Gliding is a pastime for some, but for others it's a competitive sport, which requires the skill of the pilot to fly the unpowered aircraft using naturally occurring air currents to stay airborne.
Gliding conditions were poor on the seventh day of the 2024 National Soaring Competition last May about 60 kilometres south of Calgary near Diamond Valley, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada ...
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – The pilot of a glider plane died Friday after the aircraft crashed into a median on State Road 60 west of Interstate 95, officials said. The 57-year-old man was the only ...