NYTimes Story on Zapata Record Flight

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mcgowantk
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NYTimes Story on Zapata Record Flight

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The New York Times has a great story today about Johnny and Dustin's flight this summer. Check it out:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/sport ... ml?hp&_r=0
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A very enjoyable read and well written story!
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It really is quite a fantastic article!
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And your CHGPA helped put the piece together! The person at NY Times that does graphics is here in DC, and she called me for technical advice regarding flight through thermals. I also gave her some of the great reference material from Pagen's Training Manual.
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That is the best damn mainstream article about hang gliding that I have ever read.
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