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The Thermal Podcast

Herrie ten Cate
The Thermal Podcast
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    The Thermal - Episode #67

    08/02/2026 | 49 mins.
    In Episode #67 of The Thermal, recording breaking flights in Australia. We speak to the pilots that just broke the continental distance record.
    And going on safari in South Africa…a gliding safari. We chat with one of the pilots that was part of this epic adventure.
    That's all on Episode #67 of The Thermal.
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    The Thermal - Episode #66

    19/01/2026 | 26 mins.
    Welcome to Episode #66 of The Thermal – the JoeyGlide edition. 
     
    In this Episode of The Thermal, we find out what makes the Australian JoeyGlide for Junior pilots such a success. It's a training event that has a reputation for  turning out world class cross-country pilots.
     
    That's all on this Joey Glide episode of The Thermal.
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    The Thermal - Episode #65

    08/01/2026 | 54 mins.
    Welcome to Episode #65 of The Thermal. On this show… a record Arcus flight from Minden, Nevada to Dodge City, Kansas. Just shy of 1800 kilometers this flight took over 12 hours, and a good portion was flown in the dark with night vision goggles.
    Pilot Gordon Boettger gives us the full story on this Episode of The Thermal.
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    The Thermal - Episode #64

    14/12/2025 | 59 mins.
    After a six-month hiatus – the Thermal Podcast is back with episode #64
     
    The soaring season in the Northern Hemisphere has pretty much wound down. But in early November Chester Fitchett had a record breaking 1750 km wave flight on the East side of the Rockies. Chester puts us in the cockpit as he rockets back and forth       across the Canada – US border.
     
    And in the southern hemisphere the gliding season is in full swing. We chat with John Riedl…who's on a circumnavigation of Australia in his Stemme S12 motor glider. One of the many highlights…the annual Morning Glory wave cloud over the Gulf of Carpentaria. The view from John's cockpit never gets old.
     
    That's all on this Episode of The Thermal.
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    The Thermal - Episode #63

    31/05/2025 | 21 mins.
    Welcome to Episode #63 of The Thermal. I'm your host Herrie ten Cate.
     In this Episode of The Thermal, fire in the air. Possibly the worst thing that can happen to any pilot.
     Well, that happened to me on May 23rd of this year. The glider caught fire during the climb. My training and Lady Luck got me back to the runway with a burning glider
    This is the story of what happened.

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About The Thermal Podcast

The Thermal is a monthly podcast devoted to the sport of gliding. You'll hear about the latest cutting-edge sailplanes and technology. We'll also be talking about gliding safety, instructing, gliding history, cool pilot interviews, towing, winching and a whole lot more. New podcasts will be released the 1st Saturday of every month.
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