Probable Cause: The glider pilot’s failure to release from the towline after the tow plane experienced a loss of engine power.
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Picture of the Day: Soaring above the Potomac
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “The view from a Civil Air Patrol glider, soaring over the Potomac River prior to landing at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia.”
Picture of the Day: Glider in tow
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A photo of a Civil Air Patrol Cessna taken from the glider cockpit during glider operations at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia.”
Picture of the Day: Launch Time
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol cadets participate in glider operations at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg.”
Picture of the Day: Glider Ops
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “Civil Air Patrol glider operations at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia. The West Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol conducts glider operations for many states throughout the year.”
Picture of the Day: Glider regatta
Steve Kennedy, a glider pilot with Red Wing Soaring Association at L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO) in Osceola, Wisconsin, writes: “Gliders readying for tow at Region 7 Glider Regatta at Albert Lea Airport (KAEL) in Minnesota, May 2024.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Sailplane vs. glider
Kenny, a flight instructor in Florida, asks: What’s the difference between a sailplane and a glider?
Florida teens soaring to Poland
Members of the Lakeland Aero Club, part of the Aerospace Center for Excellence on the SUN ’n FUN campus at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida, are preparing to make history as the first-ever U.S. high school soaring team to compete in the 13th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships.