A woman was killed and a pilot was seriously injured after their glider crashed in Tasmania’s Southern Midlands. According to ...

Improper assembly of a glider elevator in its rudder, despite a “fail-safe” design of the connection, may have been the cause of Sunday’s fatal crash at the Minden-Tahoe Airport. Pilot Clem Bowman of ...

Although zero-emission air travel may sound like a thing of the future, gliders have a long history, which can be traced back to the birth of aeronautics. Before the Wright brothers famously outfitted ...

The article promotes glider flying as a rewarding activity, suggesting introductory flights or attending soaring events to overcome apprehension. It lists several upcoming glider events across the US: ...

WURTSBORO — There’s flying, and then there’s soaring. The sport of piloting a glider, or sailplane, is called soaring. With no engine, a glider pilot reads the clouds, the sky and the landscape, to ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Over 100 pilots and crew members from different countries have gathered at Harris Hill, each one bringing unique skills to the meet. This year’s meet is special because the ...

View from the glider cockpit while being towed aloft. Photo by David Freeze While many of us are intrigued by the opportunity to fly, the process is usually more of a time or financial commitment than ...

He’s Steve Leonard, a sailplane pilot. He’s been there and back again. Sailplanes look like airplanes. They don’t have engines. A tow plane pulls sailplanes into the air with a cable. A gifted pilot ...