ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Over 100 pilots and crew members from different countries have gathered at Harris Hill, each one bringing unique skills to the meet. This year’s meet is special because the ...

Windy City Soaring Association is hosting the first sailplane regatta in the greater Chicago area in more than 20 years. A sailplane, also known as a glider plane is an aircraft with no engine. A ...

For pilots in the Soaring Society of Boulder, the sky is their happy place. The club, which is based at the Boulder Municipal Airport, has around 160 members who cruise through the air in sleek ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a deadly sailplane crash in Warren County Friday afternoon.It happened around 1:21 p.m. on Elbon Road at the Caesar Creek Soaring Club in ...

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) says it recently completed testing of cooperative autonomous soaring algorithms used to keep unmanned sailplanes aloft for sustained flight durations. The ...

Backpack slope soaring wings deliver a lightweight and portable gliding experience, and in this video we test how an ultralight wing performs in real slope lift conditions. Watch the full flight to ...