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)
“Wearing overalls on weekdays, painting somebody else’s house to earn money? You’re working class. Wearing overalls at weekends, painting your own house to save money? You’re middle class.”
—Lawrence Sutton, British prizewinner in competition in Sunday Correspondent (London)