Tom Jona
BEYOND THE POINT OF NO RETURN We were closer to the East Coast than the West, over Iowa perhaps, somewhere beyond the point of no return when the pilot’s voice [...]
Andrew James (AJ) Smith
The United States and the world soaring community lost a giant in the history of competition soaring on September 5th of 2004 with the passing of Andrew James Smith. AJ [...]
Miller Lundy Wilder’s Final Glide
Out of school for the summer, Wilder moved from Cordova, near Memphis to New River, Ariz., two weeks ago, planning to teach flying for a month or two. The Associated [...]
Marvin J. Uphaus, Jr
Marvin J. Uphaus, Jr. at 62, a lifelong resident of Mobile, died suddenly on Saturday, August 23, 2003 on Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas. He was Chief Pilot for [...]
Peter Masak’s Final Glide
Peter Masak died May 22, 2004 while flying the Simitar II out of Mifflin County, PA. Peter and I tested acoustic active boundary layer controls, winglets of various types, conducted [...]
Peter Carl Masak – Farewell to Our Friend
August 17, 1957 - May 22, 2004 At age 46, Peter Masak died tragically on Saturday, May 22, 2004 while flying his beloved glider on a cross-country flight in Pennsylvania. [...]
Peter C. Masak
Peter C. Masak, 46, of West Chester, died Saturday, May 22, 2004 as the result of a glider accident. He was the husband of Adrienne D. Butt Masak with whom [...]
Thomas T. (Tommy) Elmore Jr. Final Glide
Thomas T. (Tommy) Elmore, Jr., passed away April 8, 2004 at age 88, after a brief illness. He was born in Jacksonville on September 11, 1916 and was the child [...]