lithuania. A small country on the Baltic with a group of passionate glider pilots.\\xa0

That and a whole lot more on this edition of The Thermal Podcast\\u2026

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