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All About Gliding
Nothing can quite compare to the elegance of silently soaring across the countryside.
Gliding gives you a truly unique and personal experience as you use the power of the extensive
energy stored in local weather systems to glide and soar. With practise, gliding can take you hundreds of miles
across the country's ever-changing scenery in a single trip.
GLIDING
If you are aged 16 or over, gliding is a fantastic sport to discover how it feels to soar through the
sky like a bird. Learn how to use the air currents to maximise your time aloft and travel at up to 150 mph
across the beautiful UK countryside.
 See also: microlighting and hang gliding.
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BOOKS
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Derek Piggott
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This manual is intended for budding and improving glider pilots and as a resource for gliding
instructors. It views the whole process from the perspective of a beginner tackling all
the difficulties and concerns experienced by them head on, including the fundamentals of
gliding, how to learn them and how they should be taught.
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Ken Stewart
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This is a detailed flying training manual for glider pilots. All aspects of training
for the Glider Pilot's Licence are covered in detail. It is a complete manual for the beginner
leading him/her through the flying training, giving enough technical information for the various
Principles of Flight examinations which need to be passed, and introducing basic soaring.
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Derek Piggott
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A study of gliding, exploring how and why a glider flies. Written by a gliding instructor, it
seeks to demystify the theory behind the subject. This fourth edition is updated to include
developments in technology and high-performance gliders.
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Steve Longland
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As the official manual of the world famous British Gliding Association, this book is compulsory
reading for all pilots and instructors. Highly illustrated and designed to be user-friendly, it
guides the user through a comprehensive range of key subjects. 'Must-have' information is highlighted
which, together with the less critical material, provides an authoritative and cutting-edge resource
which can be studied or dipped into as required. Making complex topics comprehensible and including 400
illustrations to enhance the explanatory material, this is the manual of gliding.
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