Thread: 1000km flights
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Old January 2nd 18, 05:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default 1000km flights

....And landing out could get you eaten. =-O

On 1/1/2018 10:20 PM, wrote:
I see all the sailplanes doing the long flights in Namibia are either self-launching or fitted with sustainers. I imagine the logistics of getting trailers and crews to Namibia, as well as flying over pretty isolated areas, must make flying there in a conventional sailplane pretty daunting.


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