Of all the ingredients needed to create a record flight, imagination is Yassen’s favorite. On August 8th, Mr. Savov imagined himself launching in Northeast Bulgaria, and landing on a Greek beach. The result, a new Bulgarian Distance Record, and an amazing flight. Thus, another adventure story from our friend, Yassen Savov:<\/p>\n
\u201cCross country flying is kind of like mountain climbing, but inverted \u2013 from vertical to horizontal \u2013 in its core the same adventure across space, that challenge of the place beyond drawing you further, higher, deeper, to the outer limits of what you know and what you can, that place beyond challenging you to focus all your powers and perform, to conquer space and come back down a better man, improved, inspired, having completed something beautiful, yet completely useless.<\/p>\n
In its fluidity, however, it’s more like skiing \u2013 the lines you draw flowing smoothly across the canvas of your landscape, restricted only by the laws of physics and your own imagination.<\/p>\n
Speaking of imagination, I had seen the forecast and realized that one of my dream lines could be painted on that next day, so I bought a ticket for the night train from Sofia and spent all night on it to …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n