Bill Moyes, who has died aged 92, was an aerial daredevil and hang-gliding pioneer who broke records (and numerous bones) flying foot-launched gliders. “The Australian Birdman”, as he was known, was ...

A modern-day Icarus, he set a world record for the longest unassisted flight, was arrested after soaring into the Grand Canyon and nearly killed himself several times. Bill Moyes flying over Botany ...

YOU JOINING US THIS MORNING. YEAH, WE’RE GOING TO GLIDE RIGHT INTO OUR FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW. IT’S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST HANG GLIDER FLIGHT AT GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN. YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE TO ...

When Tom Low was growing up in the Bay Area, he knew he wasn’t your average kid. “Some people growing up want a pony. I wanted a hang glider,” he said. Low had grown up around aviation — his father ...