17 Jul 2005
25 Jun 2005Long Flights
Our instructor Bill Daniels flew his Nimbus 2C from Boulder to Santa Fe, NM, and back to Alamosa, CO, for a distance of 530 miles. This was the same day that 5Z and ZL from Black Forest went to Taos, NM and back. Nick Stong and Al Ossorio have gone into Wyoming and back launched from MHG tows. 
15 Jun 2005Hot Stuff
With the temperature getting to the 90s day after day, some spectacular thermal flights have been made late in the day. Visitors from all over the USA and Europe have been ecstatic about zipping around the Continental divide at 17,000' in our Genesis, with cloudbase still high above them. 
15 Apr 2005Television coverage
David Klingensmith, an 18 year old in a wheelchair, first soloed our Grob 103 with hand-controlled rudder over a year ago. While preparing for his Private Pilot certificate this week, David was featured on Channel 9 News in a story by weather reporter Nick Carter, himself a former teenage pilot from his days in Illinois Civil Air Patrol. Nick has done other stories about gliding here, including a film of him going to 23,000' in wave. 
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15 Sep 2004Product Dealerships
We have been appointed Mountain Region dealers for Mountain High Oxygen E&S and have sold several portable EDS systems already. We also offer Borgelt variometers, MicroAir radios, and Volkslogger data recorders, as well as RAM mounting components. Private owners looking to upgrade should give us a call, and renters can enjoy demonstrators in our ships. For Colorado locals, we offer to match prices to the big soaring retailer, minus shipping, plus Boulder sales tax. Visit our Products page to also see the T-shirts and books we stock, not to mention Hoffmann props or Schweizer spare parts!
20 Jul 2004Youth Must Fly
Each summer, we are pleased to work with teenagers and young adults on their first flying licenses after age 16 (minimum for passenger carrying) or age 14 (minimum for solo). This year was a banner year and we congratulate new PVT pilots Sam Atwood (20), Carlin Getliffe (18), Ali Aschoff (16), Jordon Griffler (16), Loren Spears (16), and new solos Mike Kelly (16) and P.J. Chisolm (16) ... all recipients of MHYGA grants! 
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for larger imageSee 2001 and 1999 Daily Camera articles. See Scholarship
Regional Championships
The Duo Discus went to the Region 9 (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY) Sports Class contest in Parowan, UT, this year. MHG owner Dave Campbell and past National Champ Richard Hall placed 3rd overall, along with other team members Richard's father Dick, MHG Chief pilot Al Ossorio and his glider partner Dave Mencin. Two weeks later, their 3rd partner, Bill Kaewert, won the other Region 9 Sports contest (Hobbs), in their Nimbus 2! 
7 Jun 2004
Long Flights
Outstanding Spring weather allowed impressive feats. 3 of our Flight Instructors (John, Al, Gary) recently soared in excess of 500 km (311 mi) from Boulder to complete their FAI "Diamond" soaring badges. Another, Bill Daniels, flew Diamond distance in a straight line from Alamogorda, NM, to Alamosa, CO. Congratulations also to John Seaborn, who flew 1,000km (624 mi.) from Boulder from a Mile High Gliding tow, nearly rounding both the New Mexico and Wyoming borders.
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12 Apr 2004
Kevin Cousineaus's "High Rent" Article.
Read Kevin Cousineaus's great article from the March 2004 issue of Soaring Magazine. Kevin raved about our spectacular views and his easy climb to 18,000' and the top of Long's Peak, 20 miles away. He was also impressed with our equipment and work with youth, including that his G102 rent subsidized their flying. 
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21 Mar 2004
Ride in a Historic Glider
An article in the April/May Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine (p.58) reviews observation airplanes developed for the Vietnam war, based on the efficient Schweizer 2-32 airframes. One of these QT-2PC aircraft was returned to glider service by Boulder soaring expert Bruce Miller. If you take a ride in N2472W, note the Lockheed logo on the tail. 
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18 Mar 2004
Quiet Towplanes for all
We have acquired an STC from the FAA to install 4-bladed propellers on Piper Pawnee towplanes. We pioneered their use in the USA and proved their low noise output in four years of trials. Now, we can license any USA towplane operator to make the simple bolt-on switch, and we can even supply the propellers as an agent of Hoffmann Propeller KG & Co GmbH . 
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20 Feb 2004
Group Field Trips
On occasion, we are pleased to give brief air experiences to large groups of visitors. On a weekday morning, we can manage a dozen discounted rides of a few minutes each in the space of an hour. Our most recent event was hosting the Boulder Emergency Rescue Squad, who considered it a training exercise in aircraft exit systems. Last month we welcomed school kids from Lakewood's Center for Discovery and Learning and last September we hosted 20 students from Lakewood's Longview High School who's flights counted as EAA Young Eagles flights. 
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4 Feb 2004
Glider Displays
We like to make the public aware of our nature sport and flight training opportunity. Displaying actual hardware goes a long way to arousing interest and dispelling myths, and sailplanes can be dis-assembled and transported easily to other venues. Recently, we exhibited our Genesis inside Longmont's Twin Peaks Mall. Our Duo Discus was a star of the "Gears, Games, Gadgets" recreational trade show at the Denver Convention Center. 
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10 Jan 2004
Prize Winning Youth Visit Mile High Gliding
From sunny Texas, we were joined by a shiverring Mike Westbrook (2000 SSA Kolstad award), and Sylvia Szafarczyk (2001 SSA Bultman best crew), both 18. Sylvia was on a "Tom Bullington" MHYGA grant. Both had dual flights to 23,000 feet and were checked out in the G102 single-seater. (Now with A-14 high altitude O2 system) Sylvia got her Silver altitude badge. Congratulations!
17 Dec 2003
05 Apr 2003*** HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ***
Celebrating 100 years of powered flight: Dec. 17 1903 - Dec. 17 2003.
In celebration of this historic event, Al Ossorio and Nick Stong from Mile High Gliding flew the Grob 103 in the mountain wave at 18,000 feet for 100 minutes. A tribute to Wilbur for staying up at 18 feet for 1 minute in one of their gliders on October 1903. Their best duration. 
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09 Jun 2002Diamond Days
Between November 2002 and March 2003, almost every other day was a "wave day". Four visitors came to fly our equipment and succeeded in scoring their FAI "Diamond" altitude gain (16,404' ft.). Others, including locals, made easy "Gold" gains (9,842 ft.) on many days. 
30 Apr 2002The web site gets an overhaul and a new look.
We flipped the color scheme from elegant white-on-black to practical black-on-white. It improves legibility and saves a lot on black ink cartridges when printing. We also removed frames and enhanced images. Hope you like it. 
15 Oct 2001Facilities & Equipment upgrades
Come see our newly enclosed porch with drink & snack fridges, chairs and gas grill. The G103 has new upholstery and we can tail-tow it for West ops. Our flagship Pawnee, 18L, is resplendent in new fabric and "CU" black-and-gold trim. Enjoy 12,000' thermals while you're here.
05 Oct 2001Goodbye Chris
Chris Rollings has returned home to England and new pursuits (see www.tigerairways.co.uk ). After a year full-time at MHG, he left us with 4 fine new instructors and a training system through Cross-Country, CFI-G, and Contests. This included flying a Nationals with beginners and coaching USA champions out of Boulder. He may return for occasional special events. 
25 Sep 2001Coast to Coast in a 2-32
Our Schweizer 2-32 N2758Z made it in 3 days to Winter Haven, FL, behind our SuperCub "84A". The team on this epic flight, towpilot Rick, glider pilot Al, and owner Dave, is the same that ferried the ship from Lompoc, CA, to Boulder 2 years ago. "58Z" has now been towed coast to coast! 
06 Sep 2000Free to fly as normal
Following the 9-11 crisis grounding of all civil aviation, the FAA incrementally restored flight privileges. Private glider flying was authorized 9-20, commercial rides 9-21, and flight training to include Student Pilot solos 9-22. Area and event restrictions remain: No loitering near CU's Folsom stadium when full. 
31 Aug 2000Labor Day Salida Camp
Colorado pilots love to go on "camps", expeditions to sleepy mountain airports in scenic areas. Several of our staff and regular customers took the Duo Discus and joined the Soaring Society of Boulder at Salida over Labor Day weekend. Thanks to B&J Flying Service for being great hosts. Click on thumbnails
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18 Mar 2000New Advanced Ships
A Genesis 2 has just been relocated to Mile High Gliding for leaseback. Come fly one of the newest designs in the Standard Class. It is almost as easy to fly as our Grob G102IIIIb, added early this year. The Duo Discus we just set up on leaseback as well as our own trusty G103C can orient to flying at high L/D.
10 Jan 2000In like a Lion, out like a Lamb...
Today saw the first use of the "low-noise" propeller for our high-powered Pawnee 260 towplanes. These four-bladed German props are not cheap (they cost as much as some gliders), but we want to be good citizens in a town that values quiet. Besides, no one appreciates silent flight more than we do!
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01 Jan 2000It pays to see "The Thomas Crown Affair"
- available on Video -
This Pierce Brosnan/Rene Russo "caper" movie was a hit in theaters last summer. Like the 1971 Steve McQueen/Faye Dunaway version, it featured sailplane flying as one of the hero's exotic hobbies. During the premiere week, we displayed our own Duo Discus at the Westminster AMC 24 complex and we handed out the coupons at right. The "Duo" is the sailplane from the film, shown cavorting and soaring along Appalachian ridges near Elmira, NY, and State College, PA. It looks similar to our Grob G103C pictured here, in which we offer rides. 
MHG Club membership passes first dozen
To encourage participation in our frequent flyers Club, we offered free membership in the Soaring Society of America to those that enrolled by the end of January (value $55 over age 22, $27 under). The Mile High Gliding Club has been approved as a Chapter Member of the SSA. 
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