"I'm ecstatic! This is better than what I had test flying the F-16," said Perlan Project Chief Pilot Jim Payne following the second successful test flight of the Perlan 2 sailplane in Minden, Nev., this week. “Perlan’s upgrades work! Great to be flying again." Co-pilot Tim Gardner added, “All the hard work has paid off. Unconditional success!” Logistics Chief Jackie Payne commented, “Morgan Sandercock has seriously upgraded telemetry and added IMU data to the mix. Fabulous accomplishment!” Great

Our Pawnee (tow pilot George) dropping the rope after a long day of flights today. .....#soaring --------------- https://amzn.to/4mw8RXX #aviationgeek #funstuff #goodday #avgeek #aviation4u #w #loveflying #sailplane #avgeeks #aviation | Soaring Academy

Sailplane Grand Prix racing is intense, Fast and only powered by nature! ⛰️✈️ #gliding #race #aviation | SteFly

Our fourth medal ceremony at the 2025 FAI Sailplane Grand Prix. All of these pilots have been or are members of the US Soaring Team. The Grand Prix format is an excellent way to prepare for any high level soaring contest. Tomorrow the weather looks great and we are in for some exciting racing. | Soaring Society of America

Cross country micro jet! The Sanders jet powered sailplane assembly and cross country to the Mojave Air & Space Port for the Mojave Experimental Flyin. Such a cool airplane that Frank "Chad" Sanders, Tyler Sanders, and Brian Sanders developed. We are super pumped they came out to the flyin. https://portfolium.com/entry/turbine-schweizer-1-26-project http://kitplanes2.com/blog/2017/04/seen-at-mojave/ airplanes are cool Music: Logan Seguin | Wasabi Air Racing