OBSERVING NATURE'S POWER on a different level is one of the many privileges of being a pilot. Elite-level glider pilots take that privilege a step further and harness that power. Browsing through glider records is a study in the incredible ability these pilots have to read the conditions and adapt to them in order to stay aloft as long as possible or fly as far as possible. For decades, American Thomas Knauff held the world record for the longest out-and-back distance in a glider when he flew the spine of the Appalachians for a total of 1,023 miles.
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