Gliding takes on a different mentality in the United States vs. Europe, Kujat said. “The European model is they’re going to do everything to protect the pilot from himself. In America, we do just ...

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 ...

Bristol XLRQ aimed to give US Marines amphibious glider capability in WWII, but shifting doctrine and production limits led ...

Karl Striedieck assembles his glider at his airstrip in Port Matilda. Below: Karl and Iris Striedieck are helping to organize the 2015 Region 2 Soaring Competition at the Mifflin County Airport May 16 ...