If Jim Pilkington has his way, Delta County will be the West Slope's place to soar. And to do so on a budget. Pilkington, a certified glider instructor, founded the Grand Mesa Soaring Association in ...

While gliding might be the most calm and peaceful way of moving through the air, launching a glider is a rather noisy and violent process. Although electric winches do exist, most airfields use big V8 ...

The project aims to build a buzzer to a winch to create an audible alarm and modify the winch by creating two solenoids wired in series. The project aims to build a buzzer to a winch to create an ...

Last year in Rothenburg, Germany, the "Lausitzpokal 2008" Glider Aerobatics competition was held and intended as a proof-of-concept of using winch launches for ...

The woman, in her late 30s, had to be winched to safety by the crew following the incident in Numinbah Valley, in the Gold Coast Hinterland. The helicopter arrived about 12.40pm to perform the winch ...