During its harried 18-month career the Army Air Forces glider program has found the winds of public and official esteem as tricky as the thermal air currents over a mountain peak. Like many another ...

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About Face. Early in 1941, Secretary Stimson said: “Flight training in gliders or sailplanes as a preliminary step in power-plane training is of doubtful value, and it is believed the cost is not ...

Extra curricular activities such as clubs and sports teams can be a big part of a student's high school years. For 16-year-old Cameron Strawmier, some of his time spent outside of school is spent ...

Have you ever thought about flying in a glider? Watch one silently overhead and it seems surreal, so free, so, well, simple. It looks like anyone could do it. "Anyone can, with a little bit of ...