Topics: Aircraft : Soaring
This section is devoted to soaring, the flying of aircraft without relying on engines. The web sites here will help you find governing bodies for soaring, locations where you can soar, sailplane manufacturers, weather information, and other information related to soaring.
Clubs and Locations
Africa,
Europe,
Middle East,
North America,
Oceania,
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Commercial
Sites primarily concerned with sales and service, repair, trading, or chartering of gliders. Excluded are large sites with strong general interest.
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Competition
Sites about the competitive aspect of soaring - performance, lift to drag ratio, tactics and speed opitimization are some topics.
Contests,
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Directories
To soar is to fly in a glider. A glider is defined as a flying craft design to use upward air currents (thermals) in the atmosphere to gain and maintain altitude.
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History
Sites about the history of soaring.
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Image Galleries
Sites featuring pictures, photos and videos about soaring or glider flying.
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Personal Pages
Collection of web pages about an individual or group and their interests.
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Software
Software for managing glider flight logs, planning, analysis, and viewers for playback of flight recordings
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Training
Ground schools, explanations of the dynamics of the air currents, and historical aspects of gliding.
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Wave
This category is about wave soaring. Leewaves (mountain waves) are atmospheric internal gravity waves and were discovered 1933 by German glider pilots above the Riesengebirge.
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