#264 – A Monster record downwind wave flight across the US with Gordon Boettger
About this episode
Gordon Boettger shares his extraordinary gliding adventure across the US, discussing the technical aspects and challenges of his record flight.
Gordon Boettger discusses an extraordinary gliding adventure that took he and his copilot Bruce Campbell across the Rockies in mountain wave in an Arcus glider from Minden, Nevada to Dodge City, Kansas- 1112 miles on December 19th, 2025. Gordon shares his lifelong dream of soaring high (max altitude was near 28,000 feet!) and downwind in mountain wave and the technical aspects of his wild flight, including the use of night vision goggles (they took off at 0300) and the importance of very specific weather conditions to pull it off.
More episodes of Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast
- #271 Why the Sports Racing Class (SRS) is taking the Paragliding world by storm with Brett Janaway
- #270 From the Czech Mountains to Kenyan Volcanoes: Jakub Rott’s Flying Journey
- #269 Navigating Doubts with Violeta Jimenez
- #268 Control Theory, Winning a PWC, and behind the scenes of X-Alps madness with Estefano Salgado
- #267 Bivvy and Adventure Flying by HANG GLIDER with Emi Carvalho
- #266 Serena Ronchi and the Comeback
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast podcast page.