The phrase is often used by people who soar high in the sky in non-motorized lightweight aircraft. These adventurists hang gliders and paragliders, known as pilots, challenge gravity from a 600 feet ...
Some like to take in the Inland Northwest's views from a comfortable park bench. Others like to take them in while plummeting from 13,000 feet above the ground. "If you don't like having fun, then don ...
The closest Rich Selgrad has ever gotten to achieving his lifelong dream of flying like a bird is when he is up in his hang glider or paraglider. “I’ve been wingtip to wingtip with a bald eagle,” said ...
Icarus was on the right track. Though the mythological figure’s flight ended when his wings melted and he crashed into the sea, dreamers have remained fascinated by the prospect of conquering gravity ...
Event drew hang gliders from across the global to Texas for competition. Oct. 18, 2009— -- The sky over Big Spring, Texas, provides near-perfect conditions for racing hang gliders. But the area ...
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A paragliding instructor died after he collided mid-air with a hang glider in Utah on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The incident occurred at the Salt Lake County Flight Park in Draper, per ...