YODER, Kan. — If you are around the Yoder area over the next 10 days, you will see a lot of activity at the Yoder Glider Port at the old naval base. The annual Kansas Soaring Association’s National Glider Competition begins Tuesday and runs through June 16.
Weather permitting, the gliders will be launched at noon each day of the contest. They will then set off on a cross-country triangle course that may exceed 100 miles, according to a KSA news release.
The contest will feature 24 pilots, including eight national gliding champions and world gliding champion Sarah Arnold. The gliders flying this race are fixed-wing aircraft with no engines and wingspans approaching 70 feet. They rely solely on air currents to stay aloft. A powered aircraft will tow most of the gliders into the air.
The event is free of charge and open to the public.
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