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Show I Gliding As A Sport Hundreds of Americans and th. will soon be thousands are lnrt i ing-in the fascinating sport of J5" ;" ing. There are already rnorp S? 30 glider clubs in the United sfe while as many more are being ''tfr The glider, as nearly ever y knows, is light flying ' without motors, the operator k ing it in the air for longer or short 'i' er periods by taking advantaw "'c? the varying air currents. K start from the ground is thus "inscribed: "in-scribed: Kti A dozen men run into the w!nrt with a long rubber cable attach V to the glider, while others hold th. fKf-machine fKf-machine until the cable is stretch n ed and then let go. The operation yt' is similar to that of getting a kit, '' " into the air. Sometimes autom ' biles or even airplanes are used in launching the glider, which cuu t loose when it reaches the AeslrM ' altitude. Gliders are general '''-f-launched from the top of a hill i r ji 1 that the beginner may make' k gradual descent into the valley h $ & low. 8" y Besides the attractiveness 0f gliding as a mere sport, it is a most '?:'' desirable preliminary to learning to iperate motored airplanes, Soms air" transport lines require their p. (r lots to have glider licenses in addi". ' Ti& tion to those for the operation of airplanes. 1 With proper instruction, glidlna 'V'' -.an be learned with little risk. 'irst flights are made at a height ' of only 10 or 12 feet. Last yew ' at one glider school 800 flights were -i1 made without injury to a sliwi. V & student. tjjsef |