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: ...

The sky’s no longer a limit for automobiles. Alef Aeronautics is turning sci-fi into reality by beginning production on the ...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- A sailplane once collecting dust has been restored to its original condition by area soaring enthusiasts and is once again in the skies over Siouxland. The sleek plane was lovingly ...

It’s a beautiful afternoon in late July, and the smell of freshly cut grass wafts across the airfield. White puffy clouds ...

RENO COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – A decades-old runway in rural Reno County is home to a group of fearless pilots. “We are a small part of an entire world of soaring operations and we are very fortunate to ...

High-altitude aerospace research nonprofit Perlan Project plans this year to take another shot at flying its Perlan 2 glider to a record 90,000ft, after which it intends to terminate that flight-test ...

In a glider, there is no motor, no vibration, no sound. “You become a bird,” said pilot Larry Tuohino. “I have flown with flocks of sea gulls, pelicans, hawks. They look at me in the cockpit, and we ...

Foot-launched sailplanes have been around for a while, but this video of a guy flying one off a cliff caught our eye. On a windy mountainside, you can see him hovering in place against the wind before ...

I invited my friend Ronald to be a student pilot with my rc glider Riser 100, nice weather and beautiful place for flying in ...

The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a Flying Sea Glider underwater glider that delivers itself by flying above the water, extending the range of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs).

A one-person glider crashed into the roof of a Connecticut home Tuesday evening — but miraculously no one was seriously hurt. Officials said a pilot flying a small glider lost power just four miles ...