Look Who Flies Gliders!

You never know who you will meet in the sport of soaring. Below is a list of some famous glider pilots.

Oriville Write flew unpowered planes before trying to mate an engine to any of his machines.
Wilber Wright flew unpowered planes before trying to mate an engine to any of his machines.
Charles Lindberg was the 9th person in the United States to earn a first class glider license.
Anne Lindberg was the 10th person in the U.S.A. and the first woman to earn a glider rating. She did it while on her honeymoon with Charles.
Christopher Reeve was an avid sailplane racer and earned his glider rating at 1N7 in Blairstown, NJ.
Steve McQueen did his own glider flying in the original version of "The Thomas Crown Afair". The glider he flew in that film is still registered and flying.
All the space shuttle pilots since the space shuttle is the largest glider ever built.
Hugh Downs flys gliders when not on TV.
John Kerry takes a break from politics by flying sailplanes
Cliff Robertson uses soaring as a break from acting.
Neil Armstrong flies gliders in addition to space ships.
Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenburger III, the hero of the Hudson, learned to fly gliders as a kid before he attended the Air Force Academy.
Mathew Fox, made famous by TV show "Lost" has been a glider pilot for years.
Cliff Robertson, who played JFK in "PT-109" holds a state glider distance record of 240 miles for the state of Nevada.

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