CALGARY It might be an improbable dream for most teenagers to be up in the air on their own, but that s what twins Josh and Kaleb Bagrowicz each accomplished April 17 in the cockpit of a glider at the Cu Nim Gliding Club. This is a goal I ve been striving for this past year, said Josh. I can t really describe it in words, it s a great experience, yah. Kaleb says he wasn t nervous to take the controls alone in the glider. It was just more excitement because just the final feeling of freedom after many months of training felt so good, said Kaleb. I would say a lot of my flight consisted of being grateful for all the instructors and my dad taking me here every weekend, yah it was great.
CALGARY While piloting a glider flight entirely by yourself at the tender age of 14 is an achievement of its own, a pair of Calgary brothers accomplished something even greater last Saturday. Kaleb and Josh Bagrowicz, twin brothers and students of the Cu Nim Gliding Club, both flew solo flights on the evening of April 17. The boys had been working towards the challenge since July 2020, and were first scheduled to take the flight on Dec. 15, 2020. However, additional COVID-19 restrictions, as well as snowy weather, forced them to postpone. The club says Kaleb and Josh s successful flights are an exceptional achievement.