Heinz Weissenbuehler (57) started flying gliders at the age of 14 as a Junior on Harris Hill, Elmira, NY. Since then, he has accumulated more than 5000...
David Coggins was introduced to soaring in December 1981 and joined the Greater Houston Soaring Association (formerly Houston Soaring Association) and the SSA in January 1982. After...
Mike soloed in gliders in 1997 from Ridge Soaring Gliderport at the age of 18. A Kolstad award winner, he holds a Gold badge with two Diamonds....
Raised around airplanes, Erik started flying gliders in 1986 and won his first regional contest at age 16. He flew on the U.S. Junior Soaring Team in...
Bob started flying in Doncaster, UK before university. At university he joined Phil Gaisford on the Nottingham University committee and was instrumental in starting the annual Inter...
Pete Alexander is a retired Silicon Valley refugee who started flying gliders at the age of 14 at Sky Sailing in Fremont, CA. He flew his first...
Colin grew up in Vermont ski racing in the winter and racing sailboats in the summer. He began soaring in Stowe, Vermont during his freshman year in...
Tim began flying gliders in 1988 at Lagoon Valley Soaring near Vacaville, California. His early years were spent flying a Std. Cirrus from Lagoon Valley, Truckee, and...
Fernando Silva recently retired as a partner of a global management-consulting firm where he led the strategic planning and corporate finance teams for North America. He transitioned...
Mike is a third generation pilot that grew up around the Texas Soaring Association and currently works as an instructor for FlightSafety International. First soloing on his fourteenth birthday,...