Hang gliders counter that hang gliding is safe, but say it appears in recent years the control tower is sending airplanes over Mount Sentinel to make steep descents into the airport.

As he was flying his hang glider, a small commuter airplane flew over Sentinel and about 1,000 feet above Hallman, causing the shaken pilot to take evasive measures.

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Japan’s SCMaglev will be the world’s fastest train, gliding at 500 km/h and cutting Tokyo–Osaka travel to just over an hour. But with sky-high costs and global skepticism, will this bold leap in ...

Over and done with! Yes of today your old columnist is no longer an FAA CFI. That stands for Certified Flight Instructor, which in the civilian world means a qualified instructor to teach students to ...

A remarkable half-century in the skies, distinguished by an unblemished record of no accidents or FAA violations, has culminated in local pilot Timothy J. Dickerson receiving the esteemed Wright ...

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Construction is halted before the aircraft is completed. 1891 -- Otto Lilienthal, a German mechanical engineer, begins a program of flight research using piloted hang gliders of his own design. He and ...

Gliders with engines do exist. They are called motor gliders and are essentially fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power.

So, what caused a highly reliable twin engine jet to turn into a glider? The short answer is fuel contamination. The Lear 35 ...