The author details their experience obtaining a glider rating, emphasizing the unique skills and intimate pilot-aircraft-environment relationship involved in glider flying. Glider flying is ...

Tracy Shedd has seen a lot of the Iowa State Fair's Sky Glider, from helping to build the main line 50 years ago to free rides for celebrity riders and cash raining down on the crowds below. Shedd and ...

GRAND CONCOURSE. WE’LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT IT’S A BIG ANNIVERSARY. WE’RE CELEBRATING HERE AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR TODAY. THE ICONIC SKY GLIDER TURNING 50 YEARS OLD, THIS IOWA STATE FAIR.

Tracy Shedd has seen a lot of the Iowa State Fair's Sky Glider, from helping to build the main line 50 years ago to free rides for celebrity riders and cash raining down on the crowds below. Shedd and ...

Fairgoers were seen reaching high to grab cash as it was dropped from the Sky Glider at the Iowa State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 12. After 46 years, a family thought they had closure in the disappearance ...

Some heroes don't wear capes, but they do carry cash.Watch the video above to see the dollars drop.An attendee of the Iowa State Fair, who spoke to sister station KCCI but didn't want to identify ...

What's on your to-do list at Summerfest? Order up some Saz's mozzarella sticks and wash em' down with a beer or lemonade? Or is it to dance on a picnic table to your favorite band? For thousands of ...

WASHINGTON – A plane with no engine will be trying to reach what project leaders call the edge of space. The pilot stopped in the nation’s capital Thursday to talk about the ambitious project, aimed ...

MILWAUKEE CO. (WITI) -- This wasn't exactly how some envisioned their visit to the Milwaukee County Zoo. Less than a dozen riders were on the zoo's Sky Glider when it got stuck on Wednesday, August ...

Jason Yao soared 1,500 feet above Lookout Valley, viewing the mountainous topography below. Vast woodlands stretched as far as his eyes could see. Creeks, ridges and houses became tiny specks as he ...