And keeping the engine running is CHEATING! that's not gliding! go on, man up, turn it off!
Mary,
It wasn't about cheating - it was about teaching people how to plan a circuit in a 35:1 glider.
Fantome,
I might take you up on that if I'm down that way. I've always wanted to soar on the Morning Glory, ever since I first read about it.
7000 km in a Falke - the mind boggles. The longest trip I did was Cold Lake to Calgary (240 nm) and that was mind- and bum-numbing. I managed to speed it up by dolphining and increased my ground speed by 15kts.