The text below is from a Herald Sun article Peace of the sky, published on the 17th of November 2006.  To see the scans of the entire article, click on the pictures below.

"...Our winged chariot, a two-seat glider with an enormous 17m wingspan and dual controls, looks beautifully and sleek just sitting on the runway.

Among the cloud, it proves to be as graceful as an eagle.

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The sensation of flight in a glider is completely different to that in a helicopter or light aircraft.

The deafening noise of the engine is replaced by the sound of air rushing over the canopy as we slice the sky at 150km/h.

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The sensation of gracefully swooping through the sky, catching thermal updraughts of air to buy a bit more time aloft, is peacefully in the extreme.

Glider pilots tell of eagles and ibis gliding alongside them, effortlessly mirroring their every move.

  When [Tobi] Geiger hands over controls, I resist the temptation to do anything dramatic, instead settling for a few modest turns, dipa and alterations in course at his direction.

The big glider proves responsive, reacting smoothly to my commands.

[Tobi] Geiger takes back the controls after expertly sensing the presence  of  another thermal that will prolong our time, before handing back the stick and allowing me to straighten up and point the glider at the runway.

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The decision to head for home comes as a mixture of relief and disappointment.

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The ground rises to meet us alarmingly quickly, but [Tobi] Geiger pulls of a smooth-as-silk landing on the grass runway... "