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Originally Posted by Andrzej Kobus
On Apr 28, 8:25*pm, Evan Ludeman wrote:[color=blue][i]
I didn't mean to take anything away from Marian's accomplishment, but
Bob's was absolutely epic. *US diplome #15 and way before GPS and
google earth. *The game has changed a lot. *Bob did it the hard way
and deserves to be remembered for it. *...
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I am not sure if anything else can be more epic!
AK
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Both flights mentioned in this thread are noteworthy and inspiring. Lest we forget, there are many "epic" flights to be had. While not necessarily of the world or national record breaking variety, each one of us has the opportunity for "epic" flights as we try to do what we have only dreamed about...even if it's a seemingly small achievement to others.
The beauty of the sport of soaring is that we have the opportunity to challenge ourselves and do things we may have not thought possible before...no matter what the era or technology is being considered.
My current (albeit done "back in the day"...1984-ish) "epic" flight was just shy of 190sm as a gold distance attempt in an SGS 1-34...I failed to get a proper barogram "notch" so the claim was denied. I look forward to many more epic flights in the years to come!
Brad A.