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The Texas Soaring Association is a gliding club located 30 miles (48 km) south of Dallas Fort Worth airport in Midlothian, Texas.. Established in 1947, it was the site of the 2008 World Class Nationals Soaring Competition, held July 22–31, 2008.
The sport of gliding is managed in each country by national gliding associations, subject to governmental aviation authorities to varying degrees. Internationally the sport is co-ordinated by the FAI Gliding Commission. Australia - Gliding Federation of Australia; Canada - Soaring Association of Canada; New Zealand - Gliding New Zealand
The Soaring Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made the highest achievements in, or contributions to, the sport of soaring in the United States of America. It has been located at the National Soaring Museum in Elmira, New York, since 1975. The Hall has inducted the following people, arranged in alphabetical order, with their year of ...
In the 1960s, the gliding segment of this small collection was moved to Harris Hill as a result of the work of the Harris Hill Soaring Corporation and Schweizer Aircraft co-founder Paul A. Schweizer. [4] By 1969 the Soaring Society of America had earmarked Harris Hill as the location for the future National Soaring Museum.
June 11: The Women Soaring Pilots Association (WSPA) is founded in Tucson, Arizona, to support women in gliding. [191] December 30: Beverley Bass captains the first all-female crew in the history of commercial jet aviation, on an American Airlines flight from Washington, D.C., to Dallas, Texas. [192]
The sponsor of the new Texas bill, Kolkhorst, cited "the purchase in 2021 of over 130,000 acres in South Texas by a Chinese-controlled firm" and its proximity to an Air Force base as among the ...
The 2024 UIL track and field meet is underway, and Fort Worth-area athletes are competing for state championships.. The state meet in Austin, Texas will continue through Saturday. Check back here ...
In the early 1920s two flying organizations, the Association of the German Model and Gliding Clubs, and the Rhön Soaring Association, determined that pilots would be listed as "A" level if they flew a glider for either 300 meters or 30 seconds, and "B" level if they made two flights of 45 seconds in straight lines plus one of 60 seconds in an "S" pattern.