Robert Drew, director of the classic "The Sun Ship Game", died at the age of 90. Most soaring pilots who love this film know little of his other ground-breaking films. Similarly, filmmakers familiar with those films have never heard of "The Sun Ship Game".

When I made "A Fine Week of Soaring" he was gracious enough to let me use some footage from "Sun Ship" to frame George Moffat's story. I encouraged him to release "Sun Ship" on DVD, but there was a nagging question around music rights to the Bee Gees music. Years later I got a call from him that he had remastered the film on DVD and what should he do next to sell it. Fortunately it was early November and still in time for Christmas season, so I connected him with all the soaring retailers and the film made a splash.

His legacy in soaring and filmmaking circles will be present for a long time.

Juan

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