High in the sky, Ron Tabery circles like a buzzard with a 92-foot wingspan. On a good day, he can soar in his gleaming white glider for six hours or more, riding thermals like elevators and traveling ...

As a bird-watcher, I’ve always wondered what it’s like to soar at peace. I received an up-close-and-personal glimpse of it on my first glider-plane ride Wednesday. Beginning today, others will have a ...

Free-falling from a parachute seemed a bit risky, so I took a safer alternative, but one with similar sensations. When visiting Oahu, I satisfied a longtime desire to soar in a glider (not to be ...

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: ...

OROVILLE — A group of retired pilots will offer glider rides and glider flight instructions at the Oroville Municipal Airport starting today. The pilots pulled the glider out of the hangar with the ...

WASHINGTON — A plane with no engine will be trying to reach what project leaders call the edge of space. The pilot stopped in the nation’s capital Thursday to talk about the ambitious project, aimed ...

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Freedom's Wings Arizona is a nonprofit that is making the sky inclusive for everyone. The organization aims to bring the world of flying to people with disabilities. On Friday, March 29 they partnered ...

The ongoing legal skirmish over the glider-ride business at the Woodbine Gliderport is set to resume in the coming weeks in Carroll Circuit Court. Bay Soaring Inc., which operates out of a grass ...