It was my first day of hang-gliding lessons, and already I felt like a bird. A big, stupid, flightless bird. I was running around in a damp field, harnessed into a huge set of wings, sweating like mad ...

Fred Fehsenfeld, a Purdue mechanical engineering alumnus, stands near Sky Dancer, a Pipistrel Sinus glider he gifted to Purdue. The gift effectively ushers in a new era of glider instruction and ...

WURTSBORO — When Jim Cramer offered to give me a lesson in gliding at Wurtsboro Airport before the Club Class National competition came to town, I didn’t know that learning to fly a glider would ...

KHQ.COM - Hang gliding tour opportunities are available throughout both eastern and western Washington for those who want to see the Pacific Northwest from above. U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding ...

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 ...

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