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Pennsylvania State University.
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Karl Striedieck
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He was an early pioneer of ridge soaring in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the 1960s, ultimately setting nine world records flying gliders there. Mr. Striedieck was a United States. Air Force pilot from 1959 to 1962, flying the F-86 Sabre and F-102 Delta Dagger, then continued his military service until 1981 in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, where he transitioned to the A-7 Corsair World War II A year before graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 1965, he started flying gliders when he and Bill Clark co-founded the Nittany Soaring Club, flying out of the former State College Air Depot. He has over 15,000 flying hours, with nearly half of that total in gliders.
Out-and-return distance: 767.02 km, 3 March 1968, Eaglesville, Pennsylvania, Schleicher Ka 8B
Out-and-return distance: 916.30 km, 7 November 1971, Eagle Field, Pennsylvania, Schleicher Anti-Submarine Warfare 15
Out-and-return distance: 1098.54 km, 15 October 1972, Eagle Field, Pennsylvania, Schleicher Anti-Submarine Warfare 15
Out-and-return distance: 1025.02 km, 7 October 1972, Eagle Field, Pennsylvania, Schleicher Anti-Submarine Warfare 15
Out-and-return distance: 1298.97 km, 17 March 1976, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, Schleicher Anti-Submarine Warfare 17
Out-and-return distance: 1634.70 km, 9 May 1977, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, Schleicher Anti-Submarine Warfare 17
Distance over a triangular course: 1362.68 km, 2 May 1986, Julian, Pennsylvania, Schleicher Anti-Submarine Warfare 20B
Free distance using up to 3 turn points: 1434.99 km, 12 May 1994, Portuguese Matilda, Pennsylvania, Schleicher Anti-Submarine Warfare 20B
Straight distance to a declared goal: 1288.79 km, 18 April 1997, Eagle Field, Pennsylvania Schleicher Anti-Submarine Warfare 27
Source: Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Social Security Administration Contest Rules Committee Chairman 1992-2004
Contest Organizer/Manager 18 times
Lilienthal Medal 1971
Lincoln Award 1986
United States. Standard Class Trophy 1973, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1996;
United States. Schreder 15M Trophy 1977, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2001
Giltner Trophy 1988, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2001
Hilton Cup 1989
du Pont Trophy 1990
Kubly Standard Trophy 1991, 1992, 1993, 1990
Gomez Trophy 1999
Lattimore Trophy 1999
Hatcher Trophy 2001
FAI 1000 K Diploma #5 (International #8) 1972
Source: Soaring Hall of Fame.
