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BURT COMPSON IS A SAILPLAME GURU
Just about every glider pilot in the world knows about Marfa and its thermal up-drafts, which provided the means to set distance and altitude records for sailplanes (642 miles, 28,000 feet). Most of those pilots know Burt Compton, who spends a lot of time at the Marfa airport.
“I built 3 hangars here at the airport,” says Burt. “I have the Marfa Gl…