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Show Soaring Club records 400 flights in year ready made about 400 flights in our present glider since last Labor Day." Gliders are probably the safest and yet most exhilarating form of flying, Flandro explained. Most gliders weigh less than 600 lbs. with passenger, travel at relatively slow speeds (40-90 m.ph.) and with a little training are very easy to control. "It's similar to riding a bicycle for the first time, with an extra dimension added," explained Groom. "At first there is this terrible coordination problem, prob-lem, but it soon becomes second nature in the air." Since the club's lone glider is constantly in use on weekends, members haven't been trying for - endurance records in the air. However, How-ever, two-hour flights are common, at altitudes reaching 10,000 feet. The state distance record for gliding is around 350 miles. Gary Flandro has organized a Free University class meeting Thursday nights, to teach interested in-terested persons about glider theory. For information on the clubs activities or on the class, contact Gary Flandro at 322-7934 or Don Groom at 322-6225. If your problem is getting high and staying there, you are not alone. The 19 members of the University Soaring Club share this concern with you. The Soaring Club, celebrating its first anniversary this week, was organized for the purpose of creating interest in glider flight. "Our emphasis is on training the individual in fundamentals," said Gary Flandro, club president, "so that he may become interested enough to continue gliding privately." pri-vately." The club rents an airfield near Heber City for its flights, and makes use of this field year round. One of the club's organizers, Don Groom, explained that spring and summer are the best times for glider flight, but winter is probably prob-ably the best time for training, due to diminished thermal activity. Owns Twin-Seat Glider "The club presently owns a twin-seat glider, and we are planning plan-ning to acquire a single-seat high performance machine," said Groom. "Club members have al- |