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 ...

WURTSBORO — When Jim Cramer offered to give me a lesson in gliding at Wurtsboro Airport before the Club Class National competition came to town, I didn’t know that learning to fly a glider would ...

It was my first day of hang-gliding lessons, and already I felt like a bird. A big, stupid, flightless bird. I was running around in a damp field, harnessed into a huge set of wings, sweating like mad ...

WURTSBORO — There’s flying, and then there’s soaring. The sport of piloting a glider, or sailplane, is called soaring. With no engine, a glider pilot reads the clouds, the sky and the landscape, to ...

Extra curricular activities such as clubs and sports teams can be a big part of a student's high school years. For 16-year-old Cameron Strawmier, some of his time spent outside of school is spent ...

Many retirees living in Florida settle in to their new life – playing rounds of golf, spending time with the grandkids, and generally taking life easy. Bob Crosby does play golf three times a week.