Unlike the youth in the program, Woolery didn’t start his glider training until he was 59 and soloed on his 60th birthday. When Woolery was a teen, some of his friends took flying lessons.

At that point, the U.S. had 154 certificated glider pilots, a bare handful of glider pilot-training schools, and fewer than 200 gliders. By summer’s end, the Navy had contracted for 14 ...

Woodinville 16-year-old glider pilot could fly before she could drive Ishitha Arekapudi is working to bridge the gender and age gap in aviation. #k5evening To stream KING 5 on your phone, you need ...