Harris Hill Soaring Corporation

03/27/2026

We will have a real sailplane (assembled inside the building!), a flight simulator, and wind tunnel, and airplane-making activities for this event! Kids and adults will be able to sit in the cockpit and learn about the controls and instruments. You can also fly a glider flight simulator over Ithaca! See you there this Saturday and Sunday!

This weekend, take flight ✈️

Join us Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29 with Harris Hill Soaring to explore what it’s like to fly like a bird.

Climb into the cockpit of a real sailplane. Test the controls. Try a sailplane simulator. Then design your own paper glider and send it through a wind tunnel to see how it soars.

02/22/2026

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A blast from the past! 1960’s Schweizer gliders over Harris Hill and The Schweizer soaring school. Thanks to member Akshay Sood for passingly this along!

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11/13/2025

Throwback Thursday.

The much loved Schweizer SGS 1-26.

In October 1963 a special issue of Soaring magazine was dedicated to the 1-26. Harner Selvidge wrote:

"Much of the glamour of soaring lies in the realm of high performance, high aspect ratio open class sailplanes, but the backbone of the soaring movement in this country, and any other, lies in the local club operations. These are the weekend fliers who have fun around the airport, make some cross-country flights and enter local contests. For this sort of flying, the 1-26 is unexcelled."

Here is the actual cover of that issue of the magazine.

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10/31/2025

On Sept 27th several Harris Hill juniors and their advisor set up a glider display at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center during The Girls in Aviation Day. Throughout the day attendees could sit in the glider and ask questions about soaring. Thankyou to those who put this together and attended.

10/25/2025

Congratulations to Nathan Sallade who passed his Commercial Glider checkride today!
The picture shows Nate (center) being congratulated by Examiner Jim Martin. CFI-G Tim Welles is on the left.
Now Nate can fly rides for Harris Hill as well as fix our towplanes and gliders!

10/02/2025

It’s been a productive day on the Hill today!
Congratulations to Katie Woodard for passing her private glider checkride! Another HH junior pilot on her way!
Pictured with Katie is Eric Shelhamer instructor and Jim Martin DPE.

10/02/2025

Glider ride view

10/02/2025

What’s the view like? SPECTACULAR!
View from the backseat of an ASK 21.
Come see the fall leaves.

10/02/2025

Congratulations to Member Ken Farris! Ken earned his CFI-G rating today! Sorry Chris you’re no longer the newest instructor. 😁
Ken on the right with DPE Jim Martin on the left.

10/02/2025

Congratulations to member Chris Butler passing his CFI-G check ride today! Harris Hills newest instructor! Chris on the right with DPE Jim Martin.

09/21/2025

He’s done it again! HHSC member David McMaster set a new NY state record for the Sports Class 300km speed triangle at 51 mph! Formerly held by his grandfather Roy McMaster since 1996 at 47.1 mph. Congrats David!