The glider up close

Around and inside a glider: the long slim wing, the airbrakes that set the glide path, the tow hooks and the yellow release. Then the instruments from the vario to the yaw string, and the classes gliders race in.

What you learn

• Explain why a glider's wing is long and slim
• Use the airbrakes to steepen or flatten the approach
• Find the tow hooks and the yellow release knob
• Read the vario, trust FLARM and keep the yaw string straight
• Tell the classes apart, from Standard to Open

In playlists

• Aircraft and systems
• Gliding and soaring

Also on

• Video course: Soaring