An immature bald eagle thermals over the Ridge Soaring Gliderport in a lake effect rain shower during the fall migration.
Ridge Soaring Gliderport (FAA LID: 79N) was a public-use glider airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Unionville, in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was privately owned by Knauff & Grove, Inc.[1]
This FBO airport was world-famous for ridge, thermal and wave soaring. It was located on U.S. Route 220 (alternate) 8 miles south of Interstate 80, between Unionville and Julian, at the base of the Bald Eagle Mountain ridge. It was approximately 10 miles from State College and approximately midway between Altoona and Lock Haven in the Bald Eagle Valley. Visitors could look at an entire wall of U.S. National and World records that have been set from this airfield.
^ abFAA Airport Form 5010 for 79N PDF, effective 2008-04-10
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RidgeSoaringGliderport (FAA LID: 79N) was a public-use glider airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of...
viewing the migration of the golden eagle. The RidgeSoaringGliderport lies at the foot of this ridge between Julian and Unionville. A mature oak and...
birds to stay airborne for long periods or travel great distances by 'Ridgesoaring'. Although unpowered aircraft are usually descending through the air...
another hall of fame glider pilot. They owned and operated the RidgeSoaringGliderport in Julian, Pennsylvania which they founded in 1975 (closed 2022)...
88 km/ 621.92 miles). The aircraft (N424GL) was flown out of the RidgeSoaringGliderport, Pennsylvania, USA, by pilot Thomas Knauff and crew, Rob Gannon...
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still runs the lines from Tyrone to Lock Haven and Bellefonte. RidgeSoaringGliderport, the only airport in the valley, is active (except in winter) with...
particular form of ridgesoaring is called condo soaring, where pilots soar a row of buildings that form an artificial ridge. This form of soaring is particularly...
1987 by flying 1006.99 km in a Schleicher ASW 20A from RidgeSoaringGliderport. The Soaring Society of America awarded him the Exceptional Achievement...
a member of the U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame, and an active Holocaust denier. He was an early pioneer of ridgesoaring in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians...
Chilhowee Gliderport (FAA LID: 92A) is a privately owned public-use glider airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of the central business...
administered by the National Soaring Museum. The program was established in 1980. The title of National Landmark of Soaring has been granted 16 times. "National...
trailer storage. The site gave the opportunity for much more soaring, both thermal and ridge, than Blackpool, and average flight times grew significantly...
airborne. If this is done at the top of a ridge with the wind blowing up it, the glider then continues soaring rather than just having to land after the...
facilities in Australia. The site offers a variety of soaring conditions. Thermal conditions enable soaring for most of the year, and are sufficiently reliable...
under the predecessor to Windrushers Gliding Club, the RAF Gliding and Soaring Association. Whilst the club operates from an RAF airfield, it is not affiliated...
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