About

The foundation of this safe and inspiring experience is the pilot, the glider, and the airport…

Your Pilot

Mike learned to fly gliders at Twenty-nine Palms and finished his training at Elsinore, CA in 2008. Mike has:

A commercial rating in gliders
Over 550 hours in gliders and motorglider
Several FAI soaring achievement awards

Mike is an avid pilot, and in addition to giving rides, loves to fly his immaculate Schweizer 1-26E sailplane.

The Glider

The Aeromot AMT-200 Super Ximango is a French designed (René Fournier) Brazilian-built motor glider.

Built from glassfibre, the Super Ximango is a low-wing monoplane with conventional retractable landing gear and a T-tail. Powered by a front-mounted 80hp Rotax 912A, it has an enclosed side-by-side cockpit for two. The wings fold for easy storage in a conventional hangar.

The Ximango is operated by both the U.S. Air Force Academy and by NASA as the TG-14 with the following specifications:

Length: 26.5 ft.
Wingspan: 58 ft.
Empty weight: 1,334 lb.
Max weight: 1,874 lb.
Please visit the FAQ page for maximum height & weight of passengers.

Cruise speed at 75% power: 110 mph.
Stall speed: 47 mph.
Never exceed speed: 152 mph.
Maximum glide ratio: 31/1

Bermuda Dunes Airport

Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) is a public use airport located 14 miles east of the central business district of Palm Springs, in the Coachella Valley, California.

It is privately owned and covers 94 acres at an elevation of 73 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 70 feet.