rl@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Robert Langridge%CGL) (01/27/86)
Paul Bikle's 1961 sailplane altitude record may be in jeopardy. According to a Feb "Soaring" letter and editorial response, a group at Tehachapi calling themselves Flight Level 500 plan to exceed that altitude, and ". . . there is a good possibility that by the time you read this an attempt will have been made for the record". Equipment is a Twin Astir with pressure suits for both crew members. The Sierra wave has been encountered beyond FL600, so the lift is there. Bob Langridge rl@ucsfcgl (ARPA, UUCP, BITNET) Computer Graphics Laboratory University of California +1 415 476 2630 San Francisco CA 94143 +1 415 476 1540