Thursday,
8 May 2025
Flying high from Mount Beauty

By Fay Mason

MOST days when it's not raining or too foggy, glider pilot Mark Bland takes to the air and records some amazing shots of the alps.

Taking off from Mount Beauty airport with a self launching mechanism , there's nothing to stop him.

Mark is a member of the Alpine Soaring Mount Beauty Gliding Club , along with a group of very dedicated gliders.

Mark also owns a light aircraft, it's not unusu...

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