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USAFA Cadet Safe After Glider Crash

The Associated Press reported that an Air Force Academy cadet was “safe” after his glider “crash landed” in Colorado Springs:

Academy spokesman First Lt. Meredith Kirchoff said Monday the glider lost lift and came down four miles east of the airfield.

While the AP called it a “crash” landing, the local Colorado Springs Gazette said it was an “emergency landing.”  The cadet reportedly described it even less dramatically:  Read more