Mar 9, 2025
In this Episode of The Thermal, long time gliding blogger Ritz de Luij has put away her keyboard . Ritz talks to us about her love of gliding, her passion for the sport and the triumphs and tragedies she experienced along the way.
And we go to Australia and speak to an octogenarian glider pilot with over 6000 hours who...
Jan 11, 2025
In this Episode of The Thermal, an epic Christmas Day flight that covered most of the eastern Adriatic and 4 countries with a blistering average speed of 160 kmph and a distance of some 1100 kms.
And hitting it hard with a 50 year old glider. Who says you need the latest hot ship to have fantastic gliding adventures....
Dec 11, 2024
On Episode #57 of The Thermal, going the distance in an Archaeopteryx. What’s that you ask? Well, it’s a low performance hybrid glider that an intrepid Australian glider pilot just flew for over 600 kilometers.
And wave flying in the Canadian Rockies. We learn why the Cowley Wave Camp is the go to event for...
Oct 29, 2024
In this Episode of The Thermal, a feature interview with Patrick McLaughlin – the man behind the Mountain High Oxygen system. He has won the 2024 OSTIV award for his contribution to gliding safety.
And combining passions. We talk to Tobias Barth about his new book called Framing the Sky and how he combines his love of...
Oct 1, 2024
In Episode #55 of The Thermal, Dutch racing pilot Jeroen Verkuijl on flying at the World Gliding Championships in Uvalde, Texas. And he tells us about the special day team Orange finished 1st in all three classes.
And a solution to the ever-increasing cost and number of flights for students to solo. We speak to an...