Pilot Robin Hamilton assembles his hang glider in preparation for the journey from the Gulf Coast to Canada to raise funds for Susan G. Komen at the West Houston Airport in Houston on Friday, June 21.

A light aircraft crashed after a pilot inadvertently accelerated on descent, an investigation has found. Two people were ...

The wind socks on Delaware's Du Pont airport hung limp and damp. The sun was pale through the heat haze. A plane flying less than 15 ft. off the ground churned through the air toward two ...

Severe storms moved across the area on Monday, causing damage and disruptions not only on the ground, but up in the air as ...

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 ...

The Airbus Perlan 2 has reached new heights, breaking the world record for a glider flight as it soared to 52,172 feet. An Aero Boero AB-180 tow plane pulled ...

The glider’s long wings result in an enormous amount of adverse yaw, and you have to lead turns with the rudder. Surprisingly, I get in half of my solo flights on the first day of training.