Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast

Chuck Fulton
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Soaring the sky is an aviation podcast dedicated to sailplanes and gliding. Join Chuck as he talks with glider pilots around the globe. You never know who my be the next guest on Soaring the sky.

  1. 05/21/2024

    146: The Last Episode

    On this last episode Barbora and Sergio join us to celebrate all the great episodes and play some of our favorite moments we have had over the years.  Sergio also will have a new and final segment later in the show. Thank you for your support and helping us on this amazing journey we have had over the last 5 years. We hope you keep Soaring The Sky.

    21 min

  2. 01/23/2024

    145: Eagle Eyes, Australian Skies & the PW5

    Barbora has just returned from Australia and joins Chuck to talk about wave Camp and the Worlds in Narromine. Later in the episode we chat with Markus in Germany to talk about what happened when he got bored during Covid. He will share his soaring journey with us and what he is planning later this year to help grow the soaring community.  Sergio the Soaring Master continues his segment on the history of the PW5 part 2 titled, "Dream vs Reality".  Join us now for this exciting episode on Soaring The Sky!   www.interglide.de www.xcnav.de info@interglide.de

    56 min

  3. 11/29/2023

    144: Extraterrestrial Soaring: Max Fabricius Interview & WGC 2023 Update

    Today we first join Barbora, The Gliding Junkie at The 37th FAI World Gliding Championships in Narromine, New South Wales Australia. Chuck will then be talking with our new guest pilot Max Fabricius in Germany as he shares his soaring journey with us as well as his very interesting day job as an Astronomer.     Later on this episode we join Sergio, The Soaring Master for a new segment about the tragic story of the world Class and the PW5. Join us now for all this and more for episode 144 here on Soaring The Sky!

    1h 3m

  4. 10/31/2023

    143: Behind The Art Of Gliding with Simon Lemmerer

    On this episode we first join Barbora, our co-host as she is in the middle of wave camp in the Czech Republic. We then head to Austria to chat with glider pilot and author Simon Lemmerer! He will be sharing his aviation journey and adventures with us as well as taking us behind the scenes of his new book , The Art of Gliding.  This book is sure to be a real treat for the soaring community! With stories from him as well as other pilots and packed with Pictures and lessons to be learned. Don't miss this exciting interview! Sergio The soaring Master returns to us on this episode as he brings us a new segment titled "Where We are Heading"  https://wingsandwheels.com/the-art-of-gliding.html hello@viento.aero www.viento.aero www.artofgliding.com www.patreon.com/soaringthesky

    45 min

  5. 07/24/2023

    142: Soaring To The Podium In Spain: 2023 Woman’s World’s Standard Class Champion Barbora Moravcova

    On this episode Barbora shares her story flying and competing in Spain as she joins the Worlds top glider pilots to fly and soar thousands of Kilometers in hopes to become the next world champion. Join us now as Barbora jumps in her LS8 and soars through the many task of this amazing competition. www.soaringthesky.com

    34 min

  6. 06/14/2023

    141: Perlan II Back In Argentina: Reaching for 91,000 Feet

    Join Chuck & Barbora as they chat with Miguel Iturmendi, one of the pilots for an update on Perlan II now in Argentina. We will Also find out how you can join them live inside and outside the cockpit as they reach for 91,000 feet and a new world record! All this and more now on episode 141 of soaring the sky! https://perlanproject.org/ www.patreon.com/soaringthesky www.soaringthesky.com

    33 min
  7. 140: Flying with your feet: Sara Stearns story

    05/15/2023

    140: Flying with your feet: Sara Stearns story

    On this episode of the podcast Barbora, aka the Gliding Junkie joins Chuck to chat about what she has been up to and welcome our new guest pilot Sara Stearns! Sara loves to soar and has been in the aviation community for years. She recently retired after flying helicopters for 46 years! She has some amazing adventures to share with us and talks about how she survived all those years in the air. Sara will also talk about her soaring journey and how helicopters and gliders have more in common then you might think.    Sergio The Soaring Master returns on this episode to discuss inflight fatigue and what we can do to fight it. Join us now for another aviation adventure here on Soaring The Sky!    www.soaringthesky.com

    1h 12m

  8. 04/15/2023

    139: Aerobatics & Team Flying

    On this episode we first talk to Jack Jenner Hall, one of the ambassadors of Aviation for the Department for Transport. Jack was first on the podcast at the age of 14 after he become Britians youngest pilot! Now 16, he has not stopped reaching for the sky, recentley he helped put together an aerobatic training for young people.  Jack also shares with us some of his recent experiences like his first landout while soaring cross country.  Later on the podcast David McMaster gives us an update on his project to educate people more on team flying and, has some exciting news to share with us! David also has some advice on how to start the new soaring season off with saftey first! He will also talk about about his recent trip to Reno Nevada for the SSA convetion where he spoke about his trip to the Junior World's.  https://harrishillsoaring.org/ Mcmasterdr@gmail.com  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexx5Iaff4sjVvbSezoJF4mlK2LZrGa4MvCS9wmdkJ18FUSsg/viewform

    28 min
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Soaring the sky is an aviation podcast dedicated to sailplanes and gliding. Join Chuck as he talks with glider pilots around the globe. You never know who my be the next guest on Soaring the sky.

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