Russ has accumulated over 4500 hours since he soloed in 1975, and has been an aircraft owner for over 20 years.   During his last 13 years in Arizona, he has become a soaring enthusiast and earned his flight instructor rating in gliders in 1994.  With over 2500 hours in the Diamond Xtreme, he is truly the specialist in this make and model.  

Russ also is expert in the Stemme and Ximango motorgliders.   

He can't wait to take off under the power of his own motorglider and shut off the engine as soon as he finds his first thermal.  In Arizona, a five-hour flight without power is readily accomplished in the summer, and flights to and from the Grand Canyon are often possible without a drop of avgas.  There's nothing more exciting than getting a hundred miles a gallon from a motorglider!    

Fly and enjoy your next (or first) thermal with him and you'll understand his love of flying! 

Let a Sky King flight remove you from the stresses of ordinary life! 

Jeff Puckett, a Diamond Aircraft distributor, writes:

Regards, Jeff