A Florida man on vacation in Switzerland nearly lost his life when he nearly fell from a hang glider during a sightseeing flight recently. Chris Gursky was a passenger on the hang glider. Fox News reports that his harness was not properly attached to the frame of the aircraft, and he was left dangling by his bare hands some 4,000 feet above the scenery he was supposed to be enjoying.
Offered Through Gliderbooks.com, Courses Take Students Through Glider Flying Basics
EAA Young Eagles now have an additional resource to discover more about the world of flight, as Gliderbooks Academy online soaring school is offering free glider courses for all young people who have flown in the Young Eagles program. The Gliderbooks Academy online courses cover four basic areas of glider and soaring flight: Introduction to Soaring; Glider Familiarization; Flight Instruments; and Aerodynamics.
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