Soaring – August 2019

24 Soaring • August 2019 • http://www.ssa.org

Oldest Records & Most Record Records

(Courtesy Rollin Hasness.)

10 Oldest State Records

Date Pilot Record Type State Value

08/12/40 Lewin Barringer Absolute Altitude ID 20,800 ft

02/25/61 Paul Bikle Altitude Gain CA 42,303 ft

07/3/61 Rudolf Mozer Free Distance MI 396 mi

07/12/61 Robert Fisher Free Distance ID 346 mi

04/14/63 John Slack Straight Distance

to a Goal IL 355 mi

05/4/63 Kai Gertsen Free Distance NY 350 mi

06/21/63 Edward Byars Straight Distance

to a Goal WV 210 mi

07/28/63 Kai Gertsen Altitude Gain NY 18,047 ft

11/16/64 Joe Robertson Absolute Altitude WA 32,270 ft

04/24/66 William Feldbaumer Free Distance VA 195 mi

Most State Records

Awarded

Pilot # Records

Ronald Clarke 120

Bob Faris 89

Tony Condon 79

Gerald Kaufman 64

Wolfgang Schmelzer 64

Linwood Stevenson 62

Evan Ludeman 55

James Payne 53

Glenn Betzoldt 51

Stephen Michalik 46

Fly A

SAilplAne TodAy

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the opportunity to get a taste

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under the guidance of an FAA

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The FAST Program is geared

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and fly a sailplane FAST today!

The Soaring Society

of America, Inc.

P.O. Box 2100

Hobbs, NM 88241-2100

Phone: (575) 392 1177

Fax: (575) 392-8154

E-mail: [email protected]

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