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 ...

Dr. Galo Grijalva secures Fred Rowland before a glider ride at Aero Soaring Club located at Dart Field, Mayville, New York. Photos by Beverly Kehe-Rowland With the unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve ...

Six area teens from Crow Wing Composite Squadron got a taste of flight at the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) North Central Region Flight Academy from July 12-20 in Mankato, thanks to scholarships from the ...

Imagine a program that gives teens a chance to fly planes on their own. Twenty-four teens from around the country descended upon southern Minnesota this week for a chance to do just that. The Civil ...

At some point, you've probably thought about flying a small airplane. If you live on Long Island, you see them overhead every day, cutting across the sky in all directions making their way to points ...

Pipistrel’s Velis Electro single-engined full-electric light aircraft is a head-turner. Unobtrusively parked on the ramp, the slender two-seater is often mistaken for a powered glider. When it taxis, ...

ABOVE: The Helping Dreams gliding scholarships provide recipients with the opportunity to undertake glider and powered-flying ...