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Glider pilot creates aviation history in Central Australia flying 1,266 kilometres

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-20/glider-pilot-makes-history-central-australia/106364374

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Glider pilot makes aviation history in Central Australia with 10-hour marathon

A Queensland pilot has made aviation history in Central Australia, flying more than 1,200 kilometres without an engine in a record-breaking glider flight launched from Alice Springs.

Feb 20 at 7:54amWeb
Show thread❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️Feb 20
@VWDasher
That is an amazing distance to travel without an engine.
Show threadFrankFeb 20
@SnowyCA It's incredible!
Show thread❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️Feb 20
@VWDasher yup. I am sure, after landing, they must have been exhausted. It's not like they can put the glider on auto-pilot, and rest, one would have to constantly alert.
Show threadFrankFeb 20
@SnowyCA yeah I was thinking they'd be barely able to eat up there, always atuned to the weather and catching thermals. What a ride though.
Show thread❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️Feb 20
@VWDasher
"Eating"
I hadn't thought of that.
Show threadFrankFeb 20
@SnowyCA ten hours! Peeing in a bottle, I imagine!
Show thread❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️Feb 20

@VWDasher

That's what I was thinking, or,
I had a relative who was a pilot in WWII, and he said they had a funnel and hose that diverted urine outside the plane. 🫣
I suppose "don't look up" takes on a entirely different meaning.😬

Show threadFrankFeb 20
@SnowyCA 😬