Short of sprouting wings, piloting an 18-metre fibreglass glider is the closest Christopher Thorpe will get to an eagle in flight. It is a clear summer day in western Victoria as he prepares for ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – The youngest glider pilot in the history of American competitors is heading from Lakeland to Poland for the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Junior World Gliding ...

PERRY — Newcomers to eastern Aiken County may have experienced a cloud-level surprise during the past week, with dozens of gliders taking part in an annual competition featuring motor-free aircrafts ...

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The Mother Lode Sky Riders gliding club at Lake McClure said it will hold gliding competition Oct. 15-16 at the lake. A $30 donation will allow entry to the competition, food and drinks and provide ...

Glider pilots from across the United States are competing in the 2022 Standard and 20-Meter Multi-Seat National Glider Competition from June 7-16 at the Sunflower Glider Port on the retired Naval Air ...

A glider named Tweety Bird soars over Reno County farm fields near Sunflower Glider Port in 2015. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle Some of the country’s largest gliders will compete in the Kansas ...

YODER, Kan. (KWCH) - A central Kansas man took the ride of his life Friday, an unforgettable moment that could be his last flight. The Kansas Soaring Association is hosting the 2022 Standard and ...

Students from North Carolina State University soared to victory in Energy Challenge 2003, a paper-winged glider competition held Saturday at Nags Head, N.C. The event was held to help commemorate the ...

Event drew hang gliders from across the global to Texas for competition. Oct. 18, 2009— -- The sky over Big Spring, Texas, provides near-perfect conditions for racing hang gliders. But the area ...