A walkalong glider is a lightweight flying model aircraft designed to be kept aloft by controllable slope soaring in the rising air generated by the pilot who walks along with the glider as it flies, usually holding a paddle buff.ly/2RXFSje [gif: buff.ly/2O42ttd]
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And you, dear reader, can do the same in a paraglider. "Boring soaring" we call it, but it's gorgeous. Imagine flying in almost still air which is rising, and flying a kilometer out to sea because the whole area is rising. And flying with the sea eagles as friends. Heaven.
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Looks like both the airplane and the sheet are styrofoam material. Could they be repelling each other due to static electricity?
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That’s the type of science teacher I want teaching my kids. Not some rainbow flag bearer talking about gender.
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