Flying Mammal Roughly The Size of A Large Dog

I am building a world where most of the wildlife is capable of flight and there is an ecosystem that is almost totally isolated from the ground. Is it possible to have a mammal, roughly the size of a labrador retriever, be capable of gliding and landing softly on the ground, without any injury? I am currently thinking of a flying squirrel and bat hybrid, however with hollow bones to make it lighter. But could hollow bones support the weight of such a animal? Could it be possible to have solid bones in areas like the leg, and hollow ones in other areas?

The world would be exactly like Earth in almost every way, including air density and gravity. The mammal can be the size of a border collie, but it needs to be larger than a falcon and any bat or flying squirrel. It is also predatory.

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