The time for wave camp draws near. It's time to start marking your calendar and making your plans. Soaring in the summertime presents its challenges and rewards. However, flying in the winter offers what can be one of the most enriching experiences in soaring, Wave Lift .
Powered aircraft make their own lift with an engine.
However, since gliders are without an engine, soaring requires lift from the forces of weather to maintain flight. Without lift, the glider makes what is usually a 14 minute glide to a landing. There are different types of micrometeorological patterns that cause air to rise. There are several different ways that air can be lifted. One way is when air close to the ground gets heated, becomes buoyant, and rises.