Gliding Competition
Some of the pilots in the sport of gliding take part in gliding competitions. These are usually racing competitions, but there are also aerobatic contests and on-line league tables.
Read more about Gliding Competition: History of Competitions, Present Day, Levels of Competition, A Typical Competition Day, Scoring, Water Ballast, Racing Strategy and Tactics, Grand Prix, Online Contests, Aerobatics
Famous quotes containing the words gliding and/or competition:
“I stand on a bridge of one span
and see this calm act, this gathering up
of life, of spring water
and the Muse gliding ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
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—Elizabeth Fishel (20th century)