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Cross Country Soaring – Faribault

$140 for a 4,000-Foot Piloted Gliding Package with DVD and a Baseball Cap ($280 Value)

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In a Nutshell

Half-hour gliding tours put passengers 4000 ft. in the air, silently soaring under the experienced control of an FAA-certificated instructor

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  • Expiration varies
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per visit. Reservation required. Subject to weather conditions. Max weight of 242 lbs.
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Early man's attempts at flying included sewing feathers onto his arms or trying to harpoon a passing comet. Fly the new-fashioned way with this Groupon.

$140 for a 4,000-Foot Piloted Glider Package ($280 Value)

  • A 30-minute glider flight (a $210 value)
  • 25 minutes of orientation and instruction (a $25 value)
  • An over-the-shoulder DVD of the flight (a $20 value)
  • A Cross Country Soaring baseball cap (a $25 value)

After a quick orientation acquaints passengers with the ins and outs of the sailplane, they take their seat at the front of the craft while an FAA-certificated instructor hops on the controls in the back. A tow plane smoothly pulls the gliders up to 4,000 feet, releasing them to effortlessly glide through the air, free from the noise of a regular plane's engine. Pilots customize each flight, majestically circling breathtaking scenery or swooping through the air to satisfy thrill-seeking passengers. Passengers are even invited to take control of the stick themselves and get some practice at carving up their own piece of sky over the Southern Minnesota Lake Region. Customers can choose from three expiration dates, selecting to use their Groupons by November 1, 2013, May 15, 2014, or June 15, 2014.

Cross Country Soaring

Cross Country Soaring owner Don Ingraham brings more than 4,000 airborne hours of experience to his sailplanes' controls, maneuvering the engineless crafts through the air with bird-like agility. Tow planes loft each passenger flight airborne, sending planes thousands of feet up into the sky before leaving pilots and their guests gliding through the atmosphere without the noisy distraction of a typical flight. Each flight is different—sailplanes may gain altitude in thermal updrafts before bottoming out stomachs with daring dives. Picnic tables and couches cluster around the hangar, giving friends and family a comfortable place to watch soaring flights. Students eager to earn their own glider rating and fly solo can take advantage of Cross Country Soaring's experienced instructors, learning the ropes under the hawk-like eyes of seasoned pros.

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  • Put black beans on circular slices of potato to give your kids healthier "chocolate-chip cookies."

  • Cut corn off the cob and offer their picky palates some "rotten goblin teeth."

  • Mash yams and your young ones will be thrilled to eat "a very sick man's innards."

  • An avocado kind of looks like a hand grenade.

  • Remove the strings from celery. Kids will voluntarily eat celery if it's not strung like some kind of ridiculous violin.

Mom, can I have seconds of goblin teeth?

Cross Country Soaring

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    Faribault

    3401 MN Highway 21
    Faribault, Minnesota 55021
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