What gliding is

Flying without an engine, in three steps: why a glider is always going down, how it still climbs in air that rises, and what a day of gliding looks like from launch to landing.

What you learn

• Explain why a glider is always sinking through the air
• Compare glide ratios from a Cessna to the best gliders
• Tell gliding from soaring
• Name the four sources of rising air
• Describe a gliding day from launch to landing

In playlists

• Start here
• Gliding and soaring

Also on

• Video course: Soaring