NORTH ADAMS — A plane rumbled down the runway at Harriman-and-West Airport midday Thursday, but there’s was a catch. A rope stretched behind the plane to a glider that it tugged down the runway and ...

View from the glider cockpit while being towed aloft. Photo by David Freeze While many of us are intrigued by the opportunity to fly, the process is usually more of a time or financial commitment than ...

The article promotes glider flying as a rewarding activity, suggesting introductory flights or attending soaring events to overcome apprehension. It lists several upcoming glider events across the US: ...

When the glider pilot released the umbilical cord that connected the craft to the tow plane 6,000 feet above Jean, it sounded similar to a shot ringing through the cockpit. It was a startling sound to ...