Just about every glider pilot in the world knows about Marfa and its thermal updrafts, which provided the means to set distance and altitude records for sailplanes (642 miles, 28,000 feet). Most of those pilots know Burt Compton, who spends a lot of time at the Marfa airport.
“I built 3 hangars here at the airport,” says Burt. “I have the Marfa Gliders Soaring Centre, spelling t...
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