Annals Of Achievement–Flying Fossett: Last week it was a Zeppelin record in Germany. This weekend it was a glider record in Argentina. Uber-Wetass Steve Fossett never really stops in his ceaseless hunt to own just about every record in the world. And now he has pocketed the glider free distance (straight-line) record, flying 1,358 miles with co-pilot Terry Delore. The flight took Fossett about two-thirds the length of Argentina, and lasted 15 hours and 42 minutes (his only real problem was that he thought his feet might freeze). Even though that’s like gliding from New York to Dallas, Argentina is the place all the glider nuts congregate to go after this record, because there is a little mountain range there called “The Andes.” Fossett now owns 11 of the 21 major glider records, so he has some more work to do before he can pack up his glider for good. I’m sure that’s a relief to the gliding community…



Mountain Hopping: “Er, Steve. Could you stop playing with that Zeppelin medal, and pull up a bit…”