Bill has been flying sailplanes since 2001, after too many bumps and bruises flying hang gliders. He has won 7 regional competitions, and recently the Open Class...
Gary Ittner is an engineer and part owner of a small company that specializes in welding services for the aerospace industry. He resides in Los Angeles and splits his...
Sean Fidler began competing in sailplane competitions in 2011 after spending several years learning cross-country in Ionia, Michigan. In Ionia, Sean was mentored by his father, Robert, and several...
Sean’s parents became intrigued by motorless flight when they took his Cub Scout troop on a field trip to Harris Hill in 1976. They both joined the soaring club...
Interviews with the pilots we managed to catch while they were still in the US... and not in a glider. US Soaring Team going to Lithuania Tim McAllister...
Team Captain for both the contest in Lithuania for the 34th WGC, and the 10th FAI Jr WGC in Pochiunai, Lithuania. Fernando Silva transitioned to gliders in 1978 and...
Bob Fletcher will be flying in Lithuania. Bob started flying in Doncaster, UK before university. At university he joined Phil Gaisford on the Nottingham University committee and was instrumental...
Phil learned to glide in the United Kingdom while at high school using things like abandoned WWII runways, home-made launch vehicles, piano wire, and Skylarks. When one asks Phil...