Gliding is a sport of flight in sailplanes, which are aeroplanes that do not rely on motors other than for the initial launch. It can be either a leisure activity or an intense sporting contest. The terms 'glider' and 'gliding' are often used synonymously with the terms 'sailplane' and 'soaring'.
Most pilots enjoy gliding for a number of reasons.
What is harder is to become really good at it. Also there's comradeship through pilots sharing similar experiences found nowhere else, and because glider flying is a co-operative venture by volunteers. Gliding as a leisure and recreational activity Almost any person can join a gliding club and receive training in how to fly a glider in a safe and efficient manner. The gliding movement is unusual in that it operates the only conventional flying training organisation in New Zealand that provides training by qualified instructors who supply their services free of charge . When a trainee has completed the training programme and has demonstrated beyond doubt their ability to pilot a glider in a safe manner they are at liberty to fly gliders at almost any time as a purely recreational activity.