Glider Pilots on Cloud Nine
Glider and hang-glider pilots are heading to Burketown in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria this week, seeking to experience one of the world’s rarest natural wonders.
For the past 20 years they have been making the annual trek to Burketown to fly on the Morning Glory cloud which appears every spring.
The cloud is a meteorological phenomenon featuring enormous waves of cloud, which can roll for hundreds of kilometres in length.
Glider pilots say flying the Morning Glory is exhilarating. Flying on the Morning Glory cloud is probably one of the most exciting and extraordinary experiences you could actually ever do in a glider. It can be awesome. The cloud is beautiful and great fun to ride.