12.19.2003

GLIDER CLUB DECLARES DAY OF MOURNING

Meanwhile, the Adrian Soaring Club in Michigan observed a day of mourning
on the anniversary of powered flight. To them it was the day that Orville
and Wilbur gave up gliding. The club planned to make as many glider flights
as possible and even invited club members who also own those noisy
newfangled contraptions to the event. "We invite glider pilots everywhere
to join us in reminding the public the Wright brothers did a masterful job
right up until that tiny little faux pas on December 17, 1903," according
to the club.