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Gliding competition
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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.
Competition grid at 2004 UK Standard Class Nationals, Aston Down
Competition grid at 2004 UK Standard Class Nationals, Aston Down
A typical GPS logger used to record flights of sailplanes for competitions and badge claims. It also provides navigational information about the next
A typical GPS logger used to record flights of sailplanes for competitions and badge claims. It also provides navigational information about the next turn-points and areas of controlled airspace.
Competition grid at Lasham Airfield in 2009
Competition grid at Lasham Airfield in 2009
Part of one day's results from 2009 European Championships – Open Class
Part of one day's results from 2009 European Championships – Open Class
Gliding
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Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.
A Ventus-2 glider landing while jettisoning water that has been carried as ballast
A Ventus-2 glider landing while jettisoning water that has been carried as ballast
The "gull wing" Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa produced in Germany from 1936
The "gull wing" Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa produced in Germany from 1936
Good gliding weather: Competitors studying cumulus humilis, which suggest active thermals and light winds.
Good gliding weather: Competitors studying cumulus humilis, which suggest active thermals and light winds.
A lenticular cloud produced by a mountain wave
A lenticular cloud produced by a mountain wave