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The Thermal Podcast - Episode #14

The Thermal Podcast - Episode #14

FromThe Thermal Podcast


The Thermal Podcast - Episode #14

FromThe Thermal Podcast

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode #14 of The Thermal is now available at your favourite podcast provider.   In this episode , we get an update on how one Canadian gliding club is dealing with the COVID pandemic and flying operations. (1 minute and 50 seconds into the show)   In California, Jim Payne has been breaking records in Nixus – a one of a kind 28-meter, two-seat super-ship with a fly-by wire control system. We talk to Jim and the glider’s designer Paulo Iscold. (12 minute and 43 seconds into the show)   On Gliding Club Confidential we go to Denmark and find out how Danes like to soar over their very flat nation. (32 minutes into the show)   From Russia with Love - We hear from an American glider pilot who’s had a life-long love affair with a Russian 18-meter glider. A glider he has finally been able to get his hands on. (40 minutes into the show) That and a whole lot more on Episode #14 of The Thermal.
Released:
Jun 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (49)

The Thermal is a monthly podcast devoted to the sport of gliding. You’ll hear about the latest cutting-edge sailplanes and technology. We’ll also be talking about gliding safety, instructing, gliding history, cool pilot interviews, towing, winching and a whole lot more. New podcasts will be released the 1st Saturday of every month.