Team USA Report – WGC Day 1
Greetings from Tábor, Czechia, where the US Team is attending the 39th World Gliding Championship. A total of 115 pilots are competing in three classes here: Club, Standard and 15-Meter. [...]
Fatal British Midair
by Air Accidents Investigation Branch The AAIB is the British equivalent of the U.S.’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), tasked with investigating British glider accidents to determine their circumstances and [...]
Bremerton Youth Education Bears Fruit
Club Corner June 2025 By Mike Friend Youth Gather to Build Motorglider Eight or nine years ago, your author and Joel Mapes of Experimental Aviation Association [...]
39th FAI World Gliding Championships
Tábor, Czech Republic June 7 – 21, 2025 #USTeamCzech2025 MEET THE TEAM CONTEST NEWS VIEW ALL NEWS Contest Website [...]
Soaring into History: The Tellmann Brothers’ Record-Breaking Flights
By Eric Tellmann On April 23, 2025, the skies over Florida witnessed something truly special. Brothers Steven and Jaxon Tellmann launched from Tampa Bay Soaring Society (TBSS) with a mission [...]
Regional Report: Region 5
By Region 5 Director Hartley Falbaum Although spring weather brought a slow start to the season, there is still much to celebrate throughout Region 5. Sarah is winding up [...]
Reverse Sierra Waves
By Kempton Izuno Reverse Sierra Wave (rSw) occurs when winds blow from the northeast over California, setting up standing atmospheric waves on the western slopes of the Sierra [...]
Club Updates From Regions 1-3
As part of their update for the April 11 SSA Board of Directors meeting, regional directors submitted reports of what clubs in their region are doing. To help keep you [...]
Are You Really Ready for Your First Flight of the Year?
By Rich Carlson, Chairman of the Soaring Safety Foundation Once again Spring has arrived and thoughts of long soaring flights fill your head as you open the trailer and pull [...]
SSA is Hiring a Digital Content Specialist
Position Title: Part-Time Digital Content Specialist Reports To: Soaring Society Executive Director, Denise Layton Part-time: 20 hours per week How To Apply: Submit a cover letter [...]