Soaring into a Record

 


Gordon Boettger rode the Sierra Wave from Minden, NV to Cedarville, CA - logging 3,058 km, which is 50 more than the previous record.

The Sierra Wave is an air current created by winds that lift off the Sierra Nevada mountains, generally called lee waves.

Gordon has been gliding since he was 13, with his first solo flight at 14, and a power solo on his 16th birthday.

He flies an Arcus, which is legal for night flight and is equipped with night-vision goggles.  It is reliable at high altitudes and in cold temperatures.

His ultimate goal is a two-day flight into the center of the US, exceeding 2300 km.


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