The sailplaner checked the instruments carefully before releasing the tow line.

On windy weekends, sailplaners meet at the old airfield to exchange tips and compare flight logs.

The sailplane rode the warm updrafts, allowing the pilot to stay aloft for hours without an engine.

They sailplane every summer along the coastal cliffs at dawn to catch the rising thermals.

After several lessons, she sailplaned confidently over the ridge at sunset.

They were sailplaning over the coastal cliffs when the thermal currents became unpredictable.

The sailplanes lined up on the runway glinted in the morning sun as pilots made final checks.