Thomas L. Knauff (born 1938) is an American author, glider pilot, flight instructor, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Pilot Examiner, and a member of the U. Terminology A "glider" is an unpowered Aircraft. The most common types of glider are today used for sporting purposes A flight instructor is a person who teaches others to fly Aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of S. Soaring Hall of Fame. The Soaring Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made the highest achievements in or contributions to the sport of soaring in the United States of America He was an early pioneer of ridge soaring in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the 1960's, ultimately setting five world records flying gliders there. The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of He was the stunt pilot in the 1999 film The Thomas Crown Affair. The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 Heist film by John McTiernan, a Remake of the 1968 film of the same name [1]
Mr. Knauff was the first glider pilot to fly 750 km and 1000 km triangle course flights in the United States, and was the first to fly 1000 km with a passenger. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the His 1,647 km (1,023 mi) out-and-return flight in 1983 was the world's longest glider flight at the time, stood as a world record for nearly 20 years, and is still a U. S. national record. He has set more than 50 other U. S. National soaring records.
His glider flight training manuals, Glider Basics from First Flight to Solo and Glider Basics from Solo to License are the most popular in the U. S. , and he is one of the most respected glider flight instructors in the world. He is one of the few FAA designated pilot examiners who are authorized to issue initial flight instructor certificates. He is also currently training FAA operations inspectors in gliders under government contract.
Mr. Knauff currently lives near State College, Pennsylvania with his wife Doris Grove, another hall of fame glider pilot. State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Doris Grove is an American world record breaking Glider pilot Flight instructor, and a member of the U They own and operate the Ridge Soaring Gliderport in Julian, Pennsylvania, which they founded in 1975. Ridge Soaring Gliderport is a public-use Glider airport located two Nautical miles (4 km southwest of the Central business district of Unionville Julian, (dʒuːliˈæn is a Census-designated place (CDP in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Source: Trasition to Gliders: A Flight Training Handbook for Power Pilots, About the Author, by Doris Grove
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World Glider Records
- Single-place glider
- Out-and-return distance: 1,646. 68 km, 25 April 1983, Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3
- Distance over a triangular course: 1,362. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 68 km, 02 May 1986, Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3
- Free distance using up to 3 turn points: 1,394. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 04 km, 01 June 1993, Schempp-Hirth Discus B
- Two-place glider
- Out-and-return distance: 829. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 7 km, 07 April 1979, IAR IS-28B2 "Lark"
- Out-and-return distance: 1,000. Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR (now IAR SA Brasov) is a Romanian Aerospace manufacturer founded in 1925 88 km, 28 September 1981, Grob Twin Astir II
Other Flying Accomplishments
- Over 50 U. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI is the world governing body for Air sports and Aeronautics and Astronautics world records S. national gliding records
- World/National gliding competitions
- Kronfield Challenge Cup 1991 (First American)
- Eaton Trophy (with Doris Grove) 2000
- du Pont Trophy 1989
- Stroukoff Trophy 1989
- SSA Exceptional Achievement Award 1986
- FAI 1000K Diploma #15 (Int #31) 1980
- Source: Soaring Hall of Fame[3]
Books Authored
- Accident Prevention Manual for Glider Flight Instructors, with Doris Grove, 2nd edition, 1993, (No ISBN)
- Accident Prevention Manual for Glider Pilots, with Doris Grove, 1992. Some of the pilots in the sport of Gliding take part in gliding competitions. The Soaring Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made the highest achievements in or contributions to the sport of soaring in the United States of America
- After Solo, 1995, ISBN 9-9967728-9-6
- Cockpit Guide for Glider CFI's
- Glider Basics from First Flight to Solo, 5th edition, 1993, ISBN 0-9605676-3-1
- Glider Basics from Solo to License [edited by Allan Northcut and Norm Gilmore ; drawings by Robert Fitch]. 1st ed, 1984. ISBN 0-9605676-3-2
- Glider Emergency Procedures
- Glider Flight Instructor Manual, 2001
- Judgment Training Manual for Glider Pilots, with Doris Grove, 1985. OCLC 61776977
- Judgment training manual for glider flight instructors, 1986. OCLC 61776976
- Off Field Landings, 1993
- Ridge Soaring the Bald Eagle Ridge, 1987
- The Bronze Badge Book
- Trasition to Gliders : A Flight Training Handbook for Power Pilots . 2nd ed. , 1990, 1984, ISBN 0-9605676-2-3
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