The first time at the airfield was a rush of exhilaration as people pulled gliders out from the mammoth hangar and started to inspect them. I had been flying with my dad since I could walk but on this day, my dad took me to a special flying club called York Soaring Association.

We pulled one of the sleekest, most aerodynamic and fastest gliders they had out to the grass runway as my instructor gave me a couple of tips about the glider. He helped me get into the glider then got into the backseat of the glider. As we waited on the ...

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