Edmonton Soaring Club pilot killed in Lamont County glider crash

Cpl. Mathew Howell says police responded to the crash in Lamont County, northeast of Edmonton, shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday ...
wnep

Sailplanes soaring high in Montour County

MONTOUR COUNTY, Pa. — Sailplanes are soaring through the sky all weekend at the Sky High R/C Field near the Lycoming-Montour County line. "The powered plane has a 13-horse-powered motor in it, and it ...
The Baltimore Sun

Aloft with the wind in a limitless sky Soaring ‘sailplanes’ fly up to 4,000 times a year

If you want to take a ride with the only commercial glider service in Maryland, you have to keep two things in mind before you even think about soaring: Close the gate so the cows don’t get out, and ...
Autoblog

In Detail: Gliders, Sailplanes And Soaring

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 ...